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Nintendo Announces 3D Successor of Nintendo DS

Posted by Soulskill on from the had-to-check-my-calendar dept.

An anonymous reader writes "Nintendo has posted a press release (PDF) titled 'Launch of New Portable Game Machine,' promoting a new, upcoming handheld game console temporarily named the 'Nintendo 3DS,' which will feature 3D graphics without the need for any sort of special glasses. It will be backward-compatible with DS and DSi games." An article at Kotaku speculates on how the 3D tech will work. The launch window is vague — sometime between April 2010 and March 2011. More details will be revealed at E3 in June.

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  1. PLEASE Ninty by Nemyst · · Score: 0, Troll

    Don't make another gimmicky console overflowing with copious amounts of shovelware. I just can't bring myself to pick up a console marketed for grandmas and babies, especially when you also show your most veteran fans the finger by barely releasing the games WE want. Remember how at one time you had plenty of good, genuinely fun games? You know, back when Wii Sports wasn't your #1 source of revenue? Yes, the consoles are original and well made, but if the games on them suck or do not appeal to me (IE I'm not a ten years old or a grandma), it won't change anything. And no, first-party shouldn't be the sole source of quality games.

    I'm just sick of games like Imagine Babyz plaguing the console whose predecessors hosted the likes of Conker, the first Final Fantasy games, Goldeneye and much more.

  2. Re:Processsor by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Troll

    Nobody cares what you are curious about. Why do you even bother to post here anymore?

  3. Re:Virtual Boy 2? by Chris+Mattern · · Score: 0, Troll

    Google the name "Pippin". Apple execs still wake up in a cold sweat over that one.

  4. Re:Virtual Boy 2? by binarylarry · · Score: 0, Troll

    Wasn't that the codename for iPad?

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  5. Re:Closed platform by DrXym · · Score: 0, Troll
    So? There's a lot of shit on any system - that's why you avoid the shit and just play the good games. And all posting a Metacritic statistic proves is that select journos, who are largely from the same demographic, prefer the PS360 over the Wii.

    No dummy, it proves that Wii & DS consumers are less discerning and therefore the quality of titles on those platforms is poorer overall. Of course the Wii & DS has some good titles but we've heard time and again from 3rd parties who bothered to make decent games that they simply don't get a return on their investment. Why? Because owners cannot tell the difference between shovelware and a decent game, therefore what's the point of even trying?