The demo for Rayman Origins is now available in North America and Europe

May 18th, 2012

The demo for Rayman Origins is now available in North America and Europe

Ubisoft has announced that the demo for Rayman Origins is available on the eShop in North America and Europe. The full game will be available in North America on the 5th of June and in Europe on the 7th of June. You can check after the break for a new trailer.

RayMarioSonic

WOOHOO

RayMarioSonic

t this is game is just as I hoped. The only problem is that everything seems so small when playing I’m giving it a 9.9/10 if they ever make the screen a little bigger(hopefully) then I’ll give it 10/10
miiworld2

I agree. The game is great on consoles and would’ve been great on the 3DS if not for the tiny graphics. Either way I love it.
UltimateDude1000

i agree too the gameplay was very fun but the visuals were very unimpressive , i don’t to buy this game after playing it’s demo.
Zack

My thoughts exactly. I thought it was just me who thought the camera is a bit far away. For a console version, especially in HD, it works great. But the 3DS resolution is relatively low. Rayman is only made up of a handful of pixels at this distance.
Great artstyle and graphics though. And it’s fun. Reminds me of Donkey Kong Country for some reason.
Omarsonic9

Yes, I hope they make the graphics bigger!
the gameplay= 10/10
Graphics: 8/10
Controls: 9/10
Unlockables: 10/10
Overall: 8.5

Thats my review for the demo.
rainman

Are you people stupid?

If you zoomed in, how can you see ahead? That will ruined the gameplay and make it even harder than it already is.
RayMarioSonic

@rainman not zoom in ALL the way just a little more
GameCollector44

I love how people ignore the fact that the music doesn’t play correctly and sounds like it’s in a can, and the game looks like it’s lagging even with the severe downgrade. The only thing good about it was the 3D.
rainman

Everyone keeps complaining of how small Rayman looks and the lack of sharpness. Its all because people had played this game to death for the last 6 months on other consoles.

First of all, how many games were ever released on all home consoles and portables? Most games ported to Wii or PSP or DS either had crappy graphics or totally different gameplay. GTA is the best example. Now, Rayman Origins is the SAME game on all the consoles!

After playing this game on other systems, 3DS version will no doubt looks small due to screen size.

I blame Ubisoft for being stupid. A platforming game like this should be released initially for Wii and 3DS. Then 6 months later, ported to other systems with HD graphics.

This way, no one will complaint about the screen resolution as its not downgraded.
Dennis

@GameCollector44 wrong
RayMarioSonic

Small screen or not I’m still getting this game
Matthew

The audio is so fudging crappy. If it weren’t for that, I have no other issue.
ramen

Have any of you considered the fact that Ubisoft plan on selling this game through the eShop in the near future?

To optimise for digital download, I bet they compressed it so much that the graphics and audio suffered..
ramen

This game will be launch on June 5, 2012.

Why did Ubisoft delayed the launch of this game until that date?

On that day, Nintendo will unveiled the digital download of their retail games AND third party ones. Rayman Origins is one of them.

Zeem

Downloading now. =)

Zeem

It has to be said, the game feels remarkably similar to the console version. Its on a smaller screen and lacking 60fps of course, but just about everything else about it feels spot-on.

I suck at platformers though so I doubt i’ll buy it. x.x

legend of icarus

got it
KING Z

No Way! I Didnt Know That Its Been Out For 6 Hours!

the pig

fanboy..
KING Z

How Am I A Fanboy? Fucking Dumbass -_-
uhga buga

rofl made me laugh with tht nice job the pig =D

Co-Wink-Key-Dink inc

0:17

Yay a trailer that uses Nintendo Power instead of that IGN nictompoop

Zeem

Would have been nice if they actually gave a score for the 3DS version rather than the original its porting from.
http://gravatar.com/jacknzack27 JacknZack

but there is no score for the 3ds version because its not out yet
ERRORS

IGN is actually not bad!Why do you hate it?
http://www.gravatar.com/avatar/16a07c1e06c4010a42f31cc4d1a0702d.png ABEzilla116

@ERRORS IGN has shown again and again that they don’t much like Nintendo and are usually biased on articles. Latest I saw they were projecting the 3Ds downfall.
Ty

@ABEzilla116
I don’t think IGN hates Nintendo at all. They’ve been saying similar things about the Vita for a while, and lately, they’ve been fairly upbeat about the 3DS. They don’t tend to glorify one company over the others- they critique all 3 of them. Whenever a new console comes out, they tend to praise it for what it does right, and mock it for what it does wrong. Also, when sales are weak, they tend to write editorials which tend to offer differing views like “3DS Doomed?” or “PS Vita Doomed?” etc.
Sonic Boom!

IGN is pretty biased. They ain’t too bad, but their biased views really do suck a lot of balls.
GameCollector44

@Ty: I’m fairly sure that somebody on the IGN team had the idiocy to say that the Vita is currently selling better in Japan than the 3DS was at this point in time.
Ty

@GameCollector44
I’ve read their articles and haven’t seen that anywhere. I’ll believe it when I see it.

Lately they’ve been talking about how Sony is losing money, and I wouldn’t say they’ve been gloomy and doomy about it- though if it was about Nintendo, most of you would.

Jonathan

I’m still not much of a Rayman fan.

When I bought Origins in November for my Wii, I played through the first few worlds and just couldn’t understand what so many people love about this game so much (guess that’s also why it hasn’t been selling well).

It hasn’t even been a year since release and Ubisoft is already working on Rayman Legends, which looks and plays exactly like Origins with (albeit with an updated graphics engine and NFC communication that looks like something only kids would really get a kick out of).

As said before, I’m clearly not a Rayman fan if the eccentric humor isn’t tickling my insides the way a Mario game would. There is something about the type of humor that turns me off from wanting to play the game any further, sadly. I hate it because Rayman Origins and Legends are such amazing platformers but I can’t even become immersed in either of them for longer than 5 minutes without starting to feel bored. :(

Still, to those of you who love these games, this is surely shaping up to be a pretty good port of Rayman Origins for the Nintendo 3DS. My only quirk with the video is that it stated the game had “exclusive features” when I saw no features shown off at all. The game is supposed to run in 60 FPS even while stereoscopic-3D is on.

