After a year of promises, media events, and touring demos, the no-glasses 3D eagle has landed. The Nintendo 3DS finally debuted in the U.S. yesterday to tales of long lines, brisk sales, and roaring launch parties.
Nintendo passed around oldie blue and red cellophane 3D glasses at an official midnight launch event in Manhattan outside …
Avatar‘s record-setting success aside, few entertainment trends have attracted more skepticism than 3D. When it comes to movies, even the best instances of stereoscopic filmmaking earn only begrudging respect. And the worst examples stand out for what they are: trend-driven examples of movie studios and cineplex companies trying to cash …
Good morning. Here’s what’s been breaking in tech news while you’ve been sleeping and enjoying your breakfast.
Microsoft sues just about everybody
The lawyers will be opening another crate of champagne today, as Microsoft announces lawsuits against Barnes & Noble, Foxconn and Inventec for patent infringement. What patents, exactly?
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It’s a handheld, it plays games, it delivers no-glasses 3D, and–surprise–it’s not from Nintendo. Meet LG’s Thrill 4G, just announced by AT&T, and promoted as “the first U.S. smartphone to deliver a glasses-free 3D experience.”
Glasses-free means it’ll employ some form of stereoscopic 3D, sending separate images to each of your eyes …
So, Nintendo made a big show of hand-delivering their hotly-anticipated handheld all over Manhattan yesterday. The Time Inc. building–home to Techland HQ–was just one of many stops for the fancy bus and I recorded the event for all you readers to see. (Nintendo 3DS Launching on March 27th for $250)
Witness the pageantry of gaming …
For those of you eagerly anticipating the release date of the Nintendo 3DS, the company officially announced the titles that will be available on the release date. They hope to have more than 30 titles out before the E3 Expo in June. Drumroll please for these games available March 27:
– Pilotwings Resort
– Steel Diver
– …
In the eternal struggle to win over gamers’ thumbs on the go, Nintendo’s been the uncontested champ for decades now. The only other dedicated gaming device to ever mount a worthy challenge has been Sony’s Playstation Portable. Just a week after Nintendo announced its launch plans for their new 3DS, Sony pulled away the veil of …
When Nintendo recently announced details on the American launch of the 3DS, they let folks play samples of the upcoming system’s titles. I had a chance to try out a number of games and came away with impressions on both the games and the 3DS itself.
Working on the assumption that the 3DS models on hand were near-final production …
Nintendo claims that the new 3DS will have the most sophisticated anti-piracy software out there (and is smartly remaining mum on the details). Not that it really matters though: Nintendo UK general manager David Yarnton told CVG that because of an influx of laws against piracy, the “heyday” of buying illegal games is pretty much over. …
This morning, Nintendo of America revealed details about their hotly-anticipated 3D-enabled handheld game system. The press event in downtown Manhattan started off with a Nintendo-centric history of how the company’s created innovative shifts in the medium: Super Mario 64, Nintendo DS and Wii. From there, NOA president Reggie Fils-Aime …
Nintendo has recently expressed concerns about 3D technology and its effect on children under the age of 6 after experts consulted by the company suggested that 3D could cause young children to suffer from stunted eye development. So how does this warning fare for the future of the 3DS and Nintendo’s own plans for the next dimension of …
If your child is already begging you for a Nintendo 3DS, you might want to consider the following warming. On Nintendo’s Japanese website (although we’re quite sure the notice extends to those who live Stateside), it says that children under the age of six should not use the 3D technology because it may cause developmental problems in …
