Nintendo quietly announces 3D handheld system

So it's codename is the Nintendo 3DS which might be changed later, but it uses dual cameras to produce stereo 3D without glasses. Hopefully it has a more powerful graphics processor this time.

http://kotaku.com/5499784/what-we-know-and-think-we-know-about-the-nintendo-3ds

http://www.eurogamer.net/videos/could-this-be-the-basis-for-the-new-ds3d-tech

Could be interesting.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SWAg1s7xfz0

Theoretically works like this.

That is cool, couldnt figure out how it made sense until that video. Not sure how it applies to making games fun to play though

Thats head recognition.

Yeah, I would much rather have this than any of the millions of movies that are coming out in 3D. They've just announced that they'll be rebooting Popeye - in 3D!

But this looks great! Could be a great new gameplay device where tilting the camera reveals new details and secrets to a level. For instance secret power-ups, coins, hearts etc.

Yeah, it's similar to the program that that Chinese-looking guy made in which he put the wii-remote on his forehead and the image moved for him.

Maybe they gave him a job.

Looks cool.

Waits for Virtualboy reference

Its not head tracking btw, it just uses cameras to detect when its being moved. Moving your head doesn't change the display, only moving the DSi does.

Well, yeah, but it's the same principle.

wish theyd do a Nintendo DS - Detachable Screen so you can chuck the top screen in the bin.

Rumors say there'll no longer be a gap between the two screens.

  On 3/23/2010 at 2:47 PM, Gary C said:

Yeah, it's similar to the program that that Chinese-looking guy made in which he put the wii-remote on his forehead and the image moved for him.

Maybe they gave him a job.

yea, exactly. good call.

would be very cool and def keeps nintendo a step ahead of everyone again. sony is about to launch their wii copy and would be cool if nintendo could perfect this and explore it further in the wii 2.

  On 3/23/2010 at 2:42 PM, Gary C said:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SWAg1s7xfz0

 

Theoretically works like this.

That's amazing. Neat feature if it could be implemented into a real game.

  On 3/23/2010 at 2:47 PM, Gary C said:

Yeah, it's similar to the program that that Chinese-looking guy made in which he put the wii-remote on his forehead and the image moved for him.

Maybe they gave him a job.

He actually works on Microsoft's Project Natal motion controller now

LOL:

Yeah, that's the first thing that came to mind. What an incredibly terrible system that was. Strapping it on was basically the equivalent of praying for a grand mal seizure.

I don't think it was ever meant to be "strapped on", but the Angry Gamer Nerd certainly tried: