Our intrepid trio of Infendo editors will surely have video impressions of the 3DS up later, but for now I just had to do a quick post on some of the stuff I’ve read already. Tell me if this sounds as awesome to you as it did for me:
Face Off: This game had the 3DS snapping a picture of my face and then wrapping it around spheres. Little orbs covered in my face started flying at me, the 3DS’ top screen appearing to be a viewfinder to an augmented reality version of my world. I could tilt and aim the 3DS to shoot at the orbs, but if I missed the enemies, my shots hit the background ’ which was the table over which I was holding the system. My missed shots caused an effect that made it look like the table surface was rippling with shockwaves.
Tech Demo: Target Shooting: This was another augmented-reality showpiece. For this one, a Nintendo rep put a brown mat on a table. I had to hold the 3DS 14 inches from the mat, my top screen acting as a viewfinder or window to that table and mat. Once I was holding the system at the proper distance, the tabletop appeared to transform, with a chasm opening in the middle and targets emerging. I had to move the 3DS all around the table to get the best angles on the targets, walking all around the table in real life. Once I shot out the targets, a dragon emerged. It had weak points on all sides, so I was again having to walk around the table to shoot it.
Both impressions come from Kotaku.
What struck me beyond the fact that Nintendo was using 3D in effective non-gimmicky ways was that they were using it in tandem with the 3D camera on the back of the case. They’ve literally turned that widescreen window into a viewscreen for the world. Talk about augmented reality, and talk about limitless potential for game design!
Also, these launch titles (or near launch titles) appear to be an incredible mix of traditional games, franchises and Nintendogs fare. Really, really impressive stuff.
Nice article, Sounds amazing.
I wish I could have a go! XD
This is why I love Nintendo. They don't worry so much about having the biggest, fastest hardware. They worry about innovation and amazing you :o).
NEED THIS NOW!! When's the release date? How much flash memory does the system have?
Only problem with it is that it isnt out in stores now! Man, Im so jealous of you guys at E3 this year!
My wish list of features:
OGG support
Video Playback
Virtual Console
GBA/GBC Slot
Software for use with PC
I want OGG so bad because my whole library is in that format already and with a R4i card, you can play them on your DS, and with the iPlayer, video playback of any format is possible.
Come on Nintendo, hackers figured out how to do it, you can too!
I am so hopeful that I will be able to see the 3D effects on this device. I have scar tissue on one retnia that slightly distorts my vision in one eye, so any 3D technology that requires glasses is just a blurry mess for me.
that target game sounds frickin' amazing if it actually works how it's described. and that's just a tech demo. I can't wait to see whats done with full blown games.
"… any sufficiently advanced magic is indistinguishable from technology …"
hi there i have heard 2 gb 4 gb and 8 gb of internal flash but here is great news sd card slot soo i will be buying the new 64 gb sdxc card from best i will have about same storage as origingal ps3 like 80 gb flash in my 3ds soo who needs hard drive yes i can buy 10 64 gb sdxc cards for 640 gb flash memory hard drive epic fail
hi there on waki pedia website has new nintendo 3ds specs with here is the new flash memory storage capacity at a whopping full 2 gb thats 4 wii 512 mb chips or about 10 dsi 256 mb flash may be 3 dsi or 3dsi xl up in the future up too 8 gb or 16 gb flash drive
hi. there. you. gamers. want. too. know. how much. flash. at. wakia. pedia. a. full. 2. gb. psp. umd. 1.8. gb. game. cube. 1.4. gb. wii. 512. mb. and. dsi. 256. mb. soo. nintendo. 3ds. more. storage. then. other. consoles. or. cellphones
hi there keith what i am hearing on the internet on flash memory storage capacity it will eather be a 1.5 gb or 8 gb internal flash plus a 2 gb sd card also is incuded soo that means toatal storage capacity will eather be 3.5 gb or 10 gb and sence nintendo games are soo small in size you should fit a ton of games on the internal memory see i have 18 games or apps on my dsi with 256 mb with 13 blocks of memory free and 37 games apps on wii down loaded games apps