3DS New DS

[Firis]

3DS New DS

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March 23, 2010 - Nintendo has announced the 3DS, a new hand-held system set for release before March 2011 in Japan. This new system will be fully unveiled at this year's E3 show in June.

Are you interested in the 3DS?

While details are a bit slim as of now, the announcement stated the console would incorporate 3D technology without the need for players to wear special glasses. The 3DS will also be backwards compatible with all DS and DSi software.

Nintendo says this new portable machine will "succeed" the DS series. As of December 2009, the DS console has sold 125 million units worldwide.

Rumors of a new DS console have been buzzing for a while now. The latest instance came from President and CEO Satoru Iwata, when he reportedly told Japanese newspaper Asahi Shimbun the company was working on a DS successor that would have "highly detailed graphics" and use a sensor with the ability to "read the movements of people playing." Another rumor suggested NVIDIA's Tegra processor would power a new DS hand-held. Both of these reports remain unconfirmed as of now, however.

IGN has contacted Nintendo for additional details. We'll update this post when we hear more.

Update: Several Japanese news outlets have reported on still unconfirmed features for the device. These include a new joystick, force-feedback, and increases in battery and wireless support.

The 3DS will be unveiled, and playable, at this year's E3, according to a Nintendo executive in Japan.

"We wanted to give the gaming industry a head's up about what to expect from Nintendo at E3," Ken Toyoda, chief spokesman at Nintendo told the New York Times. "We'll invite people to play with the new device then."

March 23, 2010 - Nintendo's surprise announcement of the 3DS hardware yesterday lacked details. In fact, aside from promising 3D visuals and backwards compatibility with the current DS line, Nintendo didn't say much at all.

That didn't stop some of Japan's biggest newspapers from digging in a bit deeper. It's unclear what's educated speculation and what was heard from Nintendo itself, but we'll pass along the info anyway.

Yomiuri Shimbun, Japan's largest paper, reported on some possible 3D technology for the system. The paper says "it is believed" that the system will make use of a Sharp 3D LCD panel. The system will have a film attached to the screen, separated form the screen by a tiny space. This setup makes the image look slightly different for the two eyes, giving the game visuals a 3D look.

The Nihon Keizai Shimbun, the paper that usually breaks Nintendo hardware stories, reported on some of the additional tech that could go into the system. Nintendo plans on using a control stick for controlling characters in 3D; while the paper does not use the term "analogue stick," this is presumably what's being referred to. The system will also include rumble. Nintendo acquired patents for this control technology last year, the paper reports.

The paper also repors that the system will have expanded battery life and greater wireless range over the current DS. Its screen won't be as large as the DSi XL screen, though. Nintendo is also looking into including an accelerometer, which would allow you to tilt the system to control the action.

The papers didn't list any sources for their information. However, this is typical for larger mainstream Japanese publications, so even if the above is speculation, there's probably some good foundation behind it.

All should be clarified when Nintendo 3DS is fully unveiled at this year's E3 in June.

Both from IGN. <3

 

[Tyloric]

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I'm interested. I want there to be a new handheld; the current ones are showing their age.

 

[Jasontated]

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Simply fascinating I can see it now "No need to wear 3D glasses, just 3 simple trips to the surgeon and 12 painless eye surgeries." ALL HAIL NINTENDO!!

 

[Aions]

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i hope they put a thumb stick on the new 3Ds like the psp has, im sick of d-pads in 3d games

 

[William1193]

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Suck my balls nintendo how many bleeding versions of the ds r u gonna make. but i might take interest in it since its a while new console.

 

[Tyloric]

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Suck my balls nintendo how many bleeding versions of the ds r u gonna make. but i might take interest in it since its a while new console.

It's not a DS. Can you not read? It's a next gen handheld. gtfo fail troll.