Epic Games has dismissed the 3DS as being unable to run its widely used Epic engine, whilst the 3DS has been unfavourably compared to the iPod Touch, making Nintendo’s upcoming handheld look increasingly underspecced and overpriced.
Epic Games have said they do not think the 3DS can manage the Unreal engine:
No, it’s below our [minimum specifications], from what we can tell. We don’t have a 3DS, so there’s no way for us to verify that, but everything we’ve been led to believe is that it’s below our min-spec. You couldn’t do a game that looks like [Epic Citadel] on it, for example.
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Like I said, we really don’t know enough about it to make a formal comment, but I think if they considered that our engine would be good on it, they would have probably talked to us about it.
The Unreal engine is used widely on modern console and PC games, and a new version compatible with Apple’s iOS has already impressed many in the form of the “Epic Citadel” technical demo:
Compare to the graphics offered on the 3DS.
Modern smartphones and tablet computers now look an increasingly viable mobile gaming platform –
one which conveniently sidesteps the resistance of gamers to mobile gaming devices not reliant on physical media.
Others have pointed out that, aside from its much hyped 3D display, the 3DS is even lagging an equivalent iPod offering from Apple:
CPU
iPod: Apple A4 1GHz
3DS: ARM11 266MHz x 2Memory
iPod: 256MB
3DS: 64MBStorage
iPod: 8GB, 32GB, 64GB
3DS: None (2GB card included)Price
iPod: 20,900 yen
3DS: 25,000 yen
Fortunately for Nintendo, Apple’s hatred for games is only rivalled by their hatred for porn – although Google’s highly successful Android smartphone platform is another story.
So, wait, if they love the iPhone Whatever so much, why not pay the triple premium contracting price to make games for that? If they want to waste time and money, then don’t make games for a game company.
Remember how everyone thought the orignal DS was gonna tank, compared to the superior processing power of the PSP? Remember how that didn’t really happen, and UMD went nowhere?
That’s what this is reminding me of. Nintendo’s handhelds have ALWAYS been weak (compare: Gameboy to Game Gear, Gameboy Color to Neo Geo Pocket), but the proof is in the pudding.
I don’t care if the 3DS doesn’t run Unreal, because I don’t need Unreal to play a good game. Haters are going to hate, I’m gonna go play games.
remember what people said with HD vs BluRay? they thought what happened with beta disks vs vhs was going to repeat. but it didn’t. times change and people wants and needs change.
I don’t even own an iPod Touch, but from looking at all the apps and games on there I’m… not particularly impressed. I mean the specs are good, but if I have the money for either a 64 gig or a 3DS and a Nano, I’m going with the latter. I am not saying that the iPod has awful games(some look good), but overall they don’t capture my attention, and I was sold on the 3DS after they revealed a list of games. I know people that don’t use an iPod for music even, i mean WTF? That isn’t a part of this I just find it aggravating.
I wouldnt take anything coming from Epic a direct raival of nintendos to seariously, aswell the Iphone still dosent have anygmaes worth drolling over, i already see 5 I cant wait for on the 3ds,
Kid ikarus
Resident evil
Metal gear solid
Zelda and StarFox!
And dont forget about the 3d with no glasses, its like magic!
Magic that only harm the user’s eyes…thank you
And you are only spouting with this the tiny fact of ditching more third party support and going only first?
Sony won already.
Neither the Wii can run Unreal Engine 3, nothing new.
So this for me looks like major attention whoring… Talk bad about something popular everyone is talking about and instant news!