Nintendo 3DS

[MidWalian]

If it's fake, it's a bloody good one.

That metallic red looks nice Hopefully if true, that will come over here.

[shirubagan]

I hope that's real.

[Yiggy]

I deffo saw the MH4 date as Feb somewhere.

[Stanley]

When is Majoras Mask out?

[gizmo1990]

I hope they're well into creating titles that will take advantage of that extra processing power. I know Xenoblades coming but it's a niche title, imo. Just imagine if they could drop the news of a brand new metroid prime in lovely 3dness, along with a screenshot of 2. I'm imagining it and it would be good!

It's not gonna happen is it.

[grounded_dreams]

When is Majoras Mask out?

All we know officially is Spring 2015:

http://www.nintendo.co.uk/News/2014/November/The-Legend-of-Zelda-Majora-s-Mask-3D-descends-on-Nintendo-3DS-in-2015-932880.html

[Stanley]

I really hope it's out in Feb, along with the new machine.

New 3DS XL, Majora's Mask, MH4... gonna be a pricey Valentine's Day for the missus.

[deKay]

That's a US poster, by the way. EU MH4 could still be years away.

[Timbuktu]

The US style date sort of gives it away. And what happened regular new 3DS with the colour buttons and cute faceplates?

[Rikku]

The new XL doesn't have the colour buttons and faceplates, does it?

Shopto have Monster Hunter 4 release date as 20/2/15, didn't realise that it was still TBA as I was just going by that.

[mogawoods]

That's a US poster, by the way. EU MH4 could still be years away.

Seriously though, EU translated demos have already gone out to people who attended certain events in Frankfurt, Paris and London this weekend. We're close.

[jonamok]

So, should I be excited by MH4? Never played a Monster Hunter game, what are they like? I imagine it's sort of Pokemon meets Dragon's Dogma, but no real idea.

[mogawoods]

You definitely shouldn't be excited. You should approach it grudgingly, expecting it to be as generic and mediocre as its title suggests, and you should roll your eyes when, after only ten hours of playing it, your suspicions are confirmed. You should use the words 'slow', 'clunky' and 'archaic' when making your first, disappointed post in the Monster Hunter thread, and you should complain about how the ostensible overworld is in fact nothing more than a series of small outdoor 'rooms' linked by distracting loading screens. You should bemoan the fact that you can't cancel an attack you've started and that by the time your swing lands the monster has moved out of the way. You should then play for a further ten hours and realise that - oh, now I get it - it's one of the best game series ever created.

[deKay]

Tumblr support is back on the N3DS browser. The browser is pretty nippy actually.

Other nice things - OS is snappy, ZL and ZR on the home screen quickly scroll left and right, and SSB demo loads almost instantly

And totally forgot it supported Amiibo. Not that there are any games yet...

[gooner4life]

Really nice bit of hardware, I like the screen size the SNES coloured buttons are amazing, and I love having 4 shoulder buttons and 2 analogs, I prefer the C stick position on the XL though as its below the abxy buttons.

[deKay]

Really nice bit of hardware, I like the screen size the SNES coloured buttons are amazing, and I love having 4 shoulder buttons and 2 analogs, I prefer the C stick position on the XL though as its below the abxy buttons.

Er, what?

[mdn2]

So Xenoblade isn't out on release of the New 3DS, then? Is there a release date for it?

[mogawoods]

Those of you with the ambassador edition, can you confirm if the C-stick/nub is any good for controlling the camera in, say, MH3U? It just occurred to me that the New 3DS XL isn't gonna have a Circle Pad Pro yet and I can't imagine playing MH without a second stick (that new targeting mechanic in 3U was horrible). Fuck.

[Massive Invisible Dog]

Yeah, it works well although I actually end up using the extra shoulder buttons more for moving the camera.

[mogawoods]

I sure hope so. Watching

and it looks rather uncomfortable.

[NEG]

Jesus Christ, let this be real.

Do you see?

Moc-moc-o-moc

[Keyboard Koala]

Sweet G&W theme:

And hey, pssst, NEG:

Sweet lil' Alex Kid (such blasphemy)

[Melon_Bread]

Some bloke on Reddit reckons we are getting a Monster Hunter demo straight after the Nintendo Direct, the 3U demo was certainly out a while before the game as I played it so much I could kill Lagombi before he left the first area.

Come on! I need this.

[Stanley]

Can anyone estimate how much the new XL will cost? I gotta do my sums and work out how much it's all gonna cost.

I've just thought. This thing can handle Xenoblade Chronicles, right. That means ports of Mario Galaxy and Twilight Princess MUST be on the cards. Metroid Prime Trilogy anyone?

[deKay]

I'd be amazed if it's under £199.

[toythatkills]

I'd be amazed if it's under £199.

It'll be €199, so £189, probably.

[Stanley]

Oh bloody hell. I wasn't expecting it in Feb but if it's true I must have one. A machine plus charger and at least a couple of games. It's gonna set me back £300 isn't it?

[Stanley]

Let's just get January out the way first. Also, and I know it's the same console, I'd rather get the official UK release.

[Yiggy]

That AR opening to Bravely Default is utterly fantastic.

[toythatkills]

So anyway, what happened is that you guys convinced me to try Rusty's Real Deal Baseball and now I'm spending my money on baseball themed mini-games while simultaneously feeling terrible because I'm ripping off a virtual dog who could really do with the money to support his family.

THANKS A LOT.