——

Before people lambaste my little critique above, please know that not everyone out there can play and love every game like you do.

I’m a HUGE fan of platformers, action/adventure games, and RPGs (hack-and-slash like Diablo and PSO). However, Rayman and Earthworm Jim, two critically acclaimed game series, have never appealed to me. Don’t even get me started on (Disney) Epic Mickey. I played a demo of that at a local Best Buy and it was horrendous to me while my girlfriend absolutely loved it (earth-shattering, right?)! XD

Oh well. Hopefully, Nintendo will have a Pikmin and Mario game ready for the Wii U’s launch.

nintendofan

How can a game doesn’t sell well when you don’t find it fun but others do? I don’t understand this logic. Shouldn’t the game be selling a lot by just popular demand?

Ah well, either way it’s your opinion and I support it. :) I’m not a fan of Epic Mickey either, but I’m hoping that the sequel and the 3DS version would appeal to me.
Jonathan

@nintendofan

I was typing fast and didn’t notice my typo in that paragraph. Sorry about that!

Let me correct what I said there:

“When I bought Origins in November for my Wii, I played through the first few worlds and just couldn’t understand what so many people love about this game so much[. Ubisoft has also poorly marketed this game much like they did when Beyond Good & Evil came out in 2003 (guess that’s also why it hasn’t been selling well).”

Rayman Origins is a stellar game. A true masterpiece and classic.

As much as I would love to enjoy the game though, like I said before above, there’s something that doesn’t ring with me when I play the game. I don’t get that same sensation that I get when playing other platformers such as Mario, Kirby, Sonic, Banjo Kazooie, and Donkey Kong Country when playing Rayman Origins.

Guess I might be getting too harsh when it comes to judging which games to buy now for my Nintendo systems when there are games like Super Mario Galaxy or Skyward Sword available on the same console (Wii) and Ocarina of Time 3D, Mario 3D Land, and Mario Kart 7 on the other (Nintendo 3DS). XD
Belinni

He didn’t like it and other people didn’t but at the same time there were many people who loved the game.

Just because the game is popular doesn’t mean it’s selling well. Despite being Rayman’s return to gaming. Rayman Origins didn’t actually sell very much.

I think it’s one of those cases where people don’t put their money where their mouth is.
GameCollector44

@Belinni: While Rayman Origins didn’t sell a ton of units, Ubisoft has indeed stated that RO has become profited on.

Okami

Nice. The character could have been put closer to the screen though.

Kirby 64

True
Spoonary

Agreed!

Cecil 64

the game is ok.
for me its a 3 out of 5.

Kirby 64

ill stick with the name kirby
Josh

I think Kirby sounds better :P
the psvita is better

i thought the game was as awesome as mario
PixelKnot93

4.5 out of 5 for me.

Great game.

Darkspines

Is the 2nd level of the demo hard, or I just suck at this game?

Spoonary

It’s hard, you have to do the jumps precisely it seems – especially onto that tall thin platform and then onto the bouncy thing.
Okami

same for me. I -almost- reach the end, but the platform falls over too fast.
Ovafaze

Glad I’m not the only one having trouble with it lol

29 more plays on the DEMO and I’m not going to stop trying until I beat that Shade level.
kelvin

it is hard but you have to memorize the last part because the last few jumps you have to go under the spikes
Kirby 64

ya,the second level is hard!
http://news Billy★

Oh yeah it’s very hard, I thought I was the only one failing at that shade level.
gordo97

Man that level is so easy! Jk. It took like ten tries before I beat it…
http://news Billy★

Finally I beat the shade level, even though it took like 50 tries.
AceOfBlades247

I died over 150 times on that stage and still didn’t complete it. Time well spent. (^-^)
Oblivion comet

The precision jumps are easy for me atleast but the thing that makes that level hard is the fact that you don’t know what the hell is coming next and takes trial and error to complete.

(run on sentences for the win)

Perry

This game is incredible. Its a must buy for me!
Beat

It’s pretty~ :D
Derpy Hooves

It’s a piece of art

AceOfBlades247

And the stages are the work of EVIL!!! :3

1-up Dude

can’t wait to play this snizz :3

EPICSAUCE!
tombot

In comparison to the console versions, I have to say I’m a bit disappointed in this port. The framerate is pretty slow, the colors aren’t nearly as vivid, and the sound seems a bit muddy. Just looks/sounds compressed in general. Even the intro video stutters for some weird reason. The 3D effect looks nice, but I’d want to have the silky smooth gameplay this game is famous for rather than the 3D effect.
the psvita is better

the game is super awesome except for 3 things:
-the framerate is a little slower
-the graphics a little blurrier
-the music sounds weird( like if they recorded it from a recorder)
other than that, the game is as fun as a 2d mario if not better

Ty

Get it for the Vita (if you haven’t already). Much better than this version.
victor nelson

not trolling but foreal. At this point, this is a disgrace. Why buy this horrible version. Buy a console version or the Vita Version they all play 60fps and on the vita the screen isn’t to far away plus it actually looks better then the console version. Only thing is it lacks multiplayer. By the was who ever said the demo was hard clearly sucks. Rayman Origins ain’t hard unless your trying to complete every stage 100%. I knoe this cause I platinum’d on the Vita already months ago. Still console version has multiplayer and what not plus its only $30 so why not get it :)

http://www.youtube.com/ZeAllMighty1 ZeAllMighty1

I’ve played this game on consoles and have the demo for PC, and I have to say, this game is pretty good. Though there is no way i’m getting the 3DS version. Why?

Not cause of the graphics (there almost identical to console), not the controls (there pretty good), but the TINY SCREEN!

When playing, I found it just too hard to see what was going on and could barely see what was an enemy and what was part of the scenery. I ended up quitting half way through the first level.

