Talk:Nintendo 3DS/Archive 2

8th Generation!

Nintendo has stated that the Nintendo 3DS will succeed the Nintendo DS Series, which are currently 7th Generation Handhelds. A Major Successor usually states the beginning of a new Generation. I am not saying things like the release of the Nintendo DSi is "next gen" hardware. Microsoft said the Xbox 360 will succeed the original Xbox, Sony said the PlayStation 3 will succeed the PlayStation 2, Nintendo said the Nintendo DS will succeed the Game Boy Advance Series. Nintendo said the 3DS will succeed the Nintendo DS series, so it clearly belongs in a new generation. It uses different hardware than the Nintendo DS Family, the graphics are incomparable to the Nintendo DS. I think we should link the Nintendo 3DS to the History of video game consoles (eighth generation) page, because it clearly is next gen hardware. —Preceding unsigned comment added by SBPBYABYXWAGDMKMID (talk • contribs) 21:03, 3 October 2010 (UTC)

There's already a lot of discussion going on about this. You might want to read it (most notably section 6 on this discussion page) and if you still feel the same way, respond there...Sergecross73 msg me 21:09, 3 October 2010 (UTC)

Edit request from GeoffreyEdwards, 3 October 2010

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The following link contains detailed 3DS specs.

http://gizmodo.com/5644627/report-nintendo-3ds-hardware-specs-revealed

CPU: 2 x 266MHz ARM11 GPU: PICA200 133MHz GPU by DMP RAM: 64MB Video RAM: 4MB Storage: 1.5GB Flash-based

GeoffreyEdwards (talk) 21:46, 3 October 2010 (UTC)

So... what's your request? What, specifically, do you want to be changed in the article? Oxguy3 tc 23:06, 3 October 2010 (UTC)

What he's requesting is the very reason why the page is locked. He wants to add the rumored specs for it. These websites are reliable, but they all say the same thing, that the specs are rumored. They could be put in the article with a description saying its a rumor, but you can't put it in the charts which puts it as fact. Sergecross73 msg me 02:43, 4 October 2010 (UTC)

Not done: per above. Salvio ^{Let's talk about it!} 12:57, 4 October 2010 (UTC)

FLIP

Will there be flipnote studio on the 3DS, and if so, will you be able to make 3-D flipnotes —Preceding unsigned comment added by WikiSpector (talk • contribs) 12:28, 15 November 2010 (UTC)

I believe that all DSiWare is playable on the 3DS, so I assume at least the current FLipnote Studio would be playable. I don't believe any sort of "3D" version has been announced yet...Sergecross73 msg me 15:24, 15 November 2010 (UTC)

a cradle for faster downloads/uploads

In the subsection for the september 29th conference, the above statement is infact incorrect, it is just a charging cradle, it does not facilitate any online connection. The device still maintains its online download connection through the built in wifi. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Weeman com (talk • contribs) 19:10, 27 November 2010 (UTC)

Final Design of the 3DS

The picture that we have here is the sample design of the 3DS. Google "nintendo 3ds final design picture", and I'm sure you'll find it. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 65.60.141.138 (talk) 13:19, 28 November 2010 (UTC)

I'm not an expert with wikipedia policy on pictures, but I think the one that is being used now is being used because there's no copyright/ownership on it. I'm not arguing it's right or wrong, just throwing it out there...Sergecross73 msg me 22:47, 28 November 2010 (UTC)

Canada release date and price?

ref: http://defaultprime.com/2010/11/28/3ds-is-available-for-preorder/ wolfblake 09:16, 29 November 2010 (UTC)

Not official...--sss333 (talk) 08:01, 29 November 2010 (UTC)

Yup, until it's announced by Nintendo themselves, it's meaningless according to wikipedia. Sergecross73 msg me 12:28, 29 November 2010 (UTC)

Video Chat

This is not a confirmed feature, correct? I hadn't heard of it, and I don't think it's ever been added with a source, so I don't feel bad for removing it, but it keeps being added to the article. Sergecross73 msg me 16:06, 8 December 2010 (UTC)

price for US and Video Chat

Ok I'm here because some guy wanted me to stop putting the price for US and Video Chat. I'm sorry that It made you upset and i'm done posting it. but I'm keeping the part about Satoru Iwata saying that it should have the price similar the past DS's. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.173.8.204 (talk • contribs)

