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Nintendo 3DS has weak battery life in 3D mode
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article published on 8 January, 2011
Nintendo has posted the final hardware specs for the 3DS handheld this week, and one glaring issue appears to be the battery life.
In the past, the Nintendo DS line has had very good battery lives, with the original DS lasting 10 to 14 hours, the DS Lite lasting 15 to 19 hours, the DSi lasting 9 to 14, and the large-screened DSi XL lasting 13 to 17 hours.
For the upcoming 3DS, battery ... [ read the full article ]
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8. January 2011 @ 16:59 |
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So playing Wi-Fi games with 3D enabled lets you have only 3 hours of life...
Better have your charger plugged in while playing then.
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Frogfart
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8. January 2011 @ 17:49 |
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I bet that old car chargers won't be compatable and we have to go down the old road of replacing everything.
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KSib
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8. January 2011 @ 18:09 |
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3-5 hours, yikes. Hopefully that's enough for most people
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9. January 2011 @ 00:02 |
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On the run it will be userless which is their main market, unless they can fit a few more power cells into their device then it is going to be the failure that will decrease their market. Leaving the Hardcore Nintendo fans to sit at home and play.
personally i think it needs more development before released to the market.
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osa444
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9. January 2011 @ 00:16 |
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maybe nintendo should try terminator's battery(frpm terminator movies)
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9. January 2011 @ 00:30 |
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This is why we are going to include the cradle, which is a dedicated battery charger
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include the cradle
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elbald90
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9. January 2011 @ 05:53 |
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this is the big problem thats facing all portable hardware manufacturers , as the devices get more powerful they need more power to run its a catch 22 situation
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9. January 2011 @ 08:37 |
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turn 3D off....... and nin shame for not going with a better battery..... button layout or anything worthwhile.... well I guess emulators will be quicker to catch up since 3Ds is DS 1.5 and all....
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Adamantus
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9. January 2011 @ 11:10 |
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It's just more focus on hardware instead of the games that run on it. It's like going to an art gallery where the only thing the visitors and the artists talk about are the frames, paint brushes and paint. I would gladly buy new Psx games if they were as good as 1997 material. All games these days seem to be designed purely to utilise the new expensive hardware.
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9. January 2011 @ 12:26 |
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To stop the decrease of battery life time, just plug the charger in than take battery out? Turn it on and charge at same time with the battery so DS would turn on but after charge ad turned on, take battery out instead of charging and playing at same time because it decreases battery life time...
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9. January 2011 @ 20:55 |
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I'll wait for the inevitable 3DS lite. The revision with all of the bugs and issues ironed out.
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10. January 2011 @ 11:22 |
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i see no point in a 3ds with a sluggish battery like that, Nintendo release a 3ds with better battery life or u will get alot of criticism . i understand the power it requires to power on , hey u made the device now fix it.
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10. January 2011 @ 11:24 |
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Originally posted by 3MUK:
i see no point in a 3ds with a sluggish battery like that, Nintendo release a 3ds with better battery life or u will get alot of criticism . i understand the power it requires to power on , hey u made the device now fix it.
thats what a model 2 is for.....
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10. January 2011 @ 11:37 |
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Originally posted by ZippyDSM:
Originally posted by 3MUK:
i see no point in a 3ds with a sluggish battery like that, Nintendo release a 3ds with better battery life or u will get alot of criticism . i understand the power it requires to power on , hey u made the device now fix it.
thats what a model 2 is for.....
what do u mean model 2
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Adamantus
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10. January 2011 @ 11:39 |
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3.5hrs of gameplay seems quite a lot, it's comparable to a decent laptop, I think it's just less than what people are used to. It seems like the 3d feature probably takes a lot of power and it's always the screen which uses the most on any system.
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10. January 2011 @ 11:40 |
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Originally posted by 3MUK:
Originally posted by ZippyDSM:
Originally posted by 3MUK:
i see no point in a 3ds with a sluggish battery like that, Nintendo release a 3ds with better battery life or u will get alot of criticism . i understand the power it requires to power on , hey u made the device now fix it.
thats what a model 2 is for.....
what do u mean model 2
Sorry I am more use to the NES/SNES/PSX days where a model 2 came out 4 or so years later with some changes to the overall hardware. I meant lite, slim,large whatever they call their model 2,3 and 4's >>
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10. January 2011 @ 12:40 |
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Originally posted by Adamantus:
3.5hrs of gameplay seems quite a lot, it's comparable to a decent laptop, I think it's just less than what people are used to. It seems like the 3d feature probably takes a lot of power and it's always the screen which uses the most on any system.
I thought the motor on the disc drive used more(psp) tha the screen?
/geek
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Gnawnivek
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13. January 2011 @ 10:25 |
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3-5 hours is not good enough... If I'm stuck with jury duties, then I better bring the charger with me, but finding an outlet will be tricky :(
Peace!
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