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Uncategorized Saturday, June 4th 2011 at 1:00 pm

How Nintendo Killed 3DS Interest: 9 Easy Steps Over One Year [Infographic]

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Japan isn’t buying the Nintendo 3DS for all the seasons one might expect: Poor current library of games, a hefty price tag, or because they’re satisfied by other handheld systems. Though we have Japan’s reasons, what exactly led to them? Couldn’t Nintendo have done something about it? After all, they’re in control of their own handheld. Check out the full chart explaining how Nintendo killed interest in the Nintendo 3DS. It only took Nintendo one year to do so — hey, they’re still good at something!

Granted, the chart doesn’t actually detail many limitations of the actual 3DS unit, such as the poor battery life, the fact that the 3D slider works best on the lowest setting rather than the highest, and that the 3D doesn’t actually work unless the player sets his or her head at a very specific angle from the 3D screen and never moves either their head or the screen even slightly, essentially eliminating the whole point of the device — 3D display — from the unit entirely when using the handheld in any kind of unsteady situation, such as in a car or train.

(via Sean Malstrom)

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  • http://www.theopolisproductions.com Tony Lawson

    Have you actually spent anytime with the 3DS? I have NO issue with the 3D up all the way for long extended amounts of time. No issues with “slight” movements or anything.

  • Brock Delebreau

    The point of the device wasn’t originally 3D, it was meant to be a new advancement to the DS that wasn’t just another iteration. You have no idea what you are talking about.

  • Dragonx254

    You are a retard article writer. You must be a sony fanboy. Go play with your feeble PSP.

  • Owen Hyne

    The article isn’t bad at all, I actually think it’s pretty accurate and interesting (if not slightly exaggerated for affect).  I’m a happy 3ds owner, which means I own a 3ds and it sits on a shelf waiting for games to come out.  I do think that for all of the big N’s genius in marketing the Wii, they did a less than great job on the 3ds. I think public perception is that its just another iteration of the ds with a gimicky 3d twist.  The system is actually leaps and bounds above the ds, but you wouldn;t know that from Nintendo’s advertising.  I feel like most people just think it’s another DSXL or something.  Another obstacle was overcoming the preconception most people have over 3d tech.  They think of the lame glasses, straining your eyes to get the right effect and seeing double images sometimes.  The 3ds has none of those  issues and actually just looks like a bucket of awesome.  But how can Nintendo communicate to the public the true greatness of the tech it’s peddling?  that’s for the suits at their HQ to figure out.  So far they get a C.

  • Owen Hyne

    The article isn’t bad at all, I actually think it’s pretty accurate and interesting (if not slightly exaggerated for affect).  I’m a happy 3ds owner, which means I own a 3ds and it sits on a shelf waiting for games to come out.  I do think that for all of the big N’s genius in marketing the Wii, they did a less than great job on the 3ds. I think public perception is that its just another iteration of the ds with a gimicky 3d twist.  The system is actually leaps and bounds above the ds, but you wouldn;t know that from Nintendo’s advertising.  I feel like most people just think it’s another DSXL or something.  Another obstacle was overcoming the preconception most people have over 3d tech.  They think of the lame glasses, straining your eyes to get the right effect and seeing double images sometimes.  The 3ds has none of those  issues and actually just looks like a bucket of awesome.  But how can Nintendo communicate to the public the true greatness of the tech it’s peddling?  that’s for the suits at their HQ to figure out.  So far they get a C.

  • http://www.facebook.com/people/Benjamin-Stewart/1180783446 Benjamin Stewart

    I want my Fuckin Kid Icarus Damn It!! DX
    But on a better system. :)

  • http://www.facebook.com/amedeus8 Nick Gotshall

     Neither do I. But it’s rather common, and I have plenty of friends that do.

  • http://www.facebook.com/amedeus8 Nick Gotshall

     Neither do I. But it’s rather common, and I have plenty of friends that do.

  • http://www.facebook.com/Croimos14 Andrew Maroni

    I am a very happy, thoroughly satisfied 3DS owner. Never had any problems with eye strain, and know first hand (unlike the writer) it’s pros and cons. Pros: it’s an effin 3DS. Amazing graphics, amazing sound, amazing games, amazing battery life, amazing controls. Cons: moderately expensive for a casual gamer, (in my opinion) only one good launch title, browser and shop aren’t there yet. Only real issues are easily resolved with time. Zelda’s coming in a few weeks and the shop and browser update is in two days. Outside of being a SONY fanboy, or a really tight budget there’s no reason why you shouldn’t get this system. I just wished they would advertise it better. I’ve only seen 1 3DS commercial so far, and it was advertising SSFIV not the system itself. I guess we’ll see how things turn out in the future, especially with the No Games Portable coming out.

