6 Things, Nintendo 3DS To Beat Apple At Their Own Game

Not long ago, Nintendo was the king of the hill, video games area - especially when it comes to handheld gaming. In this magical moment, the Nintendo DS is the latest kid-friendly fun, and even casual games for those not normally find attractive games.

Then came Apple. While some may debate the quality of the games in the App Store bids for the Nintendo DS or Sony PSP, the success of the seemingly endless supply of cheap games for Apple was undeniable. Nintendo even admits that Apple's main rival now.

Enter the Nintendo 3DS, 3D next-generation Nintendo handheld. Can we change the equation and recapture the magic of Nintendo - and, more specifically, call the child - a little worn because of the shiny gadgets like the iPhone and iPad?

The 3DS goes on sale in the U.S. on March 27 and has been on the shelves in Japan for weeks. We have reviewed the system and on CNET, and I've been playing the last six days, with a handful of games for launch.

At GDC this year, Nintendo has delivered a speech literally on the street - and the same day - as Apple iPad two inauguration. focus on the handheld Nintendo games had to take into account the meteoric rise of Apple's App Store. The App Store has redefined the landscape of the pricing game and actually won some of the crowd of casual games from Nintendo. Now that 3DS is to happen, does it help to correct what Nintendo has disappeared?

After a week playing with my feelings are mixed. 3DS technical tricks up its sleeve that nobody has iDevice may still claim - namely, the 3D camera and 3D viewing without glasses - but 3D technology is a discord. Some people prefer their entertainment without a third dimension forced into it. In addition, Nintendo has been the intention of not using 3D as a key element in 3DS games, which makes motion control technology integral least Wii. The system has its advantages, and impressive graphics have improved, but not enough.

If Nintendo 3DS is to respond effectively return the juggernaut of affordable games IOS diverse and offers a convincing alternative, so I think he still has a chance.

A "Wii Sports." Each game system killer application needs, and the Wii has been, without doubt, its packaging, the game Wii Sports has redefined the family and casual games was a show-off piece at a time. Murderer of Nintendo DS "Brain Age might have been: the angle of the self and the generations of Appeal has helped create a broader landscape for 3DS Nintendo games did not have this game on your line. Launch, and he will have to justify your purchase to a wider audience. Pilotwings is a great demonstration of the effects of '3 D 3DS power, but it looks more like a package in a game to share together.

Better battery life. This used to be Nintendo's ace in the hole, but suddenly the tables have turned. Whether a response comes with a large capacity battery future or the next iteration of 3DS, 3 to 5 hours of actual battery life we've seen just does not cut it compared to the life of the battery 10 hour-plus, we used to go out of Nintendo DS. Although the battery life of the iPhone can run fast with frequent games, iPod Touch and IPAD still easily outweigh the 3DS.

Low cost, creative downloadable applications. Remains to be seen what kind of supply and prices of 3DS e-commerce brings, because eShop is not available for 3DS to launch - we have to wait at least May. If we compare the store DSiWare, say that prices are too high compared to the games from the App Store, and the choice was too small. Virtual Console library of the old school Game Boy and Game Gear will appeal and get great games from the App Store from Apple does not offer, but they are cheap. Like it or not, the landscape App Store 99 cents is re-download price expectations of the game.

Much better online gaming. Nintendo was a holiday compared to Sony and Microsoft when it is easy to use online connections, and it must be achieved quickly stifle countless Apple wireless online games. Pass Street, location-based social network 3ds sort of game, has potential, but will need some clear implementation of a killer game seems worth it. We do not know for sure how Nintendo's online approach will really work until May, when the rest of the features of 3DS software will be updated - but it's better than the Wii and DS.

Translate game will feature Augmented Reality for 3DS signature. Nintendo's unique combination of 3D cameras and motion sensors, as well as to make it easier to keep in shape and a second flip-screen, enter the ergonomically perfect design added the game-reality. AR (augmented reality soon) games app built in 3DS, coded cards used to create 3D interactive games that literally jump out from the real world. Archery targets go up desks and bubble dragons out of layers. It 's the magic of limiting the uninitiated, but Nintendo has developed the best methods to develop new games for the AR. While the App Store has really great games, 3D, and even adding a second display, Nintendo possibility of future board unique concepts.、

Find something to sell 3DS.This 3D may seem silly, but listen: In 2011, the 3DS is not just a gadget out there, without 3D glasses. New phones like HTC and LG 3D Ages 3D Optimus already the promise of alternatives, and can only be a matter of time before it spreads to other gadget-free glass, too. Nintendo DS "claim to fame is its dual display, but its success probably had more to do with its touch-screen and wide use of" Touch Generation "games. AR Games could be the answer, but need get materialized after a limited demo based card technology, which is pre-packed in a 3DS.

Right now, I agree with the review of 3DS Jeff Bakalar CNET: great potential, but not all implemented yet. The real concern I have is this: it loses 3DS cross-generational appeal that the Nintendo DS so carefully constructed?