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I'm just hoping that Gamestation will follow suit with the price reduction. I'll be pretty peeved if I end up paying £229 when everywhere else is sub £200.

 

Am I not right in thinking that Game and Gamestation are owned by the same company? That being the case I see no reason why they shouldn't reduce their price.

 

Also, is that price for Game online only or in store as well?

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Well since DoA isn't a launch title, I need to get another launch game. Need more than just SF IV and Samurai Warriors -.-

 

I fear I might just get Nintendogs or Rayman just for the sake of it. Hurry up with the April + release schedule alreay.

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Well I feel I have to stick with my Gamestation order, purely because I've got £160 of store credit from trade-in's I did the other week.

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Oooh. I feel an explicable urge to buy this sweet monster on day one but I feel that I shouldn't because I hardly use my DS as it is, and it is so expensive - even if I give my DS and some older games in, it would cost me about £160.

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I don't know if this has been mentioned or brought up already, but there is a potential issue that I have with the 3DS and the positioning of the analogue stick.

 

When playing Metroid Prime: Hunters, I use the stylus in my left hand and the 4 face buttons as the makeshift d-pad. The DS is quite symmetrical and it seems to work fine. However, there could potentially be a problem with 3DS games, if the game uses analogue support, due to their only being one stick on the left hand side.

 

Hmm.

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Aah yes i have also thought this.

 

Hmm indeed.

Us lefties may get a short deal here. :hmm:

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I don't know if this has been mentioned or brought up already, but there is a potential issue that I have with the 3DS and the positioning of the analogue stick.

 

When playing Metroid Prime: Hunters, I use the stylus in my left hand and the 4 face buttons as the makeshift d-pad. The DS is quite symmetrical and it seems to work fine. However, there could potentially be a problem with 3DS games, if the game uses analogue support, due to their only being one stick on the left hand side.

 

Hmm.

 

Yeh.. I thought about that too when it was first unveiled but didn't really make anything of it because I'm right-handed and it won't affect me. It certainly must be a concern for left-handed players, however, or for those of you who prefer different control schemes in games than those which I am likely to adopt :hmm:

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Aah yes i have also thought this.

 

Hmm indeed.

Us lefties may get a short deal here. :hmm:

 

Yeh.. I thought about that too when it was first unveiled but didn't really make anything of it because I'm right-handed and it won't affect me. It certainly must be a concern for left-handed players, however, or for those of you who prefer different control schemes in games than those which I am likely to adopt :hmm:

 

I know the simple solution will be to just use the four-face buttons on the right hand side as a d-pad. But...if there's an analogue stick there, it would be much better and more precise to use that.

 

Saying that, we didn't exactly see a million different shooters on the system. However, the one game that is making me a bit concerned is Kid Icarus, especially the on-rails parts.

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I know the simple solution will be to just use the four-face buttons on the right hand side as a d-pad. But...if there's an analogue stick there, it would be much better and more precise to use that.

 

Saying that, we didn't exactly see a million different shooters on the system. However, the one game that is making me a bit concerned is Kid Icarus, especially the on-rails parts.

 

Yeah that was the game that made me scratch my head and wonder how the lefties would work it.

I read ONM's preview of it and when they said about using the circle pad and stylus at the same time i wasn't amused... :woops:

 

Saying that, for some reason Kid Icarus is the one game i'm just not that excited about. Maybe my opinion will change when i know more about it / when launch for it gets closer.

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I am right-handed and I have no problems using the DS stylus with my left hand. Also, until the Wii came out, I have been steering every single game with my left hand (and still does, by the way) and have never had any problems. So I don't really understand the issue here. Of course it might not feel natural at first but with some practice I guess you'll be as good as any right-handed gamer.

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I am right-handed and I have no problems using the DS stylus with my left hand. Also, until the Wii came out, I have been steering every single game with my left hand (and still does, by the way) and have never had any problems. So I don't really understand the issue here. Of course it might not feel natural at first but with some practice I guess you'll be as good as any right-handed gamer.

 

I think if you asked the majority of right handers to start using their DS stylus with their left hand - they would not like it or want to get used to it.

 

I know for a fact i could never be as good playing Elite Beat Agents with stylus in my right hand as i do in my left. Ever.

 

It doesn't feel natural. But i'm sure there will be a work around some where.

