The New Nintendo 3DS is the fourth iteration of the Nintendo 3DS and the third revision, after the Nintendo 3DS XL and the Nintendo 2DS. Unlike those two, however, which featured solely cosmetic changes, this adds technological improvements akin to the jump from the Nintendo DS to the Nintendo DSi. It was announced in a Japan-exclusive Nintendo Direct held on August 29, 2014. [1] The handheld released in October 11, 2014 in Japan, in both regular and XL versions. The regular version will retail for ¥160,000 and the XL for ¥180,000. It was later released for Australia on November 21, 2014. An Ambassador Edition of the system was released for certain Club Nintendo members in Europe on January 6, 2015. It was released for Europe and North America on February 13, 2015, for the british price of the new Nintendo 3DS being £147.30. with the XL version of the system only released in North America at launch. It retails in North America for a MSRP of $199.99. The standard-sized version was released on September 25, 2015.
Features[]
The system most notably features a small, second analog stick on the right side of the console, known as the c-stick. Zl and ZR buttons have also been added to the back of the handheld. Facial camera tracing has been added, which follows the player's line of sight, allow them to now view the system's stereoscopic 3D effect from multiple angles. Brightness is also now toggled automatically according to environmental lighting. [2] The touch screen has built-in NFC technology for use with Nintendo's line of Amiibo figures.
Inside the system, a more powerful CPU processor allows for faster download speeds and improved graphical capability, resulting in the system being able to play games that the original 3DS, 3DS XL, and 2DS could not run, such as Xenoblade. [3] The system supports MicroSD cards, and an improved web browser supports HTML5. The face buttons are colored, adopting the color scheme of the Super Famicom's controller buttons. Both the regular and XL versions are slightly larger and feature better battery life over their previous incarnations, with the regular New 3DS able to be customized by removing and inserting face plates into the top and bottom of the system's outside. [4]
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Changes from previous 3DS consoles[]
1. The shape is a bit different than before. Making the New 3DS and New 3DS XL durable to hold it on your hands.
2. There are 2 analog sticks instead of 1. One that's above the D-Pad (Circle Pad) and the other above the Famicom/SNES-like buttons (C-Stick). This is the 1st Nintendo Console to do so.
3. Two new shoulder buttons has been added (ZL and ZR).
4. The 3D has been improved. Moving the New 3DS (and New 3DS XL) may cause that the 3D isn't blurry (Face-Tracking 3D), while the previous models are blurry.
5. The first hand-held to use amiibo.
7. The game card slot is now located at the bottom.
8. The Internet Browser has been updated. Making it faster and able to watch videos.
9. The 2 systems are slightly larger
10. The Nintendo 3DS Camera has been updated. Allowing users to now take better photos.
11. The Volume slider is now on the top screen.
13. The wireless switch was removed.
References[]
- ↑ http://www.joystiq.com/2014/08/29/watch-japans-3ds-focused-nintendo-direct-right-here/
- ↑ http://kotaku.com/nintendo-just-announced-a-new-3ds-1628389333
- ↑ http://www.polygon.com/2014/8/29/6082241/nintendo-reveals-the-new-nintendo-3ds
- ↑ http://www.joystiq.com/2014/08/29/new-3ds-features-customizable-face-plates/?ncid=rss_truncated