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Now that the 3DS has been released in Japan, should the TBAs in the spec chart be replaced when they can or should they still be backed up by a verifiable source? I'm worried that some bad specs will be snuck in... TheStickMan [✆Talk] 21:39, 27 February 2011 (UTC)
Is "ifixit" a reliable source? Someone keeps adding specs from that website. I've never heard of it, so I really don't know... Sergecross73 msg me 15:57, 4 March 2011 (UTC)
Okay, lets figure out how to go about this. There's 2 issues it seems. 1) Is "ifixit" a reliable source? (By wikipedia standards, not personal "I read them all the time and they're smart guys!" type arguments.) 2)A user claims that there is a difference between what "ifixit" and some other source he's trying to use.
So basically, are either reliable? Why do they come to difference conclusions? I'm leaning towards thinking that neither are a definitive source for this information, and that it should be back to TBA. However, it should be discussed, so it's not like all the issues that happened with the rumored IGN specs earlier... Sergecross73 msg me 14:12, 18 March 2011 (UTC)
Right now, it says that the E3 2010 design was "almost final but subject to change". Now that there is a final design, I think that if there are any notable differences, they should be mentioned, and if the differences are relatively unimportant, that bit can just be removed. I feel like it should be updated, but I wasn't sure of the actual differences... Sergecross73 msg me 18:09, 3 March 2011 (UTC)
I think really the only difference is that the circle pad was the color of the system at E3, the final design on both systems uses a white circle pad. And I agree this should be mentioned. -Bradford 24.115.88.249 ( talk) 17:49, 6 March 2011 (UTC)
A few days ago, I saw some Tweets about the 3DS having an application on one of the AR cards included with the system that allows you to take a picture of a fruit such as a banana, and it would say how ripe they are. Would this be good information for the article if a reliable source can be found? Capitalistmaniac ( talk) 23:26, 6 March 2011 (UTC)
I feel this needs to be part of the article because it's from a highly influentual tech blogger. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 216.41.248.125 ( talk) 00:38, 7 March 2011 (UTC)
How is this going to help improve the article anyway. Its not like we can just make a whole new section just for some guys opinion. I mean what are we going to do do with it add it to the preloaded applications. I say we ignore this stupid opinion. Joshua Topolski is a gimmick. -Bradford 24.115.88.249 ( talk) 00:16, 13 March 2011 (UTC)
I'm not spouting nonsense. I just don't think its that great for the article. Its nothing to get all worked up about. 24.115.88.249 ( talk) 17:11, 13 March 2011 (UTC) -Bradford
Okay you don't have to treat us like babies. Plus you guys always get worked up over the stupidest things. And you always are getting mad at us with the stupid rules, but many time I have seen on the rules about being nice to other people, and I guess that means your breaking the rules. 24.115.88.249 ( talk) 20:04, 13 March 2011 (UTC) -Bradford
And also just look right at the top of this page, it says be polite. You guys are pretty rude if you ask me. 24.115.88.249 ( talk) 20:11, 13 March 2011 (UTC) -Bradford
If your talking about the time I asked if we can change a picture. That isn't getting worked up. What I meant by getting worked up I mean being rude. And all I did was ask if we could change the picture. And also when you said Two words: Final design. Ring a bell? That was also rude so you broke the rule again. 24.115.88.249 ( talk) 20:41, 13 March 2011 (UTC) -Bradford
All admit you have a point there. How about we drop this fight, and become allies instead of foes. And i'm not being sarcastic I really mean it, these fights are getting old 24.115.88.249 msg me
Oh yeah sorry about that. I'm was trying to make my thing that you have in all of your messages. But I didn't do it right. But I made one now. And it won't take it to your page anymore. 24.115.88.249 Nintendo 3DS —Preceding undated comment added 21:26, 13 March 2011 (UTC).
