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Additional Details Surface on Nintendo 3DS
Mainstream news publications unearth details on control inputs, rumble and display technology.


Following up on Nintendo's announcement of the Nintendo 3DS today, a few mainstream sources have issued reports containing some possible details.

Nikkei reports that Nintendo plans on including a stick for controlling characters in 3D and will also include rumble in order to communicate attacks and strikes to the player. Nintendo acquired patents related to these control methods last year, the site reports.

The Nikkei report also states that the wireless speed and battery life are expected to improve greatly. Nintendo is also looking into including an accelerometer, which would allow players to control the action by tilting the system. The screen is also expected to be smaller than 4 inches.

Reagrding the timing of the announcement, the Nikkei report states that due to decreased software releases, Nintendo believed it was necessary to bring out a new system.

Nikkei also mentions a more specific time frame for the system. Nintendo announced a release for some time in the coming fiscal year, which starts on April 1 and ends in March 2011. The Nikkei report states that the expected release time frame is the second half of 2010. This appears to be calendar 2010.

Yomiuri Shimbun reports "it is believed that the system will use a Sharp 3D LCD panel." This display technology, according to the site, covers the screen with a small film, separated from the screen by a small space. The 3D effect is achieved by the slight differences in the image seen by the right and left eyes.

Mainichi Shimbun reports that some software developers have been briefed on the system and that software will be available at launch. This, of course, isn't really saying much.

Typical for mainstream publications, none of the sites listed sources for their information. It's unclear how much was heard directly from Nintendo and how much is educated speculation.

gamingeek said:

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Nikkei reports that Nintendo plans on including a stick for controlling characters in 3D and will also include rumble in order to communicate attacks and strikes to the player. Nintendo acquired patents related to these control methods last year, the site reports.

I find this speculation on gaf interesting

Ravenprose said:

EDIT: Okay, after adjusting the sword swing sensitivity to relaxed, you can do strong attacks with just quick wrist flicks.

There you go. I think I might adjust my sensitivity up when I get it.

Ravenprose said:

angrymonkey said:

What do you think of the controls?  I'm tired of reading reviews saying it controls great and then one that calls it imprecise.

I'm still going through the training modes, but it feels really good so far. It takes a LOT of force to do strong sword swings. This game definitely requires your full arm movement. It's not just wrist flicks anymore.

The graphics are absolutely amazing! This is how mature games should be done on Wii; nay, on EVERY console!

EDIT: Okay, after adjusting the sword swing sensitivity to relaxed, you can do strong attacks with just quick wrist flicks.

With all the wrist action you get on a daily basis, swingin' that sword shouldn't be annnny problem for you.

gamingeek said:

If all that about the 3DS is true, E3 is going to be crazy for Nintendo. BTW this is how you make a handheld, give us something different. That is what I am talking about.

Yeah, so I go to pick up MY copy of Red Steel 2 --NOT-- from my usual GameStop but from one I pre-ordered in 'cuz it was close to where I needed to be today.

I go to pick it up and the manager has an opened copy in his hand and he says to me: "Oh. I didn't think anybody preordered it without the bundle. I juuust opened this copy now. This is yours."

...and proceeds to try and sell me an opened copy of the game.

He tells me they only got ONE copy w/out Motion-Plus and he juuust opened it. Yeah. Right. They had the game in the store for the last week because of the street date. You KNOW some employee had that game at home, spinnin' in his dirty Wii, playin' it to death...

...I said "No thanks!" used the $5 towards a copy of Just Cause 2 for PS3 and left the store. I'll go to my usual GameStop, and get a nice, sealed copy there. They know me very well there and would never try to pull that crap with me!

Grrr... Still angry --AND-- I landed up buying yet ANOTHER game this week/month 'cuz of the shadey manager dude.

Oh well. Impressions later!

Ravenprose said:

angrymonkey said:

It'll be more stylish

Like this

Virtual Big Daddy?

OMG I'm in tears here. Look at the size of that shit!

angrymonkey said:

gamingeek said:

angrymonkey said:

3D stick stuff

Sounds great, if its possible. But wouldn't the camera and your hand be a little too close for it to work properly?

 Yeah, no idea. I just subscribe to the idea that Nintendo wouldn't reveal everything about it before E3-that there might be more to it than just 3d screens.

 Me too. 

SteelAttack said:

3DS? Interesting concept! Unfortunately, it's not for me. ;_;

Huh? Are you optically challenged  in some way?

Oh and AWESOME!!!