I thank you for stopping. However, you're going to need a source for what you're saying about Iwata though, or it's just going to get deleted sooner or later. Not only does it require a source, it's not really even that notable. "Comparable" pricing is still very vague and not that helpful to know... Sergecross73 msg me 20:54, 8 December 2010 (UTC)

Video Chat 2

I added a reference tag to the part about Video Chat. Please do not delete it again. Thank you. 70.44.153.248 (talk) 00:59, 15 December 2010 (UTC)Ethan

First of all, it looks capable of having video chat. The speaker in your video must have made a guess, as all other sources I can see only mention the possibility of it. Second, that's not all you are doing. To be honest, you are doing more harm to the article than good by deleting important parts of it without an explanation. That's all. The Stick Man (talk) 01:51, 15 December 2010 (UTC)

Agreed. Voice chat has not been confirmed by nintendo, so it is not official. However, "Stick Man", you may have better luck getting through to this person if you try to cool down a little bit. (i.e. Don't edit with comments in all CAPS. This person is probably trying to irritate you, and reactions like that show that it's working...and leads to more of it.) Sergecross73 msg me 03:35, 15 December 2010 (UTC)

[Sighs] Yeah, I know. I'm too easily annoyed by these things... The Stick Man (talk) 03:38, 15 December 2010 (UTC)

Well, don't worry about this one too much. This is just one of a number of anonymous ISPs at this article who try to make these unconfirmed changes, but this page gets a lot of traffic and is almost always undone right away. Sergecross73 msg me 03:41, 15 December 2010 (UTC)

Um... it's been confirmed that it's backward compatible with the DSi, the DSl supports Video chat (in Pokémon Black & White), ergo, so does the 3DS... weather the 3DS does it's own, better video chat is another matter though. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 121.98.171.105 (talk) 01:03, 17 December 2010 (UTC)

The 3DS is very likely to have video chat. I'm not denying that. But the thing is, deductive reasoning isn't enough on Wikipedia. As of the typing of this comment, there is no source that absolutely confirms the existence of a video chat feature. Thus, it can't be put into this article... yet.The Stick Man (talk) 01:08, 17 December 2010 (UTC)

Yes, Stick Man is exactly right on this. Sergecross73 msg me 04:56, 17 December 2010 (UTC)

cost

i think the cost of the 3DS i n the USA will be $267.14 —Preceding unsigned comment added by 65.175.242.91 (talk) 23:58, 18 December 2010 (UTC)

OK. This counts as original research, which is frowned upon here. Unless you can show us a reliable source. The Stick Man ^(✆Talk) 00:14, 19 December 2010 (UTC)

i got it from http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20090829104125AAmQ5XT 65.175.242.91 (talk) 00:29, 19 December 2010 (UTC)

Well, first of all, that was one year ago. Exchange rates change. Second of all, just because something is sold for one price in one country, it doesn't mean that in another country, the price would be an exact conversion of the original price. Third, a reliable source did not report this. Sorry. TheStickMan^(✆Talk) 00:37, 19 December 2010 (UTC)

Yeah, it will only be added to wikipedia once it's officially announced by Nintendo. (And at that point, it'll be readily available all over the internet...) Sergecross73 msg me 01:16, 19 December 2010 (UTC)

Looking at history (this is original research, no need to put on article), Nintendo said the Wii will be 25K yen. I turned out to be only $250. same with the DS series. there is strong reason to believe it will be around $250 or less. we can confirm this (or not) after the live stream today. abckookooman 13:37, 19 January 2011 (UTC)

Nintendo 3DS Design

This is NOT the final 3DS design. You will find it if you type in "3DS final design" on google images. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 70.44.153.248 (talk) 03:05, 23 December 2010 (UTC)

And... I find the same design. Source? [TheStickMan]^[✆Talk] 03:10, 23 December 2010 (UTC)

I didn't look at the links, so I'm not sure, but I know a number of people have been upset that the article sometimes uses pictures of the "semi-final" designs instead of the "final design", which I believe is actually done on purpose due to wikipedia's stance on copyrights and images and whatnot. While nintendo has released official images, wikipedia doesn't have the legal rights to use them. So people use personally taken pictures of the 3DS from E3 or other events. But those may not have technically been the final design. So, there's an argument between people, "official" vs. "legal". Or I could be off-base on all this, the ISP's originaly post was rather vague...Sergecross73 msg me 15:22, 23 December 2010 (UTC)