But i'm not sure if i'm done. 24.115.88.249 ( talk) 21:28, 13 March 2011 (UTC) -Bradford
Ifixit says they know what everything is: The CPU is a "1048 0H ARM" which is already added, what's not mentioned is that, after looking it up, and it is a Version of the ARM11 CPU, from what i've read its one of the recent versions that features:
800MHz to 1 GHz+ in 65G at under 2 mm2 1 to 4 cores in an SMP cluster with ARM11 MPCore™ ARM System IP, Physical IP, and available third party design support ARM926/AHB to ARM11/AXI migration simplified through AMBA® AHB-AXI bridge fabric
Significant performance increase over ARM926EJ-S™ processor in media, OS, and browser performance Smartphone-class web browser software and OS support Basic support for Adobe Flash (Flash Lite) with ARM11 + L2 Flash Player 10.1 support requires ARMv7A (Cortex-A class) Combine ARM1176 with Mali-200 to provide OpenGL ES 2.0 support for rich UI
most of that probably means nothing when it comes to the 3DS, no way will the frequency be that high with no cooling.. not even any kind of heat sink, guessing its about 400MHz and 2 core like the leaked specs but we will have to wait and see... either way my point is at least "ARM 11" should be added.
Anonymous 22:40 7 March 2011 (UTC) —Preceding unsigned comment added by 86.31.112.228 ( talk)
I'ts no surprise its locked again. But why is it locked this time? Is it because of one specific edit. -Bradford 24.115.88.249 ( talk) 17:12, 13 March 2011 (UTC)
Yeah I know. Why do people waste there time to vandalize. I mean people will just undo it. So why would they waste there time. -Bradford 24.115.88.249 ( talk) 17:54, 13 March 2011 (UTC)
I remember a while ago the Wii article use to have a thing that you couldn't change it in till someone checked what you where changing. I think thats what this page needs. -Bradford 24.115.88.249 ( talk) 17:56, 13 March 2011 (UTC)
Oh wait the Wii page still has it, but I still think this article needs that. I think that would be better then it being locked. Is there anyway we can do that. -Bradford 24.115.88.249 ( talk) 18:05, 13 March 2011 (UTC)
I don't understand something about this article. I mean it comes out in the UK too. But its not listed in the infobox. And I'm sure the 3DS comes in many other countries too. But why aren't they listed. 173.86.28.202 ( talk) 16:53, 14 March 2011 (UTC) Greg
Okay thanks stickman 173.86.28.202 ( talk) 17:11, 14 March 2011 (UTC) Greg
I finally got an account, and of course it still won't let me edit the page. But I found out that new members can't edit it either. What do I do to be able to edit it? TheBradford ( talk) 23:29, 14 March 2011 (UTC)
I found out that this is the most pre-ordered console ever in the UK, and I think it should be mentioned in the article. And i have a source: Most pre-ordered system ever in the UK. And I would put it in myself but I'm still not auto confirmed. TheBradford msg Bradford 19:31, 18 March 2011 (UTC)
Yeah I guess your right, it probably isn't the best source. I'll try to find a better one. TheBradford msg Bradford 19:41, 18 March 2011 (UTC)
Okay I found a new source. TheBradford msg Bradford 19:47, 18 March 2011 (UTC)
This should be a much better source http://www.gamespot.com/news/6304525.html User:Crankwhiteyeti —Preceding undated comment added 20:22, 18 March 2011 (UTC).
