New Nintendo Handheld Announced: Nintendo 3DS

Nintendo announced today the "Nintendo 3DS"(temp) it's newest handheld. It will feature 3D technology, and backwards compatibilty. You can also expect more news at e3!



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I saw this ( http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704211704575139252992675706.html?mod=WSJ_hpp_MIDDLENexttoWhatsNewsTop ) on Drudge this morning.

Sounds neat. No glasses required. I don't know how a chip can display images your left and right eye see separately.

Luinil wrote:I saw this ( http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704211704575139252992675706.html?mod=WSJ_hpp_MIDDLENexttoWhatsNewsTop ) on Drudge this morning.

Sounds neat. No glasses required. I don't know how a chip can display images your left and right eye see separately.

Here is one idea.
http://www.puredepth.com/

I can see Nintendo using that in the 3DS

Saw this last night, amazing thing. Proves to show that you don't need amazing and groundbreaking capabilities in technology to amaze the people.

AND YAY! BACKWARD COMPATIBILITY!

Some other news and opinions:

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Nintendo Co., Ltd. (Minami-ward of Kyoto-city, President Satoru Iwata) will launch "Nintendo 3DS"(temp) during the fiscal year ending March 2011, on which games can be enjoyed with 3D effects without the need for any special glasses.
"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 125million units as of the end of December 2009, and will include backward compatibility so that the software for Nintendo DS series, including the ones for Nintendo DSi, can also be enjoyed.

We are planning to announce additional details at E3 show, which is scheduled to be held from June 15, 2010 at Los Angeles in the U.S.

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"I don't understand the technology behind a 3D display that doesn't require glasses. If it's so easy to do, why would Samsung put out 3D HDTVs that require glasses? My guess is that Nintendo has figured something out that is either very cool and advanced, or is a gimmick, and until I see it, I really won't know. What's interesting to me is that Nintendo is so bold. It seems that if 3D on portable devices was easy, Apple would have beat them to it. If they truly pioneer a technology, my guess is that Apple will mimic the technology. Without a real breakthrough in game play (as happened with the DS), I'm not sure that this device will do much more than serve as a replacement for current DS owners." - Wedbush analyst Michael Pachter

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The following information comes from multiple sources...

Nikkei

- control stick instead of dpad
- rumble/force-feedback
- improved wireless speed and battery life
- accelerometer
- screen that is smaller than 4 inches
- timing on the announcement could be related to decreased software releases
- Nikkei expects release in second half of 2010

Yomiuri Shimbun

- "it is believed that the system will use a Sharp 3D LCD panel."
- this 3d tech is acheived by placing a small film on the screen, which is separated by a small space. The slight differences in the image creates the 3d effect

Mainichi Shimbun

- software developers have been briefed on the system
- third party software at launch

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My opinions:
I think this could end up being really cool, I just hope it is not too much money and launches with the 5th gen Pokemon games and some sort of Smash Bros DS as well.

Sounds.... pretty sweet, don't see myself getting it, though.

Yeah Im with Pachter on this one... but if they really could do some new cool things that would be great... also I read somewhere that it is to have 2 screens like the DS but you can somehow connect them better to form one screen if needed... don´t know if there anything to that information... also graphics are supposed to match the gamecube witch would be nice...

if this is going to be a DS-HD without a completely new concept (I don´t think 3D counts as that) the I guess its a pretty save bet the Wii will get a similar treatment within the next few years with better graphics and integrated motion plus... and maybe some other tweaks...

I believe i heard that the distance between the screens was so small that it could be used as a single screen if need be.

New info

Spoiler:

I seem to have changed my mind, OMFGWTFBBQ I want it!

I really want to see what they do with it first, at least.

Dunno how if this is the right step for Nintendo, they are really taking a risk with this move. Personally I don't think we are ready for 3d.

skeezer wrote:Dunno how if this is the right step for Nintendo, they are really taking a risk with this move. Personally I don't think we are ready for 3d.

Everything will not be 3D and I'm sure some games will not have 3D at all. Think of a DS with two screens that can act as one and with Gamecube graphics. You can't tell me you don't want that. We could be playing a Melee type Smash Bros game, that would be awesome.

cool, I like the "No Glasses" thing especially, I hope they do that for all 3D stuff.

I actually just got done doing a lot of research on 3d TV's that do not require glasses and their are a ton coming out.


And to answer Michael Pachter samung is trying to make money now. The 3D tv without glasses are just starting to roll out and most have only 8 viewing angle but the technology is exploding with some having 64 viewing angles and other having head tracking technology so the viewing angle follows you.

I'm not sure how Micheal Pachter is so out of the loop.