Nintendo’s CEO is being quoted as saying handhelds with a battery life of under 10 hours are “absolutely meaningless,” after his company just announced the 3DS only has a 3 hour battery life.

Nintendo CEO Iwata was previously quoted rubbishing the PSP for having a short battery life:

“For games, it is absolutely meaningless if your console doesn’t have a battery life of 10-20 hours.”

The 3DS has a battery life of “3-5 hours” in normal 3DS games, and a 3.5 hour charge time.

He is however true to his word in another 2004 interview:

“I actually don’t think you can’t use the DS for things other than gaming.

However, to make it do all kinds of things, and to give it all kinds of functionality, you end up pushing up the price, making it bigger, and reducing the battery life – this is a mistake, I think.”






Most notably, Nintendo is saying the device’s batteries will only last for 3-5 hours in normal gameplay (5-8 with DS titles), and take 3.5 hours to recharge. By way of comparison, the PSP is rated at some 4-6 hours.

This, coupled with the various dire warnings about the 3D screen causing blindness and eye cancer in little children, has served to take some of the lustre off the otherwise outstanding hardware on offer.

The 3DS itself is due on the 26th of February, for ¥25,000 – other regions get it slightly later, in March and at about $300.

The (Japanese) release line-up is also attracting opprobrium – only 8 titles are on offer, retailing around the ¥5,000-¥6,000 mark:

only 8 titles for launch date.. :failed:

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OMG SAMURAI WARRIORS :fullofwin:

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you got to custom make that... flip-out tv in the wall...

PSP2

More leaked photos of the "PSP phone"
http://micgadget.com/10742/heres-why...earing-in-ces/

PSP2! Is it me or does it seem like it has touch analog in the middle of it?

u sound like a fanboy.... nintendo will be laughing their asses off to the bank when this thing is officially sold world wide..

8 games on launch date, but you still have the full backward compatibility of all games from the DS....

8 is enough to show the novelty of 3D effect..


the psp was sold for $300 when it came out at launch.. nintendo is also promoting the 3ds as an entertainment portable media that can play movies, much like what sony did...



i probably wouldnt get one until the end of the year, my ds is just enough to keep me entertained for awhile..

there's probably going to be media outcry from parents saying their kids are going blind from playing 3DS 6 hours a day haha

fanboy? i havent bought anything nintendo since the super nintendo.. i just copied and pasted that article to add to this discussion.. i have no intention of buying this POS. douchebag

taken apart
http://www.droidgamers.com/images/st...torn-apart.png

running PS1 emulator
http://www.tomsguide.com/us/Xperia-P...news-9669.html

I'm waiting for news on a supposed PSP2, an actual successor to the PSP...

3DS and PSP2 which is going to be announced soon. will pass the PSP phone myself.

^

Humm looks like there is enough space to squeeze in 2x 32g Sd micro cards. Would be interesting if someone made a 2 into 1 adaptor like the 2sd->1ms pro duo card.
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3DS will ship March 27th..MSRP will be $250. comes in blue or black. Shipment is expected to be really tight like the Wii/PS3 launch. Not a bad price for glasses-free 3D tech gadget IMO

more review on the 'protoype'http://www.engadget.com/2011/01/26/s...phone-preview/

in other news..PSP2 is supposedly to be announced tomorrow...

which one will be more easily hackable? 3DS :)

looks like i wont be getting either one now that PSP2 is official :fullofwin: