Nintendo 3DS
| Manufacturer | Nintendo |
|---|---|
| Product family | DS |
| Type | Handheld game console |
| Backward compatibility | Nintendo DS, DSi |
| Predecessor | Nintendo DSi XL |
The Nintendo 3DS (tentative title)[1] is an upcoming handheld game console produced by Nintendo. The handheld will succeed Nintendo's current Nintendo DS series, which primarily shares the handheld market with Sony's PlayStation Portable.[2]
The Nintendo 3DS will offer games that utilize 3D effects "without the need for special glasses" and is also backwards compatible with Nintendo DS and DSi titles.[1]
Declining to give information about pricing or launch dates in the press release, Nintendo says it will reveal formal details about the Nintendo 3DS at the 2010 Electronic Entertainment Expo.[1]
Asahi Shimbun speculated in its hardware report that parallax barrier technology by Sharp Corporation will be the basis of the 3D in the handheld. It is currently already in use by several mobile phones in Japan. [3]
Nintendo expects the console to be released during the fiscal year ending March 2011.[1]
See also
- Autostereoscopy
- Virtual Boy, Nintendo's first foray into 3D portable gaming
References
- ^ a b c d "ニンテンドー3DS" (PDF). Minami-ku, Kyoto: Nintendo. Retrieved 2010-23-03.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|accessdate=(help) - ^ Tom Bramwell (2009-04-06). "Sony PSP man slags off Nintendo DSi". Eurogamer. Brighton: Eurogamer Network. Retrieved 2009-06-15.
- ^ http://www.gamasutra.com/view/news/27779/Nintendo_Announces_New_Nintendo_3DS_Portable_System.php
External links
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