A sign of things to come

The last several posts have been fairly heavy on the 3DS, especially "what's next".  While I have dedicated some serious thought to the 3DS since launch it's never really been in the realm of actually buying it.  With the August price drop and some newly-acquired gift cards, it seemed like the right time to jump back into that discussion and mull/waffle it over against other console options.

I finally took the plunge on Friday and placed an order with Amazon which should hopefully arrive somewhere between Wednesday and Saturday.  I considered not posting anything until I had a week or two of hands-on time, but what fun is that?

Needless to say I'm excited not only for the game line up, but to have a new kind of gaming experience via a handheld.  Catch more details after the jump.




Which One?

Sorry Blue and Red..

Not that the color really matters, any will do.  Though I chose to go with black even though I hear it shows more fingerprints and smudges.  It would be great in a matte finish, but that's probably something to aim for in the next revision and it wasn't important enough to wait on.

Games:

Yes, I bought all the games listed in the 3DS games post; even the pre-order ones..   I'm joking, I didn't actually buy any with the console order and decided to wait and think about it more.

The initial plan was to get Tetris: Axis and the free Legend of Zelda: Four Swords Anniversary Edition.  So I have my retro Zelda action covered, I only have to buy one game right now and I like Tetris.  This seemed like a solid plan, but then I already have Tetris Party on WiiWare so it's not going to kill me to not play it or Axis for awhile.

DoA: Dimensions was another good choice, but I decided to hold off until later.  More or less I know I'm getting 3D Land and MK7 and am trying not to go wild and front-load myself up with tons of games right now.

At this point the new Ocarina of Time 3D seemed like the way to go after watching a number of videos.  I've never played the original and besides wanting to play A Link to the Past, OOT is next in line.  I think the original LOZ was actually the first NES game I played which seemed like a good tradition to keep going.  (one of those Christmas day things where I must have played it for 8 hours)  I was going to pick it up at Best Buy next week, but I might as well just save the tax and order from Amazon.  It may arrive after the 3DS which isn't a big deal.

Can I get a w00t for OOT?

Conclusion:

Not sure there's much to say.  Really looking forward to it even though I'm going to have next to zero time in the next month and I'm happy with the purchases I've made.  Also looking forward to the next firmware patch in November and see what all that brings beyond what they've released.

Feel free to drop any thoughts or comments or your 3DS friend code!  I'll be sure to post mine as soon as I can.