I’m sorry, but if I do end up getting this on a portable device, it will have to be Vita. Purely cause of the larger screen.
eshgfbakhegbfiaebfg

AWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW YEAAAAAAAAAAAH I HAVE BEEN WAITING FOR THIS FOR MONTHS THE DEMO WILL DO
Han Solo

It’s alright. Kind of disappointed. Played it earlier today.

AceOfBlades247

Same. Only if they made it closer. That would give it better scores when it comes out.

http://www.filoausmungahh.wordpress.com filoausmungahh

I’m going to stick with my Wii version thank you very much. And I stayed up in excitement for the Rayman Origins 3DS demo being added to our eShop along with Bird Mania 3D and Kirby’s Dreamland, a great lineup for the weekly eShop update. So the demo is now downloaded, and while comparing this version to all the other versions (Wii, Xbox 360, PC) its a crappy port with horrible, 240p Youtube video sound, the artwork and sprites are blurry, and is quite laggy. This better be fixed in the final build on the retail cartridge.

http://www.gravatar.com/avatar/16a07c1e06c4010a42f31cc4d1a0702d.png ABEzilla116

That’s funny, I have the Xbox version (which looks better than your Wii version) and i didn’t notice too much of a difference.
RayMarioSonic

@ABEzilla116 yeah I know
Kape

ABEzilla116: There’s a clear difference.

GamingFan99

The demo is pretty awesome; I might get this game!
the pig

thats gay cuz i dont even have wifi right now -__-

Mr. Noedoll

Go to Starbuck’s or something, you jack rabbit!
Ty

You’re not missing much.

Enzo

Considering the parts where it was showing the gameplay on the 3DS on screen in this trailer, I think the demo may have been the problem with the framerate and all that. I mean, it WAS only 400 blocks. I think that’s considerably small.
waluigi

This game is harder then rocks. I LOVE IT!

An Occupant of a City Somewhere

Well spank my tail feather and call me Jennifer, your correctness is correct.
Josh

@Jennifer You’re correct when you say his correctness is correct. :P
Big E

FAIL! He should have used “than” instead of “then”. I win. Yay. Hehehehe. *troll face*

Bewoulf2000

I love the classic rayman. Always great when they go back to their roots.
MadCrain

I have the PC version and in comparison the graphics look blurry, like it was running on 240p, Ii think they can do ALOT better, I mean it’s just a 2D platformer, I don’t think it needs that much power, Plus, at the end of the 3rd Demo Level (with the mosquito) The music Repeats itself like a damaged disc, did anyone notice?

Big E

DEMO! DEMO! DEEEEMOOOO!

Aaron

i’ve tried it, i think the screen is too small XD
Danby

This is a game I bought for pc and loved!

Although I have to say the 3ds version falls short. Even though I’m a huge fan of the 3ds and feel like I’m betraying myself whenever I criticize it, I feel I must. The music is really choppy and low quality, their were a few frame rate issues (not a big deal but annoying), the 3ds version seemed slightly easier than the pc version, and as some people have already stated, the camera seems a little zoomed out.

On the plus side however, the 3ds visuals are far superior because of the 3d.
chris

i already have the Vita version and sadly its much more superior. The main problem with this version is that the hand drawn backrounds and characters look too pixelated to even appreciate and i think the camera is zoomed out a bit too much. It is still the same game though so its going to be solid no matter what.
BlazeGuy

…lol what’s the point this game’s been out for what…almost a year on everything else, I bought it on the vita, liked it for a while then it just got repetitive af.
Pedzz

Meh i thought i would like this game, i didnt ….

Pedzz

And yes mainly cuz its so far away it makes it seem as if im playing on a 2 inch screen

uriel

rayman is a little small on the screen but it looks exactly like the wii version …….awesome
Ty

Played the demo and wow am I disappointed. The whole game suffers from extreme compression- the sprites, environments, sounds- everything is extremely compressed. The game isn’t as vibrant as the console versions, and definitely not as vibrant as the Vita version. The frame rate is low and randomly slows down at some parts, and some of the animations are choppy. The 3D effect is good, but it’s hampered by the amount of compression the visuals have endured. By far the worst version of this game- so glad I bought the Vita version instead of this. If you have a Vita or any other console, get it for that instead.

Ty

I could try to make a comparison video if anyone wants to see what I mean.
AceOfBlades247

I know what you mean. IT’S TOO FRIEKEN SMALL
uriel

yeah true but its still decent and its only 30 bucks so its definitely on the maybe list for me . 3ds ports will be the most awful but they wont be all that bad . just wished theyd zoom in more the sprites are sooooo tiny
Ice Climbers

Keep in mind that the final release will be better than the demo. The Resident Evil Revelations demo has much more pixelated graphics, isnt as vibrant, and has more framerate issues than the actual game. The actual game looked and played beautifully, so I don’t see why Rayman Origins won’t be any different.
Big E

As stated with all demos: This is the trial version. This does not represent the final build of the game. Y’all should get it through your thick skulls.
Brendan N.

I agree with you Ty. I mean the Vita demo for this game was basically exactly the same as the full version of the game. With the 3DS’s screen, I still don’t think Rayman Origins will be as good as the console/vita version.
the pig

really?!?! i thought RE demo looked good already
Realism

BigE, if a company bothers to release a demo, why shouldn’t they make it presentable? It’s like saying I’m able do well on a test, but choose not to because I can. The burden of proof is on Ubisoft to make a good game.

This might be the final version; just look at how shitty MGS3D was when compared to what it could have been. Stuttering cutscenes in a 3+ year old port makes Kojima Studios look incompetent and stupid – especially when it promised a completely new design in the beginning.
Ty

@Ice Climbers
Most of the demos have the same graphical quality as the full versions. The Resident Evil: Revelations demo had different graphics because it was a fairly old build of the game- it was a demo that had been shown to the press several months before.
Big E

@Realism Game companies release demos to give consumers a very small taste of what can be expected in the final build. Also remember that this demo could have been produced months ago and Ubisoft decided to release it now (Just like the RE: Revelations demo. That was first shown way back from E3 2011. Don’t hold that against me if I’m wrong). But I’m not saying you’re wrong either. Some developers release games that look, feel, and play just like the demo version (Whether that’s good or bad depends on your opinions concerning the demo).
Ty

@Big E
You sir, are correct. Here’s your prize!

