Nintendo might have a problem: 3D making people sick

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1. Ummm, yeah, that's why there is an off switch.

2. Leave it to Fox News to make a news post about common and trivial knowledge.

   They didn't even mention the fact that you can turn the 3D effect off for the 3DS!

3. A few people feeling a bit sicky isn't the end of the world. Some people can't play FPSes for that reason.

   A bigger problem as I see it is the price. You US folk don't know how lucky you are. Over here in the UK its going to be £229 which is roughly $360. Throw in the games at over $55 a pop and it looks like I'm going to be skint in a few months time.

   I'm not going to bother pre-ordering. There's no way that thing is going to be anywhere near close selling out this side of the pond at those prices 🙁

4. Fox News always has the BEST stories!!

5. LOL thinking about people throwing up playing mario just sounds funny sorry people.

6. Those people make me sick.

   : D

7. If Nintendo advertises effectively and makes its distinctions clear, then no problem…. Except for their own statement about keeping young children away from the 3D option.

   Disney's 3D Toy Story Mania shooting gallery ride makes a small percentage of riders sick, yet it's still one of the most popular things in the park.

8. Uhhh, have they not heard of the depth slider? Or the parental controls for the 3D?

9. eh… it's Fox News.

10. Although hosted on Fox News, I believe the linked-to article is an Associated Press piece. As for the slider, yes, it's nice. But eye fatigue still might deter people from playing or wanting to play they're 3DS.

11. If you use the slider to turn off the 3D then you are playing a slightly more powerful DS for twice the price. This is the type of story that could get legs and will get people thinking twice about the price of the 3DS. Anything that makes people stop and think about the value of the system as compared to the competition is bad, especially if the key selling feature is unusable for a percentage of the population.

12. Probably the same people who managed to get sick in watching Cloverfield, except now they can turn off the 3D if they want to.

13. i get a headache when i watch a 2 hour long 3d movie, uh oh movie theatres are making people sick!

14. 'tis fox news. 3D CAN be turned off. 90% of the people I've met enjoy 3D. I guess it might be a problem, but one as small as the people who don't pay to see a 3D when they can see it in 2D.

15. Who would actually play 3DS for 2hrs straight? Use common sense people. By the way watch Nintendo Channel, there's tons of videos to watch including the press conference itself!

16. I think that's why the 3DS has an on/off switch for the 3D to begin with? Unlike other companies, the 3D effect is optional…

17. A $75 3D option.

18. OMFG if only there was something that could make it so the 3D didn't happen!

19. I don't think 3D would make many people sick if it was on such a small screen, you know? And yeah…. they did forget to mention that little off switch bit.

20. @Richufc
    I know, in Mexico all Electronics are almost twice priced. That means that for us it will cost around 5000 pesos (400 dls aprox). Consider also that we earn in one day the same amount that a US citizen makes in a couple of hours or less ;(
    (sigh)

21. Fox News is not a reliable or trusted news source. Infendo gets a -1 in the "intellegent" category for this post. Tsk tsk.

22. Leave it to the media to focus on a few cases of people having issues. They did the same thing when they demonized the Wii because a few fools don't know how to use a wrist strap and threw their remotes into the TV, and that didn't hurt its sales. And as others have pointed out, I already know people who got sick because of HUD lag in FPSes, or playing Super Mario Galaxy. Not too concerned about this as a major issue. I'm actually more worried about people freaking out about young kids playing the 3DS, since Nintendo insists on telling people not to let kids under 7 play it, even though the majority of the medical community says it should not pose any health risks to young kids.

23. @ baelnic i may be readin your remark out of context but there is a lot more that this device offers over ds besides 3d

24. Making people sick, causing vision problems, etc…

    I grew up playing my NES on my parents 9" Magnavox TV because our living room TV didn't have any ports on the back… I've worn glasses since then… Is it Nintendo's fault or my parents, or…??? I am still holding out until it dips below $200. I just can't see paying the same that I did for the Wii, on a handheld.

25. no not at all. if the system didn't have a 3D slider switch, then i would say that would be a big problem. but since it has supposedly analog control, then i would say almost everyone will get to experience some sort of 3D effect without the problems. my analogy would be if foxnews said the 3DS speakers were too loud for about 1/4 of the people playing when the volume is set at full. that's easily remedied just like the 3D is designed to.

26. I'm one of those people that don't perceive the 3-d effects too much. I hope it's because of my bad long distance vision and that I'll have no problems with the 3ds. We'll see.
    But, if I can't enjoy the 3d effects at full on the 3ds, I don't think I'd buy one.

27. I don't believe FoxNews they are a big liars, and off course American Press will always inflate the risks new Nintendo system like they said about the Wii, and like always Nintendo will be in the lead.

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