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I don't think I'll ever understand what you said.]]>May 18th 2010 11:29AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/18/nintendo-trademarks-3ds-3dsplay-and-3dsware-in-japan-begin-sp/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/18/nintendo-trademarks-3ds-3dsplay-and-3dsware-in-japan-begin-sp/May 18th 2010 12:11PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/18/nintendo-trademarks-3ds-3dsplay-and-3dsware-in-japan-begin-sp/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/18/nintendo-trademarks-3ds-3dsplay-and-3dsware-in-japan-begin-sp/May 18th 2010 12:25PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/18/nintendo-trademarks-3ds-3dsplay-and-3dsware-in-japan-begin-sp/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/18/nintendo-trademarks-3ds-3dsplay-and-3dsware-in-japan-begin-sp/May 18th 2010 2:45PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/18/nintendo-trademarks-3ds-3dsplay-and-3dsware-in-japan-begin-sp/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/18/nintendo-trademarks-3ds-3dsplay-and-3dsware-in-japan-begin-sp/Note to self: Don't comment just after waking up.
Does anyone know what I was trying to say?]]>May 18th 2010 3:41PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/18/nintendo-trademarks-3ds-3dsplay-and-3dsware-in-japan-begin-sp/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/18/nintendo-trademarks-3ds-3dsplay-and-3dsware-in-japan-begin-sp/
I won't be comfortable until I know Japanese... which won't be anytime soon...]]>May 18th 2010 5:28PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/18/nintendo-trademarks-3ds-3dsplay-and-3dsware-in-japan-begin-sp/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/18/nintendo-trademarks-3ds-3dsplay-and-3dsware-in-japan-begin-sp/May 18th 2010 11:07AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/18/nintendo-trademarks-3ds-3dsplay-and-3dsware-in-japan-begin-sp/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/18/nintendo-trademarks-3ds-3dsplay-and-3dsware-in-japan-begin-sp/
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It's TRUE! I just got a C&D order!!]]>May 18th 2010 11:27AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/18/nintendo-trademarks-3ds-3dsplay-and-3dsware-in-japan-begin-sp/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/18/nintendo-trademarks-3ds-3dsplay-and-3dsware-in-japan-begin-sp/Man, living in Flatland sucks :(

We never get that stuff here!
]]>May 18th 2010 11:41AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/18/nintendo-trademarks-3ds-3dsplay-and-3dsware-in-japan-begin-sp/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/18/nintendo-trademarks-3ds-3dsplay-and-3dsware-in-japan-begin-sp/May 18th 2010 11:07AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/18/nintendo-trademarks-3ds-3dsplay-and-3dsware-in-japan-begin-sp/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/18/nintendo-trademarks-3ds-3dsplay-and-3dsware-in-japan-begin-sp/May 18th 2010 12:40PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/18/nintendo-trademarks-3ds-3dsplay-and-3dsware-in-japan-begin-sp/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/18/nintendo-trademarks-3ds-3dsplay-and-3dsware-in-japan-begin-sp/ iPhone 3GS....lol Or maybe that's what they want. :p]]>May 18th 2010 11:18AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/18/nintendo-trademarks-3ds-3dsplay-and-3dsware-in-japan-begin-sp/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/18/nintendo-trademarks-3ds-3dsplay-and-3dsware-in-japan-begin-sp/
Perfect...an article that has nothing to do with Apple, not even remotely related, and Apple comes up in the first five comments...

I guess...Welcome to Engadget...?]]>May 18th 2010 2:22PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/18/nintendo-trademarks-3ds-3dsplay-and-3dsware-in-japan-begin-sp/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/18/nintendo-trademarks-3ds-3dsplay-and-3dsware-in-japan-begin-sp/May 18th 2010 2:38PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/18/nintendo-trademarks-3ds-3dsplay-and-3dsware-in-japan-begin-sp/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/18/nintendo-trademarks-3ds-3dsplay-and-3dsware-in-japan-begin-sp/
Yes because Nintendo needs all the help they can get in order to sell devices. They are are doing so badly in the gaming industry right now that their CEO is working 3 jobs to help the company !!! I really hope people will confuse the iPhone and the new DS to help boost Nintendo sales :(