Just to note that on that blog, there's actually a source as to where he got that information. So it's actually a good source of information, as they take the info from reliable sites. 24.191.118.4 ( talk) 17:48, 20 March 2011 (UTC)
I've read in edit history before that it was unsourced, but I won't take any chances reverting it. Railer-man ( talk) 01:58, 19 March 2011 (UTC)
Considering the 3DS info is TBA, and the DS info doesn't have a source, I feel like it should be deleted. Right now it offers nothing and only clutters a chart that's already getting to be kind of cluttered... Sergecross73 msg me 02:17, 19 March 2011 (UTC)
Someone added it to the article. Is that really appropriate? I've never seen it on another article before, but I don't know any policy either way on that one, so I figured I'd mention it before reverting/deleting... Sergecross73 msg me 21:20, 20 March 2011 (UTC)
Recently, there has been third-party information claiming that the 3DS' 3-D technology can actually help detect certain eye disorders in young children. Is this at all relevant to the "Health risks" section? -- Limxzero ( talk) 04:11, 22 March 2011 (UTC)
Here is the most "direct" as I could find:
-- Limxzero ( talk) 17:49, 24 March 2011 (UTC)
Shouldn't we be keeping up to date with the speculation, reports, reviews, teardowns, and other information that the NIntendo community outside of Wikipedia supplies? Also, some of this article's wording is a little convoluted…I'd work on it myself, but I don't have the time. BCG999 Out. ( talk) 13:46, 22 March 2011 (UTC)
So do you think we should split it into new article? I mean, there are many DS models and this table doesn't really belong to the main article of Nintendo 3DS. Rukario-sama ^ㅈ^ -(...) 07:18, 23 March 2011 (UTC)
I think by default it should be hidden, I'll change if there's no opposition (or someone else can) -- sss333 ( talk) 08:56, 23 March 2011 (UTC)
Something is messed up with the table, I can't edit it. it says "(3ds vs ds series)" when I edit it, and I vaguely remember something about a template. Please help me figure out how to edit it. Thanks. abckookooman 23:06, 29 March 2011 (UTC)
Now, I don't necessarily know what the standards have been for other systems, but how much are we going to list off here? It's going to get far too lengthy and repetitive listing off every week like people are starting to do. How much do we keep? I feel like it should be more along the lines of the Launch numbers, and then whenever this is a Year-to-Date figure. Ones tallied by reliable sources or Nintendo, not editors adding together individual sources, that's obviously WP:OR. Thoughts? Sergecross73 msg me 01:57, 24 March 2011 (UTC)
We've still be debating what specs are/aren't confirmed, and what sources are reliable. Well, I read something interesting today on a 3DS review from Ars Technica: http://arstechnica.com/gaming/news/2011/03/a-beautiful-screen-a-weak-battery-a-door-to-the-future-ars-reviews-the-nintendo-3ds.ars
While other companies trumpet the amount of RAM in their hardware or the power of their CPU, Nintendo is keeping the details of what's in the 3DS under wraps. I contacted people who have taken the system apart, I contacted Nintendo, I poured over press materials, I talked to other writers... the best we have are the unconfirmed reports out of Japan....Throughout the past week I've been in contact with iFixit, and they've been in contact with Chipworks, and no one can answer with any authority the question of how much RAM is in the system, or how the CPU is clocked. They're working on it, but the information is proving to be oddly mysterious.
Since this is a reliable source stating that the information is still no confirmed, I believe this information should be removed from the article. Sergecross73 msg me 16:52, 24 March 2011 (UTC)
{{edit semi-protected}} In the comparison chart, under the Status Indicator Light, it should be noted that the DSi has lights for power, low power, recharge, and wifi. Wifi light is left-most indicator, and flashes when active.
204.155.60.9 ( talk) 17:00, 24 March 2011 (UTC)
Older DSs' displays are actually 18-bit, but using 18-bit colors involve using several BG layers or 3-D. See [1]. There was a demo submitted by forum.gbadev.org,but that is not indexed by google due to robots.txt restrictions. 87.222.27.78 ( talk) 14:25, 26 March 2011 (UTC)
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I uploaded a new image at http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Nintendo3DSAqua.png which is less noisy and higher resolution than the image currently used in the article infobox. Xviila ( talk) 13:43, 27 March 2011 (UTC)
I noticed the article doesn't mention in the features that you can take pictures with the 3DS and then view them back in 3D, I haven't got a wikipedia account so if someone else can add the information as it is a key feature. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 95.149.227.181 ( talk) 14:16, 31 March 2011 (UTC)
Hi, can anybody please add information about the 3D graphics file formats? How can you create a 2D picture from a 3D picture? How can you create a 3D red/green image from a 3DS image? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 194.114.62.71 ( talk) 13:51, 28 March 2011 (UTC)
Hi, I would just like to inform this group that the Nintendo 3DS has 128 MB of RAM for memory courtesy of iFixit and Chipworks' teardown of the 3DS. The link for their post is here: Chipworks, "Nintendo 3DS has 128MB RAM", iFixit, 03/28/2011
I hope that helps with any confusion on the matter, if someone would like to add that figure to the technical specifications on the page other than myself (I work for iFixit and am biased, but this is the verified RAM amount in the device).
