![]() ![]() Emma gets a kick of going back to levels which she has completed in a quest to find all of the hidden key-chains and she’s amassed quite a collection. Lovable pink puffball Kirby was instantly appealing to Emma and she picked up how to play this cutesy platformer in no time at all the colourful levels, quirky foes and energetic background music made this a real hit. It was a clever move to place the wireless on/off button in the software on the 2DS the physical slider on the 3DS can get knocked accidentally which will result in no StreetPasses - and inevitable sadness. Emma says she finds the 2DS equally as comfortable to hold and finds the select/home/start buttons far easier to press than the ones on the original 3DS. From my perspective as a parent I like that it does not have the 3D option this has brought the cost of the device down to a much more child-friendly price and now there is no dilemma about if 3D should be enabled or not. While you can get away with this to some extent on the 3DS, with it’s resistive touchscreen it really is better in the long run for the child to get used to using a stylus.Įmma’s younger brother recently got a 2DS and it appears to be equally as indestructible. Kids do instinctively try to operate touchscreens with their fingers, perhaps due to exposure to tablets and smartphones. Over the years we've gone through several styluses they get lost from time to time or badly chewed, so eBay has been a great help in locating cheap replacements! This is much less of an issue now that Emma is 6. Whenever Emma completes a puzzle piece image in StreetPass we'll enable the 3D so she can enjoy the resulting animation in it's full glory. Occasionally for a treat I'll enter the top secret PIN code for Emma so she can spend a limited amount of time playing games in 3D, which she loves. Nintendo themselves recommend that only children over the age of six should use the system in 3D mode. The parental controls on the 3DS are fairly comprehensive and it was a simple matter to disable the 3D effect. One of Emma's favourite things at the moment is getting StreetPasses whenever we go into town, so with the clamshell design it's great to be able to just throw the 3DS in my backpack and not worry about it getting damaged. At the time I was concerned that the hinge of the clamshell design might not withstand abuse from a youngster - after all, the DS Lite did suffer this problem - but my fears were unfounded. ![]() Darren Calvert: Emma has always had a keen interest in gaming ever since she was a toddler, and whenever my back was turned she'd be sneaking off with my iPhone to mess about with Angry Birds or simply rearrange all the icons on my home screen! For her 4th birthday, to give her a bit of independence, we treated her to a standard-sized rose pink 3DS console and - amazingly - over 2 years later it is still intact, despite having a few minor battle scars.
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |
AuthorWrite something about yourself. No need to be fancy, just an overview. ArchivesCategories |