Yeah, they did show it at E3. It was older than that though, because there were some game journalists that got to see it in advance.

Brendan N.

I’m actually really disappointed with this game. I’m a big fan of Rayman Origins, and the 3DS doesn’t do this game justice. I’ll pass on this game for the 3DS.

AceOfBlades247

And plus why release it if it’s been relesed on different systems in the past already?
Ty

They announced it with the other versions though- it just got delayed. If they had just cancelled it, I’d imagine many people would be pissed- though with how shoddy this port looks it might’ve been for the better.

Roy Lagendijk

It’s a compressed version of the console game. Disappointed.
Castle

I’ve tried the demo and I must say that it is a very good game and I like 3DS version better than the PC version for more depth in game.
Theo

Rayman is still coming out? I would’ve thought it was cancelled…I mean it’s summer…LOL.

In all honesty I find that rayman is hard to play on the vita sometimes because it’s hard to see, I can’t imagine how it is on the small 3ds screen:(.

I will be passing on this.

http://FanboysSuck FanBoysSuck

You find Rayman hard to see on the Vita? All the way zoomed out, everything is a fine size. This 3DS version; Now THAT’s too small
Theo

yes its much harder to see on the 3DS as well, but there are times that even on the Vita its hard to see.

In all honesty, going from Vita Screen to 3DS is really hard because of the size and quality.

I just recently forced myself to play and finish that crap MGS 3D port (seriously how did this get over 7? When there is a lot of action going on the game is UNPLAYABLE!) and it was a hard transition.

it was much like PSP vs DS screen, but between those 2 there wasn’t a significant difference in quality.

I’m still waiting for some good releases from both consoles, they both have had a very slow spring.

RayMarioSonic

Looks Like North America is getting Rayman Origins 3DS first again. In Japan, Rayman origins comes out on July 19.
Sora

Love it,but…..
-Scratchy sound
-Harder(?)
-Odd camera
I had my hopes up a little too high for the port….
clubmini123

The 2nd game in the demo is pretty hard… It took hours for me to beat it. :\
http://FanboysSuck FanBoysSuck

The 3DS version is mediocre. I played the demo and the 3D is pretty good, but the sharpness of the visuals are not there, it doesn’t control as I’d hope, the audio is meh, and everything is so tiny.

I’m so glad I have the Vita version. I was going to get this version also, but now i know it’s mediocre

http://FanboysSuck FanBoysSuck

It also plays at a slower pace because of a lower framerate
Enzo

Honestly, the problems with the framerate do not seem to be there in the trailer for this game. It’s possibly just the demo. I’ll wait until reviews, but I think if this version sucks it’s because of the port rather than the 3DS. Those who’ve played enough games on the 3DS should know that it is capable of handling this game fine.
http://FanboysSuck FanBoysSuck

Even if it was a good port, compared to the Vita version it would still be lacking in visuals(the 3DS screen resolution is pathetic; The Vita’s resolution is very good for a handheld), lacking in control(neither the circle pad nor the d-pad are as precise for 2D platformers as the Vita’s D-pad), and everything would be too small(they could zoom the camera in, but then that would limit the viewing angle as well. The Vita veraion had the ability to zoom in and out with the touchscreen and zoomed all the way out, everything was a mighty fine size)
http://FanboysSuck FanBoysSuck

They could fix the audio and framerate, but everything else is impossible to change

ErinDwight

Can anyone tell me what gives? Mcafee is telling me this page is too risky ti enter? Lol!
I’m in my iPod right now, and in my PC it has the red logo from mcafee just sitting there saying how this site can steal information and has fake information that can lead to unwanted results ir actions… xP what gives?!

AceOfBlades247

Wow, that’s weird probaly not real. I have Norton 360 PREMIUM edition 2-year package (Best Anti-Virus pack you can ever get) and mine dosen’t say that.
AceOfBlades247

I mostly go on this website from my 3DS like right now! :D
ErinDwight

True Ace, but I hate Norton… It makes my PC really really slow… Oh, and I can’t even post comments on the pc on thus website so I mostly come here with my iPod… Thanks anyways! :)

it40x

This is just like the consle and PC version, only with AMAZING 3D.
But there are a few problems:
1. Its very hard to see rayman on the screen, he is so small! if you could just zoom in a little bit.. it will be great!
2.The visuals are in low qulity..
3.The biggest problem is the sound, it feels… dirty and rough, Its sounds like someone recorded the sounds with his old phone and put it in the demo.
also when you finish an act, the music repeats itself over and over and over until you go back to the menu.
When you play “Playing In The Shades” the music
has missing sounds… youll understand when youll play this stage, if you heard the fixed track already.
4. last problem is the slowdown.
when you get a pink smiley or lum or whatever they are called, the game slows down, and that is ANNOYING.
also youll notice some other slowdowns in the demo..

I hope this is just the Beta version of the game and it will be fixed.
if all these problems will be fixed ill get this game so i could play it anywhere I go, If not, Maybe.
So i would recommend downloading this demo even becuse all of these problems.

Sorry for my spelling mistakes, and bitching.

http://nintendo3dsblog.com/photos-of-a-kid-icarus-uprising-float-in-japan The 3DS is > the Vita

Plus the 3DS is better than the Vita anyways, as shown here:

3ds vs ps vita cpu debate..?
ok i am really tired of this crap how foolish the people are they even dont know about nintendo 3ds cpu and its hidden capacities i open 3ds myself and i found out about
3ds:-
1] 2 cpu’s its dual core each is cabable of going to 1.8ghz but each underclocked at 800mhz for battery issues
2]more than 200mb of ram …some people say its 128mb but its more than that…
3]gpu is is clocked at 400mhz
4]gpu can be overclocked at more than 1ghz so think about it 3ds haters.underclocked at 400mhz
5]its 3d think before you talk.
6]1.5gb of flash memory.
7]overall cpu of 3ds can be more than 3ghz if overclocked.

ps vita:-
1]4 cpus 4 cores running each at 1ghz it isn’t even cable of going up to 1.2ghz.
2]cpu is same as iphone 4′s
3]526mb of ram it can be more than that…cause its much better than ps3
4]gpu is cable of going upto 300mhz..so think about it ps vita lovers.
5]even if 3ds and ps vita will be hacked..people arent gonna download those 8gb to 16 gb sized games of vita..so 3ds wins
6]cartridge capacity of 3ds is same as ps vita.
7]over all cpu of ps vita is upto 4ghz so it sucks.