/s (just in case)]]>May 18th 2010 5:18PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/18/nintendo-trademarks-3ds-3dsplay-and-3dsware-in-japan-begin-sp/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/18/nintendo-trademarks-3ds-3dsplay-and-3dsware-in-japan-begin-sp/May 18th 2010 7:26PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/18/nintendo-trademarks-3ds-3dsplay-and-3dsware-in-japan-begin-sp/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/18/nintendo-trademarks-3ds-3dsplay-and-3dsware-in-japan-begin-sp/May 18th 2010 11:20AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/18/nintendo-trademarks-3ds-3dsplay-and-3dsware-in-japan-begin-sp/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/18/nintendo-trademarks-3ds-3dsplay-and-3dsware-in-japan-begin-sp/Personally while I don't mind a touch screen in place of the face buttons, I think smartphones controls are limited in respect for gaming without *shoulder buttons*. For example in the iPhone FPS games I've seen you have to constantly switch between aiming and firing with your thumb.


BTW, it's Windows Phone 7, NOT Windows Mobile (WinMo) 7.]]>May 24th 2010 7:39AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/18/nintendo-trademarks-3ds-3dsplay-and-3dsware-in-japan-begin-sp/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/18/nintendo-trademarks-3ds-3dsplay-and-3dsware-in-japan-begin-sp/
1. Throw out Nintendo WFC and start afresh with a system that borrows liberally from Xbox Live, Playstation Network, Steam and OpenFeint.
2. Include at least 8GB of storage.
3. Make digital downloads the focus... but not in a half-hearted Sony way. Build a system to rival the Apple app store and Android Market, fill it with games, and charge less than $20 for new titles.
4. If you must include non-gaming functionality, again, no half-hearted efforts. Including music playback is pointless if I can't listen to my songs while playing games, and if I have a paltry amount of storage, I ain't going to faff around with memory cards.

I can't wait to see what they announce. I was a launch day adopter for GBA and DS, their new handheld generations are always interesting.]]>May 18th 2010 11:21AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/18/nintendo-trademarks-3ds-3dsplay-and-3dsware-in-japan-begin-sp/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/18/nintendo-trademarks-3ds-3dsplay-and-3dsware-in-japan-begin-sp/
Thank you, you see I have a sort of automagical hyperfocus on things that I don't know about, and research them when I see them. I did not know what OpenFeint was until I read your post. :D Learn something new everyday.]]>May 18th 2010 11:31AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/18/nintendo-trademarks-3ds-3dsplay-and-3dsware-in-japan-begin-sp/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/18/nintendo-trademarks-3ds-3dsplay-and-3dsware-in-japan-begin-sp/
I should, maybe, comment on your list.

1) Agreed, nintendo should start afresh to create a system that is as intuitive as PSNetwork, and social friendly like Xbox Live. Steam, now, has borrowed a lot from those two. In the beginning steam helped inspire them but now they're inspiring steam.

2) 8GBs of storage is actually a tiny bit now days; I think they should include at least 16GBs. That way you can fit a whole gaming catalog in your N3DS.

3) Nintendo has already targeted Apple as it's next opponent and it would be stupid to not modify [or steal] Apple's greatest advantage, the app store. Nonetheless, you're dreaming if you think Nintendo, or any company, that makes video games will charge you less than 20 dollars for new games.

4) That is one of my biggest issues with the PSP. I've got a huge amount of music on my PSP and I want to listen too it while I'm playing video games. Sony has said they cannot do this because Microsoft owns the patent. I'd expect the same answer from Nintendo. The things they can do, they should do. They've already partnered up with opera on the Wii, they should bring Opera Mini to the 3DS. They should be a tiny bit less restrictive to make sure the hackers won't hack because they won't need too, homebrew = app store.