Straife ( talk) 00:50, 29 March 2011 (UTC)
Straife ( talk) 01:33, 30 March 2011 (UTC)
←)Well, thanks for the information. Since you took the time to write us about this, I will see if there is someway to incorporate those sources while keeping in check with Wiki's guidelines. « ₣M₣ » 04:29, 30 March 2011 (UTC)
Sorry, but it doesn't appear to meet our guidelines. As a result, we cannot cite Chipworks through IFixit. Personally, I'm not a fan of that huge comparison template being on the articles of individual handheld consoles, but the sources brought up by Interframe are fine. « ₣M₣ » 17:56, 3 April 2011 (UTC)
So the Virtual Console was supposed to be up the day of release... did this happen? I can find no info on it. ▫ JohnnyMrNinja 06:57, 29 March 2011 (UTC)
Are the display measurements (in/mm) the diagonal length, the horz. length, or the vert. length? — Pan· da· mo· ni· a 23:28, 29 March 2011 (UTC)
The 3DS is the first system of the 8th generation, and will be joined by the NGP in the near future. Should a new 8th Gen page be started? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 76.124.16.224 ( talk) 23:49, 29 March 2011 (UTC)
according to http://www.ifixit.com/blog/blog/2011/03/28/nintendo-3ds-has-128mb-ram/
the 3DS has 128 MB of Ram! I think someone should edit the memory section and the 3DS hardware comparisons. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Supermariolinux ( talk • contribs) 10:04, 30 March 2011 (UTC)
I feel that the last paragraph in the street pass section of the article should be moved to a new section about the cradle, information about which is scattered in the article. abckookooman 14:53, 6 March 2011 (UTC)
Speaking of the cradle, is the whole faster download thing mentioned in the spec sheet? It's in Japanese, so I don't know where to find it. TheStickMan [✆Talk] 21:45, 6 April 2011 (UTC)
In the section about the 3DS vs. DS series there is some random person who strangely backed me up (Or at least trying too). But he did not have an account. How did he edit it. He doesn't have an account, and even if he did he only made like 3 edits so he wouldn't qualify. Is this a glitch? TheBradford msg Bradford 20:27, 11 April 2011 (UTC)
HA HA! That was me. I found a way past the lock. But I'm not telling you how I did it. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 173.86.41.63 ( talk) 20:28, 11 April 2011 (UTC)
I just have a question. I know that its a different article, but why, if the page is locked shouldn't the 3DS vs. DS section (Even thought its a different article) be locked. TheBradford msg Bradford 21:06, 12 April 2011 (UTC)
I was thinking of starting the eShop page. Should I or will it just be reverted because there isn't much information on it? TheBradford msg Bradford 17:14, 13 April 2011 (UTC)
The release date and more information will probably be announced soon, so I will wait till then. TheBradford msg Bradford 13:38, 14 April 2011 (UTC)
what a I want to know is if there are parental controls on the 3DS???? (PLEASE HELP) —Preceding unsigned comment added by 74.105.17.215 ( talk) 19:07, 22 April 2011 (UTC)
I think we should have system updates, like the Japanese page does. You know, telling what updates have happened and a little info on what it did...it may help the update paranoid people. >_> <_< >_> —Preceding unsigned comment added by 67.60.20.179 ( talk) 22:30, 22 April 2011 (UTC)
The 3DS does not currently support a messaging system in the style of the Wii Message Board; the short status message remains the only such feature. What's more, I can find no source where Nintendo has stated themselves that a messaging feature is planned for any future system update, period. Why is that in the article based on that flimsy source, which cites nothing itself? 68.40.25.149 ( talk) 19:39, 26 April 2011 (UTC)
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Now that the 3DS has been released in Japan, should the TBAs in the spec chart be replaced when they can or should they still be backed up by a verifiable source? I'm worried that some bad specs will be snuck in... TheStickMan [✆Talk] 21:39, 27 February 2011 (UTC)
Is "ifixit" a reliable source? Someone keeps adding specs from that website. I've never heard of it, so I really don't know... Sergecross73 msg me 15:57, 4 March 2011 (UTC)
Okay, lets figure out how to go about this. There's 2 issues it seems. 1) Is "ifixit" a reliable source? (By wikipedia standards, not personal "I read them all the time and they're smart guys!" type arguments.) 2)A user claims that there is a difference between what "ifixit" and some other source he's trying to use.
