Nintendo 3DS - Aqua Blue

When it has came down to video games in all, no one has ever duplicated the influence, and dynamic gameplay that Nintendo has shown over the years. They have hit it big over 25 years since they came around making the original NES system, and they are hitting it out of the ballpark again. WIth the success around the Nintendo DS since the system came around in 2004, it has really changed the way we play video games on the go, and has shown with a simple touch, we can score big against Bowser in New Super Mario Brothers, we can sharpen our minds in Brain Age, and even more joy with it. Yet when Nintendo came around with the DSi a couple of years ago, it also borrowed some great pages from the Wii, and how we can get original fun all in just a simple video game download. Yet, that incarnation of the DS was actually fun, yet somehow deeply overshadowed. Now, they are about to take on the next dimension, and honestly it is worth the money.The all-new Nintendo 3DS, brings in more fierceness and excitement that we all have loved from the Nintendo DS, into the next dimension. It looks absolutely great, and improves greatly in so many ways from the feel of the Nintendo DSi top to bottom by not just the touch, but the gameplay as well. The system has so many features on it, whether it is playing 3DS games on a AR card, like thehands on game targets, which absolutely looked bold and vivid, as you try to shoot and score against bulls-eyes and a eye-popping dragon. All of that through the vivid eyes on a AR card, or great games like the simple Pilotwings Resort, where you can fly your way to the highest of ranks all in a simple hang glider or rocket pack. It is also really strong in backwards gameplay with the original Nintendo DS era.It also improves greatly in compatability from the DSi, so you can easily transfer those titles you've downloaded from the Nintendo DSi and also store new ones in the system through the e-shop. Whether it is downloading DSi favorites like Art Style: Base 10, or getting the feel of experiencing classic from the original Game Boy era, where you can download classics like Super Mario Land. It handles well in that, and also in music playback. Now, you can include and playback your favorite MP3 music downloads whether it is from Rhapsody or Amazon in a simple SD Card. A really great improvement from the DSi, where you were limited to having music playback only in the AAC format (mostly found in Itunes.) What I also like about it is also the enhanced gameplay with others, even on-the-spot when you duking it out in games like Super Street Fighter IV via streetpass. It really is very exciting.Yet, with all the enhancements that Nintendo has brought into the 3DS, there are a few faults, but minor ones for the system. The main one is really the battery life. It has a bit lower battery life in the system, for every time you need to recharge it. Unlike the Nintendo DS Lite or DSi, you only have a battery life that does last around 8 hours, for every charge you make into it, and a longer charging time too. Which can lead to some gamers wanting to just get a bit frustrated, waiting for it to fully charge for nearly 4 hours, and then take it on the go. But those are very small complaints about the system.Through it all, The Nintendo 3DS is a great buy top to bottom for any die hard Nintendo fan. I had a lot of fun trying it out, and I was absolutely impressed with the gameplay. It really takes on a whole new life, and everything we all love about the Nintendo DS into the next dimension of fun. I really recommend it a whole lot in gameplay & fun. Whether it is in blue or vivid black for your choice, you really do get what your buying in the Nintendo 3DS. If you've loved the original DS over the years, it is time to step into that next level of fun with the Nintendo 3DS and be blown away.Graphics: ASound: AGameplay: A-Control: A-Fun & Enjoyment: ACompatability with DS & DSi: A-Price: B+Overall: A-

The Nintendo 3DS is a marvelous piece of technology that does many things. Here's what I rate each of its features:GAMES: 10 out of 10The games I've tried so far are ASTOUNDING, even with the 3D turned off! They are much better then Nintendo DS games, and I'd even go out and say they are better graphics then the PSP games I've played.3D: 10 out of 10The 3D on this console is AMAZING! It is really 3D, and not some cheap gimmick. I've heard many people complain about the 3D being blurry, but if you hold it center to your face, it looks great! And if that doesn't work for you, turn 3D off. The system is marvelous and has many things on it that look superb even in 2D.3DS CAMERA: 8 out of 10The Nintendo 3DS has 3 cameras. Two of them take 3D pictures, and one takes pictures of the player facing the screen. The cameras are not good quality. I've seen a few cell phones that are better. But you can take 3D PHOTOS! I'd take a almost decent 3D Photo then a average 2D goo photo. I'd give the camera a 4, but the way you can edit photos and see them in 3D makes it an 8.3DS SOUND: 10 out of 10One of my favorite things about the Nintendo 3DS is the 3DS Sound. You can listen to your favorite tunes by putting them on the SD card, or you can fool around and record all sorts of things in 10 second clips. I really like it, and you can close the Nintendo 3DS and put headphones in and the music will still play in them with the system in sleep mode and in your pocket.MII MAKER: 9 out of 10The Mii Maker is just like the Wii's only better! You can make mini people of you or your friends and even use them in games. Unfortunately, the facial, color, and hair features you can choose from is still limited, despite almost doubling the Wii's amount of choices. And making a Mii based off a picture stinks. The Mii looks NOTHING like the person you photographed. Stick to good old fashon "starting from scratch". Some people you make on the Mii turn out well. Some turn out OK. Some turn out horrible. It's not perfect, which is why I give it a 9.FACE RAIDERS: 10 out of 10Face Raiders is COOL! You take a picture of someone and the game puts them in a helmet that you have to shoot at. The helmet enemy even makes the photo open thier mouth, wink, dance, and more! It looks truly cool! You can even take a picture of inanimate objects and put them in the helmet. I took a picture of Captain Falcon's icon on Super Smahs Bros Brawl and took a picture of a treadmill! It is very fun!AR GAMES: 10 out of 10Imagine Mario staning on you bed. With AR cards, you can do that. These cards allow you to see your Mii's, Mario, Samus, Toon Link, Kirby, and Pikmin in real life. You can also take 3D photos of them! There are AR Games too, like Archery, AR Shot, and Fishing. It all so very cool!OTHER THINGS....WI-FI: I've only used it to get Victini on my Pokemon White which is an event and it picked up my internet just fine. I haven't had a problem with it.READING DS GAMES: The system has read my DS games just fine. The only downside is that it either lets you view the games in original DS screen size, or 3DS screen size. I think the original DS screen size is way too small (I've had DS LITE for 2 years and never saw the screens of the original) and the 3DS screen one is stretched to fit the screen. But I've gotten totally used to the 3DS size screen.SD CARD THAT COMES WITH THE SYSTEM: Works brillantly, but I'm going to upgrade because it can't fit my 200+ songs I want to put on my Nintendo 3DS sound.MY PERSONAL RATING OF THE SYSTEM: 30 out of 10This system is beyond my expectations!!!Get a Nintendo 3DS!You won't regret it!