(5) They should upgrade the hardware substantially for 3D gameplay on the 3DS. They should, probably, be rocking a Tegra II. Which will allow them to become a great handheld system with a lot of monstrous power to back it up.]]>May 18th 2010 11:42AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/18/nintendo-trademarks-3ds-3dsplay-and-3dsware-in-japan-begin-sp/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/18/nintendo-trademarks-3ds-3dsplay-and-3dsware-in-japan-begin-sp/May 18th 2010 11:50AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/18/nintendo-trademarks-3ds-3dsplay-and-3dsware-in-japan-begin-sp/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/18/nintendo-trademarks-3ds-3dsplay-and-3dsware-in-japan-begin-sp/May 18th 2010 12:20PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/18/nintendo-trademarks-3ds-3dsplay-and-3dsware-in-japan-begin-sp/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/18/nintendo-trademarks-3ds-3dsplay-and-3dsware-in-japan-begin-sp/May 18th 2010 1:34PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/18/nintendo-trademarks-3ds-3dsplay-and-3dsware-in-japan-begin-sp/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/18/nintendo-trademarks-3ds-3dsplay-and-3dsware-in-japan-begin-sp/
There are lots of games like this on the app store - full featured, visually superior to DS titles, and super affordable.

The devices have their issues as games machines (i.e. that whole lack of physical controls thing) but I haven't noticed them as these games make use of the touch screen and motion controls really well. Steering in Real Racing HD is expecially satisfying.

There are lots of cheap, nugget-sized experiences among the DSiWare titles. I don't see why full 3DS titles - free of expensive cartridges - wouldn't be equally affordable. Having to choose between one DS title and three iPhone/iPad titles right now is a no brainer.]]>May 18th 2010 1:46PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/18/nintendo-trademarks-3ds-3dsplay-and-3dsware-in-japan-begin-sp/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/18/nintendo-trademarks-3ds-3dsplay-and-3dsware-in-japan-begin-sp/
Which was, and wasn't, my point. I mentioned that small games like those on the iPad or in the DSiWare store should continue to be cheap. While big platform titles like the next huge Pokemon game or Metroid game will be more expensive. I wasn't arguing rather it was right or wrong but as long as people are willing to spend mass amounts of money on these games than they will continue to sell at a higher price point.

We're not the majority here; We're a bunch of geeks and nerds that know how to operate a computer and therefore understand why a game shouldn't be priced at such a price point. The majority would rather not know and blindly spend money. By the by, cartridges are not so expensive.

The games you mentioned on the iPad were good examples of games that beat the current DS lineup, but we're talking about the future here. Those games couldn't beat games that are on the PSP because they don't have the graphics power. As you said the games on the iPad make use of the multitouch, but can they fully replace games from the DS or PSP? If a version of God of War or Pokemon had a version made for the iPad do you think the price would remain under $10? I think it would be more along the lines of $25 to $35.]]>May 18th 2010 3:48PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/18/nintendo-trademarks-3ds-3dsplay-and-3dsware-in-japan-begin-sp/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/18/nintendo-trademarks-3ds-3dsplay-and-3dsware-in-japan-begin-sp/
This is a pretty smart move by Nintendo; generate a little buzz without giving to much of their upcoming product(s) away.]]>May 18th 2010 11:28AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/18/nintendo-trademarks-3ds-3dsplay-and-3dsware-in-japan-begin-sp/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/18/nintendo-trademarks-3ds-3dsplay-and-3dsware-in-japan-begin-sp/May 18th 2010 11:42AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/18/nintendo-trademarks-3ds-3dsplay-and-3dsware-in-japan-begin-sp/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/18/nintendo-trademarks-3ds-3dsplay-and-3dsware-in-japan-begin-sp/
http://usa.autodesk.com/adsk/servlet/pc/index?siteID=123112&id=13567410]]>May 18th 2010 11:44AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/18/nintendo-trademarks-3ds-3dsplay-and-3dsware-in-japan-begin-sp/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/18/nintendo-trademarks-3ds-3dsplay-and-3dsware-in-japan-begin-sp/
That's exactly what I was thinking... back in my teenage days I've been using 3DS 4.0 and 3DS Max, and 3DS always been synonymous with 3D Studio.]]>May 18th 2010 12:42PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/18/nintendo-trademarks-3ds-3dsplay-and-3dsware-in-japan-begin-sp/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/18/nintendo-trademarks-3ds-3dsplay-and-3dsware-in-japan-begin-sp/May 18th 2010 1:06PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/18/nintendo-trademarks-3ds-3dsplay-and-3dsware-in-japan-begin-sp/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/18/nintendo-trademarks-3ds-3dsplay-and-3dsware-in-japan-begin-sp/
WiiWare works well for the double "W" sound and it only being 2 syllables. But there is also the Virtual Console. Both of those are contained within the Nintendo Shop Channel.

