{"id":5891,"date":"2011-03-27T12:01:04","date_gmt":"2011-03-27T18:01:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.gamesanityblog.com\/?p=5891"},"modified":"2011-03-27T12:01:04","modified_gmt":"2011-03-27T18:01:04","slug":"boxer-the-unboxer-unboxes-the-nintendo-3ds","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/2011\/03\/27\/boxer-the-unboxer-unboxes-the-nintendo-3ds\/","title":{"rendered":"Boxer the Unboxer ‘Unboxes’ the Nintendo 3DS!"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>Hi, I\u2019m Boxer! I\u2019m a sock puppet puppy, and I love \u2018unboxing\u2019 video games and consoles and seeing what all you get inside! Cary just got back from the store where he just bought a Nintendo 3DS, so we\u2019re going to take a look at everything you get!<\/p>\n

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Okay, here\u2019s what the box looks like from the outside. Can\u2019t wait to see what\u2019s in it!<\/p>\n

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The 3DS has a HUGE instruction manual, and lots of little manuals and quick start guides. There\u2019s also a package full of cards that say \u201cAR Games\u201d on them. The cards have a question block, Mario, Kirby, Link, Pikmin, and Samus on them. But we don\u2019t know what the cards do yet because we just opened the box!<\/p>\n

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Look at me! I\u2019m a cyborg sock puppet puppy! Actually these are the chargers for the device. You set the 3DS in the charging cradle in my mouth (good thing I don\u2019t slobber), and then plug it up with the cord on my head!<\/p>\n

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And here\u2019s what the 3DS looks like. Ooooh, I\u2019m all in 3-D! Actually, Cary hasn\u2019t even turned on the 3DS yet. As soon as he got the plug and cradle out, he started charging it up. It\u2019s always a good idea to do that, because stuff like this doesn\u2019t come out of the box fully charged.<\/p>\n

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Mery moff fee mames mor muh fee ee ess: Mimotmings Mumorf, Mimimmogs min Maffs, mand Mooper Momey Mall Fee Eee Ess. Ptooie! Sorry, couldn\u2019t talk very well there, I had three games in my mouth! Anyway, Cary got three games to play on 3DS. He got Nintendogs + Cats and Pilotwings Resort at Toys R Us because they\u2019re having a buy one 3DS game, get the next half off special this week. And Super Monkey Ball 3DS is a review copy, so expect to see a review of it from Cary soon! Say, I wonder if I could be a Nintendog? Would you play with a sock puppet puppy?<\/p>\n

Anyway, that\u2019s what\u2019s in the 3DS box (well, except for the games I had in my mouth). I\u2019m surprised the box didn\u2019t come with extra styluses, though. So that\u2019s all from me for now. Here\u2019s Cary with his take on the 3DS and what games he\u2019s interested in.<\/p>\n

Cary\u2019s Take on the 3DS<\/strong><\/p>\n

Thanks, Boxer. Yeah, like Boxer said, I haven\u2019t even PLAYED or even turned on my 3DS yet. I stuck it right in the charger so I can have a full charge when starting it up and playing it later this afternoon. I wrote this blog while waiting for it to charge up!<\/p>\n

Honestly, I really can\u2019t get too excited about the 3DS. Mainly because I\u2019ve been blind in my left eye since birth, and I can\u2019t see 3-D effects. I mostly got a 3DS so I can play and review games for it right away, plus there are some games coming out later that I\u2019ll have to have regardless. Luckily you can turn the 3-D effects off in all games, so I\u2019ll still be able to play them.<\/p>\n

But even though I can\u2019t see 3-D effects, that won\u2019t stop me from reviewing games on the 3DS. I might have to have a friend or family member help me with describing how well the 3-D works, though. But I\u2019m not going to let my disability keep me from doing what I want to do. I\u2019m not a quitter and I\u2019m loyal to the end, so I\u2019ll keep on reviewing games as long as I am able to. Now, someday in the distant future when EVERYTHING is in 3-D, I might have to stop, and I\u2019ll be one sad dude then. But until that time comes, I\u2019m going to enjoy playing and reviewing games as much as possible, while I can, when I can.<\/p>\n

But the real reason to buy any games system is for, well, the games of course! So here\u2019s a list of games for the 3DS that I have my one eye on.<\/p>\n

Nintendogs + Cats<\/strong><\/p>\n

This was one of the games I bought at Toys R Us with their \u2018buy one 3DS game, get one half off\u2019 deal they\u2019ve got going on this week. I just have a strange fascination with virtual pet games, I don\u2019t know why. I got the \u201cToy Poodle and Friends\u201d version because one of the starter breeds was Pomeranian, and I wanted that breed so I could name it Missile like the dog from Phoenix Wright and Ghost Trick! Plus, the other breeds I wanted, Golden Retriever and Siberian Husky, were on other carts, so I\u2019ll just have to unlock those. I can\u2019t wait to see how the cats work, though. I wonder if you can get a Russian Blue breed? I used to have a Russian Blue cat, they\u2019re very pretty and smart, too!<\/p>\n

