Hardware Do you think the 3DS would’ve been better off choosing Nvidia’s Tegra Chipset rather than DMP’s PICA200

[PlayerSlayer69]

Because during the 2010 leaks of the 3DS. It was actually rumoured it was gonna be using a Nvidia Tegra Chip but i heard it was a last minute decision to change it and chosen DMP PICA200 instead that came with the final product.

I have no idea why they did but I heard it was either power consumption, manufacturing costs, or because of the 3D Effect they wanted to do since it complicated to work on the Tegra

Back to the question: Should’ve Nintendo chosen Tegra for the 3DS instead? If so how feasible with it, and would’ve it actually been better?

 

[Latiodile]

they wouldn't have been able to keep the same form factor at the same size if they went with the tegra, since it needs active cooling, even for the first models iirc
and the battery life would've probably been terrible since the space would've been consumed by the active cooling

 

[PacBunnyXV07]

It would of been another "Red Ring of Death" situation, all the 3DS would of exploded then people would of been like "uh why didn't you choose the DMP PICA200?".

 

[Blavla]

Better how ? The device is great

 

[peteruk]

I think that everything with the 3DS turned out perfectly for us all and I for one wouldn't change a thing about it

 

[CrashMidnick]

The 3DS was perfect IMHO, nothing to change, nothing to regret.