DS day is almost here

Folks, tomorrow is the big day. The day when the 3DS comes out and we can all toss our old DSs aside for this new system. So how big is this menace that is the 3DS? Well, this big.

Nintendo is all set to launch its 3DS this weekend in North America, and the buzz has been huge. GameStop said on its earnings call yesterday that there's been "very strong demand," and today Nintendo has confirmed (via Lazard Capital Markets) that pre-order levels for the handheld at this point are now two times the level Wii saw at the same point before its launch.

Previously, we had heard from across the pond that 3DS pre-order levels were two times the Wii specifically at Amazon U.K. The global demand for Nintendo's new system will likely remain high and supply will be tight.

Folks, this is gonna get worst. Global demand of the 3DS is gonna make the Wii look very wee wee. However, there is also a hidden clause to this

Interestingly, Nintendo recently changed its stance on 3D games, saying, "We’re moving away from any stance that says if you don’t use the 3D functionality you can’t play this game.” We wonder if that will limit the true 3D potential of the handheld.

It's the opposite of the Wii. They're not forcing companies to adopt this gimmick. Very hypocritical.

But on the other hand, you can't spell more hypocritical when you meet this guy from CNN who reviewed the 3DS by calling it "No Match for the iPhone." The post courtesy of GamesRadar

JP Mangalindan, a gamer who says he grew up on Halo, provided the official 3DS review for CNN.com, and although he seems to do a pretty good job reading off the teleprompter, he clearly doesn't know a lot about video games.

Folks. If you want a real opinion, someone who grew up on Halo has more factual opinion than someone who grew up on Super Mario Bros. It's like someone's opinion on movies when it comes to Avatar is better than someone's opinion on movies when it comes to Citizen Kane.

But that's not the only thing he bashes Nintendo on.

Comparing it to the iPad and iPod Touch, Mangalindan said it was "funny to come across the 3DS, which does one thing." Of course, we all know that down the road it will be able to play 3D movies, browse the Internet, and download future upgrades for new features.

Mangalindan also slammed the 3DS for using cartridges, saying that's "something we haven't seen since the last Game Boy, pretty much." Either he's talking about the DSi, which wouldn't be that big of a deal ("Wow, we haven't seen this kind of technology since, well, the thing that's on the market right now"), or he's actually referring to the Game Boy Advance.

Then, he exclaims, "To add insult to injury, it also features a stylus, something we haven't seen since the Palm devices of the early 2000s." We'd like to point out that the entire DS family of systems, on the market from 2004 - 2011, uses a stylus, and has sold 47 million units in the US alone.

This guy has a point. Why bother having a gaming device that plays games, yet will also browse the internet and play movies, when you can have a device that plays games, movies, internet, acts as a cell phone, all without giving you the option to replace your battery with a new one. And he's got a point about Carts. We haven't seen those since the Game Boy of old. The GBA and the DS, don't look like carts to me.

And I also agree. Stylus are so out of style even if the iPod touch screen is not as accurate as the DS's touch screen. But there's one more thing he also added

He finished the review saying, "With the iPhone and iPod Touch, will it sell as well as other Nintendo devices?" That is a good question, except the 3DS has already garnered more than twice the amount of pre-orders as the Nintendo Wii in the UK, and people are waiting in line as much as five days to get one in the US. Doesn't sound like the kind of device where we have to be wondering if it'll sell.

Unfortunately, there's two things I gotta slam this kid on. First off, the iApocalypse is slowly being eclipsed by the 3DSapocalypse. With sales twice as large as the Wii's, it is gonna sell, and that will worry those who hate Nintendo. And finally, there's one more major flaw. He's from CNN. Now if he were from Fox, I would have taken his credibility more seriously.

Finally, more shock towards the 3DS

I bought my Aqua Blue 3DS at launch with ghost recon as my game of choice. Now it has gotten an error message for the second time:( It’s when I have played ghost recon for about ten minutes, the screens go black and the bottom screen says “A problem has occured, hold down the power button and restart the system. Contact your local support center if the problem persist”

Hah. In your face kid. At least I went and got a Jet Black 3DS. So HA HA HA HA HA...

Wait. I just realized something. I didn't get Jet Black. I got Aqua Blue.

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!

Works Cited:
Industrygamers
GamesRadar
Nintendo 3DS Blog