Nintendo 3DS: A New Generation Of Handheld Games Consoles
The Nintendo 3DS will herald in a new generation of handheld video games consoles with its revolutionary 3 dimensional gaming screen. Its release could quite literally be an ‘epoch’ changing moment portable gaming history as for the very first time 3D gaming comes to the masses without the need for special 3D glasses.
While the new Nintendo 3DSsystem can boast several enhancements over its older cousin the Nintendo DS such as its much improved processing power, two camera lenses on the outside of the system (aligned to enable 3D photography) as well as an inner facing camera, a circular ‘analogue’ controller pad, state-of-the-art motion-sensing accelerometer and gyroscope, an infrared port for communicating with other 3DS consoles and a lot more cool gadgets and applications, the system will be fully back-wards compatible with older machines allowing the user to play their much loved games from older DS systems.
Several developers that have been lucky enough to experience the 3DS before its official release date in the first quarter of 2011 have reported that it has processing capabilities that already exceeds the Nintendo Wii its much more powerful cousin. Paul Kingsley from the website my-3ds.com has remarked that the power of the 3DS games system will allow games developers the chance to design and produce amazing and exciting games on the 3DS that rival games on the current generation of Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 which are by far the more powerful games systems on the market today.
Although the processing power and backwards compatibility of the Nintendo 3DS Review are just ‘bit’ players in Nintendo’s gaming revolution, it is the amazing 3D power where this system really scores over its rivals. The 3DS handheld gaming system employs clever technology to send two separate images to the left and right eyes of the player at the very same time. With each screen displaying the same image but at slightly off-set angles, the system tricks your brain into interpreting depth perception like it does when viewing the real world and thus producing a 3 dimensional effect. However, there is a “sweet spot” where users of the system must hold the console straight in front of them and at the right distance from their eyes to be able to view the 3D effect and any major drifting outside of the ‘sweet spot’ will dramatically reduce or even negate the 3D effect all together. The range is wide enough to accommodate a certain freedom of movement either side so this problem is only minor.
Nintendo have at last produced the ultimate gaming platform and what’s more – it’s in 3 dimensions and there is no doubt that this is the dawn of a new era of handheld video gaming. So, whether you’re looking just to experience the amazing 3D games or make your video gaming life more fun by using the platforms fun and amazing applications, you’ll want to check out the all new, ultimate game changer that is the Nintendo 3DS.
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