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Nintendo 3DS Preview Day: What We Expect

Karlie's View

by Karlie Yeung - January 17, 2011, 3:34 pm EST

As Neal mentioned, I will be in Amsterdam on Wednesday for this Nintendo 3DS Preview Event/Launch Event. This is very exciting, I'll be flying out from London in the morning and returning in the evening. It's the first time really that there's been a big launch announcement in Europe, usually the press announcements are made following the US Media Summit. I can't remember in recent times a simultaneous Western announcement for a Nintendo product, this just shows us how big the 3DS is expected to be.

Amsterdam is in the Netherlands (dark green)

The conference will take place at 3 p.m. Amsterdam time (GMT+1). This is exactly the same time that the New York event is scheduled to begin. It is likely that Laurent Fischer, Managing Director of Marketing and PR for Nintendo of Europe will be hosting the presentation. Key members of Nintendo UK including David Yarnton, Managing Director are confirmed to be attending. UK television's Jonathan Ross is expected to attend as a celebrity guest speaker.

(1) Laurent Fischer, MD of Marketing and PR, Nintendo of Europe
(2) David Yarnton, Managing Director, Nintendo UK
(3) Jonathan Ross, TV guy who talks funny and has a lot of Twitter followers

Following the presentation is hands-on time with the 3DS, interviews, and developer roundtables. Producers from Konami, Capcom, and Koei Tecmo are confirmed to be leading roundtable presentations. The event will end at around 8 p.m. an hour earlier than New York. At Nintendo World 2011, Yoshinori Ono did a presentation for Super Street Fighter IV 3D, Masahiro Kawada presented Resident Evil: Revelations and Mercenaries (watchable on Nintendo's site), and I expect that these will be repeated in English. The Konami demonstration is likely to be for Pro Evolution Soccer 3D, with Shinji Enomoto and Naoya Hatsumi confirmed for the event. Koei Tecmo are likely to be demonstrating Samurai/Dynasty Warriors Chronicles.

Ono-san's stage presentation

I am of course excited to hear the launch details first-hand, and while I already spent some time with the 3DS, having played it at two events last year, Ocarina of Time was not yet playable, and Nintendogs + Cats was - Cats. I'm curious as to whether cat washing will be possible. 

I will wash you, ginger, whether you like it or not

The Amsterdam event can be streamed live from Nintendo of Europe from 9 a.m. Eastern on Wednesday January 19, 2011.

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Talkback

TJ SpykeJanuary 17, 2011

Glad that Tecmo Koei (hint) will be there. I would love to learn more about Dead or Alive Dimensions.

As for possible launch games, I will probably get Super Street Fighter IV 3D Edition if it's available. As for first party, I don't think and possible launch games will be ones I want (I never got into OOT, I got bored with Nintendods, Steel Diver has gotten universal bad impressions so far, etc. All the Nintendo games I want won't come out until later). I want more info on the handheld Virtual Console, and details about the friend code situation.

AVJanuary 17, 2011

please please have facebook as a built in ap. Please please have skype as built in ap that does voice chat / videochat. Maybe some video aps so I can take 3d video

Kytim89January 17, 2011

Quote from: Mr.

please please have facebook as a built in ap. Please please have skype as built in ap that does voice chat / videochat. Maybe some video aps so I can take 3d video


I would like to have an app that allows pictures such as our avatars to be used as desk top images on the 3DS home page like we do with our computers.

Ryan CannonJanuary 17, 2011

I am totally just throwing something out, and I'm looking for a professional Nintendo opinion, do you think they would ever make a SSB for 3DS?

Fiendlord_TimmayJanuary 17, 2011

Aren't all of the cameras 0.3 megapixels? Good luck taking any quality videos with those.

macatk33January 18, 2011

Quote from: Fiendlord_Timmay

Aren't all of the cameras 0.3 megapixels? Good luck taking any quality videos with those.


