A very good console, but an evolution rather limited

A very good console, but an evolution rather limited

New Nintendo 3DS Console - White (Console)

Customer Review

--- To write my review, I relied on my New 3DS Ambassador (who is none other than the 3DS with special shells) ---

After long months that our Japanese friends could enjoy the New 3DS exclusive home (if we exclude Australia), the latter finally arrives in Europe!
With this console, Nintendo promises an improved 3D experience, better gaming comfort with the C Stick and triggers ZR / ZL (formerly present on the Circle Pad Pro), increased power, support for Amiibos and c ... is "everything". Let's see what this "new" console offers us!

First, from an aesthetic point of view, the console is really friendly. Extremely well finished (much more than what I expected), it is much lighter than my 3DS XL and is no longer open with the "click" that annoyed me. The external appearance of the DS is, I think, really successful.
Always outside, several changes can be seen; everything First, Start / Select buttons that repass the bottom right of the console, as on conventional DS models. Home button, when to him, remains below the touch screen, like the one on the Wii U Gamepad or the 2DS. The slider that controls the volume level is no longer on the bottom edge of the console, but in the same way as 3D slider, next to the upper screen. Finally, the C-Stick is located above the buttons A / B / X / Y, which are colorful passage as those of the SNES controllers, which is a very nice small blink of eye. Note also the small infrared sensor located next to the camera, which is used for 3D steady extra (on which I would later). The SD card port also disappears ... Because now it will remove the back cover of the console to access the micro-SD slot ...! If like me you bought a high-capacity SD card so you can store more things with the 4GB card provided, you will board at checkout ... So be careful if you had for example a card SD 8 GB on your old 3DS, you will obviously not be able to directly transfer your data, you will need to buy a card with a capacity that exceeds 8GB. Moreover, since it is not practical to remove the hull of its 3DS just to add an .mp3 on its micro-SD card, Nintendo added a feature that allows you to manage remote card. And it works pretty well ... Provided to be on Windows, and be patient. On the Mac, for some mysterious reason, when I try to connect to my 3DS, it puts me an error; on Windows, if it works pretty well, it's really slow ... To transfer fifty .mp3 files that were in total less than 300 MB, it took me more than 15 minutes ... And it does probably just not my micro-SD card, since on my computer it displays more than 20mb / sec writing.

At ergonomic console surprised me; if during the first minutes of play, I struggled to adapt to all the little changes, they are in the final (mostly) very practical. The C-Stick, contrary to appearances, is really nice to use! This is not really a stick besides, it's more a kind of button that moves very slightly ... A bit like what is found on older laptops. The buttons, such as those of the 3DS XL, are clickable, and respond very well, just like the L and R triggers elsewhere. However, for the "new" trigger ZR and ZL ... Their problem is that it is very hard to use like on a real joystick, or the circle pad pro for example. Understand by this that the Circle Pad, ZL and ZR were behind R and L, not next to like here. We must therefore take care to lift a finger to not click on the adjacent trigger when used ... Excluding this, the new triggers respond just as well as L and R.
The Select and Start buttons, meanwhile, are more reactive than on my 3DS XL, with whom I was often forced to press hard enough for her to react. Finally, the only thing that really puzzles me about this model is the location of the stylus, which is, in my opinion, really bad choice. Sure, it probably helps to reduce the risk that the pen to go when the console is in a pocket, but in the game, it really is not practical. Kingdom Hearts DDD Take for example; in combat, you sometimes need the stylus to the mode or you run the example objects (jenemesouveinspluscommentilsappelle), but you need it for a short time, maximum 10 seconds. On my 3DS XL, I could just take the pen with my right hand, and store it just as easily, almost without letting go of my console. Here, the pen is located on the bottom edge of the console, and not on the side as before, there is really not convenient to take the pen and put it back in place. Result, rather than going out and then put my pen, I let out next to me to have it on hand if needed. So I was really disappointed on that side, but otherwise the console is really nice to use for its size.

Now on to what is inside the console, and start with the 3D steady extra!
On older 3DS models, to use the 3D, you had to put yourself perfectly in front of the console, at the right distance, so take advantage of this effect. If your head was too remote or too much on the side, you will see a kind of blur that gave headaches in the long run.
Now with 3D extra stability, the head can FINALLY move without "picking" the 3D effect! And honestly, it works really well. I must admit that from the activated 3D, I began to move her head in all directions like a fifou to see how it worked ... And inevitably, as my head out every 3 seconds of the frame, this does not work very well. However, in normal use, there's no problem! In the game, regardless of the move you make with your head (within reason), you will receive 3D without problem. Well, this system to a single limit, however; it is not possible to use on the games / applications using the camera, since this function is already using internal goal "follow" your head. And ... this is the only limit! All existing 3DS games compatible with 3D are compatible with this feature! And it works even in the dark (thanks to the small infrared sensor located next to the front camera). So if this function is really not a revolution, it makes the 3D effect extremely pleasant, and therefore encouraged to leave it on all the time.
Then, this console is supposed to be more powerful ... and it is! We go from 128 to 256 MB of RAM, and dual core 3DS is replaced by a quad core. With a configuration like this, we can say that some 3DS games that may have a low framerate, and 3D Pokémon battle in X / Y / RO / SA, will henceforth fluids! Well ... no. While this may disappoint said like that, this is normal from a technical point of view; developers need to optimize their games to harness the power of this new console because it can not spread the stain alone. However, this power benefits the loading time, and this is really great, especially in games that involve a lot! For example, Animal Crossing New Leaf, whenever you enter a building, the game needs a loading. If on my 3DS XL, I must in general 3 to 5 seconds to enter in a village ... it takes maximum 2 with my New 3DS! It is the same with all the other games, software, and even in the Home menu; in general, the load times are between 2 and 4 Collapse times according to my measurements. And frankly it's nice in the end. A very good point.
Nintendo also announces compatibility with Amiibos; so we, in the window that includes the brightness settings etc ..., a small box that allows us to access software that manages Amiibos. And there is not much to say; it works well. Interest is still (very) limited to date, as only Smash Bros. 3DS and future Xenoblade Chronicles 3D are advertised as compatible ... He'll have to see over time that Nintendo will reserve us with these little figures!
Moreover, speaking of brightness, the console now has a "Auto Brightness" function in the manner of smartphones / tablets recent. Personally, I disabled as it showed a brightness still too strong for my taste, but this varies with each.
Finally, the last great novelty of this console; faster Internet. Indeed, while conventional 3DS could exploit the Internet connection via the limitations of the standard B, the New 3DS is now compatible with standard G ... What is still quite old. However, although it is questionable that Nintendo have not integrated full support for the N standard, or AC, the speed gain over the old 3DS really is therefore! So if you do not use much of the E-Shop or the Internet browser, this novelty you will not be the most useful, but it is very valuable if you download a lot of software. The Internet browser of this New 3DS also been completely remodeled, and we FINALLY a decent browser, almost comparable to the superb Wii U Browser! So certainly if there of course not replace your good old computer, it's really nice to use to quickly find information or to view 3D videos ... the browser natively supports, which is really awesome.

Excluding new I mentioned above, this New 3DS is a true copy as the original 3DS; So if this console brings several notable innovations, it is not clear is the leap that could occur with the transition between classical DS and DSi, which now had a camera, an online store, a user interface friendly ...
The purchase of this new 3DS is easily dispensable if you already own a 3DS classical, unless you're planning to play N3DS exclusives like Xenoblade Chronicles 3D. If, however, you have a DSi or DS Lite and you have not purchased an old 3DS This is definitely an opportunity to acquire this new portable console!

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