The big Nintendo rumor today is that the 3D-powered Nintendo DS could very well be released by the end of the year, a year that has been dominated by 3D talk, but is also going to be the year that Sony and Microsoft introduce their answers to the motion-controller revolution that Nintendo ushered in with it Wii. An October 3DS release would make for a very interesting holiday, as RockieOllie points out:
“If Nintendo pulls that off they’re basically spitting on Sony and Microsoft saying: 'Motion controls? That is so 2006. It's all about 3D guys.' Nintendo is just going to be one innovation a head of the crowd, leaving Sony and Microsoft trying to keep up with the Joneses.”
I don’t necessarily think Nintendo things all that hard about Sony and Microsoft, considering Nintendo’s dominance in the console/handheld market. However, I also don’t think they’re totally above pointing out that Sony and Microsoft are certainly playing catch up on the motion control front, even if the PlayStation Move and Project Natal end up being far superior pieces of gaming technology. And introducing a fully 3D supported device into gamers’ hands that doesn’t require an expensive new TV and glasses to enjoy it will definitely be an enviable position to be in, especially since it could very well shape how gamers feel about 3D gaming much in the same way the Wii laid the foundation for motion-controlled gaming.
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Fortysixter UK
A previous comment by another poster stated that all it would take for Nintendo to lose their market dominance would be to release a bad or unpopular console ( I'm paraphrasing a tad here). However, Nintendo has released a few marketing disasters /unpopular items in their past.
Virtual Boy. Rob. Gameboy Micro ( which I personally love and still use regularly, but it did bomb). They have a way of pulling out of any nosedive they get themselves into...so 3DS will of course, be just fine. It's just a shame the screen is going to have to reduce in size compared to the awesome DSiXL. To be honest...I think most hardware makers have managed to recover in some fashion when they marketed mistakes....except Sega...and 3DO...oh, and Neo geo.....
KingOfOldSkool
I am also confused about Nintendo all of a sudden being considered a "3D pioneer".. the topic of 3D gaming was a topic of discussion by companies like Sony and nVidia well before the 3DS.
Anyways, if one were to place that much weight on the prospects of Nintendo's glasses-less 3D plan.. would it not be every bit as right to say that IF this was botched it could hurt Nintendo as much as it would have helped? All it takes is one slip up to end a reign of dominance in the games industry.. ask Sony after following the best selling console of all-time in the PS2. Hell, ask Nintendo to look at their own past to see a bad mistake ending an entire decade of dominance.
shookie99
should be "take note" lol my bad
shookie99
dear nintendo,
why are your 1st party wii launch titles still at the $50 price point? Have they not met the criteria you used for players choice games for the gamecube? you mean twilight princess, super mario galaxy, paper mario, etc, etc have not been out long enough and sold enough copies to have a cheaper price point. you detest me, milking games for every cent, and its idiots who keep paying $50 bucks for games that are 2-3 years old who wont convince you otherwise to lower those prices. I know this is off topic but had to get it off my chest. Heres a tip, take not from sony's line of greatest hits and 360s line of platinum games, geez. they care more about the consumer than you ever will. i thought you learned your lesson when you finally did players choice with the gamecube, but now you remind me of your old self, you know the expensive 64 titles that never dropped in price, ever.
gentle
Meh.
sampsell243
"Nintendo is just going to be one innovation a head of the crowd" Considering these "innovations" only seem to give fulfillment to non-hardcore gamers, I'm not sure it matters what Nintendo does anymore unless you aren't a hardcore gamer.
Mr.Rager
I don't really care about 3D in video games.
Pillowman
I really enjoy Jake and his articles but something just seems wrong about not getting my reacharound from Stephen Johnson.
sistokid
except the ps3 will support 3D by the summer via firmware, so your statement is nullified
Korzo
I think Nintendo being a innovative is a double edge sword. Sure motion control was innovative but Nintendo themselves seem to have arrived late to there own party gamewise. Sure Twilight Princess was a launch title but to me the game felt like a tech demo, like they were saying here's a taste of what you can expect from a Zelda title on the Wii, hope it ties you over till we make such a title. Same goes with Mario Galaxy, the game felt short and way to easy to play and really just felt like Nintendo was just trying to give us a taste of whats to come. I think we can expect the same with the 3DS, we might get a couple of Nintendo releases right off the bat but they might not be anything too special and really are only there to give us a little view into the feature of a game series on the console.
Katy Nintendo
Being released in Fall 2010 in Japan, almost Guarantees the 3Ds's release in the United states in March of 2011, I've grown up with Nintendo, and They always release and do this same pattern.
JustTheBeginning
About the quote, Sony is releasing 3D first as the 3D firmware is being released in June. So I do not see how Sony would be playing catch up when they are ahead.
Not to mention this glasses less 3D is untested, unproven technology we know nothing about it to get excited yet. I do not care about either 3D as their both gimmicks but just wanted to point that out.
losingreality7
if they do this fall will be the best since the launch of the systems!
TehSkull
Honestly, if the quality is good enough I'd wear glasses to have my fave 360 games in 3D. A 3D FPS is a must.
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