1/19/11 Event

If I remember correctly, Two events take place that day. One in New York, the other in Amsterdam, right? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 75.48.28.234 (talk) 04:59, 28 December 2010 (UTC)

Yeah, there appears to be press conferences on both days. TheStickMan^[✆Talk] 17:26, 28 December 2010 (UTC)

Resolution Name

In the first paragraph of the hardware section, it mentions that the top screen has a resolution of 400x240 per eye, which is correctly identified as WQVGA; the bottom screen, however, is said to be 320x240, which is QVGA but called WQVGA in the article. This ought to be fixed. X Parasite (talk) 19:03, 28 December 2010 (UTC)

Done. Thanks for pointing that out. TheStickMan^[✆Talk] 20:02, 28 December 2010 (UTC)

Popular Science

The Nintendo 3DS was featured in an edition of the Popular Science magazines. I will have to find out which one but that should be included in the see also section.--Michaelzeng7 (talk) 21:50, 29 December 2010 (UTC)

The See Also section is for related articles, not for listing magazines where the article's subject has been featured in. But if there's any info not in the article that is discussed in the magazine, you are welcome to edit the info in with the source. TheStickMan^[✆Talk] 22:02, 29 December 2010 (UTC)

Nintendo 3DS Final Design

Here is the FINAL 3DS design-[[1]] — Preceding unsigned comment added by 70.44.153.248 (talk • contribs) 23:14, 30 December 2010 (UTC)

I might be missing something, but it looks exactly the same as the picture the article already has. This picture's quality, however, is much better. TheStickMan^[✆Talk] 23:23, 30 December 2010 (UTC)

The only difference that I can see is that the color of the analog stick is gray instead of blue. ~SuperHamster Talk Contribs 23:28, 30 December 2010 (UTC)

The only feature you see different about the 3DS final design may only be the anolog stick color, but it IS better than having design number 1 of the 3DS, right? 70.44.153.248 (talk) 23:35, 30 December 2010 (UTC)Ethan

I guess it depends on if it meets wikipedia copyright/legal requirements for pictures. I don't really mess around with all that stuff, but if it gets removed, it'd probably be due to a problem there... Sergecross73 msg me 13:44, 31 December 2010 (UTC)

"The Music Player"

You have Parts of this wrong- like "Music Tunes" - it should be 3ds sound. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 70.44.153.248 (talk) 02:59, 23 December 2010 (UTC)

Source, please. [TheStickMan]^[✆Talk] 03:10, 23 December 2010 (UTC)

The 3DS "Music player" is going to be called 3DS Sound.

70.44.153.248 (talk) 14:40, 28 December 2010 (UTC)Ethan

I can't find that name anywhere. Could you show me? TheStickMan^[✆Talk] 17:26, 28 December 2010 (UTC)

I couldn't show you where I found out the name of 3DS Sound because I translated a Japanese webpage by Nintendo that has a list of Nintendo 3DS features. So you wouldn't understand it anyway. 70.44.153.248 (talk) 23:29, 30 December 2010 (UTC) Ethan

If you translated it from Japanese, then it could only mean this: The translation was not perfect, and the music player came out as "3DS Sound", which you interpreted as the title for the function. I haven't heard about this from anyone else, so I think that this is the case. TheStickMan^[✆Talk] 02:45, 31 December 2010 (UTC)

If the page was translated by a person, I think that would count as original research (WP:OR), and because Nintendo could translate it differently, or change the name altogether, it should be removed until an official name is announced. Sergecross73 msg me 13:44, 31 December 2010 (UTC)

I am still not convinced Nintendo would call it "Music Tunes".