So basically, are either reliable? Why do they come to difference conclusions? I'm leaning towards thinking that neither are a definitive source for this information, and that it should be back to TBA. However, it should be discussed, so it's not like all the issues that happened with the rumored IGN specs earlier... Sergecross73 msg me 14:12, 18 March 2011 (UTC)
Right now, it says that the E3 2010 design was "almost final but subject to change". Now that there is a final design, I think that if there are any notable differences, they should be mentioned, and if the differences are relatively unimportant, that bit can just be removed. I feel like it should be updated, but I wasn't sure of the actual differences... Sergecross73 msg me 18:09, 3 March 2011 (UTC)
I think really the only difference is that the circle pad was the color of the system at E3, the final design on both systems uses a white circle pad. And I agree this should be mentioned. -Bradford 24.115.88.249 ( talk) 17:49, 6 March 2011 (UTC)
A few days ago, I saw some Tweets about the 3DS having an application on one of the AR cards included with the system that allows you to take a picture of a fruit such as a banana, and it would say how ripe they are. Would this be good information for the article if a reliable source can be found? Capitalistmaniac ( talk) 23:26, 6 March 2011 (UTC)
I feel this needs to be part of the article because it's from a highly influentual tech blogger. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 216.41.248.125 ( talk) 00:38, 7 March 2011 (UTC)
How is this going to help improve the article anyway. Its not like we can just make a whole new section just for some guys opinion. I mean what are we going to do do with it add it to the preloaded applications. I say we ignore this stupid opinion. Joshua Topolski is a gimmick. -Bradford 24.115.88.249 ( talk) 00:16, 13 March 2011 (UTC)
I'm not spouting nonsense. I just don't think its that great for the article. Its nothing to get all worked up about. 24.115.88.249 ( talk) 17:11, 13 March 2011 (UTC) -Bradford
Okay you don't have to treat us like babies. Plus you guys always get worked up over the stupidest things. And you always are getting mad at us with the stupid rules, but many time I have seen on the rules about being nice to other people, and I guess that means your breaking the rules. 24.115.88.249 ( talk) 20:04, 13 March 2011 (UTC) -Bradford
And also just look right at the top of this page, it says be polite. You guys are pretty rude if you ask me. 24.115.88.249 ( talk) 20:11, 13 March 2011 (UTC) -Bradford
If your talking about the time I asked if we can change a picture. That isn't getting worked up. What I meant by getting worked up I mean being rude. And all I did was ask if we could change the picture. And also when you said Two words: Final design. Ring a bell? That was also rude so you broke the rule again. 24.115.88.249 ( talk) 20:41, 13 March 2011 (UTC) -Bradford
All admit you have a point there. How about we drop this fight, and become allies instead of foes. And i'm not being sarcastic I really mean it, these fights are getting old 24.115.88.249 msg me
Oh yeah sorry about that. I'm was trying to make my thing that you have in all of your messages. But I didn't do it right. But I made one now. And it won't take it to your page anymore. 24.115.88.249 Nintendo 3DS —Preceding undated comment added 21:26, 13 March 2011 (UTC).
