Nintendo to Unveil 3D Gaming Console During 2010 E3
Nintendo issued a short statement today saying that it would give details to their new 3-D version of their DS platform during this years E3 Expo. They also said that this new 3DS version will go on sale within a year and users will not need glasses to enjoy all the 3D goodness. This new portable will also be compatible with software made for earlier DS models.
It’s good timing. The 3D market is heating up, with 3D films raking in money at the box office, TV makers pushing the format, new 3D channels set to debut, and the first 3D digital cameras already on sale.
And while this is an important step for portable gaming, if consumers embrace the use of 3D without glasses, it means they’re going to expect more from their 3D movies at the theater and TVs at home too. We do know Nintendo plans to ship the 3DS sometime in the next year. That’s a long window. And even if it doesn’t actually ship by next March–let’s say it takes two years–it’s still going to arrive smack in the middle of Hollywood and the consumer electronics industry’s planned 3D revolution, which includes the wearing of glasses, at least for now.
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