70.44.153.248 (talk) 21:15, 31 December 2010 (UTC)Ethan

I'm guessing that you didn't notice that I saw that you had a point back then and changed "Music Tunes" to "music player", since I didn't see a source for Music Tunes. TheStickMan^[✆Talk] 21:26, 31 December 2010 (UTC)

From what I'm reading here, it doesn't sound like anyone thinks it should be called "Music Tunes", and it's not labeled as such in the article. Unless I'm missing something, it's like everyone's on the same side and the end result is in place? Sergecross73 msg me 00:47, 1 January 2011 (UTC)

... That's right. Yeah. I guess things are settled now. TheStickMan^[✆Talk] 17:04, 1 January 2011 (UTC)

3DS Sound was infact correct, and is actually what I have heard it referenced to since it was originally talked about http://www.andriasang.com/e/blog/2011/01/08/updated_3ds_specs/ I will edit this into the article. Weeman com (talk) 16:33, 8 January 2011 (UTC)

Stickman, I am going to redo my edits regarding the 3DS sound application, as per the link above the 3DS sound application is a sound editing app as well as music playback of tunes that you have loaded onto the SD card inserted to the system. I will also add in the mii plaza streetpass app and the faceshooting app. All the information from andriasang is direct from nintendo.Weeman com (talk) 18:39, 8 January 2011 (UTC)

Oh, yeah. Sorry. I made that edit in a hurry because there were other questionable edits made. TheStickMan^[✆Talk] 18:55, 8 January 2011 (UTC)

Yeah, with all this new info recently released, it might be a little difficult to figure out what exactly is confirmed for a little bit...Sergecross73 msg me 19:38, 8 January 2011 (UTC)

3DS Theif

Just recently, a Chinese worker of Nintendo has smuggled a 3DS off the assembly line, but with no softfware installed, & since, he's uploaded 10 images & 1 YouTube video named "3DS leak" & some more 3DS specs, just a tip —Preceding unsigned comment added by 75.48.28.234 (talk) 13:46, 3 January 2011 (UTC)

The fact that it happened, if covered by a reliable source, could go in the article, but information from it (like the "specs"), wouldn't be official still. (Youtube video uploaded by a random Chinese worker is not a reliable source.) Sergecross73 msg me 13:53, 3 January 2011 (UTC)

It can't go in the article yet, but in case anyone's interested, the stolen 3DS has 96 MB of RAM and a 1300 mAh battery. 71.245.146.125 (talk) 04:01, 6 January 2011 (UTC)

Like what was said above: These specs can't really be trusted. TheStickMan^[✆Talk] 17:56, 6 January 2011 (UTC)

I think if this information cannot be included, as it has been published on sites like kotaku and IGN that the specs like the PICA2000 chipset being used should also be removed from the article as the specs came from an "inside source familiar to the technology". Frankly id believe an image of the hardware sitting showing the most basic of firmware stating 96mb of ram while this so called source said it had 64mb of ram. just some food for thought! Weeman com (talk) 03:55, 8 January 2011 (UTC)

Hey... nice catch. But still, we're waiting for an official confirmation on the specs. A Chinese factory worker telling us the specs does not count as official. But thanks for pointing out that detail in the article. TheStickMan^[✆Talk] 04:06, 8 January 2011 (UTC)

EDIT: Actually, it IS using the PICA200 chipset. However, the source is a bad one. I guess I should still thank you, though. TheStickMan^[✆Talk] 04:09, 8 January 2011 (UTC)

Weeman, the PICA chipset has been confirmed officially by DMP, the makers of the chipset. On the other side of things, the reason that the "3DS leaked by a Chinese worker" has not been confirmed by a such a company or Nintendo. And while Kotaku and IGN have reported on it, all they've done is forwarded the information on. They don't have a 3DS in their hands, verifying "Yes, these specs are true". They're taking info already out on the internet, and saying "Hey guys, check this out. This is what someone else claims is true.". That's why I was saying that while IGN certainly verified the story circulated the internet, they dont' verify any specs/statistics. Sergecross73 msg me 05:09, 8 January 2011 (UTC)

Sergecross yeah i know all that but i thought it was worth it for the discussion tbh, I know DMP confirmed the information and a link to that should be the reference link not the Kotaku article re-reporting on IGN's article about the inside source leak. It was a bit contradictory to the original opinion on why the leak by the chinese worker cannot be used. So the ref should be updated, until then i think the link to kotaku should be deleted. Im trying for consistency here. But at the end of the day, nintendo will never confirm specs. We still dont have concrete information from nintendo on the wii. Weeman com (talk) 15:58, 8 January 2011 (UTC)

