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The Great 3DS Battery Life Test

We know how long the 3DS battery lasts under extreme conditions - but what about with normal play? How does 3D affect the battery life? Find out what we measured inside!

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BK-2015182d ago

Biggest problem is the charger it seems. 4 hours is good enough for me, I don't play that long unless I'm home anyways. Playing it while on the road or air with 3d on would make me want to throw up. I'm still gonna wait for the 3ds lite though.

kingspoonian5182d ago

Yeah, the charger can be a real drag. It's pretty awkward having to sit around for *SO* long to wait for the flipping thing to charge.

wwm0nkey5182d ago

Even though 4 hours is just fine im getting the Black one so that Nyko battery pack will look just fine on it. Hell might as well get it to pump 8 hours.

kingspoonian5182d ago

I kind of wish they did an Aqua Blue version too, tbh.

wwm0nkey5182d ago

They probably will down the line. By then though you can probably just buy a better battery on Ebay or something though.

Chris19425182d ago

Mayne. I'm almost tempted to wait for the inevitable 3DSXL. But I want that 3D goodness now :(

wwm0nkey5181d ago

Just get the Nyko pack or wait a week or month till they release a better battery that you can buy.

You dont really need 10+ hours for a handheld though.

Stealth20k5181d ago (Edited 5181d ago )

the battery isnt that bad. Better than the ios,psp, and ngp battery

And battery technology isnt really evolving enough to think a nintendo upgrade wouldnt be any better than it is now

@ disagrees

What are you disagreeing with? its confirmed the ngp will pretty much use the psp battery. Getting 5 hours playing games is far better

f7897905181d ago (Edited 5181d ago )

Your getting disagrees because the PSP gets about the same battery life in my experience.

It also lasted about 15 hours with the upgraded battery playing gameboy games (cfw!) when there was a week long power outage. It all comes down to what you are playing.

maniac765181d ago

got my 3ds and the charger is a drag when you want to play and charge at the same time cause it seems to just sit on the charger,so its like you gotta hold it tighter then the norm,why couldnt it be like the ds and just be a str8 plug in ffs

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Dragon Quest XI S Surpasses 8.5 Million Copies Sold, Becomes Best-Selling Entry in the Series

Dragon Quest XI S has sold over 8.5 million units worldwide, becoming the best-selling game in the franchise.

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ZeekQuattro2d ago

Nicely done. My favorite entry next to 8/9.

Zeldafan642d ago

My second favorite after 3 and just ahead of 8.

FullmetalRoyale2d ago

When I played this game I was in disbelief that I had somehow not played this franchise. I absolutely adored this game, and have since played two other entries. Been saving the two on 3ds. Next entry is easily a day one purchase.

Michiel19891d 21h ago

I had the same man, the goofy aesthetics always kinda prevented me from trying it, but boy was I wrong.

andy852d ago

Keep 12 turn based for christ sake

andy851d 17h ago

Me too after the comments a few years ago. Hopefully the success of recent ones changed their idiotic thinking

Melankolis2d ago

Good. Prefer 4-7 with DS & PS1 graphic though, modest yet stimulating imagination.

Miraak82 2d ago

Only DQ game i've ever played and one of the best games I've ever played , such a great experience . I wonder if the original ps4 release was included in these sales

RedDevils2d ago

Go play 8 if you like this one.

Miraak82 1d 18h ago

i actually bought DQ8 on ps2 back in the day but mainly for the FF12 demo disc lol . I tried it but there were sooo many rpgs to play at the time that I think I played it for for a little bit before trading it in , maybe if they come out with a remaster/remake I'll try it out again

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7 More 3DS Games That Should Come To The Nintendo Switch 2

Ben from Netto's Game Room looks back at seven more 3DS games that "should really be brought to the Nintendo Switch 2."

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Nintendo 3DS Hidden Gems You Should Check Out

With 1000+ games released for the dynamo handheld, there are more than a handful of games on the Nintendo 3DS that got overlooked.

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ZeekQuattro35d ago

I have Liberation Maidne on my 3DS still. I figured it would of been ported over by now but it never came to be unfortunately.