3ds havent showed its true capacities and you people are just bragging about ps vita what a shame..but still ps vita has its own advantage.
other opinions are welcomed….
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You people just have seen uncharted and killzone trailer of psv so thats why you are boasting about its graphics which makes no sense..and you even dont know its not just about overclocking you ****** its about over all cpu and its performence 3ds is normally clocked more than 2ghz and so as psv at 3.2ghz…even if psv has ps3 quality graphics…so 3ds has more than ps3 graphics plus 3d..so think about it *******..and no one gonna buy that shitty psv cause its expensive and its games too…
you people havent seen 3ds real graphics yet the mgs and re were just demo of its hidden capabilities..you are just jelous cause you cant accept the fact about 3ds…and psv arm 9x cortex cant even clocked more than 1 ghz so there is not an option…accept the fact you psv lovers are just jelous..haha
4 months ago

you all guys are just jelous..its not about overclocking and the pica 200 gpu of 3ds is 3 generations ahead you *******..and ps vita is overall same as ps3 which is lame..and oh ya those games like uncharted and wipeout are even lamer…you even havent seen 3ds dont you..?? i opened it myself you *******. psv cant even goto 1ghz you fags use your brain those arm cortex of psv cpu is the smaller parts of xenos cpu and yes psv has good ram but 3ds gpu is around 1 ghz but underclocked at 400mhz..and you think whatever has ign posted its true..?? the information you get on internet is not always true and its of low quality..use some sense fags…
Enzo

While I appreciate your effort, mister 3DS is > the Vita, you failed to mention the whole picture. I don’t know the specs of the system so I can not argue with you over that.

The PS Vita does have a better screen than the 3DS, as it is bigger and it is higher quality and provides for higher end graphics. The PS Vita does have two analogue sticks rather than one built in and can support 3G and it is also superior to the 3DS in multi-media in most ways. From what I understand the speed of the internet browsers are roughly the same for both, but the Vita can play flash. However, the 3DS wins over the Vita in several ways. Sony fans always try to discredit anything the 3DS has by calling it a gimmick, such as 3D (though it is not the only thing). In the end, if you care about graphics more than anything then a Vita is for you. If you prefer a wide range of high quality games (and if you like games made by nintendo) you would get a 3DS. There’s no argument here that can say the Vita has a better library (as of 5/18/12) than the 3DS. The Vita has not lived long enough. We’ll see where it goes a year from now.
Ty

@The 3DS is > the Vita
Ummmm… Yeah. That’s a lot of misinformation you’re spreading there- so much, that I’m not even going to bother spending time to correct you. The PS Vita is a lot more powerful than the 3DS in almost all aspects of it’s hardware- simple as that.

You are quite the blatant fanboy.
http://nintendo3dsblog.com/photos-of-a-kid-icarus-uprising-float-in-japan The 3DS is > the Vita

The screens:

3DS = 800i

Vita = 960i

Plus the 3DS has more pixels per inch than the Vita does.

And 3G is way slower than Wi-Fi, and even the DS original needed Wi-Fi to do anything decent, like Mario Kart DS 4 players Max.

But the 3.53 inch vs. 5 inch difference, does make a good difference, hands down, but when playing such 3DS games as Ketzel’s Corridors with the 3D on & all the way up, the 3DS screen is sometimes too big, because of the 3D (of course I can’t say the same for such 3D games as Rayman Origins).

Plus the 3DS already had 2 Resident Evils & kingdom hearts & etc. etc. ( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Nintendo_3DS_games ) since before E3 2010 for their library.

But the PS Vita, even after release, still doesn’t have the games.

Plus the 3DS currently has 5 or 6 M titles, with 8 more confirmed to be coming out later.

And the 3DS has way more shooters than the PS Vita (which is ironic because of the shooters in DS vs. PSP).

But I do agree with you Enzo, except in the graphics for more than 50% of the games in both system.

The 3DS has shown Nano Assault.

But I think I like to wait to see if Time Travelers uses the full current clocked specs of both the 3DS & PS Vita, as well as the PSP; so we can start doing some real comparisons for graphics.
http://nintendo3dsblog.com/photos-of-a-kid-icarus-uprising-float-in-japan The 3DS is > the Vita

@Ty

Ummmm… Yeah. That’s a lot of misinformation you’re spreading there. The 3DS is a somewhat more powerful than the PS Vita in almost all aspects of it’s hardware- simple as that.

You are quite the blatant fanboy.

And what you fail to mention is that the PS Vita Web Browser is just as slow as the 3DS Web Browser.

Because you are nothing more than a blatant fanboy.

And everyone knows that the Gamecube had more better Specs & Graphics than the PS2 in every way.

And the reason why you won’t waste you time to correct me, is because there is nothing to correct, because everything I have said is correct.
http://nintendo3dsblog.com/photos-of-a-kid-icarus-uprising-float-in-japan The 3DS is > the Vita

Plus, the delay of this port of Rayman Origins, leads me to suspect that this demo might be a beta version.

And that this port will have multiplayer, plus even the DS was always known to be way better for multiplayer games over the PSP.

People who got the PSP, almost always played single player or local multiplayer.

But yeah, I wouldn’t be surprise if the 3DS version gets multiplayer, and that alone would probably explain the delay.

Plus ubisoft use to say that the 3DS version was slated for August 2012, so I think this demo is hopefully a beta version.

