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3DS battery life averages 3–5 hours

Posted Jan 8, 2011 at 5:40AM EST by Ryan F.

Listed in: Nintendo DS Tags: 3ds, Japan, Nintendo

More news coming from the Nintendo World event in Japan. The company has published the final hardware specifications of the 3D-centric device, revealing the handheld's battery life and more.

An overview of the device

According Nintendo’s official website, you can expect the 3DS’ battery life to last you somewhere between three to five hours while playing a 3DS game, with the screen's backlight turned down (but not off) while playing an old DS game will give you five to eight hours of play time. Crank up the brightness and expect your battery level to go down the drain. It’ll take three-and-a-half hours for for a 3DS battery to fully charge.

Aside from the battery life, Nintendo also revealed that you can also copy your digitally-purchased softwares (DSiWare) over from the DSi and DSiXL onto your 3DS, though details about the process are still a bit sketchy at
the moment.

Via [Kotaku, Sileconera]

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It's not such a big deal for me. Technology's improving at such a rate that literally pushing hardware beyond the boundries of sensibility in anticipation of the future has become the thing to do. Sure, poor battery life right now, but that'll be alleviated in a couple of years with the release of a new model without forcing early adopters to adapt to a new platform altogether.

-3 # RE: 3DS battery life averages 3–5 hours — Deez Nutz 2011-01-08 09:08

That's quite a bit less than previous handhelds. I thought it would be better, given the slow clock speeds for the CPUs and GPU.
Is this why nintendo is waiting to reveal important 3DS information?

-3 # RE: 3DS battery life averages 3–5 hours — Bob-san 2011-01-08 09:30

This made my decision to skip the 3DS that much easier. Maybe a Lite version, if they can triple battery life.

-4 # RE: RE: 3DS battery life averages 3–5 hours — blow 2011-01-11 05:59

I know I won't be getting one.

Most of the games are remakes of N64 games.

I don't like to go backward with technology, which is common with nintendo.

I can get a N64 for $10 and play many of the same games.

# RE: 3DS battery life averages 3–5 hours — Rastermany 2011-01-08 11:31

It was to be expected to render the 3d effect. It takes more power to do it. I will be willing to take a little hit for the 3d effect. Not like I'll be away from a power outlet for more than 5 hours (for me at least)

# RE: 3DS battery life averages 3–5 hours — adadasd 2011-01-08 13:27

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# RE: 3DS battery life averages 3–5 hours — zeron8241124 2011-01-08 15:15

I really don't understand what is up with 3D portable gaming. If it can be like you know 3D like then AWESOME! but if it's like just a TV, then that's not anything interesting. The battery life is MUCH lesser than the PSP's.

+4 # RE: 3DS battery life averages 3–5 hours — khiry 2011-01-08 15:54

Eh. I'll just buy a third party battery. Problem solved.

# RE: 3DS battery life averages 3–5 hours — gils001 2011-01-08 18:38

all that build up of great news and stories leads up to a great big kick in the nuts

# Hmm... — Total911 2011-01-08 20:01

Hmm, I usually play my DS in the dark anyways, so my brightness is never too far up. I imagine if the 3D is turned off, the battery life will increase even more. I'm surrounded by plug-ins anyways, whether in the home, in the car, in a hotel, or in school, and if I can play for 3 hours or more (The amount of time I play games in sessions anyways), Then I can simply save my game and set it on the docking station. (Which just left a worry in my head. Is the docking station going to be the only way to charge? Because it might be a bad thing if I can't play while I'm charging.

) Either way, I'll hyave fun with my new handheld console.

# RE: 3DS battery life averages 3–5 hours — asd™ 2011-01-08 22:40

It's the charging time that is disappointing. I'd say it's enough to have minimum 3 hours of continuous gameplay, it'll give you time to rest after that much 3D gameplay. Can't they make the charging time at least only 2 hours or one and a half?

# RE: 3DS battery life averages 3–5 hours — Rastermany 2011-01-09 01:59

I think you hit it right on the nose. But you can play as it charges too.

# RE: 3DS battery life averages 3–5 hours — 8675309 2011-01-09 20:37

well unless they release a gb game on their 3ds shop service that i enjoyed i might wait for dsi xl to drop in price/or new color sceme

+3 # RE: 3DS battery life averages 3–5 hours — ISOHaven 2011-01-10 16:22

Not a big deal. Between PC, PS3, Wii, NDS and 360....who plays for more then 5 hours?

On a plane? Plug it in!

There will be tons of extended battery options. If you need more, get more.

Not a BFD.

-4 # RE: RE: 3DS battery life averages 3–5 hours — rabbit 2011-01-11 06:00

If nintendo announced the battery life was ten minutes you would still buy it and advertise it for free, so nobody trusts your opinion.

+3 # RE: RE: RE: 3DS battery life averages 3–5 hours — ISOHaven 2011-01-11 12:55

10 minutes? Did you have a point or are you just trollin?

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