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  • MEDzZ3RO

    Nintendo have only made 2 mistakes as far as I can tell:

    - Calling it the “3DS” and making the association with the DS. People see it as another DS console rather then the successor and “next-gen system” it actual is.
    - Launch line-up is weak besides Street Fighter IV (which I’d like to add is an amazing game).

    Both these issues should resolve themselves soon, word of mouth will get around that the 3DS is actually the “DS2″ and a lot of superb 3DS titles are on their way. The Legend Of Zelda has always been a console seller and it’s out this month.

  • MEDzZ3RO

    Nintendo have only made 2 mistakes as far as I can tell:

    - Calling it the “3DS” and making the association with the DS. People see it as another DS console rather then the successor and “next-gen system” it actual is.
    - Launch line-up is weak besides Street Fighter IV (which I’d like to add is an amazing game).

    Both these issues should resolve themselves soon, word of mouth will get around that the 3DS is actually the “DS2″ and a lot of superb 3DS titles are on their way. The Legend Of Zelda has always been a console seller and it’s out this month.

  • Rhino

    Don’t forget that the 3DS has wobbly hinges, creaking screen and crackily touch pad. Combined with poor games, and a highprice, what more could u want!

  • Raiden Daigo

    Really, because i have had none of these problems with my system.

  • Rriddle1968

    I a year when 3DS owners have Zelda, two Resident Evil games, Kid Icarus, Mario, Mario Kart, Star Fox, Animal Crossing, possibly Pikmin, and streaming Netflix then let’s see what this guy has to say about it. I admit that Ninty usually screws up their launches from a game perspective and launching without the eshop was a rush job. However, anybody that doesn’t see the potential of the handheld is foolish. Mark my words the 3DS will kill the NGP. I mean look no further Thames the PSP to see what I mean.

  • Sweetzieulidan

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  • Jibbyjackjoe

    Well, the new portable playstation is strategically priced the same as the 3DS, and is boasting near ps3 power.  I am losing faith in my favorite gaming company…

  • Roy Thompson

    I think what a lot of people forget is that you don’t buy a game system because of it’s promise for graphical power, but instead for it’s software. The battery life is problematic, sure, but that’s a technology that can improve beyond the release of the 3DS. Buy the Nyko adapter if you really want more battery life.

    Other than that, coming from the original NES until now, and owning many other competitive console in-between, I can say that I easily find myself coming back to Nintendo due to the quality of their software titles. Your attitude will change once the franchise titles are released, let’s just hope you can admit that you were too hasty to judge.

    Articles like this don’t really affect my decision to purchase anything. If you’re a smart consumer you’d end up sampling the product before you buy it, instead of listening to biased opinions.

  • Anonymous

    The internet is chock full of hyperbolic Nintendo trolling and alarmism, right now. The infamous Sean Malstrom is perhaps in a race to become the finest chicken little in the history of blogging with his incredibly misleading arguments built on smoke and mirrors. 
    A lot of the early “damning indictments” of the 3DS are suspiciously like the same griping over the Wii. When the Wii launched, hop in the time machine and review what the internet was full of:”It doesn’t work on my TV, it’s a piece of crap! Nintendo fail!”"I throw the Wiimote through the window every time I swing it!”*I have to swing this thing like a hammer to make anything happen!”"Every game is unplayable! Nothing works, motion control is a sham!”The bitchy wheel gets noticed on the Internet. Even stuff like the 3DS battery life is horrifyingly exaggerated in terms of its practical effect.. and the sheer panick that was created by journalists and blogs over it, conveniently failed to compare it to any other portable device right now. Anyone care to play Infinity Blade on their iPhone for more than 3 hours straight, if that?In practice, I don’t know anyone personally who’s actually had a problem with the 3DS battery run time. Any issues the 3DS has in gaining traction aren’t related to the battery, or the new complaint “3D is worthless! I can’t move while playing!” Also distorted. In point of face, there’s a great range of -vertical- movement without losing the 3D effect. You can tilt the screen quite far. Horizontal twisting does lose focus – it’s just the technology. But the 3DS screen is so wide, it takes literal effort to lose focus. You have to -try- to screw this up. And that’s why there’s a slider to turn the 3D on, and off, in real time. Alarmbell bloggers are creating silly, unrealistic scenarios, such as “What if I’m on the bus going over rocks and being thrown around?! How am I supposed to see the 3D! It’s worthless!” Turn it off until you’re not being thrown around as if you’re on the bridge of the Starship Enterprise, dude.

  • MMMM

    SONY AND MICROSOFT FANBOY.