And the fact we getting this 2 months earlier seems to suggest that ubisoft might have used some of their HD console developers to speed up the development of the port, which would explain any poor programming as well, LOL.
The Un-informed gamer

Okay, the way I see it is each of them have their ups and downs, and none of them is a perfect system.
It’s all about your preference, It’s like trying to convince a Pepsi lover that Coca-cola is better than Pepsi
Ty

Oh… My… God… Really? Are you really so blind?

First off, there are no such resolutions as 800i and 960i

Secondly, the 3DS has a lower PPI than the Vita. I used to think it was higher in 3D mode, but because each eye gets its own separate image, the PPI remains the same.

Also, the Vita has both wifi and 3G- and the 3G isn’t even used for many (if any) games. It’s only for browsing the Internet, streaming music, using Skype, etc.

I’ve used both web browsers, and the Vita’s web browser is better- it has HTML 5 support, but only partial. So it won’t play videos or music. It can download video and music files though. The main advantage of the 3DS’s browser over the Vita’s is that you can launch it while playing a game (there is a workaround for the Vita though).

I never said that the PS2 was more powerful than the Gamecube- that is false. Last generation (from least to most powerful): Dreamcast, PS2, Gamecube, Xbox.

This version of Rayman: Origins also lacks multiplayer- it was confirmed a few months ago in a few articles- and I think a blog post here? Can’t remember.

You obviously haven’t played any online multiplayer PSP games. The online in most multiplayer PSP games was really good- SOCOM Fireteam Bravo had online CO-OP and Competitive with voice chat.

I myself didn’t play too much multiplayer on my PSP, but I didn’t on my 3DS either- I’m more of a single player guy.
Ty

^Meant DS, not 3DS^
The Dude

Nintendo has been working on making a 3D video game system since the late 80′s:

First they made the Virtual boy in the mid 90′s with wireframe graphics (fail, because of outlines for graphics).

Then they made the Gamecube for stereoscopic 3D & 60 fps, but not that many people had own a 3D TV, so they ditch the 3D feature, but Luigi’s Mansion 1 might have option programed in, to be played in 3D on Gamecube, when hook to a 3D TV.

And then they made the Game Boy Advance SP, which had a parallax barrier similar to the one in the 3DS, but the LCD in GBA SP wasn’t nowhere good enough for the standards of Nintendo.

They try with the DS Original, but the technology wasn’t there yet.

They even try for the Wii, but they weren’t capable still.

In January 2009, they started working on the New Generation Handheld and the people at Nintendo said: What about 3D.
So they tried out testing what they could do with current technology and it was perfect, but only 1 person can see it at a time……so it was perfect for a Handheld, LOL.

You got served!

ramen

Everyone keeps complaining of how small Rayman looks and the lack of sharpness. Its all because people had played this game to death for the last 6 months on other consoles.

First of all, how many games were ever released on all home consoles and portables? Most games ported to Wii or PSP or DS either had crappy graphics or totally different gameplay. GTA is the best example. Now, Rayman Origins is the SAME game on all the consoles!

After playing this game on other systems, 3DS version will no doubt looks small due to screen size.

I blame Ubisoft for being stupid. A platforming game like this should be released initially for Wii and 3DS. Then 6 months later, ported to other systems with HD graphics.

This way, no one will complaint about the screen resolution as its not downgraded.
Dennis

This game is realy muuuch fun =]
MadCrain

Can you people stop comparing, they’re both different handhelds, get over it.

http://FanboysSuck FanBoysSuck

What i hate is fanboys, of which this site is filled with
Guy

It’s the same game. Why shouldn’t the flaws be pointed out?

People have no common sense these days.
FanBoysSuck

The tiniest things incite flame wars. This is one of the many problems with fanboys and why I rarely like to comment on this website
Ty

@FanBoysSuck @Guy
Totally agree. Getting really tired of all the fighting in the comments.

MadCrain

@The 3DS is› Vita
Even if that’s true, Nintendo won’t overclock the 3DS, so get used to the graphics you’re seeing now, cause that’s as good as they will get, not a bad thing though, The 3DS can already handle some decent graphics, this Rayman port is just lazy, they can do alot better, And stop bitching about the small screen, it was built that way, if you bought a 3DS you know what you got yourself into, and if you have a Vita NO ONE cares that it looks better on it, Everyone already knows that so no need to compare and brag, plus, this is a great oppertunity for those who only have a 3DS, they can get the chance to play this wonderful game. ofcourse I still think this port is lazy and crappy, but fingers crossed if they fix it :D

Enzo

I liked the days where the quality of a handheld or home console wasn’t based on the graphic capability, but by its library of games.
http://nintendo3dsblog.com/photos-of-a-kid-icarus-uprising-float-in-japan The 3DS is > the Vita

I do agree with the both of you.

Except for:
@MadCraon

The 3DS GPU doesn’t need more than 400 MHz anyways, because the PS Vita GPU is running at 266 MHz and they are also not going to clock the Vita GPU any higher as well.
http://nintendo3dsblog.com/photos-of-a-kid-icarus-uprising-float-in-japan The 3DS is > the Vita

So the 3DS GPU running at 134 MHz more than the PS Vita is all that I need anyways.

And that’s been going on since the release of the 3DS February 2K11 & Vita December 2K11.

I’m not saying I want the 3DS to run higher than what it’s been doing since release, I’m just saying that this is what it is capable of, if you wanted better graphics.

But I think anything running at no less than 194 MHz for GPU or whatever the Gamecube was running at…….is just fine and doesn’t need to be any higher, unless you want it to look just like real life, but then you’ll need probably as high as a 750 MHz clocked GPU.

But I can wait up to 10 years for system to give that kind of graphics; so I’m good.

MadCrain

@The 3DS is> the vita
What do you disagree with me!?

http://nintendo3dsblog.com/photos-of-a-kid-icarus-uprising-float-in-japan The 3DS is > the Vita

Well, I guess, what I’m trying to say is that you think infant the 3DS GPU to run higher than 400 MHz . Even doe the Vita GPU is running at 266 MHz.

So I guess o just disagree about what you think about me and what I want in graphics, because you thought I wanted the 3DS to do more than it already does.

So I guess I don’t disagree with you on anything.

Except for maybe your former assumption about what I want in graphics.