The new iTouch has a poor "still" camera, yet it shoots 720p HD video.  Also it is important to note that the screens of the 3DS aren't the exactly huge (TOP SCREEN 3.52 inch widescreen display / 800x240 resolution (400 pixels for each eye during 3D) BOTTOM SCREEN 3.02 inch touchscreen display / 320x240 resolution). So, 400*240= .096 Megapixels, so having two simultaneous cameras at .3 megapixels should be fine; don't know if that is actually how the math works.

I think that Sony showed off a 3d camera at the 2011 CES that brought a $250 price tag without all the awesomeness that the 3ds may entail.

Quote from: Ryan

I am totally just throwing something out, and I'm looking for a professional Nintendo opinion, do you think they would ever make a SSB for 3DS?

I wouldn't call myself a professional, but I think Nintendo would be stupid not to consider this. Though the games play differently, I think if Street Fighter IV does well, we will definitely see a Smash Bros on 3DS. If it doesn't (unlikely in my opinion), then the likelihood goes down, but it goes from 100% to 75%.

Kytim89January 18, 2011

Quote from: NWR_Neal

Quote from: Ryan

I am totally just throwing something out, and I'm looking for a professional Nintendo opinion, do you think they would ever make a SSB for 3DS?

I wouldn't call myself a professional, but I think Nintendo would be stupid not to consider this. Though the games play differently, I think if Street Fighter IV does well, we will definitely see a Smash Bros on 3DS. If it doesn't (unlikely in my opinion), then the likelihood goes down, but it goes from 100% to 75%.


The fighting genre was lacking on the DS and the 3D technology seems to accomodate 2D games better, so a new SSM for 3DS would be very welcome. Let us hope that it is not an N64 port of the original game.  ;)

Shorty McNostrilJanuary 18, 2011

A character hitting the camera lens when it gets smashed off the level will scare the hell out of you.

Quote from: TJ

Glad that Tecmo Koei (hint) will be there. I would love to learn more about Dead or Alive Dimensions.

You're in luck. Yousuke Hayashi of Team Ninja is giving the presentation on Dead or Alive, your guess was better than mine! (Also Koei Tecmo is the Japanese division's name).

TJ SpykeJanuary 18, 2011

Quote from: NWR_Karlie

(Also Koei Tecmo is the Japanese division's name).

Maybe, but every other region has the company named Tecmo Koei. Tecmo Koei is also the name of the worldwide parent company (Tecmo Koei Holdings Co., LTD.)

LittleIrvesJanuary 18, 2011

Thank you, Zach, for tempering my expectations.  Now I can be excited again when something (anything) cool comes out of tomorrow's bonanza. 

KDR_11kJanuary 18, 2011

DoA is losing its launch window advantage this time, SF3D will likely eat its sales alive.

NinGurl69 *hugglesJanuary 18, 2011

My body... is ready.

Prepare your ass.

GoldenPhoenixJanuary 18, 2011

Have to say the game I am most excited about is Pilotwings Resort, I loved the N64 version (never did get around to playing the SNES one). It was a unique and fun flying game that I am excited to see return on the 3DS. Also I'd love to see a new Metroid game, especially if it is 2D. One of my fears is that with the 3DS 2D games will be few and far between like the PSP, that is why I loved NDS it had a good combination of more traditional game designs found in the 16 bit era along with 3D games. The PSP felt like PS2 only shrunk down so you can carry it around.

AVJanuary 18, 2011

PLEASE hulu + ap


( i seriously doubt it )

King of TwitchJanuary 18, 2011

Suit up. It's gonna be LEGENDofzelDARY

ShyGuyJanuary 18, 2011

Steel Diver is boring? I see a a submarine, trailing smoke, DIVING TOWARD A VOLCANO. Your face is boring!

AdrockJanuary 19, 2011

I'm not expecting any earth shattering news. Just a release date and list of launch titles. Doubtful that Nintendo will ever release the specs themselves.

I don't think Super Smash Bros. really works on a handheld. I feel like it'd be hard to follow the action on the small screen. Maybe if the screen was larger and had more dpi, but that would require even more processing power and would kill the battery which isn't all that impressive to begin with.

Quote from: ShyGuy

Steel Diver is boring? I see a a submarine, trailing smoke, DIVING TOWARD A VOLCANO. Your face is boring!

You win this thread.

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