Can you really not see the difference between a reliable source like IGN confirming that a company (DMP) officially announced something, and the same source on reporting on a story that a Chinese man may have stolen a 3DS, and taking info from the story they have merely forwarded on? Company announcements are official, information an unidentified man from stolen material, is not. If you or someone wants to use an official press release or something from DMP as a source, I see no problem with that though, go for it. And I'm sorry if this or the Wii doesn't have final specs known, but remember WP:VERIFY. Sergecross73 msg me 16:14, 8 January 2011 (UTC)

I think you misunderstand me, I do see the difference, but the ref link linked to the PICA200 information isnt an article on DMP confirming the use of this tech in the 3DS. The ref link is a link to an inside unnamed source. Im just saying that the reference should be to something commenting on DMP's confirmation of the PICA200 chipset, not the inside unnamed source. And just to let you know, I have been an inside source for a credible website that is linked within this thread before, not on this issue/article, but it is easy to be an inside source whether true or not when its information that they want to publish to get traffic. Weeman com (talk) 16:25, 8 January 2011 (UTC)

Ok i see this has actually been updated since i originally commented from being a link to kotaku and is now a link to eurogamer.Weeman com (talk) 16:27, 8 January 2011 (UTC)

Why would anyone believe a random Chinese worker? He's not Satoru Iwata, who knows everything about it already.70.44.153.248 (talk) 01:50, 11 January 2011 (UTC)Ethan

Silver Lock

I don't understand, this article needs editing and improvements but we can not edit it? I made this account just for this, i am a new user and i was going to improve it but this silver lock doesn't let me.

When will an admin open it? — Preceding unsigned comment added by VGleeok (talk • contribs) 14:56, 4 January 2011 (UTC)

It's because so many "new people" or anonymous editors vandalize the page, or add information that isn't reliable. If there's a change you want to be made, you can mention it from here and other users can add it if it's appropriate. Sergecross73 msg me 15:22, 4 January 2011 (UTC)

On the other hand, if you want to wait and edit the page yourself, the semi-protection expires on February 19. TheStickMan^[✆Talk] 15:30, 4 January 2011 (UTC)

3DS vs DS Series

The 3DS is listed as "Current" under the Production Status column. I believe this should be changed, because the unit may be in production by Nintendo, however they are not being sold in stores as of yet. This may confuse some readers. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 99.250.213.68 (talk) 02:35, 8 January 2011 (UTC)

It shouldn't confuse anybody. "In production" does not mean "in stores", and I'm certain that most readers will realize this. Thanks for your concern, though. TheStickMan^[✆Talk] 03:16, 8 January 2011 (UTC)

For some reason, this does seem to confuse people. It's as if they don't bother to read the "Production Status" label, and just assume "Hey, wait a second, 'Current?' It's not in stores. This is wrong!" However, I think that is the given readers fault for not reading it correctly, I think they you have it, Stick Man, is correct. Sergecross73 msg me 16:35, 8 January 2011 (UTC)

I don't know. I was the one who put "production status" but I just feel off about saying current when it's not even released. Yes, it's being produced, but it's not being produced to satisfy any demand per say just yet. Perhaps if we have "Current (pending release)" or something? --Dorsal Axe 17:26, 8 January 2011 (UTC)

Maybe. Lets see if any other suggestions surface. I was also thinking there could be a "launch date" section just above or below it. That could get crowded if people pack in like every little date for every region though (if they're different, I don't know off the top of my head...) Regardless, it'll only be an issue for a month or two anyways...Sergecross73 msg me 18:30, 8 January 2011 (UTC)

It shouldn't confuse anyone! They should know when it's available or not. Besides, the only other choice is to have it say "discontinued".70.44.153.248 (talk) 01:47, 11 January 2011 (UTC)Ethan

Nintendo 3DS

Did Nintendo ever announce the ability to send messages on the Nintendo 3DS? 70.44.153.248 (talk) 21:47, 8 January 2011 (UTC)Ethan

I don't know. Does PictoChat count? TheStickMan^[✆Talk] 22:55, 8 January 2011 (UTC)

No. I'm talking about the one like on the Wii. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 70.44.153.248 (talk) 02:50, 9 January 2011 (UTC)

No idea. TheStickMan^[✆Talk] 03:56, 9 January 2011 (UTC)

OFFICIAL 3DS WEBSITE

http://www.nintendo.co.jp/3ds/index.html —Preceding unsigned comment added by 70.44.153.248 (talk) 21:50, 8 January 2011 (UTC)

Do you want this as an external link? I guess I'll put it in. TheStickMan^[✆Talk] 22:55, 8 January 2011 (UTC)

Region Locking?

