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[tyrell_123]

I don't get the 3-DS. My friend has one. He connects to the internet fine. I'll ask him for advice with that. But when i played it the 3-d hurt my eyes. Mayeb i wasn't use 2 it but yea it was so weird. Why do people want it please explain to me.Don't stray out of topic please. If you want you can make a topic here about "Why would anyone want a 3DS", otherwise just keep to discussions on the internet on 3DS.

[Auzzie Wingman]

If you mean Internet Browsing/e-shop services, they will arrive later on this month. Or that might just be Japan, and everyone else gets it even later.Basically, the only internet services available on the 3DS right now are multiplayer functions in games.

[DJ Night Force 9]

I have a 3DS too and there is no internet browser until the firmware update Otoko Tsubasa mentioned. I believe it'll be released globally at the end of May (not just in Japan).

[Auzzie Wingman]

A date still hasn't been specified yet. Which is a bother, because I plan to download things from day 1.

[DJ Night Force 9]

A date still hasn't been specified yet. Which is a bother, because I plan to download things from day 1.

Yes, I get the sense that Nintendo rushed this handheld out before it was truly ready (as in all services for it available immediately). On the other hand, for those of us that REALLY wanted one, would we want to wait a few months longer. On the bright side, at least there was a selection of games to play albeit a small one whereby only 1 or 2 ended up being worthwhile (which ones depend entirely on personal taste). You know what though, I wonder if this thing could be made to view YouTube 3D videos. That'd be a nice feature if Nintendo could pull it off.

[Auzzie Wingman]

I believe Nintendo's marketing strategy, or whatever it's called, was to release all the unpopular stuff first (hence somewhat crappy launch releases, but depends purely on taste), so that those companies can get at least something for their efforts. I mean, surely you have seen games on a shelf and said to yourself "Has this thing ever, EVER sold?!"That said, as far as I know, all the 3DS games I've seen would likely have a lot of people buying it (that is, not the mountains of shovels that came with the Wii.)From what I've read (which is mostly speculation), a likely date for eShop is the 28th or the 31st.

[DJ Night Force 9]

3ds dont support adobe flash player...sucks cant watch youtube videos

Nor HTML5 as that could have been a nice alternative to flash. The 3DS is capable of streaming video as seen when you enter the eShop and either watch a trailer or get the designated app for 3DS video. However, the question is whether Nintendo wants to integrate this functionality into the web browser component.

[Mononon]

Nor HTML5 as that could have been a nice alternative to flash. The 3DS is capable of streaming video as seen when you enter the eShop and either watch a trailer or get the designated app for 3DS video. However, the question is whether Nintendo wants to integrate this functionality into the web browser component.

Those videos aren't streamed. They are all downloaded to the SD card. You have to go delete them manually.But it does have Netflix, though I haven't been able to get it to work yet. Apparently a small number of people are having connection troubles with it, and I'm one of them. But the impressions I've seen of it seem to show that it works just fine. Nothing special, what with the horrendous resolution of the 3DS screen (thanks in no small part to the parallax screens, ironically) but passable.