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Considering a 3DS...

mred2000mred2000 Posts: 10,050
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Dug out my old DS the other day and it's ignited my interest in the 3DS for newer games. I've been off the Nintendo radar for a good few years and was wondering what you guys thought about it and if anyone has any recommendations for games?

Are old Nintendo games available for downloading onto it?

Ta!

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  • gdjman68wasdigigdjman68wasdigi Posts: 21,705
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    mred2000 wrote: »
    Dug out my old DS the other day and it's ignited my interest in the 3DS for newer games. I've been off the Nintendo radar for a good few years and was wondering what you guys thought about it and if anyone has any recommendations for games?

    Are old Nintendo games available for downloading onto it?

    Ta!

    i would get a 2ds, a lot cheaper and comes with a charger
  • PiippPiipp Posts: 2,440
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    gdjman68wasdigi wrote: »
    i would get a 2ds, a lot cheaper and comes with a charger

    The 3DS also comes with a charger? And the 2DS loses the 3D capabilities, which kind of defeats the object really.

    I'd recommend getting a 3DS even if it's just for the new Pokemon games! ;)
  • gdjman68wasdigigdjman68wasdigi Posts: 21,705
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    Piipp wrote: »
    The 3DS also comes with a charger? And the 2DS loses the 3D capabilities, which kind of defeats the object really.

    I'd recommend getting a 3DS even if it's just for the new Pokemon games! ;)

    but 3d is dead...and the original models were slightly flimsy..

    ive got one, im not complainig about it..

    the white and red 2ds looks pretty sweet
  • brbbrb Posts: 27,556
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    Piipp wrote: »
    The 3DS also comes with a charger? And the 2DS loses the 3D capabilities, which kind of defeats the object really.

    I'd recommend getting a 3DS even if it's just for the new Pokemon games! ;)

    Yes, 3DS comes with charger, 3DS XL doesn't (apparently Nintendo sees the XL as a direct upgrade from the 3DS and assume everyone buying an XL already owns a 3DS - which of course, is bollocks, but whatever. Chargers are cheap enough to pick up extra (£4.50ish)
  • gdjman68wasdigigdjman68wasdigi Posts: 21,705
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    brb wrote: »
    Yes, 3DS comes with charger, 3DS XL doesn't (apparently Nintendo sees the XL as a direct upgrade from the 3DS and assume everyone buying an XL already owns a 3DS - which of course, is bollocks, but whatever. Chargers are cheap enough to pick up extra (£4.50ish)

    Game made me laugh the other day, a Pokemon X Y 3DS XL...

    a little confused:confused: as the game hasent been released yet...

    the manager said it came with both X and Y :confused::confused::confused:

    then he said he meant the colour scheme..

    no game
    no charger

    fail:cry:
  • mred2000mred2000 Posts: 10,050
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    Ha, yeah, I've seen the Pokemon 3DS units on Amazon. Look good but, yeah, no game! I'd considered the 2DS but what with the travelling I do for work I just thought the 3DS would be easier to shove in my bag...

    Also, I'd read that the old DS charger works with the 3DS, is that right?
  • javjamoll84javjamoll84 Posts: 15,249
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    mred2000 wrote: »
    Ha, yeah, I've seen the Pokemon 3DS units on Amazon. Look good but, yeah, no game! I'd considered the 2DS but what with the travelling I do for work I just thought the 3DS would be easier to shove in my bag...

    Also, I'd read that the old DS charger works with the 3DS, is that right?

    No, I think its only the DSi charger that will work with a 3DS/XL
  • chrisychrisy Posts: 9,419
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    mred2000 wrote: »
    Also, I'd read that the old DS charger works with the 3DS, is that right?

    No, the connectors are different. The DSi chargers work though.
  • RandomArbiterRandomArbiter Posts: 419
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    I bought the Pokemon 3DS XL mentioned above. Been looking to get and XL for a while now and despite not having played Pokemon since Red/Blue over 10 years ago, the design was nice so I went for it. Was shocked when I saw it came with no charger and was region locked (the DS you could play games from the US, meaning I imported quite a lot).
  • [Deleted User][Deleted User] Posts: 673
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    Games I'd recommend:

    Pokemon X/Y
    Fire Emblem (Brilliant strategy/rpg)
    Zelda Ocarina Of Time (quite possibly the best game of all time)
    Super Mario 3d Land (It's decent, the one problem I have with it is the length being too short)
    Star Fox (Extremely addictive)
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