29th September 2010, 2:58 AM
Lots of neat news.
http://kotaku.com/5650667/the-3ds-has-a-...-boy-games
Game Boy games in the virtual store? Awesome! About time really. It looks like all they announced is GB and GBC games. GBA games follow logically though, especially considering how easy it should be to "emulate" them. That is, it can play all DS games natively, meaning it has the basic DS hardware, and some of that basic DS hardware is a GBA processor.
http://kotaku.com/5650651/the-3ds-hardwa...its-stylus
The placement is unchanged as near as I can tell from the big E3 announcement. The d-pad still looks a little iffy to me, a little hard to reach, but I can't think of a better solution in that space. The power button so close to the start button also concerns me. Why not stick it on the top screen instead?
http://kotaku.com/5650705/here-are-the-f...-3ds-specs
A charging stand included by default? That's been a long time coming! This'll set the stage for everyone else in the industry to play catch-up. It's a lot easier than holding up the charging cable on my night stand with a book when I take the system out and about. Further, it's got a gyroscope and an accelerometer, which means that old motion sensing Gameboy games sold in the store should work perfectly with proper emulation support.
http://kotaku.com/5650702/watch-almost-e...-in-action
Thy graphics! Thy graphics! Amazing, and I instantly want almost all the games they just showed. My only question, does the 3DS have TV-Out support built in? The PSP, 2000 model and up (I have the 2000 model) has it, and it's really been a great feature. I play it as a portable on the go, and at home I just plug in the A/V cord and play it on my TV. It beats buying something like a Super Gameboy or Gameboy Player accessory for sure.
http://kotaku.com/5650667/the-3ds-has-a-...-boy-games
Game Boy games in the virtual store? Awesome! About time really. It looks like all they announced is GB and GBC games. GBA games follow logically though, especially considering how easy it should be to "emulate" them. That is, it can play all DS games natively, meaning it has the basic DS hardware, and some of that basic DS hardware is a GBA processor.
http://kotaku.com/5650651/the-3ds-hardwa...its-stylus
The placement is unchanged as near as I can tell from the big E3 announcement. The d-pad still looks a little iffy to me, a little hard to reach, but I can't think of a better solution in that space. The power button so close to the start button also concerns me. Why not stick it on the top screen instead?
http://kotaku.com/5650705/here-are-the-f...-3ds-specs
A charging stand included by default? That's been a long time coming! This'll set the stage for everyone else in the industry to play catch-up. It's a lot easier than holding up the charging cable on my night stand with a book when I take the system out and about. Further, it's got a gyroscope and an accelerometer, which means that old motion sensing Gameboy games sold in the store should work perfectly with proper emulation support.
http://kotaku.com/5650702/watch-almost-e...-in-action
Thy graphics! Thy graphics! Amazing, and I instantly want almost all the games they just showed. My only question, does the 3DS have TV-Out support built in? The PSP, 2000 model and up (I have the 2000 model) has it, and it's really been a great feature. I play it as a portable on the go, and at home I just plug in the A/V cord and play it on my TV. It beats buying something like a Super Gameboy or Gameboy Player accessory for sure.
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