To my dismay Mario wasn't a launch title for the 3DS, which happens to be the first system everyone's favorite Italian plumber won't be launching on. Very little information has been released about the first Mario game on the 3DS. What little is known is that it is being made by the team of developers that have made the Super Mario Galaxy games. And that it will be elaborated on at E3 this year. The announcement that more will be announced at E3 is devastating. There is no way I'd could possibly see myself buying a 3DS without some decent first party titles, with at least one Mario game. This announcement seems to say that we will not see a Mario 3D title until Q3 2011, at the earliest.
Even with the exclusion of decent first party titles until summer, the 3DS does have something going for it. Two something's to be more precise. It's been announced by Nintendo that the 3DS will have a service that allows people to stream 3D movie trailers. This is an interesting concept considering currently the only way to see 3D trailers actually in 3D are via theaters and that's only if you paid the extra $10 to watch the 3D version of a movie. As an avid moviegoer this has piqued my interest in the 3DS a bit more, but with the lack of any real games I still can't see myself purchasing the system.
If you didn't guess by the image above the 3DS will be able to stream via Netflix also. Usually I would say that this is a major bonus to the 3DS. AS interesting of a choice this is, the only problem with it is that Netflix is quite literally everywhere. Anything with any bit of technology in it already has Netflix; computers, a majority of phones, every game console, some televisions, and more than a few blu-ray players. So is it honestly necessary to include it with the 3DS? A majority of consumers looking to buy a 3DS most likely have Netflix in some better, or more portable form. What would make this a major plus in the 3DS's favor would be the addition of 3D movies to the Netflix queue, assuming bandwidth would allow it. Being able to watch portable 3D movies without the need to glasses would be an amazing technological achievement and really just bitchin'.
That mario tail! I can't wait
ReplyDeleteGood to see I'm not the only one covering this. Personally, I look forward to the Super Mario 3DS.
ReplyDeletelove it.
ReplyDeleteok, so I am ignorant to all things nintendo as of a few years ago. I assume the 3DS has 3D capabilities? How do you view things on the 3DS in 3D? do you need glasses? or is it one of those fancy displays that doesnt need glasses, but just magically appears in 3D?
ReplyDeleteI'm really curious about this next gen handheld console war... I think Sony has the upper hand, but still Nintendo is more original than everyone else
ReplyDelete@The Game Store Guy: I am too, it's just I can't believe they're waiting until after E3 to release it. Really makes me not want to buy a 3DS
ReplyDelete@J J Constantine: Yea, the 3DS is 3D. You also don't need glasses. From what I understand the 3D without glasses is possible due to the dual screens. Beyond that I just assume it has to do with magic and pixie dust.
@Tasos: I think the next handheld war is going to be a lot like this generation, where you can't really compare the two. Nintendo finds a gimmick and runs with it whereas the Sony portable will be a lot like a regular console with normal controls.
Definitely makes it more attractive. But I'm with you on the fact that it still isn't good enough.
ReplyDeletetechnology is crazy. makes me want it more.
ReplyDeleteNetflix eh well if they manage to have 3d movies with it then that about sells it I think
ReplyDeleteOh is that a racoon tail? I loved mario bros 3, tanuki suit ftw.
ReplyDeleteI like the idea of Netflix on the 3DS, I love steaming it on my 360.
ReplyDeleteMario and pokemon are probably the only two games I would ever play on the 3DS.
ReplyDeleteHow dissapointing ¬_¬