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3DS XL announced – here’s everything you need to know

"This morning during its Nintendo Direct presentations, Nintendo announced the 3DS XL, a larger version of its original 3DS hardware. You may have a few questions about it, especially if you already have a 3DS, so we’re going to answer some of the most likely ones below.

What’s all this about a new 3DS then? I just woke up.

Much like the DSi XL was a larger version of the DSi, the 3DS XL is a bigger version of the 3DS. Its top screen is the biggest screen on any Nintendo handheld to date.

Even bigger than the DSi XL screens? Those were big as it was.

Yup, even bigger than that. The top screen is a whopping 4.88 inches and the bottom screen is 4.18 inches. In comparison, the DSi XL screens were “only” 4.2 inches each.

I’d imagine this means the hardware itself will be bigger then.

True, with this increase in screen size naturally comes an increase in hardware size. While the standard 3DS is 134 x 74 x 21mm in size, the 3DS XL is 156 x 93 x 22mm in size. It’s not muc...

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NewMonday4350d ago

that is good news for me, the original was to small for my big hands and bad eyes.

now i just need for my particular kind of games to release.

NukaCola4349d ago

Not having a secondary circle pad is a huge turn off.

CommonSense4349d ago (Edited 4349d ago )

"What about America?

They won’t get it until 18 August. [laughs]

Silly America.

Quite."

just give us the information. don't try to be entertaining. way to make the paq (potentially asked questions) just sorta fizzle out at the end.

iluvps3954349d ago

Are we going to see 6 or 7 different versions of this handheld??? Nintendo's track record says yes so I am holding off on this until the 3DSXL Lite Dual Thumb Pad Deluxe Pro 3 Screen 4D version comes out.

Lucretia4349d ago

yep, we can expect to see atleast 6 more revisions. its been happening since the GBA, and will happen with this. This is the fastest revision nintendo has ever done though.

i can see a Normal version with dual analogs coming next, then shortly after a dual analog XL version. Nintendo loves milking the fanboys of their money

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Rolling the Dice: Do Modern RPGs Miss the Point of Team-Based Play?

It seems it was long time ago. A bunch of friends spending hours on end playing RPG games, sitting around the table with the box of cold pizza. Excited about the story, listening to the Game Master, they were completely engaged in the worlds only visible to them and their imaginations.

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Takwin2650d ago

The GM is the programmer, and in MMOs and co-ops, you can play with others. If you want to ONLY use your imagination for the visuals, read a book.

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Record of Agarest War 2 announced for PS3

Scrawl: "Looks like we know how that new Compile Heart countdown is going to end. The latest issue of Famitsu has confirmed that Agarest Senki 2, known as Record of Agarest War 2 in the US, is Compile Heart’s newest title."

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Godmars2905095d ago

1) Hope they put it on disc this time.
2) Hope this is a positive for Neptune coming over as well.

Demons Souls5095d ago

If so, that's being developed & published by Idea Factory. Compile Heart has nothing to do with it (Thank God for that).

Godmars2905095d ago (Edited 5095d ago )

Thought Compile Heart was one of the companies lending characters.

Was also speaking in general as in regards to a US of Neptune. If these guys are offing a second game, NIS or Atlus, both of whom offer quirkier titles, will put that one out.

@kagon01:
My issue isn't - wholly - with the DL-only option, but the price. The first game should be $30. Maybe $40, and by that I mean $39.99. The only reason its $45 is the 360 disc version which has extras. Nevermind that by all rights its a PS2 game. Something that proabbly could have been done if the devs had the GOW2 engine or tools.

ClownBelt5095d ago

I approve of this god damn message.

Could have gotten my 60 bucks if they just put it on a disc.

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Tripl3seis5095d ago

Another exclusive damnn the ps3 keeps on rollin wit games awesome ;)

Jack-Pyro5095d ago

Is this a half decent SRPG, porn aside, cause if it is, i might just decide to go and buy it for the 360.

Anon73495095d ago

There's no porn just some sexual innuendos but that's it.

Also it is a great game by itself, maybe not graphically but everything else is top tier.

RedDevils5095d ago

so it had some kind of "top tier" porn story jk

ThanatosDMC5095d ago

Yup, it's a decent game. I just hate that a move has to go first before any attack options.

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Bless Online Korean MMORPG Gets Server Merge

This is not the first time that Bless Online receives a server merge in Korea. An announcement was made on the official Korean site.

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Bismarn2685d ago

Bless must be an amazing game to be on all these platforms (according to the tags): iPad iPhone Nintendo DS PC PS Vita PS2 PS3 PS4 PSP Wii Wii U Xbox Xbox 360 Xbox One