So,
My bad.

Guy

There’s a post by Realism that I’d like to point out.

“BigE, if a company bothers to release a demo, why shouldn’t they make it presentable? It’s like saying I’m able do well on a test, but choose not to because I can. The burden of proof is on Ubisoft to make a good game.

This might be the final version; just look at how shitty MGS3D was when compared to what it could have been. Stuttering cutscenes in a 3+ year old port makes Kojima Studios look incompetent and stupid – especially when it promised a completely new design in the beginning.”

This guy knows what’s going on. This demo might be the final product we all get – which would be truly a shame.

http://nintendo3dsblog.com/photos-of-a-kid-icarus-uprising-float-in-japan The 3DS is > the Vita

Actually the finish version of MGS3D looked way more better than both the E3 3D trailer & PS2.

And even the E3 3D trailer looked, more better than the PS2.

The finish version blew the pants off the E3 3D trailer away.

person

The demo sucked, get the Vita ver instead if you got one, I do so I’ve compared.

http://nintendo3dsblog.com/photos-of-a-kid-icarus-uprising-float-in-japan The 3DS is > the Vita

But the 3DS version has multiplayer.
Ty

@The 3DS is > the Vita
No, it doesn’t. Neither handheld version has multiplayer. There was news about it a few months ago.
person

I don’t care about multiplayer anyway. This agme just weren’t any good on the 3DS, the 3DS’s original titles however is what we should credit. This sucked. I’ll probably buy the Vita or PS3 version since I don’t own the full game yet.

http://nintendo3dsblog.com/photos-of-a-kid-icarus-uprising-float-in-japan The 3DS is > the Vita

I think the PS Vita moth not be getting multiplayer in a lot of games, including this; because of the 3G.

Knowing ubisoft, they probably looked at the specs, and said we’re not going to do multiplayer, when there’s an option for using a 3G network in half of the PS Vita’s out there.

Because a full signal on 3G is way worser than 1 bar on Wi-Fi for everything online.

That one guy formerly known as the guy with the truly hilarious name that recited the intro dialog of that one hilariously terrible game called “Link: The faces of evil:”

I agree. Who needs logic?

MadCrain

Ty, the only fanboy here is you, and the 3DS is› is vita I didn’t mean anything, I was just stating the obvious :)
I’m happy with the 3DS’s graphics, it’s just that this Port looks terrible, if it IS the beta version than that rocks :D

That one guy formerly known as the guy with the truly hilarious name that recited the intro dialog of that one hilariously terrible game called “Link: The faces of evil:”

I don’t know why I’m even bothering to be apart of this “conversation”, but Ty is not a fanboy. (judging from the posts he made here)
GamingFan99

Eh, Ty’s not a fanboy, and what he says is true (I guess), but for some reason everything he posts comes off as arrogant and is usually geared towards praising the Vita (a LITTLE bit).
Ty

I can’t stand fanboys. I also can’t stand people that perpetuate misinformation.

I own both a 3DS and a Vita and I like them both. I prefer the Vita over the 3DS- but that’s not because it’s made by Sony. It’s because I can use it as more than just a gaming device, and I like the way that Sony has handled it so far.

The 3DS is a cool system- I’m not saying it sucks because of this bad port- if anything, I’m just pointing out how lazy I think Ubisoft was being.

My biggest issue with the 3DS is that I was really anticipating its release, but when it came out it seemed like Nintendo rushed the whole thing and didn’t have their crap together- remember the whole eShop thing, the lower screen edge scratching the top screen, the circle pad pro, etc.? Also not a fan of how DS games look on it… But whatever. They should’ve made the resolution 4x that of the DS IMO.

I’ll never stoop so low as to post false information just to make a system seem “better”.
http://nintendo3dsblog.com/photos-of-a-kid-icarus-uprising-float-in-japan The 3DS is > the Vita

They’ve been working on the 3DS since the late 80′s and starting to get 100% fully into it since January 2009.

And they even change the specs from E3 2010.

Plus on the 3DS, you can play music with the system close, and you can Record 3D videos in 60 fps per camera (but I wish they had more than 30 fps for Photos, even doe you can multi task that by pressing the R or Lbutton in the home menu) and you can surf 3D & 2D websites and you can 3D full 3D Movies from Warner Bros. & Dreamworks & Disney later this year, like Tron Legacy & Pirates of the Caribbean 4 (and that’s just the Disney movies) and you can watch videos in the DCIM folder (at least the .AVI formats) and you download 3D & 2D Screenshots & Photos from the Web Browser and you can download Apps & games, like Hulu Plus, including full retail games at different prices, depending on the retailers QR code for the same game (which allows us to shop around for the digital version).

And the 2D resolutions are as follows:

3DS = 800i

PS Vita = 960i

If there were both in 3D:

3DS = 400i

PS Vita = 480i

Basically the PS Vita & 3DS do a lot of the same things as the PSP & DSi, but with way more better Graphics & frame rate.

@Ty

What can the PS Vita do that the 3DS can’t, besides a flash player.

And 3G at full signal is way worser than Wi-Fi with 1 bar in the signal.

3G should only be use for everything except Online gaming.

And the PS Vita Web Browser is as slow as the 3DS.

So what can the Vita do, that you can’t use the 3DS for?

