Nintendo 3DS

[Rob64]

Yeah, but they made it work in Super Paper Mario on Wii.

I think it can work because with respect to the paper Mario series, it's just a look of 2D in a 3D world.

[MS-DOS4]

Well, Super Paper Mario on the Wii had a 3d mode.

[famiac]

He's saying that paper is flat.  

3D isn't.

Zing...?

that's exactly what i meant, MS-DOS 

lol

Zing...?

that's going to be my new catchphrase.

[manuel]

But with 3D turned on you can look behind paper Mario, which might be a nice effect.

[L___E___T]

One piece of paper is flat. Several pieces of paper layered, or a pop-up book, or even that same piece of paper tilted, becomes 3D in that sense.  SPM uses similar perspectives as the Wii version, relying on flat paper to then turn that assumption around.  While it's not for me, I think you'll be pleasantly surprised.  I just think Mario should be a platformer not an RPG myself. 

[manuel]

I just think Mario should be a platformer not an RPG myself. 

I wholeheartedly agree.
I have all the Mario RPGs, but just couldn't seem to get into them...

[FamicomRetroGamer]

i saw a video on bobshouseofvideogames.com and the graphics look really nice for it, almost up to par with the PSP or modern consoles

3DS has PS2/Wii graphics, not 360/PS3.

3DS graphics are a bit better than PSP, but the preview screens of Ridge Racer for 3DS look horrible, even worse than PSP (not saying PSP's version is bad).

[nintendodork]

I really don't understand how you could say a whole lot about the 3DS or compare it to other things just by demos and videos that have been released. I would wait until I actually play it myself before drawing any conclusions.

[L___E___T]

I would skew it at PS2/Gamecube level graphics from what I've seen so far.  Just remember that graphical quality comes down to optimisation of game code, not tech specs (how fast things load, get painted and animate etc etc... 

Ridge Racer could well be unable to render as much as quickly without pop-up, for example.  Compare Smash Bros Melee to Something like Soul Calibur 2 and there's a notable difference even though they're both fighters on the same console.

[petik1]

Wait, i thought the paper mario game was gonna be a new one, not just spm... And plus, imagine seeing the layers of paper physically instead of just some visual cues.

[L___E___T]

Yeah, it's new.  Was just trying to illustrate what you pointed out