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GN Podcast #405

3DS XL - hands-on, unboxing

Jul 27, 2012 by RawmeatCowboy

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Categories: Portables, Media | Tags: 3DS | Rating:

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komicturtle92

27 Jul 2012 20:54

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Soo getting it

Lausebub

27 Jul 2012 21:39

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There's a Giant bomb vidoe up as well. Super funny and entertaining. They got NSMB2 as well.

Barto

27 Jul 2012 22:50

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That blue is nicer than I had imagined.

So long sexy charging cradle

kmc2482

27 Jul 2012 23:26

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1. NOA DID say that US would get AC adapter, 2. that 3rd manual is in ENGLISH, not AMERICAN (face-palm)

Zaakro

27 Jul 2012 23:36

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@kmc2482

I believe he was joking when he was saying in American.

Why did he say he has all 11 of the NES games?

Honoguma

28 Jul 2012 01:12

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The XL's design has grown on me. At first it looked cheap and ugly, but now I kinda want one. I'll wait another 2 years to see if an actual revision is made, by which point then I'll probably get myself one of these.

ridleysaria

28 Jul 2012 06:34

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The blue looks better than I originally thought it would but I'm still going to wait for a different color. Either black or a nice dark green. By then any possible design flaws should be ironed out. My last few launch day Nintendo systems (ds lite, Wii, 3DS) all had problems. Never again. :evil:

devilmaycare34

28 Jul 2012 07:11

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I do not know which design flaws you speak of, I love my 3ds xl, it came on wednesday and the blue is absolutely beautiful. I love the stylus, the new buttons, the screen is so much better. DS games look fine on it. I'm not sure what they could fix. I'm not even that bothered about an extra analogue stick, I've been playing kingdom hearts and the shoulder buttons do their job just fine. I have small hands but still find this bigger size much more comfortable. The original was awkward to hold and make my hands sore after a short time.
You have no excuses but to buy it.

Frank

28 Jul 2012 07:46

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Zaakro wrote:Why did he say he has all 11 of the NES games?

10 ambassador games + Punch Out?

devilmaycare34 wrote:I do not know which design flaws you speak of

I think he means like how early DS lites were prone to the hinge cracking, or losing the ability to lock in place, early Wii units had trouble when dual layer discs came out, and early 3DS consoles had the issue with the screen scratching and very floppy hinges. The 3DS XL fixes a lot of the problems I have with the original model, but it'll take a few weeks or even months to see if there are any problems with the manufacturing process.

ridleysaria

28 Jul 2012 07:49

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devilmaycare34 wrote:I do not know which design flaws you speak of, I love my 3ds xl, it came on wednesday and the blue is absolutely beautiful. I love the stylus, the new buttons, the screen is so much better. DS games look fine on it. I'm not sure what they could fix. I'm not even that bothered about an extra analogue stick, I've been playing kingdom hearts and the shoulder buttons do their job just fine. I have small hands but still find this bigger size much more comfortable. The original was awkward to hold and make my hands sore after a short time.
You have no excuses but to buy it.

I don't know of any design flaws in the XL. But like I said, the last few Nintendo systems I got all had them. They were:

DS Lite: Hinge cracks
Wii: Video card rot (I've sent my Wii back to Nintendo 6-7 times!)
3DS: Bottom screen and circle pad leaves lines on the top screen

So after that lousy track record, I'm expecting something to be wrong with the first batch of XLs. Hopefully not, but waiting for a better color will give them a chance to work out whatever might crop up.