Nintendo 3DS - an almost perfect portable console

Nintendo 3DS - an almost perfect portable console

Nintendo 3DS - console, snow white (console)

Customer Review

3D without glasses - when I saw the first preview for 3DS then, I was thrilled. Now at last, almost 2 years after release, I treated myself to him as a Christmas present to myself and am absolutely thrilled. In the following I will explain what makes them the number for the 3DS for me the best handheld on the market. But first things first:

PROCESSING / haptics: As usual, Nintendo 3DS comes perfectly therefore processed. When I had him in my hand out of the box the first time I have spent several minutes just him in his hand back and forth to turn and to examine exactly, so I was intrigued by this little marvel of consumer electronics. The design is just great and the surface a real flatterer. I have normal size hands and think he can handle super. All buttons are within easy reach and make a solid impression. The analog disc has convinced me, even though I was skeptical at first. The only complaint at this point: the stylus pen is now next to the cartridge - shaft, which has the consequence that you have to engage with the fold 3DS behind the top of the screen and awkward pfriemeln him out of the bay. But the pen is now plugged together and is, apart from the tip and tail, made of metal, which should significantly increase its lifetime just in children's hands.

PROCESSOR / GRAPHIC: Nintendo 3DS a dual-core ARM11 266MHZ and a PICA200 GPU donated, which is sufficient for a mobile console. The previously tested by me called "Super Mario 3D Land" and "Resident Evil: Revelations' could convince me of the optics, anyway. Generally one can say that Nintendo is less inclined to high-performance hardware and contrary to good gameplay compared to the competition. This concept is well-tried and is also the 3DS in full - especially if you the lamentable failure of the PS Vita looks at * cough *

COLOUR: After I read in other reviews that the 3DS will be very susceptible to dust and fingerprints, I had put it to me in white. It looks very classy and dust / fingerprints are now on only on the screens of a problem. So I would recommend everyone to do the same to me :)

CHARGING: Besides the obligatory power supply a docking station is provided for charging the battery. What seems superfluous at first, turns out in practice to be condemned virtually - here Nintendo has really meant something.
Who would not take advantage of the station can charge the 3DS course quite regularly with the cable.

OPERATING SYSTEM / USER: When you first turn the user is equal to "taken by the hand" and guided by the most important functions. The establishment of the system is very easy and takes only a few minutes. Who already has a Wii, a DS or a DSi, will find the same deal in the user interface because everything is as usual. Of course, everything shines again and has been enhanced by a stylish 3D effect and other functions, but basically everything stays the same. By logical and sensible design of the menus also children and elderly people find their way around well. To ensure system stability, I would recommend to anyone the easy update of firmware via WLAN.

3D: Let's talk about the most important new feature that distinguishes the 3DS from his predecessors - the highly acclaimed, autostereoscopic display panel, which allows three-dimensional depth effect without glasses. The 3D effect is simply fantastic, here has not promised too much. Although one must look at the display head-on, so that the effect is produced, but that is not as restrictive as you might think. I have read in a test that with a false head movement the brain again 3 to 4 seconds required to create the effect but I can not confirm that. In fact, the effect is immediately there when you bring your head in the right position again. In addition, you learn pretty quickly to keep his head over a long period in the correct position. Bottom line, I can say that Nintendo has finally landed here a real hit after several failed projects of the past 3D (Virtual Boy, etc.). Super Mario 3D Land or the many 3D trailer from the online shop are just a feast for the eyes :)
If desired 3D at any time with the slider continuously regulated or turned off completely.

GAME LIBRARY: To date, over 200 titles have been developed specifically for the 3DS and published - so there should be something for everyone to be there. Added to this are the many 3DS Ware Games and Abtwärtskompatibilität for DS library. Especially this point makes the 3DS in my view compared to other handhelds via all raised doubts.

StreetPass / SpotPass: Another new feature is the so-called Street Pass / SpotPass, which also works in standby mode. If one takes the 3DS standby with them and marched through the city automatically communicates the console with other 3DS devices in the area and exchanged Mii's and other information. This can bring a special bonuses in some games that support this feature. If desired, you can this function naturally suppress the menu.

CAMERAS: Overall, the 3DS has three VGA cameras, two on the outside and on the inside. With the outdoor cameras, 3D photos and videos can make, their quality is not as exhilarating. Is probably also intended more as a gimmick for children. The inner camera is used as a tool for the pre-installed game Face Raiders, in which you fight against a distorted version of his own face. I found it quite funny :)

ACCESSORIES: With this, a power supply, a docking station, an extensive manual in several languages, a stylus are (is already in the console), a 2GB SD card and 6 Augmented Reality cards, particularly among children fun will have.

CONCLUSION: The 3DS convinced me in every aspect and is sure great delight. As mentioned above, however, I would recommend it because of the fingerprint / dust problem in white. Happy Daddeln :)

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