the Nintendo 3DS

[DONNIemo]

Do we think it will be able to play games from anywhere in the world? Like all other gameboys? Or will they lock it this time? Im interested in what the carts look like too.

[Pikminister]

Do we think it will be able to play games from anywhere in the world? Like all other gameboys? Or will they lock it this time? Im interested in what the carts look like too.

I'm afraid it will be region locked. This has not been confirmed by Nintendo, though.

However, they did that with DSi games that used region-specific net functionality and that was reason for lock. 3DS games may suffer the same faith.

[DONNIemo]

I'm afraid it will be region locked. This has not been confirmed by Nintendo, though.

However, they did that with DSi games that used region-specific net functionality and that was reason for lock. 3DS games may suffer the same faith.

DS carts arn't locked ???

Lets hope the 3DS arn't either.

[Pikminister]

DSi carts are region locked.

http://ds.ign.com/articles/102/1027349p1.html

[Humor Tumor]

I'm really anxious to see more about this. It looks like it could be a really good handheld. and judging from the trailer for Resident Evil Revelations, it's going to have some seriously good looking games.

[Pikminister]

NOTE: Shinji Mikami interested in making games for the 3DS!

Famitsu talks to devs about 3DS - Multiple devs heap praise on the system

Shinji Mikami

The man behind Resident Evil and the upcoming Vanquish says that he was surprised to find that the system's 3D is more solid than he'd been expecting. Rather than coming out of the screen, the images have great depth and truly feel 3D. He likes that you don't need glasses to view the 3D

"I felt that I'd definitely like to work on 3DS. Ah, it's time for dinner with Itagaki."


Hiroyuki Kobayashi

The producer of such games as Devil May Cry, Resident Evil 5 and Sengoku Basara doesn't have any announced 3DS projects. Upon seeing Nintendo's titles running on actual 3DS hardware, he was "extremely surprised" to find that the images truly do come out from the screen.

"Our own Resident Evil was shown on the show floor and was well received, but when I saw Metal Gear, I felt the new potential of the 3DS. I'd like to make something."



Tomonobu Itagaki

What did the creator of Ninja Gaiden, Dead or Alive and, most recently, Devil's Third, have to say about 3DS? Not much! He spoke about how goggle-free 3D isn't really suitable for your home television, as the sweet spot for being able to see the 3D effect is very narrow. However, he believes it will work on a portable, as you don't have the sweet spot problem. He finished with:

"Today, I have a meeting at a yakiniku place, but I think things will heat up with talk about 3DS."


Hideo Kojima

The Metal Gear mastermind is worked on the E3 demo of Metal Gear Solid 3D. He said:

"I wear glasses, so I'm happy that 3D glasses are not needed. I directed the E3 demo. It was based off Metal Gear Solid 3 Snake Eater, but the backgrounds and character modeling were all redone in high polygon. It's not finalized, but we're thinking about CO-OPs and other things -- elements fitting of a 3D and portable game machine."

Toshihiro Nagoshi

Nagoshi is known mostly for the Yakuza series, but he's working on Super Monkey Ball for 3DS. He believes that 3DS is the "conclusion" one would expect from Nintendo, whom he feels has, since Wii, shown a stance of pursuing game hardware as toys.

"If future portable game machines demand that both social aspects and immersion be satisfied for when you play multiplayer and single player for instance, 3DS firmly answers these with Wi-Fi and 3D. I'd like to make a variety of proposals."


Shu Takumi

"One of the chief forces behind Dino Crisis, Phoenix Wright and Ghost Trick, Takumi has no announced 3DS projects at present.

He says that he's been a big fan of 3D since the Virtual Boy area, and his feeling upon seeing the 3DS was "We've at last reached this point!" "As a creator, I feel that a new challenge has started." By "new challenge," he feels that a number of things need to be considered for the first time -- interface issues with 3D, new uses of the top and bottom screen, how to handle the cursor/pointer during adventure games, and so forth. "I'd like to show a mystery in a 3D space."


Atsushi Inaba

The CEO of Platinum Games has no current 3DS product announced. But boy does he seem excited!

Said Inaba, "I experienced a strong jolt of the feeling 'I want to make something.' When I first saw Wii and DS at Nintendo's home office, I was also excited. It's the same feeling here, but the level is completely different this time. Since the start of the game industry, there's never been a system that better fit the words 'dream' and 'next generation.'"


Keiji Inafune

The Mega Man guy, who also appears to be taking an unhealthy interest in zombies of late, has no current DS projects announced. He had a more business minded perspective in his comments:

"Things needed to sell games are concept, technology and marketing. Nintendo 3DS is a showcase of things for selling hardware. While keeping the appeal of portable game machines as is, it offers high processing ability, improved controls, a more appealing design, goggle-free 3D technology, and a robust 3rd party title lineup."


Takanobu Terada

Terada is the producer of the Super Robot Wars series. Namco Bandai announced at E3 that the 3DS would be getting a game in the series.

In his response to Famitsu, he said that as someone who paid full price at launch for past 3D systems and Virtual Boy, he feels that with 3DS the true contender has arrived. His staff is currently looking at a number of approaches for the 3DS Super Robot Wars games -- possibly making something like Super Robot Wars Neo with 3D visuals, or possibly using conventional 2D battles and adding 3D effects and cut-ins, or something completely different.

[aris13]

"I felt that I'd definitely like to work on 3DS. Ah, it's time for dinner with Itagaki."

The fuck? Was that a hint of a possilbe Mikami/Itagaki collaboration?

[BBboy20]

The fuck? Was that a hint of a possilbe Mikami/Itagaki collaboration?

Or personal rivalry between Vanquish and Devil's Third.

[Pikminister]

More excerpts and information from the Famitsu feature...

Suda 51

"It really makes me feel the speed at which the history of video games is unfolding -- like, 'We've really made it this far, huh?' You have a living, breathing world you can touch right in your hands.

I think we've finally gone from an era of constructing virtual worlds from pixels to one where the world is truly, honestly there. If I had to sum up the sort of game I'd like to make, I would simply call it 'the next game,' because the 3DS marks the arrival of the 'next platform.'"

- 86.4% of gamers surveyed had plans to purchase a 3DS when it comes out