But i'm not sure if i'm done. 24.115.88.249 ( talk) 21:28, 13 March 2011 (UTC) -Bradford
Ifixit says they know what everything is: The CPU is a "1048 0H ARM" which is already added, what's not mentioned is that, after looking it up, and it is a Version of the ARM11 CPU, from what i've read its one of the recent versions that features:
800MHz to 1 GHz+ in 65G at under 2 mm2 1 to 4 cores in an SMP cluster with ARM11 MPCore™ ARM System IP, Physical IP, and available third party design support ARM926/AHB to ARM11/AXI migration simplified through AMBA® AHB-AXI bridge fabric
Significant performance increase over ARM926EJ-S™ processor in media, OS, and browser performance Smartphone-class web browser software and OS support Basic support for Adobe Flash (Flash Lite) with ARM11 + L2 Flash Player 10.1 support requires ARMv7A (Cortex-A class) Combine ARM1176 with Mali-200 to provide OpenGL ES 2.0 support for rich UI
most of that probably means nothing when it comes to the 3DS, no way will the frequency be that high with no cooling.. not even any kind of heat sink, guessing its about 400MHz and 2 core like the leaked specs but we will have to wait and see... either way my point is at least "ARM 11" should be added.
Anonymous 22:40 7 March 2011 (UTC) —Preceding unsigned comment added by 86.31.112.228 ( talk)
I'ts no surprise its locked again. But why is it locked this time? Is it because of one specific edit. -Bradford 24.115.88.249 ( talk) 17:12, 13 March 2011 (UTC)
Yeah I know. Why do people waste there time to vandalize. I mean people will just undo it. So why would they waste there time. -Bradford 24.115.88.249 ( talk) 17:54, 13 March 2011 (UTC)
I remember a while ago the Wii article use to have a thing that you couldn't change it in till someone checked what you where changing. I think thats what this page needs. -Bradford 24.115.88.249 ( talk) 17:56, 13 March 2011 (UTC)
Oh wait the Wii page still has it, but I still think this article needs that. I think that would be better then it being locked. Is there anyway we can do that. -Bradford 24.115.88.249 ( talk) 18:05, 13 March 2011 (UTC)
I don't understand something about this article. I mean it comes out in the UK too. But its not listed in the infobox. And I'm sure the 3DS comes in many other countries too. But why aren't they listed. 173.86.28.202 ( talk) 16:53, 14 March 2011 (UTC) Greg
Okay thanks stickman 173.86.28.202 ( talk) 17:11, 14 March 2011 (UTC) Greg
I finally got an account, and of course it still won't let me edit the page. But I found out that new members can't edit it either. What do I do to be able to edit it? TheBradford ( talk) 23:29, 14 March 2011 (UTC)
I found out that this is the most pre-ordered console ever in the UK, and I think it should be mentioned in the article. And i have a source: Most pre-ordered system ever in the UK. And I would put it in myself but I'm still not auto confirmed. TheBradford msg Bradford 19:31, 18 March 2011 (UTC)
Yeah I guess your right, it probably isn't the best source. I'll try to find a better one. TheBradford msg Bradford 19:41, 18 March 2011 (UTC)
Okay I found a new source. TheBradford msg Bradford 19:47, 18 March 2011 (UTC)
This should be a much better source http://www.gamespot.com/news/6304525.html User:Crankwhiteyeti —Preceding undated comment added 20:22, 18 March 2011 (UTC).