PilotWings Resort<\/strong><\/p>\n

This was the other game I got with the Toys R Us deal. Originally I wasn\u2019t going to get it right away, as it just looks like an extension of the flight game from Wii Sports Resort. But I figured that I would get it with the deal since Nintendo published games usually don\u2019t go down in price. I have special memories playing the SNES Pilotwings game because when I got it for Christmas, I took it to Alabama when visiting relatives and my dad and his brothers sat up and played it till three in the morning for three nights in a row! Never played the N64 version, though.<\/p>\n

Super Monkey Ball 3DS<\/strong><\/p>\n

I got this game to review, so you can expect to see a write-up shortly. Lately, the Super Monkey Ball games haven\u2019t been as good as the two original ones were on the GameCube, so hopefully this one will be better.<\/p>\n

Ridge Racer 3DS<\/strong><\/p>\n

I\u2019ll probably get this eventually, as I do like Ridge Racer games. Hopefully it\u2019ll be better than the DS Ridge Racer, as that one sucked. Which is too bad since it was based on the N64 version, which was actually pretty good.<\/p>\n

Bust-A-Move Universe<\/strong><\/p>\n

I\u2019d rather they call it Puzzle Bobble in the US like they do everywhere else, but it is one of my favorite puzzle games. If I don\u2019t get to review it, I\u2019ll probably just wait until the price goes down before getting it, though.<\/p>\n

Super Street Fighter 4<\/strong><\/p>\n

I probably won\u2019t play this unless I get to review it. Only thing that interests me about this fighter gameplay-wise is they put some of the complicated moves as quick touch buttons on the touch screen. Which is good since I have trouble making them poop out fireballs and such. I imagine most people will be looking forward to seeing their favorite fighters in 3-D.<\/p>\n

Games I Won\u2019t Be Getting<\/strong><\/p>\n

Before we go on to future games I\u2019m keeping tabs on, I thought I\u2019d mention some games on 3DS I WON\u2019T be getting. One is Dead or Alive Dimensions, because I\u2019ve never been a fan of the DOA games. Plus, the only characters I like are Helena because she is an opera singer, and the ninja lady with purple hair. Actually I don\u2019t like any of them because they acted mean to each other in the DOA Volleyball games. Which goes to show you that it doesn\u2019t matter how \u2018hot\u2019 you are on the outside, if you act ugly to others, you\u2019ll be ugly on the inside and out. I also probably won\u2019t get the 3DS versions of Zelda: Ocarina of Time and Star Fox 64, since the main draw of those is 3-D and I won\u2019t be able to see it. And finally, I have no interest in Kid Icarus: Uprising. Never liked Kid Icarus. Sorry fans, but the NES game sucked.<\/p>\n

Cartoon Network: Punch Time Explosion<\/strong><\/p>\n

OK, now back to some games I might get later on. Actually I probably won\u2019t get this one, but I do like the fact that it\u2019ll have characters from when Cartoon Network didn\u2019t suck, like Samurai Jack, Dexter, etc. If it has characters from Foster\u2019s Home for Imaginary Friends, I might be sold on it, though.<\/p>\n

Pac-Man and Galaga Dimensions<\/strong><\/p>\n

But I\u2019ll definitely get this one! Anything with Pac-Man you know I\u2019ll buy, even if it\u2019s crap. Luckily, I hear the Pac-Man game doesn\u2019t rely on 3-D as much as the Galaga update does, which is good since I\u2019m more interested in Pac-Man anyway.<\/p>\n

Upcoming Mario Games<\/strong><\/p>\n

Even though not much is known about it, Super Mario 3DS looks like it\u2019ll be a neat 3-D platformer. Same goes with Mario Kart 3DS. And I\u2019m sure Paper Mario 3DS will be a fine entry in the RPG series.<\/p>\n

Cooking Mama 4<\/strong><\/p>\n

Actually I didn\u2019t know about this until the guy at GameStop showed me a flyer with upcoming games. I wonder how crazy Mama will look in 3-D?<\/p>\n

DSiWare and VC<\/strong><\/p>\n

In a few months, I hear they\u2019ll put Game Boy games on Virtual Console on the 3DS. I hear Zelda: Link\u2019s Awakening will be one of them, and that\u2019ll be an instant purchase for me since it\u2019s my favorite Zelda game. I\u2019d also like to see Wario Land 2 and 3, as well as the GB Donkey Kong game (the GB classic arcade update) on 3DS VC.<\/p>\n

Animal Crossing 3DS<\/strong><\/p>\n

And this is the sole reason why I got a 3DS, really. I\u2019m such an AC addict. I\u2019ve played the others for nearly a full year each before stopping. And I\u2019ll probably do the same with this one. My mom is an even bigger AC addict than I am, so when this one comes out, I\u2019ll probably have to buy her a 3DS, too! But I don\u2019t mind, she loves her DSi.<\/p>\n

And that\u2019s all I feel like talking about the 3DS right now. I\u2019m going to go look and see if mine is all charged up now and then I\u2019m going to play some games on it!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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