So far, we've only seen three Nintendo 3DS press conferences; with have all announced many new updates! But there's still something missing? Something that I think we all need to know about for the 3DS... yes of course, it's region coding! Nintendo still has not said one word about region coding, but because the new Pokémon Black and White both feature region coding within the cartridge, it's highly possible that all Nintendo 3DS games will only have to be purchased within your region! Who here agrees? - CaptainMario16 (talk) 00:24, 9 January 2011 (UTC)

... If you think region coding should be a part of the article, find some reliable sources and do some editing. I haven't heard much about that, so good luck... TheStickMan^[✆Talk] 01:19, 9 January 2011 (UTC)

As I sort of said already, Nintendo haven’t really sad much about it; or if it's even true or not! But I have a funny feeling that the 3DS will feature region locking, so what I recon we can do, is add some info to the '3DS vs DS' table, considering that we already have info about region coding for previous ds's! What do you think? CaptainMario16 (talk) 09:36, 9 January 2011 (UTC)

Seems pretty pointless in it's current state. It's not known either way for the 3DS, the description "Some" is so vague it's not helpful. (Shouldn't it say software related to DSi features" or something?) and "N/A" is kind of confusing too. Seems like it should say "None" or "Not region locked". Sergecross73 msg me 14:00, 10 January 2011 (UTC)

I understand what you mean about changing the info from "Some Software" to more specific infomation, but I felt that N/A was just fine! CaptainMario16 (talk) 23:15, 10 January 2011 (UTC)

Well, N/A means "Not Applicable", right? I thought it read more like "Region locking is irrelevant" more than "There wasn't region locking. If that makes any sense... Sergecross73 msg me 00:08, 11 January 2011 (UTC)

Who cares if it's region locked or not?70.44.153.248 (talk) 17:12, 21 January 2011 (UTC)Ethan

WP:NOTAFORUM TheStickMan^[✆Talk] 17:56, 21 January 2011 (UTC)

Price?

Does anyone have any idea what the price will be?70.44.153.248 (talk) 13:07, 9 January 2011 (UTC)Ethan

Nope. Sergecross73 msg me 03:29, 9 January 2011 (UTC)

Not a clue. TheStickMan^[✆Talk] 03:56, 9 January 2011 (UTC)

I'm guessing that it would be at around $280-$360! But other then at, I have no clue? CaptainMario16 (talk) 09:38, 9 January 2011 (UTC)

also, whoever wrote this, can they please add 4 ~'s to the chat? That way, we will know who wrote it! CaptainMario16 (talk) 09:46, 9 January 2011 (UTC)

I think it would be $250.00. Here's why- The Wii started out at 25,000 yen in Japan, and was $250.00 in America. Since the 3DS is 25,000 yen in Japan, Wouldn't it too be $250.00?70.44.153.248 (talk) 13:11, 9 January 2011 (UTC)Ethan

Well, that's original research. What you think the price will be may not be accurate. Wait for an official announcement. TheStickMan^[✆Talk] 14:51, 9 January 2011 (UTC)

Yup, definitely wait for an official announcement, not random guesses. Sergecross73 msg me 15:29, 9 January 2011 (UTC)

Wow, he got it right, anyway. It is actually 249.99. --ĈÞЯİŒ 1ооо 02:41, 20 January 2011 (UTC)

WP:NOTAFORUM - (Come on, weren't you just lecturing someone about that mere days ago on this very talk page?) Sergecross73 msg me 03:03, 20 January 2011 (UTC)

I knew Nintendo wouldn't sell it for $300.00. $250.00 sounds like a price they'd put on it.70.44.153.248 (talk) 17:09, 21 January 2011 (UTC)Ethan

WP:NOTAFORUM TheStickMan^[✆Talk] 17:56, 21 January 2011 (UTC)

Nintendo 3DS Camera

How do you know the camera will be able to record video? There's no reference tag to it.70.44.153.248 (talk) 18:06, 9 January 2011 (UTC)Ethan

