Nintendo to Talk 3DS Price, Release Date in September
Posted 07/30/10 at 07:16:08 AM by Paul Lilly
Word all over the Web is that on September 29, 2010, Nintendo will finally reveal pricing details for its upcoming 3DS handheld gaming console, and also give it a release date. Or at least that's what everyone is reporting from all corners of cyber space. We did a little digging and it appears the source of this inside info is someone inside Bloomberg's Japan operations, who claims to have heard the news during a phone interview with Mr. Yasushi Hiroshi Minagawa, a Nintendo spokesman.
The big selling point of the 3DS is that it will produce glasses-free 3D visuals using some type of parallax barrier display technology. Other features include a motion sensor, a gyroscope that willl likely be used to adjust perspective in 3D landscapes, tilt-sensitive gameplay, and a persistent Wi-Fi connection capable of downloading games in the background.
While it looks like we'll have to wait until late September to find out exactly when the 3DS is coming, speculation has the release date pegged for sometime in the first quarter of 2011.
I'm curious to see if it is
Submitted by SYNK109 on Mon, 08/02/2010 - 6:35pm
I'm curious to see if it is any good. I find the DS system is way underpowered compared to the PSP. Each DS is getting more and more features, but it's still like a touch screen gameboy. Although I'm not crazy about 3D, if it has more beef than other DS systems, I'm auxious to try it.
Submitted by Silencer on Fri, 07/30/2010 - 7:54am
...actually seeing one in person, (before I can really comment on it.) I just checked, the screens are color. (I wasn't sure!)
Hopefully it'll be better
Submitted by Jesterace on Fri, 07/30/2010 - 8:03am
Hopefully it'll be better than Ninty's first attempt at 3D with the Virtualboy lol.
Submitted by Jesterace on Fri, 07/30/2010 - 7:22am
Currently I have the DS Lite, I did have the original DS. I've held off of buying the DSI and the DSI XL as they just didn't seem to be that big of a hardware upgrade for me to buy. For me to buy the 3DS it will have to be a major upgrade as compared to the the DS/I. The 3D technology is interesting but I will have to wait and see how well it functions and they will need a good library of games for me to buy into. And the price range will also dictate if I buy it when it's first released.
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