Excellent quality handheld console. Easy and portable. Long battery life. The 3D thing gives headache but other than that its brilliant.

Nintendo pulled out all the stops when they created the 3DS, but I'm gonna make this short. The games kick ass (We got Resident Evil!! Yay!!), the 3D is mind-blowing, the Pedometer and PlayCoin system promotes exercise and fresh air, the new Mii System is cool (make a Mii with a photo), and the data...

Awesome graphics; a huge step up in 3D technology; games are awesome; loads of excellent preloaded 3DS apps; 3D works a dream; Pedometer gets you PlayCoins to use in-games

3D camera quality is mediocre; Music can't be played with the lid shut; Internet could be better; upper screen is subject to smudges

Coming into the 3ds market midway of its lifespan, the handheld is exactly the same size to my ds Lite. The one thing I noticed that rose in quality was sound! Game wise, only this year is when games actually start coming out on the 3ds, and in great timing too!

A wonderful piece of hardware that delivers so much already.

Looks and feels magnificent; Lots of inbuilt and prepackaged software; Terrific augmented reality features; Internet gaming finally gets better; 3D that really works; Fully backward compatible; Future software looks promising

Battery life could be better

Although it has its faults, the 3DS has staggering potential

The astonishing 3D effect and great Augmented Reality games

Slightly clunky design and poor battery life

The new 3ds is awesome. It's not a huge step up from the previous gen, it's what the previous gen should have been. Extreme butoden is great, best dragon ball game that has come out for many years

I wanted a LL but had none in my choice of color yet and I was going for the baby blue 3ds but Im so glad I got this the metallic look is so sleek and pardon my french sexy you cant go wrong with this

I finally got my hands on this 3D gaming console. This is probably the only gaming console that does not require users to wear glasses when using the 3D mode. I am not a huge fan of the DS series as I already broke a DS Lite before. I find that this DS breaks very easily due to wear and tear.

Julie asked the Gadgeteer Kid and me if we would like to do a joint review of the Nintendo 3DS portable gaming system . As many of you may know, the 3DS is Nintendo ‘s latest and greatest handheld gaming device.

- 3D gaming experience is surprisingly good; - Sound build quality; - Ability to turn 3D off; - Large games selection; - Can play DSi & DSLite games; - Can create your own and keep others Miis; - Nintendo eShop; - Parental controls

- Games are expensive; - Picture quality is poor; - Advised not to use 3D more than an hour; - Advised not to let anyone under 7 use device in 3D mode; - Have to get just the right distance & angle for 3D to look correct

The 3DS is a slick and worthy successor to the DS, but I can't faithfully recommend it right now on account of its weak battery life, poor selection of launch games, and hefty $250 price tag. Launching without a Super Mario game was a mistake (my eyes turn to the GameCube).