3ds IS overpriced, lackluster upgrade to ds, already which makes a profit

I haven't researched the 3DS much at all, but apart from the 3D element and the obligatory CPU and Graphics updates what is really 'new' about it?

Accelerometer and gyroscope added too.

And it'll still outsell every other handheld 3:1 (I'll be buying one long before the PSP2/NGP :D ).

well, since it comes out in less than a month here, I would expect that would be the order of purchase :p

It does? Fuck. I only bought a DS last week

A toy for the kids then

yeah 26th feb, commercials already on tv here

It doesn't come out here until March sometime.

http://img211.imageshack.us/img211/6...7634d5yixl.jpg


Anyway, day one purchase.

Love it.

I wish they would just announce everything closer to the release date, I hate the waiting

3DS will be insta-purchase for us, due to Zelda-fanatic wife. :)

Video, NGP in action

I hope you don't have to keep touching the screen like that, seems it's a bit of a disconnect when you're using buttons.

i remember hearing it supported normal controls, and touch if you wanted. which is a smart thing to do.

Nice. Day 1.

I imagine many of those would be optional, like the flick to jump with Drake. I noticed at least twice he used the X button to jump (once getting onto the vine and once at the end of the bridge).

The dinosaur in the last video was kinda cool, not really sure what the premise was but it was impressive with the lighting being correct etc.

Penny Arcade back in Feb....

Kinda LOL now it IS $249?

The prices as quoted during the brief are as follows. I've put current AUD prices against it in BLUE.

WIFI only
$249 ($232)
€249 ($341)
¥24,980 ($290)

WIFI and 3G
$299 ($279)
€249 ($409)
¥29,980 ($349)

Still day one purchase!


Specifications for PlayStation®Vita

CPU:
ARM® Cortex™-A9 core (4 core)
GPU:
SGX543MP4+
External Dimensions:
Approx. 182.0 x 18.6 x 83.5mm (width x height x depth) (tentative, excludes largest projection)
Screens:
Front touchscreen: 5 inches (16:9), 960 x 544, approx. 16 million colours, OLED multi touch screen, capacitive type.
Rear touch pad:
Multi touch pad, capacitive type.
Cameras:
- Front camera.
- Rear camera.
- Frame rate: 120fps@320x240(QVGA), 60fps@640x480(VGA).
- Resolution: Up to 640x480(VGA).
Sound:
- Built-in stereo speakers.
- Built-in microphone.
Sensors:
- Six-axis motion sensing system (three-axis gyroscope, three-axis accelerometer).
- Three-axis electronic compass.
Location:
- Built-in GPS (3G / Wi-Fi model only).
- Wi-Fi location service support.
Keys / Switches:
- PS button.
- Power button.
- Directional buttons (Up/Down/Right/Left).
- Action buttons (Triangle, Circle, Cross, Square).
- Shoulder buttons (Right/Left).
- Right stick, Left stick.
- START button, SELECT button, Volume buttons (+/-).
Wireless communications:
- Mobile network connectivity (3G / Wi-Fi model only).
- IEEE 802.11b/g/n (n = 1x1)(Wi-Fi) (Infrastructure mode/Ad-hoc mode).
- Bluetooth® 2.1+EDR (A2DP/AVRCP/HSP).
Slots / Ports:
- PlayStation Vita card slot.
- Memory card slot.
- SIM card slot (3G / Wi-Fi model only).
- Multi-use port (for USB data communication, DC IN, Audio [Stereo Out / Mono In], Serial data communication.
- Headset jack (Stereo mini jack) (for Audio [Stereo Out / Mono In]).
- Accessory port.
Power:
- Built-in Lithium-ion Battery.
- AC adaptor.
Supported AV content:
Music
- MP3 MPEG - 1/2 Audio Layer 3, MP4 (MPEG-4 AAC), WAVE (Linear PCM).
Videos
- MPEG-4 Simple Profile (AAC). H.264/MPEG-4 AVC Hi/Main/Baseline Profile (AAC).
Photos
- JPEG (Exif 2.2.1), TIFF, BMP, GIF, PNG.

Got to play with one of these the other day (without power though, straight out of the box).

Significantly larger in the hand then the PSP, wasn't 100% sold on the feel of the analogs but will have to see in games.

Very light though and the screen is magnificent.

For that price its imho a fucking bargain, I'll be all over it.