Just to note that on that blog, there's actually a source as to where he got that information. So it's actually a good source of information, as they take the info from reliable sites. 24.191.118.4 ( talk) 17:48, 20 March 2011 (UTC)
I've read in edit history before that it was unsourced, but I won't take any chances reverting it. Railer-man ( talk) 01:58, 19 March 2011 (UTC)
Considering the 3DS info is TBA, and the DS info doesn't have a source, I feel like it should be deleted. Right now it offers nothing and only clutters a chart that's already getting to be kind of cluttered... Sergecross73 msg me 02:17, 19 March 2011 (UTC)
Someone added it to the article. Is that really appropriate? I've never seen it on another article before, but I don't know any policy either way on that one, so I figured I'd mention it before reverting/deleting... Sergecross73 msg me 21:20, 20 March 2011 (UTC)
Recently, there has been third-party information claiming that the 3DS' 3-D technology can actually help detect certain eye disorders in young children. Is this at all relevant to the "Health risks" section? -- Limxzero ( talk) 04:11, 22 March 2011 (UTC)
Here is the most "direct" as I could find:
-- Limxzero ( talk) 17:49, 24 March 2011 (UTC)
Shouldn't we be keeping up to date with the speculation, reports, reviews, teardowns, and other information that the NIntendo community outside of Wikipedia supplies? Also, some of this article's wording is a little convoluted…I'd work on it myself, but I don't have the time. BCG999 Out. ( talk) 13:46, 22 March 2011 (UTC)
So do you think we should split it into new article? I mean, there are many DS models and this table doesn't really belong to the main article of Nintendo 3DS. Rukario-sama ^ㅈ^ -(...) 07:18, 23 March 2011 (UTC)
I think by default it should be hidden, I'll change if there's no opposition (or someone else can) -- sss333 ( talk) 08:56, 23 March 2011 (UTC)
Something is messed up with the table, I can't edit it. it says "(3ds vs ds series)" when I edit it, and I vaguely remember something about a template. Please help me figure out how to edit it. Thanks. abckookooman 23:06, 29 March 2011 (UTC)
Now, I don't necessarily know what the standards have been for other systems, but how much are we going to list off here? It's going to get far too lengthy and repetitive listing off every week like people are starting to do. How much do we keep? I feel like it should be more along the lines of the Launch numbers, and then whenever this is a Year-to-Date figure. Ones tallied by reliable sources or Nintendo, not editors adding together individual sources, that's obviously WP:OR. Thoughts? Sergecross73 msg me 01:57, 24 March 2011 (UTC)
We've still be debating what specs are/aren't confirmed, and what sources are reliable. Well, I read something interesting today on a 3DS review from Ars Technica: http://arstechnica.com/gaming/news/2011/03/a-beautiful-screen-a-weak-battery-a-door-to-the-future-ars-reviews-the-nintendo-3ds.ars
While other companies trumpet the amount of RAM in their hardware or the power of their CPU, Nintendo is keeping the details of what's in the 3DS under wraps. I contacted people who have taken the system apart, I contacted Nintendo, I poured over press materials, I talked to other writers... the best we have are the unconfirmed reports out of Japan....Throughout the past week I've been in contact with iFixit, and they've been in contact with Chipworks, and no one can answer with any authority the question of how much RAM is in the system, or how the CPU is clocked. They're working on it, but the information is proving to be oddly mysterious.
Since this is a reliable source stating that the information is still no confirmed, I believe this information should be removed from the article. Sergecross73 msg me 16:52, 24 March 2011 (UTC)
{{edit semi-protected}} In the comparison chart, under the Status Indicator Light, it should be noted that the DSi has lights for power, low power, recharge, and wifi. Wifi light is left-most indicator, and flashes when active.
204.155.60.9 ( talk) 17:00, 24 March 2011 (UTC)
Older DSs' displays are actually 18-bit, but using 18-bit colors involve using several BG layers or 3-D. See [1]. There was a demo submitted by forum.gbadev.org,but that is not indexed by google due to robots.txt restrictions. 87.222.27.78 ( talk) 14:25, 26 March 2011 (UTC)
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I uploaded a new image at http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Nintendo3DSAqua.png which is less noisy and higher resolution than the image currently used in the article infobox. Xviila ( talk) 13:43, 27 March 2011 (UTC)
I noticed the article doesn't mention in the features that you can take pictures with the 3DS and then view them back in 3D, I haven't got a wikipedia account so if someone else can add the information as it is a key feature. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 95.149.227.181 ( talk) 14:16, 31 March 2011 (UTC)
Hi, can anybody please add information about the 3D graphics file formats? How can you create a 2D picture from a 3D picture? How can you create a 3D red/green image from a 3DS image? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 194.114.62.71 ( talk) 13:51, 28 March 2011 (UTC)
Hi, I would just like to inform this group that the Nintendo 3DS has 128 MB of RAM for memory courtesy of iFixit and Chipworks' teardown of the 3DS. The link for their post is here: Chipworks, "Nintendo 3DS has 128MB RAM", iFixit, 03/28/2011
I hope that helps with any confusion on the matter, if someone would like to add that figure to the technical specifications on the page other than myself (I work for iFixit and am biased, but this is the verified RAM amount in the device).
