30.3.10

Nintendo 3DS: 3D Gaming without any special glasses

Nintendo 3DSNintendo is preparing a successor to the Nintendo DS gaming gadget. The next generation will be called Nintendo 3DS because the screen has a three-dimensional capabilities.

Nintendo will show the 3DS on E3 exhibition in Los Angeles, June 2010. The device is expected to be available in Japan before March 2011, it was also reported that 3DS device has already been incorporated with latest technology that can show the effect of three-dimensional (3D) without any special glasses.

With Nintendo 3DS, people can still play all existing DS games and DSI. The following are few features of the Nintendo 3DS quoted from Gizmodo:

* Accelerometer that allows the movement-based games like the ones on the iPhone or iPod Touch
* The screen will have a big enough resolution, expected to reach 720p
* Two screens on the Nintendo 3DS can be used together as one big screen
* Access via 3G mobile operator for downloading content
* Content download including electronic books, as there is now on XL DSI *Global*

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