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DJLazer wrote:No, buy a PS Vita, its better, sleek, and has a better line up of games

Try and define "better game" without mentioning graphics, realism and violence

JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:One bit of warning though: should you go trans-Atlantic and planning on buying games there, don't! Unlike previous handheld systems, the 3DS is region-locked like its console cousins. That's why I'm not getting one given my tendency for trans-Atlantic trips.

Well, that's only a problem if you need to buy a game immediately upon seeing it, or if you're going to be out of the country of origin for a really long time.

God Thundercracker wrote:No, the 3DS sucks. First of all, it's region-locked. Second of all, it's library is complete crap. Just another rip-off from the "Big N". Save your money and buy a Vita.

Protip: God Thundercracker just straight-up hates Nintendo, so take that into account when weighing his opinion on the subject.

JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:

DJLazer wrote:No, buy a PS Vita, its better, sleek, and has a better line up of games

Try and define "better game" without mentioning graphics, realism and violence

But...but...graphics, realism, and violence are the only factors in whether a game is good or not! That, and the amount of fanservice. Also the rating. (M = Great, T = Okay, E and lower = boring kiddie crap)

I really hope everyone realizes that was a joke.

As for the 3DS, honestly, there's only a few games I really want for it, and that's not enough to make me want one. On the other hand, I said the same thing about the PSP, and I happily own one now. That said, if you don't own a DS, I would say get a 3DS instead, which should work out better in the long run.

Shadowman wrote:

JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:One bit of warning though: should you go trans-Atlantic and planning on buying games there, don't! Unlike previous handheld systems, the 3DS is region-locked like its console cousins. That's why I'm not getting one given my tendency for trans-Atlantic trips.

Well, that's only a problem if you need to buy a game immediately upon seeing it, or if you're going to be out of the country of origin for a really long time.

Or in my case, coming from Europe and the games you want are only released in the US... I do plan on moving to the US permanently in the next 2 years, and getting a 3DS then.

As for the 3DS, honestly, there's only a few games I really want for it, and that's not enough to make me want one. On the other hand, I said the same thing about the PSP, and I happily own one now. That said, if you don't own a DS, I would say get a 3DS instead, which should work out better in the long run.

Especially since it can play regular DS games, except without the 3D.

I refuse to support Nintendo due to all the bullshit they have pulled with the NA region.

God Thundercracker wrote:I refuse to support Nintendo due to all the bullshit they have pulled with the NA region.

Such as? I seem to recall you somehow mixed up NA and Europe on this exact subject, you thought Europe got all of the game releases and NA got the shaft when in reality it's quite infamously the opposite.

i was quite surprised by the 3ds. i ultimately bought one for ocarina, which kinda stunned me. here i thought i was in for another n64 graphicy system, when it was actually given quite a nice facelift. and yes the 3D is neat, but pretty pointless. i cant keep it on for more than 20 minutes without going all buggy.

when it come down to it, im a nintendo fanboy. but i own pretty much every system. the vita (though being graphicly superior) is almost twice the price, and i just dont see it lasting. the other psp's didnt last very long..

what you should do is look at the game libraries for the pair. make your desicion that way. like i said i own every system, and ive been looking at the vita's games trying to give myself a reason to buy one. but so far theres nothing i cant live without.

shajaki wrote:the other psp's didnt last very long..

What? The PSP lasted just fine, came out in 2005, and they just released it's successor in the past couple months. The DS didn't last much longer than it, either, so I don't know where you're coming from.

shajaki wrote:what you should do is look at the game libraries for the pair. make your desicion that way. like i said i own every system, and ive been looking at the vita's games trying to give myself a reason to buy one. but so far theres nothing i cant live without.

The system hasn't even been in the US for two months, you can't expect a slew of must-have games already. Neither the DS nor the 3DS had anything particularly great at launch either.

Shadowman wrote:

shajaki wrote:the other psp's didnt last very long..

What? The PSP lasted just fine, came out in 2005, and they just released it's successor in the past couple months. The DS didn't last much longer than it, either, so I don't know where you're coming from.

sigh.. now i dont really want to get into a fanboy war since i dont really care one way or another. BUT. i recall a time where psp games simply.. stopped showing up in stores. then my friend said they were primarily downloads or something.. i dunno. but even right now i still see regular DS games on shelves.

shajaki wrote:

Shadowman wrote:

shajaki wrote:the other psp's didnt last very long..

What? The PSP lasted just fine, came out in 2005, and they just released it's successor in the past couple months. The DS didn't last much longer than it, either, so I don't know where you're coming from.

sigh.. now i dont really want to get into a fanboy war since i dont really care one way or another. BUT. i recall a time where psp games simply.. stopped showing up in stores. then my friend said they were primarily downloads or something.. i dunno. but even right now i still see regular DS games on shelves.

I seems to recall PSP games on the shelves last time I was in Gamestop, which was just last week.

I thought about getting a 3DS when they first came out but I have opted to wait for a larger screen version. The current screen is just too small considering that they could have made it the same size as an XL.

I play it when I stop in at the Game Stop though. It seems like a fun system.