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Video Games Expected To Drive 3D Mobile Phone Sales

Posted by Soulskill on from the angry-birds-3d-will-probably-do-it-too dept.

An anonymous reader writes with this excerpt from Forbes: "Nintendo started the mainstream push into glasses free (autostereoscopic) 3D gaming with its Nintendo 3DS system earlier this year. While sales were decent for the device, the price point, hardcore focus and lack of killer app games have failed to replicate the mainstream success of Nintendo DSi. But a strong E3 with top-tier 3D games ... should help attract a broader audience to the device, especially once Nintendo offers a price cut. While some have called 3D phones gimmicky, these devices are already commonplace in Asia. And with an influx of new 3D phones entering the market this year, coupled with the Nintendo 3DS, Jim Cameron recently [said] he sees these glasses-free devices as being key for the adoption of 3D TVs in the homes. He said autostereoscopic 3D games will be the entry level for most people to 3D. While the technology for big screen glasses free 3D is still further away, small devices like 3D phones and Nintendo 3DS will show off the technology."

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  1. Portrait vs. Landscape? by RoverDaddy · · Score: 2

    I'm wondering how the technology behind the 3DS will work on a screen you can rotate? Will you get 3D in both orientations? How much will the picture quality (in either orientation) be affected while 3D is off?

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    1. Re:Portrait vs. Landscape? by markdavis · · Score: 2

      You mean like the new Evo 3D? The answer is "no", it only works 3D in landscape with this technology.

      And when the 3D is "off", it doesn't affect the screen/display quality at all (resolution, brightness, clarity, etc). 3D is only used for media or certain games. It is not part of the UI (thankfully).

      I am not that impressed with the technology. It works, but it hurts my eyes and the angle of effect is very low.

  2. Re:Cheaper to carry two devices by tepples · · Score: 2

    It's up to the provider to set the charges, but they can't charge more because one phone is a 'feature phone' and one is a 'smartphone'.

    Of course they can't. But they can charge $5 per month for a "phone that doesn't use a data plan" and $60 per month for a "phone that uses a data plan".