![]() ![]() With the release of Netflix on the Nintendo 3DS eShop, Nintendo's latest handheld enters into direct competition with many other mobile devices including but not limited to Android smartphones and Apple's iPod Touch and iPhone platforms. As the popular streaming service becomes more and more widespread, it's important that the particular implementation on the 3DS can hold up to other devices. The first thing you'll need to do upon downloading and launching the app is activating on the Netflix website. It's strange that some of the Netflix applications (Android, PS3) seem to bypass this step. It's frustrating to need to have a web browser handy, but luckily the 3DS is equipped with a competent web browser. After activating on the website (which negates the need to put in a username and password) you are immediately taken to your instant queue. From this point forward, the application works very much like any other Netflix app. You can press the Y button to search for a title, or use the D-Pad to scan through some pre-set genres and recommendations. Depending on the speed of your network connection, loading up a new video can take anywhere from a few seconds to a minute or more. The 3DS doesn't seem paricularly slower or faster than other Netflix applications (such as the Wii application). In general, that statement applies to most of the functionality of the 3DS version of Netflix. One cool item that Netflix on 3DS brings to the table is 3D implementation of the menu, including a pop-up effect on the little screens that scroll across the screen while rewinding or fast forwarding. ![]() Since all Netflix content (at the present) is 2D, the 3D slider is deactivated once video playback begins. The quality of the video is not great, but not much different than what can be found on other handheld platforms. Certainly it's watchable, and will do just fine for the needs of the many, but the few who require pristine high quality video may need to stick to the Retina Display of the iPhone 4. Most importantly, the video playback on Netflix for 3DS doesn't seem to be any lower in resolution than the screen would otherwise allow. Quote from: Dremmy Did anyone else have trouble trying to get out of the app? I hit the home button but it wouldnt let me get out. I even tried to shut the 3DS down and still nothing. It finally shut down after about a minute. I was worried there for a second that I may have messed something up but everything seems fine after I turned it back on. I wish there was a soft reset of the system when you run into things like that. Yeah, that happened to me after I first launched the application after the download. It hung up when attempting to access a title in my instant queue. Jul 13, 2011 After months of waiting, Nintendo 3DS owners can finally download and use Netflix on their systems to watch an endless supply of movies and TV shows. For Nintendo 3DS on the 3DS, a GameFAQs message board topic titled 'Netflix activation codes keep expiring?' Connect to Netflix using your favorite devices. Streaming Media Players. Game Consoles. Set-top Boxes. Blu-ray Players. Smartphones & Tablets. Jul 14, 2011 The Nintendo 3DS may be suffering from a slight lack of hot games at the moment, but thanks to a little update it is certainly not suffering from a lack of. Connect to Netflix using your favorite devices. Streaming Media Players. Game Consoles. Set-top Boxes. Blu-ray Players. Smartphones & Tablets. PCs & Laptops.
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