3DS v NGP
Notice how a lot of the posts on here are of only figures and anime....Yes, I know it's figure.fm but there use to be a lot gaming and tech posts about a year ago... but anyway.
Before the Tokyo Press Conference held last week I was sold on a 3DS. Having grown up with the Nes, Snes and N64. most of my childhood only consisted of Nintendo games.
But it seems the only thing 3DS has going for it is; Nostalgia and 3D. I don't care for the 3D In my opinion it's just gimmicky (though it does work). So the only thing that really has me now rooting for the 3DS is the nostalgia.
However with the recent announcement of the NGP/PSP2, NGP standing for Next Generation Portable (to fans known as Nintendo Got Pwned) I think I've been pushed in the direction of the NGP.
According to thesixthaxis the games for Nintendo 3DS so far are these
Nintendogs & Cats
Super Monkey Ball 3d
Asphalt 3d
Lego Star Wars 3: The Clone Wars
Street Fighter 3d
Rayman 3d
Ghost Recon
Splinter Cell
Pro Evolution Soccer
Pilotwings Resort
Legend Of Zelda:Ocarina of Time
I did not say launch since as of right now NGP does not have an official list of launch titles.
Some decent titles in there.
Now let's compare to what games are already promised on the NGP.
Hot Shots Golf,
Gravity Daze
Killzone
Reality Fighters
Smart As
Broken
LBP
Little Deviants
WipEout
Resistance
Uncharted
Call of Duty NGP
Metal gear solid 4 NGP
Now the Specs of the 3DS
Courtesy of Kotaku
DIMENSIONS (when closed)
5.3 inches x 2.9 inches x 0.8 inches
WEIGHT
8 ounces
TOP SCREEN
3.52 inch widescreen display / 800x240 resolution (400 pixels for each eye during 3D gameplay)
BOTTOM SCREEN
3.02 inch touch-screen display / 320x240 resolution
CAMERAS
Three cameras, two on outer casing, one above top screen / 640x480 resolution (0.3 megapixel)
STORAGE MEDIUM
Cartridge slot for both 3DS and DS cards (3DS cards have a 2GB capacity "at launch", suggesting larger sizes to come) / SD memory card slot
WIRELESS
2.4ghz / 802.11 wi-fi / Can communicate with other consoles or internet when in sleep mode / wireless can be switched off to preserve battery life
CONTROLS / INPUT
Touch-screen / D-pad / 360-degree "Slide Pad" (the analog stick) / motion sensor / gyro sensor / 3D "depth slider" can reduce (or even disable) 3D effects in games
STYLUS
4-inch stylus (when full extended)
AUDIO
Stereo speakers (includes stereo headphone out jack)
BATTERY
Lithium ion battery (lifespan details TBA)
PARENTAL CONTROLS
The 3DS will include parental controls
NGP
from Engadget
CPU -
ARM Cortex A9 core (4 core)
GPU -
SGX543MP4+
External Dimensions -
182.0 x 18.6 x 83.5mm
Rear Touch Pad-
Cameras-
Front and Rear
Sound-
Built in stereo speakers
Built in microphone
Sensors-
Six-axis motion sensing system
Location-
Built-in GPS
Wifi Location service support
Keys/Switches
PS button
Power Button
Directional Buttons
Action Buttons
Shoulder buttons
Right and Left analog sticks
Start and Select Buttons
Volume Buttons
Wireless Communications-
MObile network connectivity (3G)
IEEE 802.11b/g/n
Bluetooth
So which one are you guys going to buy?? Are you going to wait?
