Nintendo is one of the oldest and most innovative technology companies on the planet. Founded in 1889, Nintendo has been the leading innovator in gaming for more than 100 years now. In 1985, they brought home gaming to the North American masses with the Nintendo Entertainment System (NES). In 1989, they released the super popular Game Boy for gaming in your pocket. In 1996, they came out with first controller Rumble Pak so gamers could feel the game in your hand, a feature all the competitors quickly adopted. In 2006, they came out with the Nintendo Wii, the world’s first motion gaming. Radically different, it’s something Nintendo’s competitors only caught up with in 2010, with the Sony Move and Xbox Kinect. And on March 27, 2011 Nintendo will raise the innovation bar again with the release of the new Nintendo 3DS.
The Nintendo 3DS is the first of its kind, a portable handheld device that does gameplay and movies in stunning 3D, all without the need for the 3D glasses. Nintendo is the first company on the scene to introduce the first 3D screen without glasses and the device will come with a 3D slider switch to adjust how 3D the image is or make it plain 2D. The 3D, while warned not for children, is supposed to offer stunning visuals with no eye fatigue. It will play new 3DS games as well as all regular DSi and DS titles. It offers an analog stick, a d-pad, various face and shoulder buttons, a touch screen and stylus, two front cameras as well as a rear camera, a microphone, a gyroscope, and an accelerometer. These are all used for a variety of precision gameplay controls and options. The 3DS also uses the front cameras as one 3D camera and photo editing software for it built in. This is just one of a ton of other features preloaded. These include VR games, sound and music editing software, Internet browser, online connectivity just to name a few, as well as an eShop for future download content (DLC). It also comes with charge cradle and 2GB SD card compliments of Nintendo. These are for game saves and so the unit can be in sleep mode with a game on indefinitely, without the need for turning it off and charging. It can also connect wirelessly with other 3DS’s while in sleep mode. The technology this thing is loaded with is incredible. But how much?
At $249, it is reasonably priced and sure to fly off of stores shelves at launch. A whole new era of portable gaming is ushered in on March 27th. I myself have preordered mine and will be at Best Buy when it opens. Preorder yours today at Best Buy, http://www.bestbuy.com/site/Video-Games-Gadgets/Nintendo-3DS/pcmcat232900050000.c?id=pcmcat232900050000.
The Nintendo 3DS is an exciting, innovative, new product that is driving forward and pushing the limits of various types of technologies involved in making it. The 3D screen without the need for glasses being the biggest, and opening the door for the possibly of bigger 3D TVs in our living rooms without having to wear glasses. I wonder what would then come next, holograms? For more on Nintendo 3DS check out the official website, http://www.nintendo.com/3ds.
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