"As for the battery, it is inevitable that Nintendo 3DS will be a device which requires more frequent recharging than Nintendo DS" Iwata said during a recent Q&A session with investors. "This is why we are going to include the cradle, which is a dedicated battery charger. Perhaps we may need to dispatch to our consumers a message, something like, 'Please place your Nintendo 3DS on the cradle as soon as you return home with it'."
That first sentence is the key: it means you won't get the same battery mileage from the 3DS you do from a DS. It's not a surprise, of course; extra horsepower and 3D capabilities will drain a battery faster than a DS game would, and packing one in that could withstand a lot of 3D play would have driven the cost of the handheld to a point Nintendo normally doesn't sell hardware.
Still, it's interesting to see Nintendo take a backwards step on battery life, since it's normally been such a concern for the company's handhelds.
Of course it will not last as long. Their is much more hardware to power, and they are using the same cell battery as the dsi.
ReplyDeleteIndeed, more hardware = more usage.. same batteries will not last as long.
ReplyDeletewhat a crap
ReplyDeletethat sux
ReplyDeleteThat's suck ay. I hate recharging too much.
ReplyDeleteInteresting!
ReplyDeletecool post brah!
ReplyDeletecan't they make a more powerful batteries?
ReplyDeleteor is this another marketing ploy so that user will be force to buy better batteries?
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ReplyDeleteholy crap what a sweet piece of machinery.
ReplyDeleteThats unfortunate, might not get this then.
ReplyDeletegreat post
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ReplyDeleteya it wont last as long. Batteries needs to be able to hold longer.
ReplyDeletehate to recharge
I think the guys in nintendo is kicking themselfs in the but
ReplyDeleteThere were some benefits to using AA batteries. At least you could change them out wherever you happened to be without waiting for it to charge.
ReplyDeleteThey already screwed up their battery life with the last two DS models. I didn't expect a company like Nintendo to become better.
ReplyDeleteIt really was expected. I just hope it won't be to big of a difference.
ReplyDeleteReally nothing you can do with that with all the features that will be on it so I don't mind. I pretty much would only play mine at home anyway so I'm not too concerned.
ReplyDeleteThis is very unfortunate. My play current on the DS drains the battery in no time. I might have to wait for the second or third model and hopefully they fix this.
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ReplyDeleteThere's always a catch. -.-'
ReplyDeleteI'm still not sure what to make of the whole console.
ReplyDelete3D? WITHOUT silly goggles?
I'd still buy it. It looks to be a great system.
ReplyDeleteWould be neat to see a battery pack come out for it, I guess.
ReplyDeleteBoooooooo
ReplyDeleteA shame.
ReplyDeleteidk why companies look past this so often.
ReplyDeletethat´s no problem for me, just buy an extra battery.
ReplyDeletenot all that surprising. 3d shit takes a lot more to power
ReplyDeleteinteresting, never thought about it that way
ReplyDeleteThat was something to expect... you can't have it all.
ReplyDeleteNot really a fan of hand held games, but sucks for people that use them.
ReplyDeleteNot terribly surprised honestly. Can't expect the same battery life when upping the power of the hand-held.
ReplyDeleteer...the new DS has less battery life than the DS lite.
ReplyDeleteso the 3ds having even worse battery life is hardly shocking. that's the trend.
I will not care considering 3ds will rock.
ReplyDeleteAnd battery life goes down unless you use a Mac. Macs suck though.
ReplyDeleteThey managed to get a 3D screen and they can't get to make a better battery?? what a shame
ReplyDeleteI imagined this from the getgo. Its alot of tech to be handling. oh well. A sacrifice hopefully worth it.
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