Games: Nintendo 3DS

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Article Posted by <a href="/forums/member.php?1379">Alpha</a>: <a href="/news/207/Nintendo 3DS">Nintendo 3DS</a><p>

With the close of Nintendo's fiscal year, we finally get the small details about the new handheld successor to the Nintendo DS. This system is temporarily called the Nintendo 3DS. The 3DS allows 3D gameplay and is compatable with the current DS games.</p>

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Source: <a href="http://www.nintendo.co.jp/ir/pdf/2010/100323e.pdf">Nintendo Investor Relations Article</a></p>

[Nirron]

From what I have heard it will be atleast as powerfull as the Gamecube. Lets hope for a Colosseum or style "3DS" game! With a lot of more features and online stuff!

[Guested]

When they meant 3D, they meant like ACTUAL 3D.... like Avatar or Virtual Boy.

But no glasses needed.

[Nirron]

This is correct. Give E3 now

[AtomicGreymon]

I really hope Gen V moves to this system. Even if the first two versions are just a partial port, only using the 3D in certain special parts of the game (like the Distortion World in Platinum, etc.) and then with the 3rd version (and remakes, if there are any) being a 3DS-exclusive.

[Poryhack]

For those of you who want a sample of what this will look like, check out

on head tracking 3D. It's really quite an incredible effect, I actually prefer it over glasses.

[Mewtwo Ex]

From what I have heard it will be atleast as powerfull as the Gamecube. Lets hope for a Colosseum or style "3DS" game! With a lot of more features and online stuff!

That would be really impressive. Perhaps it will even the score with the PSP... Perhaps... In any case i was just thinking yesterday while walking how Pokemon is getting more advanced and we get this delicious news. A 3 dimensional hand-held Pokemon world would be really something... If the generation 5 game indeed is with 3D effects... well you know what game of the year probably will be.

[Nirron]

I'd just love to see a lot more online interactivity and functionality in their games. As current online features for the Pokémon games lack quite a bit.

Edited March 23, 2010 by Nirron
Going a bit off-topic here :(

[pokemonrulz]

You won't be able to play the new games on the normal DS, won't you?

[Poryhack]

No. You won't.

[pokemonrulz]

I'll buy it than.

[AtomicGreymon]

There's still a decent amount of hope Gen V could end up on the 3DS... although many websites seem to be throwing around the "March 2011" date, in actually reading the PDF statement on Nintendo of Japan's website, they only state:

will be released in the fiscal year ending March 2011

So in actual fact, that could mean September or October this year as easily as February or March 2011. Things are really starting to look up for Gen V.

[YuzuruHitokiri]

I'm a bit skeptical though... 3D seems like a gimmick, just like motion on the Wii was... My friend was actually joking about how Nintendo would be the first to jump on the 3D bandwagon that was approaching (I'm sure you've heard of the 3D gaming prospects by now) because it jumped on motion so quickly... Before you hail 3D, ask yourself: How EXACTLY will this improve gameplay? Why would 3D be so important? And because it's a handheld, why does it need head-tracking!?!

[DeathWatch]

I saw some videos of it and it is amazing! I can't wait for it to come out.

[sexyman_666]

I'm a bit skeptical though... 3D seems like a gimmick, just like motion on the Wii was... My friend was actually joking about how Nintendo would be the first to jump on the 3D bandwagon that was approaching (I'm sure you've heard of the 3D gaming prospects by now) because it jumped on motion so quickly... Before you hail 3D, ask yourself: How EXACTLY will this improve gameplay? Why would 3D be so important? And because it's a handheld, why does it need head-tracking!?!

DUDE DO U THINK PKMN IS THE ONLY DS GAME!?!?!? THINK ABOUT CALL OF DUTY ETC!!! AND ANYWAYS, JUST THE THOUGHT IS TRIPPY ENOUGH FOR ONE TO WANT TO BUY ONE

[popcorn111]

O_O

that soundsAMAZING!

[forigation]

I just watched the video and that was amazing

[Akothegreat]

That video, is it just a DSi? What more if it's actually the system(which none of us saw yet)

Gen 5 should have an improved function for 3DS

[Neo]

It looks awesome though. Can't wait to get my hands on one.

[Dizzy]

it looks peng for a handheld console cant wait to get 1 myself hehehehe

[HottSushiz]

So hasn't anyone heard.....

Why Nintendo released this information BEFORE april?

Hmm i can't seem to find the page though i heard that the 3DS is an April Fools joke from Nintendo, i heard it from Kotaku, or IGN, or somewhere i can't remember. Nintendo stated that they won't create another handheld for a few more years, they told their apologizes to the fans and stated some stats like how much the DS generation sold etc.

[d4rk_13l1t2er]

So hasn't anyone heard.....

Why Nintendo released this information BEFORE april?

Hmm i can't seem to find the page though i heard that the 3DS is an April Fools joke from Nintendo, i heard it from Kotaku, or IGN, or somewhere i can't remember. Nintendo stated that they won't create another handheld for a few more years, they told their apologizes to the fans and stated some stats like how much the DS generation sold etc.

Those are the real April Fools, there are no such announcement from Nintendo, they wrote it on the homepage of gbatemp ..

[Mewtwo Ex]

It was not announced before April. I think it became known around mid January - early February.

[HottSushiz]

Hmmm so it seemed like i was mistaken or fooled. I kept thinking either the 3DS was a joke or it's a joke that the 3DS is a joke.

[Ickyono]

The 3DS is not a joke, it actually is true and will be released near the end or March or in March