Nintendo 3DS

[TheFudgehogGuy]

Well, I find it a bit strange no-one has put this up earlier, but anyways...

The Nintendo 3DS: The Nintendo 3D DS. Nintendo's latest piece of wonder tech. To me, it dazzles the mind, but it's true. It was announced on a quiet Tuesday morning in March, the statement is as follows: "Nintend Co. Ltd will launch 'Nintendo 3DS'(temp) during the fiscal year endind March 2011, on which games can be enjoyed with 3D effects without the need for any special glasses"

The statement continues with:"Nintendo 3DS(temp) is going to be the new portable game machine to succeed 'Nintendo DS series', whose cumulative consolidated sales from Nintendo amounted to 125 million units as of the end of December 2009, and will include backward compatibility so that the software for Nintendo DS series, including ones for Nintendo DSi, can also be enjoyed."
And that was it, no more was said.

It boggles the mind. 3D without glasses? James Cameron will be wiping his eyebrow with a One Trillion Dollar note soon enough. And if that didn't satisfy you, here's some more things that it may have:

*It will have two screens like it's predecessors and touch screen compatibility

*Backwards compatibility for DS and DSi, so 3D Bidoofs may be on the horizon

*It could be the most Hi-res thing we've seen from Nintendo to date, possibly reaching 720p, YES!

*Rumble feature and control stick may be included, so it's like a handheld GameCube with more 3D-enish

*Two cameras, one on the front and one on the behind,like a DSi

*It might have an accelerometer built-in, like with the iPhone. Expect the revival of that Yoshi game on the GBA

*The 3D effect is caused by the frontal camera tracking the user's eyes and making a 3D virtual space for the user to look into

And that's all I can scavenge from Reggie, but expect for more info at E3 in two months. But, until then, keep good hopes.

[Leighton Darko]

I thought they hadn't announced how the 3D was going to work, and that everything was just in speculation for now?
Where did you get your information? I haven't seen anything this detailed about it other than speculation...
Either way, I'm not getting excited until I see it with my own eyes... And until we get Time Traveler. ;P

[n64player]

720p on a handheld? This I gotta see.

I don't know if I'd get it though, seeing as how managed to survive with my DS Classic since 2005.

[syrupentmaster]

This is sure BUY!
Yeah it was strange nobody did care too make a thread of it...

[TheFudgehogGuy]

As it was a statement, Nintendo actually have only said, so it's not written down. But, alas, here are some websites with info on it :

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nintendo_3DS (Huh, Wikipedia hadn't had this page when I made this thread :P)

http://www.computerandvideogames.com....php?id=243473

http://kotaku.com/5499697/nintendo-a...e-nintendo-3ds

And you can just Google it aswell, if you please. :P More info as it comes up.

[Leighton Darko]

Well, yes, I've seen/read many of the sites that have updated about it since it was announced, but I haven't seen information as detailed as you have it -- mainly the thing about how the 3D will supposedly operate and the possible resolution; everything I've seen has been speculation, for the most part.

[reklaw_vahn]

I don't care if everything is speculation. It is a new system that will out do the current systems, it is backwards compatible and I am excited. I don't understand why it seems that most people are whining and complaining about this and that all the time.

[n64player]

Originally Posted by reklaw_vahn

I don't understand why it seems that most people are whining and complaining about this and that all the time.

They are consumers; they whine because they can.

[Leighton Darko]

It's just in the human nature to whine about everything... :P
It's been announced that the 3D function can be turned off...
That'll be a pleasant feature, at least.

[Captin J]

Originally Posted by Leighton Darko

It's just in the human nature to whine about everything... :P
It's been announced that the 3D function can be turned off...
That'll be a pleasant feature, at least.

lol. I wont have a migrane playing on it.