Straife ( talk) 00:50, 29 March 2011 (UTC)
Straife ( talk) 01:33, 30 March 2011 (UTC)
←)Well, thanks for the information. Since you took the time to write us about this, I will see if there is someway to incorporate those sources while keeping in check with Wiki's guidelines. « ₣M₣ » 04:29, 30 March 2011 (UTC)
Sorry, but it doesn't appear to meet our guidelines. As a result, we cannot cite Chipworks through IFixit. Personally, I'm not a fan of that huge comparison template being on the articles of individual handheld consoles, but the sources brought up by Interframe are fine. « ₣M₣ » 17:56, 3 April 2011 (UTC)
So the Virtual Console was supposed to be up the day of release... did this happen? I can find no info on it. ▫ JohnnyMrNinja 06:57, 29 March 2011 (UTC)
Are the display measurements (in/mm) the diagonal length, the horz. length, or the vert. length? — Pan· da· mo· ni· a 23:28, 29 March 2011 (UTC)
The 3DS is the first system of the 8th generation, and will be joined by the NGP in the near future. Should a new 8th Gen page be started? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 76.124.16.224 ( talk) 23:49, 29 March 2011 (UTC)
according to http://www.ifixit.com/blog/blog/2011/03/28/nintendo-3ds-has-128mb-ram/
the 3DS has 128 MB of Ram! I think someone should edit the memory section and the 3DS hardware comparisons. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Supermariolinux ( talk • contribs) 10:04, 30 March 2011 (UTC)
I feel that the last paragraph in the street pass section of the article should be moved to a new section about the cradle, information about which is scattered in the article. abckookooman 14:53, 6 March 2011 (UTC)
Speaking of the cradle, is the whole faster download thing mentioned in the spec sheet? It's in Japanese, so I don't know where to find it. TheStickMan [✆Talk] 21:45, 6 April 2011 (UTC)
In the section about the 3DS vs. DS series there is some random person who strangely backed me up (Or at least trying too). But he did not have an account. How did he edit it. He doesn't have an account, and even if he did he only made like 3 edits so he wouldn't qualify. Is this a glitch? TheBradford msg Bradford 20:27, 11 April 2011 (UTC)
HA HA! That was me. I found a way past the lock. But I'm not telling you how I did it. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 173.86.41.63 ( talk) 20:28, 11 April 2011 (UTC)
I just have a question. I know that its a different article, but why, if the page is locked shouldn't the 3DS vs. DS section (Even thought its a different article) be locked. TheBradford msg Bradford 21:06, 12 April 2011 (UTC)
I was thinking of starting the eShop page. Should I or will it just be reverted because there isn't much information on it? TheBradford msg Bradford 17:14, 13 April 2011 (UTC)
The release date and more information will probably be announced soon, so I will wait till then. TheBradford msg Bradford 13:38, 14 April 2011 (UTC)
what a I want to know is if there are parental controls on the 3DS???? (PLEASE HELP) —Preceding unsigned comment added by 74.105.17.215 ( talk) 19:07, 22 April 2011 (UTC)
I think we should have system updates, like the Japanese page does. You know, telling what updates have happened and a little info on what it did...it may help the update paranoid people. >_> <_< >_> —Preceding unsigned comment added by 67.60.20.179 ( talk) 22:30, 22 April 2011 (UTC)
The 3DS does not currently support a messaging system in the style of the Wii Message Board; the short status message remains the only such feature. What's more, I can find no source where Nintendo has stated themselves that a messaging feature is planned for any future system update, period. Why is that in the article based on that flimsy source, which cites nothing itself? 68.40.25.149 ( talk) 19:39, 26 April 2011 (UTC)