Unless something new has popped up in the last day or two, we don't, and it should be deleted. (I think it has been deleted, but some restored it.) Sergecross73 msg me 18:21, 9 January 2011 (UTC)

Nintendo confirms 3DS to be region-locked

Like DSi and DSi XL, Nintendo confirms that the 3DS to be region-locked. See source at 3DS Experience. Use this as a reference. Blubbermarble (talk) 10:06, 12 January 2011 (UTC)

Fansites/blogs are not reliable sources. However, the information itself is true, and does seem to be confirmed by reliable sources as well...Sergecross73 msg me 13:36, 12 January 2011 (UTC)

I put the info there yesterday. But thanks anyway. TheStickMan^[✆Talk] 14:45, 12 January 2011 (UTC)

3DS Teardown

The teardown of a test-unit made by a chinese blogger that obtained the stolen console from the factory has revealed that the CPU will be an ARM architecture. Here you can find the photos: http://www.tvgzone.com/thread-4818-1-1.html This is not official information, of course, but can be used as a hint of the real hardware specifications. --87.14.245.136 (talk) 11:45, 14 January 2011 (UTC)

Unidentified Chinese bloggers are not reliable sources, nor are forums. If IGN or some websites covers the story, I guess one could mention that it happened, but they couldn't use any of the specs found as hard fact. Sergecross73 msg me 13:53, 14 January 2011 (UTC)

3DS Region Locking

It says under the 3DS/DS features comparison table that the status of region locking on the 3DS is "Unknown". I can confirm that it is indeed region locked. Here is a source:

http://www.gaj-it.com/29986/nintendo-3ds-to-be-region-locked/

BrainysBluesBand (talk) 17:34, 16 January 2011 (UTC)

It's still a rumor. Nintendo hasn't confirmed it, yet. TheStickMan^[✆Talk] 17:49, 16 January 2011 (UTC)

Yes, you can't "confirm" something with an article that literally admits that the information is still "unconfirmed". I don't mean to be harsh, but did you even read the article you linked to? Sergecross73 msg me 21:33, 16 January 2011 (UTC)

Now Nintendo has confirmed it. --87.8.242.31 (talk) 13:28, 18 January 2011 (UTC)

Applications

There is a list of applications that are included in the 3DS, which are not on the E3 website. If these applications were confirmed on the Japanese website, then there should be a note stating that they are only confirmed for the JP region, right? Also, there should be some clarification on the "Activity Log" preloaded application that was listed on the article. Should I specify or change it to "Pedometer"? abckookooman 15:06, 18 January 2011 (UTC)

I can elaborate my query: The activity log is about "earn coins as you walk". Should I specify that on the article? abckookooman 15:10, 18 January 2011 (UTC)

Honestly, I would wait a day or two. I think the conferences happening on January 19 are going to have a huge blowout on information, and will probably help clarify a lot of things...Sergecross73 msg me 15:53, 18 January 2011 (UTC)

I could only hope so, yet the conference (so far as I know) is about release dates and finalizing prices, not the software. I am waiting in desperation to add whatever Nintendo says in this meeting to the article. Probably Nintendo may not announce the CPU, internal storage and RAM, but if they do, it will shut down (or start more) rumors. abckookooman 17:33, 18 January 2011 (UTC)

Launch Price

$249.99 as of 9:40 —Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.218.20.132 (talk) 14:41, 19 January 2011 (UTC)

9:40 what? --Dorsal Axe 15:24, 19 January 2011 (UTC)

I think he means that was the time that it was announced at, 9:40am. I guess he deemed that important to know too? Sergecross73 msg me 15:29, 19 January 2011 (UTC)

Release Date and Price

Release Date US: March 27, 2011 Price US: $249.99

Release Date UK: March 25, 2011

That is confirmed. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Sleegi (talk • contribs) 15:43, 19 January 2011 (UTC)

It is. TheStickMan^[✆Talk] 15:46, 19 January 2011 (UTC)

Nintendo 3DS

The Nintendo 3DS "face shooting" feature will be called " Face Raiders". And the 3DS shop will be called "Nintendo 3DS eShop". Source:http://www.nintendo3ds.com173.86.55.14 (talk) 17:32, 19 January 2011 (UTC)Ethan