I mean the 3DS has a much longer battery life than the Vita.
That one guy formerly known as the guy with the truly hilarious name that recited the intro dialog of that one hilariously terrible game called “Link: The faces of evil:”

You know what’s really hilarious? I can’t tell if you’re serious or not.
http://nintendo3dsblog.com/photos-of-a-kid-icarus-uprising-float-in-japan The 3DS is > the Vita

I’m sadly, 100% serious.
Diakia1044

@The 3DS is > the Vita
I think someone’s a fanboy! I doubt they’ve been working on the 3DS since the late 80′s. They only started the DS brand in 2004/2005. Unless you think of the Virtual Boy as a prototype for the 3DS.
Diakia1044

Also, with this:
Plus on the 3DS, you can play music with the system close, and you can Record 3D videos in 60 fps per camera (but I wish they had more than 30 fps for Photos, even doe you can multi task that by pressing the R or Lbutton in the home menu) and you can surf 3D & 2D websites and you can 3D full 3D Movies from Warner Bros. & Dreamworks & Disney later this year, like Tron Legacy & Pirates of the Caribbean 4 (and that’s just the Disney movies) and you can watch videos in the DCIM folder (at least the .AVI formats) and you download 3D & 2D Screenshots & Photos from the Web Browser and you can download Apps & games, like Hulu Plus, including full retail games at different prices, depending on the retailers QR code for the same game (which allows us to shop around for the digital version).
It sounds like something a fanboy would say. You can’t watch movies on 3DS. At least in Australia you can’t.
http://nintendo3dsblog.com/photos-of-a-kid-icarus-uprising-float-in-japan The Dude

Listennnnn:

Nintendo has been working on making a 3D video game system since the late 80′s:

First they made the Virtual boy in the mid 90′s with wireframe graphics (fail, because of outlines for graphics).

Then they made the Gamecube for stereoscopic 3D & 60 fps, but not that many people had own a 3D TV, so they ditch the 3D feature, but Luigi’s Mansion 1 might have option programed in, to be played in 3D on Gamecube, when hook to a 3D TV.

And then they made the Game Boy Advance SP, which had a parallax barrier similar to the one in the 3DS, but the LCD in GBA SP wasn’t nowhere good enough for the standards of Nintendo.

They try with the DS Original, but the technology wasn’t there yet.

They even try for the Wii, but they weren’t capable still.

In January 2009, they started working on the New Generation Handheld and the people at Nintendo said: What about 3D.
So they tried out testing what they could do with current technology and it was perfect, but only 1 person can see it at a time……so it was perfect for a Handheld, LOL.
http://nintendo3dsblog.com/photos-of-a-kid-icarus-uprising-float-in-japan The Dude

Did you guys know that the Wii U started to be worked on in 2008, but the 3DS started to be worked on in January 2009, but Nintendo has been working on 3D since the late 80′s.

And Nintendo’s first 3D game was in 1982.

It’s called Grand Prix 2.
http://nintendo3dsblog.com/photos-of-a-kid-icarus-uprising-float-in-japan The Dude

And Disney & Warner Bros. & Dreamworks did announced already signing a deal with Nintendo back in E3 2010 for Full 3D movies to be watch on every 3DS in every region.

So you should have been listening about the 3DS since E3 2010 about the Full 3D Movies.

GamingFan99

You know what annoys me? When people downplay the 3DS and prasie the Vita in a braggart way. Okay, we get it, the Vita is better harware-wise. No need to keep bringing it into conversations. Just stick to talking about the 3DS, okay?

Enzo

People also try to downplay the fact that the 3DS and Vita play differently as well. The 3DS has two screens and it definitely adds something different, and uses a stylus and overall is ergonomically different. I’m actually more comfortable with the 3DS than the PS Vita. I like how it plays more and I can say that because someone let me use their Vita so I would know.
MadCrain

YES, I agree with you 100%

Sharic X

Thank you Trunks!
——————————————
Vegeta: This is over 9000!
Trunks: Nooooooooooooooooooooo!!!
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160th

Okay, I have now played the Demo for Rayman Origins 3D, and the graphics looked just 100% fine and sound sounded just fine (but I was wearing my 7.1 Surround Sound headphones “PLANTRONICS GAMECOM 777″) and the sprites weren’t too small, but I almost always play with the screen 5 to 7 inches away from my face (no further than 8 inch tops, most the time, like when I’m playing at home).

But I wish I’d paid attention to the frame rate (so I can’t comment on the frame rate).

But altogether, I can’t see anything wrong with the Demo in any way.

I guess people were probably just use to the HD versions and/or 5 inch screen Vita port version.

Oh whelp.
Nik

I was going to get this (and I might when it’s under £20) but I found it fairly difficult, and I’m great at gaming. Does the PS3 have online multiplayer? Because the 3DS doesn’t have multiplayer at all, which sucks.

http://nintendo3dsblog.com/photos-of-a-kid-icarus-uprising-float-in-japan The 3DS is > the Vita

The 3DS might have multiplayer.

Which would explain the delay of the 3DS version.

Sorry I can’t be of more help.

http://hybrilynx.net/ Hybrilynx

probably the only game that knows how to use art.
Frost

guys.let’s all remember it’s a demo.
A demo

Guy

A bad and inferior demo…
Carlinhos

The best demo so far, IMO.
Guy

@ Carlinhos

I believe you mean Resident Evil: Revelations.

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170th

Okay, is it just me, or does everyone else play the 3DS while holding it 20 to 30 inches away?

Because I always play with it 5 to 15 inches away, and at home 4 to 8 inches away (no further than 10 inches if it’s not requiring that much effort at all……to play games).

And I had no problem seeing Rayman, even at 10 to 14 inches away, he was still big enough (definitely).

Maybe some people need to wear glasses in there everyday life? (i.e. People who say the sprites are to small and say the graphics look bad).

And the sound sounded just fine, but I was wearing 7.1 Surround Sound Headphones, specifically “PLANTRONICS GAMECOM 777″
Alex

This is the demo version guys. It will run and play better on the 3DS Cartridge version. Trust me. Same applied for Resident Evil Revelations and Metal Gear Solid 3.

http://nintendo3dsblog.com/photos-of-a-kid-icarus-uprising-float-in-japan The 3DS is > the Vita

^This.

ramen

Have any of you considered the fact that Ubisoft plan on selling this game through the eShop in the near future?

To optimise for digital download, I bet they compressed it so much that the graphics and audio suffered.
rre

the 3ds version is the worst so far, everything is too small to see, the 3d is not that great at all, the controls are not as responsive as on consoles, the game runs at 30fps and uses motion blur, this whole makes everything hard to see while you run.
i consider vita version to be the only canon portable rayman now, feel bad for those who waited for so long to play this awesome game but recieved a crappy port
1-up Dude

Got the demo,not really to good.

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The demo for Rayman Origins is now available in North America and Europe

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