– No plugin support
– No Flash/PDF support
– Zoom in on JPEG images by tapping and holding
– Save these images to an SD card and view them in the 3DS Camera app
– Browser can display 3D picture data in the MPO format
– Store up to 64 favorites
– Browser can read into your SD card to upload pictures that you’ve taken with the 3DS camera
– Compatible image formats: MPG, GIF, JPEG, PNG, BMP and ICO
– Parental controls
– Free access to Digital Arts’ i-Filter for Nintendo 3DS for more restrictions
– Transfer more than just DSiWare games
– Transfer photo, sound, and Wi-Fi data as well
– DSiWare game/Wi-Fi Connection ID will be removed from your DSi/XL
– Copies of your pictures and sound data stay on both systems
– Need to update to 2.0.002J (Japanese) first
– You also have to download a free transfer app as well
– Can you to transfer certain items or everything at once
– Also free to transfer items from multiple DS/XL systems
– Some DSiWare games can’t be transferred
– Can’t move the data back once it’s on the 3DS
– DSiWare save data and points won’t be transfered
– Save data will be deleted from the original DSi/XL system along with the DSi Ware game
Virtual Console
Mega Man in Dr. Wily’s Revenge (Capcom, Game Boy, 400 Nintendo Points)
Kirby’s Dream Land (Nintendo, Game Boy, 400 NP)
Baseball (Nintendo, Game Boy, 300 NP)
Phantasm (Jaleco, Game Boy, 400 NP)
Downtown Special Kunio-kun no Jidaigeki Dayo Zenin Shuugou! (Arc, Game Boy, 400 NP)
Super Mario Land (Nintendo, Game Boy, 400 NP)
3D Classics
Xevious (Nintendo, 600 NP)
Excitebike (Nintendo, 600 NP, free through 7/31)
Original Games
Mystery P.I Kieta Film (G Mode, 600 NP) – item search detective game, search for a missing movie reel in a theater the day before a major premiere
3D Block Kuzushi (Silverstar Japan, 500 NP) – new take on block kuzushi, 50 stages
La-Mulana will actually be released in Japan first. It’s set for a June 21 release for 1,200 points. Meanwhile, Nicalis has said that release date news for other territories will be shared after E3.
Senran Kagura will be released in Japan on September 22
Goo Research recently conducted a survey, asking Japanese consumers about why they haven’t purchased a 3DS. It should be noted that the participants consisted of 1,110 people, of which only 39.5% were male and 60.5% were female. The top 20 results from the survey can be seen below.
1. Price is high/waiting for a price drop
2. Satisfied by DS/DSi
3. Worried about eye strain
4. Worried about getting sick from the screen
5. Few launch titles
6. Will buy once a game I want is released
7. Satisfied by cell phone and smartphone games
8. Satisfied by PSP
9. The battery is weak
10. It’s heavy and I don’t feel like carrying it with me
11. Can’t play Game Boy Advance games
12. The color I want isn’t available
13. Can’t play Game Boy games
14. I’ll save my money for NGP, thank you very much
15. Waiting for a version with a larger screen
16. Because you can’t move your DSi Points over
17. The buttons layout looks hard to use
18. No Famicom/NES in the Virtual Console
19. The zoom view for DS games is hard on the eyes
20. Waiting until my friend buys it