DSiWare and 3DSWare are horrible names.

Choose one name and stick to it. Nintendo Shop works just fine.]]>May 18th 2010 12:00PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/18/nintendo-trademarks-3ds-3dsplay-and-3dsware-in-japan-begin-sp/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/18/nintendo-trademarks-3ds-3dsplay-and-3dsware-in-japan-begin-sp/
please let this name stick.]]>May 18th 2010 12:47PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/18/nintendo-trademarks-3ds-3dsplay-and-3dsware-in-japan-begin-sp/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/18/nintendo-trademarks-3ds-3dsplay-and-3dsware-in-japan-begin-sp/
Also, about time to reconfirm that 3D DS is real.]]>May 18th 2010 1:06PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/18/nintendo-trademarks-3ds-3dsplay-and-3dsware-in-japan-begin-sp/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/18/nintendo-trademarks-3ds-3dsplay-and-3dsware-in-japan-begin-sp/May 18th 2010 1:09PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/18/nintendo-trademarks-3ds-3dsplay-and-3dsware-in-japan-begin-sp/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/18/nintendo-trademarks-3ds-3dsplay-and-3dsware-in-japan-begin-sp/May 18th 2010 1:33PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/18/nintendo-trademarks-3ds-3dsplay-and-3dsware-in-japan-begin-sp/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/18/nintendo-trademarks-3ds-3dsplay-and-3dsware-in-japan-begin-sp/May 18th 2010 1:50PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/18/nintendo-trademarks-3ds-3dsplay-and-3dsware-in-japan-begin-sp/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/18/nintendo-trademarks-3ds-3dsplay-and-3dsware-in-japan-begin-sp/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/3D_Tetris

This is the one VB game I've always wanted to play.]]>May 24th 2010 7:21AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/18/nintendo-trademarks-3ds-3dsplay-and-3dsware-in-japan-begin-sp/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/18/nintendo-trademarks-3ds-3dsplay-and-3dsware-in-japan-begin-sp/May 18th 2010 2:00PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/18/nintendo-trademarks-3ds-3dsplay-and-3dsware-in-japan-begin-sp/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/18/nintendo-trademarks-3ds-3dsplay-and-3dsware-in-japan-begin-sp/Nintendo did say back in 2006 that the eventual successor to the Wii would support HD. My guess is that will be announced in a year or two. For now they're releasing a successor to the DS.]]>May 24th 2010 7:28AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/18/nintendo-trademarks-3ds-3dsplay-and-3dsware-in-japan-begin-sp/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/18/nintendo-trademarks-3ds-3dsplay-and-3dsware-in-japan-begin-sp/May 18th 2010 2:37PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/18/nintendo-trademarks-3ds-3dsplay-and-3dsware-in-japan-begin-sp/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/18/nintendo-trademarks-3ds-3dsplay-and-3dsware-in-japan-begin-sp/May 18th 2010 3:11PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/18/nintendo-trademarks-3ds-3dsplay-and-3dsware-in-japan-begin-sp/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/18/nintendo-trademarks-3ds-3dsplay-and-3dsware-in-japan-begin-sp/
I just realized.. you could make it
portable-entertainment-nintendo interactive system.

or the P.E.N.I.S

im such a child..]]>May 18th 2010 5:45PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/18/nintendo-trademarks-3ds-3dsplay-and-3dsware-in-japan-begin-sp/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/18/nintendo-trademarks-3ds-3dsplay-and-3dsware-in-japan-begin-sp/May 18th 2010 5:19PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/18/nintendo-trademarks-3ds-3dsplay-and-3dsware-in-japan-begin-sp/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/18/nintendo-trademarks-3ds-3dsplay-and-3dsware-in-japan-begin-sp/May 18th 2010 7:13PM