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I know for a fact i could never be as good playing Elite Beat Agents with stylus in my right hand as i do in my left. Ever.

 

..even the thought of playing Elite Beat Agents with my weaker hand is horrifying :shakehead

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Some Famitsu review scores are in! :D

 

nintendogs + cats (3DS) – 10/9/9/10

Super Monkey Ball 3D (3DS) – 9/8/8/7

Ridge Racer 3D (3DS) – 8/8/7/9

Samurai Warriors: Chronicles (3DS) – 9/9/8/8

Super Street Fighter IV 3D (3DS) – 9/8/8/9

PES 2011 3D (3DS) – 8/8/8/8

Professor Layton and the Mask or Miracle (3DS) – 8/8/8/8

Combat of Giants: Dinosaurs 3D (3DS) – 6/6/6/6

Puzzle Bobble 3D (3DS) – 6/6/6/6

 

I have to say, i'm pleasantly surprised with Samurai Warriors. Was a bit unsure on how it would turn out. But liking that score.

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Just for the record the tour times from earlier in the thread have changed now (which is shite as it means I probably cant make it after all as I was going to go today!)

 

http://www.officialnintendomagazine.co.uk/23722/news/nintendo-3ds-uk-tour-dates-confirmed-updated/

 

February 24th - 27th: St Andrew Square, Edinburgh.

- February 24th - 27th: Braehead Shopping Centre, Kings Inch Road, Glasgow.

- March 3rd - 6th: Williamson Square, Liverpool.

- March 3rd - 6th: MetroCentre (Exhibition Square) Gateshead, Newcastle.

- March 10th - 13th: Old Market Square, Nottingham.

- March 10th - 13th: Westfield (South Atrium), London.

- March 17th - 20th: The Forum, Norwich.

- March 18th - 20th March: Ilac Centre, Dublin.

- March 17th - 20th: Lakeside Shopping Centre, Thurrock.

- March 24th - 27th: Westfield (Centre Management Suite), Derby.

- March 25th - 27th: The East Piazza, Covent Garden, City of London, WC2E.

- March 31st - April 3rd: Armada Way Piazza: (City Centre), Plymouth.

- March 31st - April 3rd: WestQuay, Southampton.

- March 31st - April 3rd: The Centre MK, 24 Silbury Arcade, Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire.

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Some Famitsu review scores are in! :D

 

nintendogs + cats (3DS) – 10/9/9/10

Super Monkey Ball 3D (3DS) – 9/8/8/7

Ridge Racer 3D (3DS) – 8/8/7/9

Samurai Warriors: Chronicles (3DS) – 9/9/8/8

Super Street Fighter IV 3D (3DS) – 9/8/8/9

PES 2011 3D (3DS) – 8/8/8/8

Professor Layton and the Mask or Miracle (3DS) – 8/8/8/8

Combat of Giants: Dinosaurs 3D (3DS) – 6/6/6/6

Puzzle Bobble 3D (3DS) – 6/6/6/6

 

I have to say, i'm pleasantly surprised with Samurai Warriors. Was a bit unsure on how it would turn out. But liking that score.

Nice to see, but I don't really regard Famitsu scores in the same as before. I think the Japanese audience seems to have really changed, so I don't really go by their scores anymore. But still a decent indication.

 

Monkey Ball at least seems a pretty decent effort.

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Nice to see, but I don't really regard Famitsu scores in the same as before. I think the Japanese audience seems to have really changed, so I don't really go by their scores anymore. But still a decent indication.

 

Monkey Ball at least seems a pretty decent effort.

 

I'm especially skeptical about the Samurai Warriors: Chronicles score. I expected a high score for it anyway as it's one of those games that's loved in Japan. I think the real telling of what games are good should come a week or so before launch here when the European and US sites/magazines start giving their verdicts.

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Well, sort of good news. Gamestation have just emailed to say their preorder price instore has dropped to £219.99

 

Still not great but at least it's moving in the right direction!

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Well, sort of good news. Gamestation have just emailed to say their preorder price instore has dropped to £219.99

 

Still not great but at least it's moving in the right direction!

 

Hoping GAME follow suit. It's strange though. I haven't been contacted at all by GAME and I put my pre-order in before they gave out their price. Anyone else had this? Just strange as I gave them contact details when I pre-ordered ::shrug:

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