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Scrolling through screenshots/viewing videos on your browser, eh? :P

I wouldn't be surprised if they do free DLC of some more retro tracks down the line later this year

And what's the game performance on it like? What's the battery life like when playing a game rendering at 720p 60fps?

Focus on Games & Gameplay I'm probably going to fought with here, but Nintendo's focus and dedication to games and gameplay are core to this generation. They don't advertise their consoles as media devices, they do it as a sole games console (which Sony has shifted to and Microsoft are now shifting to as well). Nintendo's edict is tried and true. They make games that are intended to be fun to play and replayed time and time again. They're not going for the cinematic dross that is now flooding the marketplace. It's all about gameplay. Graphically, they've also gone for a good thing. They have fine tuned their art styles and have got the power of the Wii U to actually make them look spectacular. Plus they have got it to a point where the framerate is locked at 60fps. Something that many PS4 and Xbox One games don't even do. This means the game will hold up in future times very well. It's all about how smooth a game is, not how pretty it looks. I play games to enjoy them, to have fun. To be emotionally challenged by a dark game with a dark story, focused on the narrative more than the gameplay, is not my idea fun and I am glad Nintendo hasn't followed the path the other main developers have gone.

I meant good phones.

Standard 853x480 Yeah, and look how expensive said phones are standalone. The only reason anyone has them is because they get it through contract.

They could just lie, like Sony did with the Vita :p

Affordable? Sure. Functional? I don't think so. Show me a smartphone that runs a graphically intensive game at 60fps rendering at 720p and then I'll accept your premise.

PS3 and 360 very very rarely manage 720p60fps locked. Hell, some Xbox One games *coughTitanFallcough* struggle with it. What on earth makes you think a handheld could do it, be affordable (and not sold at ridiculous loss) and have decent battery life? I would be very, very, surprised if the next Nintendo handheld is higher than 480p on the top screen.

Budget tablets are also not that great at rendering games because they're budget. You get what you pay for.

I'm hoping that they do the release date the same way the Wonderful 101 Direct did, to jam it into people's heads that it's not delayed and coming soon :p

What on earth did you do to it? I put protective sheets on my two standard 3DSs when closed due to fear of them scratching but have nothing on my launch day 3DS XL and my screen is fine.

Countless times. Hell, they were doing it for Pikachu in the upcoming 3DS game: Great Detective Pikachu

XL doesn't do it, nor do standard models made after the start of 2012. That situation has been resolved.

Come on, you can't deny that the OLED screen had problems. You don't have to look far on the Internet to see it.

Actually out this Thursday, April 10th, for £15.99

The OLED screen looked fantastic. It was bright, crisp etc. However, it's negligent to ignore the issues with it. It has splotches, burn-in etc.

480p = 853 x 480 = 409,440 pixels total Vita = 960 × 544 = 522,240 pixels total 720p = 1280 x 720 = 921,600 pixels total The Vita is not "a lot higher" and it's nowhere near HD. It's just, as you said, it has that appearance because of a small screen, which furthers the point that it doesn't have to be HD to succeed or look great.

There's bound to be a reason

Vita is 960 × 544. That's not almost 720p. It's far closer to 480p.

Pic of the day. An insatiable, unidentified extraterrestrial is targeting a certain peaceful town…!

They do They give us high quality, incredibly well crafted, beautiful games on the console. Anything else is just extra. This is gaming.

I have never looked at a 3DS game and thought "The resolution is way too low". Even on the XL, the games on the system are glorious looking.

Animal Crossing City Folk :p

This trademark cropped up as being registered by Nintendo on April 2nd. Colour me intrigued.