What the hell is a 3DS?

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Soundwave on 23 March 2010

It will be a dual screen system with 3D effect graphics.

3DS is the perfect name. Short, simple, recognizable, and it highlights the key new feature of the next-generation of Nintendo handhelds ... the 3D effect.

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Euphoria14 on 23 March 2010

leo-j said:
a generation ahead would put it right around PSP graphics, and that shouldn't be too expensive..

but I just saw an interesting kotaku video.. this may be how they implement 3d graphics:

http://kotaku.com/5499823/nintendo-3ds-could-borrow-3d-trick-from-iphone

I mean without glasses that is.

You know what? In order to keep it cheap I think this is exactly what they are going to do!

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Euphoria14 on 23 March 2010

theprof00 said:

Euphoria14 said:

It's the Nintendo 3 Dual Screen. O_o

Edit - Just read leo-j's post.

I think it would be the 3 Dimensional Screens.

but it still has two screens right?

Maybe they should call it the "Nintendo 3DDS"!

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theprof00 said:

guiduc said:
You do know that it was written "Tentative name" so it might not be the real name actually.

yeah i know, but then why call it 3ds.....

hmm unless it's 3dScreen.

I'd thught they were just doing a mishmash of 3d and ds. Well, I thought I remember hearing that it was going to have 2 screens (the ds2, not the 3ds), so, if the ds2 is infact the 3ds, then it is a mishmash.

They called it 3DS for 3Dimensional Screen, not 3 Dual Screen like the actual DS. They'll probably change it before E3.

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billywilly on 23 March 2010

Gameboy - NES power
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Nintendo DS - N64 power
Nintendo 3DS - Gamecube/Wii power

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leo-j on 23 March 2010

that along with rumble and an analog stick? (3D one?) and I believe the implementation of two touch screens, or one large one, will bring about this new handeld, and ofcourse visuals comparable to last generation console graphics, between PS2/XBOX or slightly more powerful than PSP, to implement the 3d effect visuals with graphics comparable to those of a PSP.

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Soriku said:

3 Dimensional Screen isn't the same as Dual Screen. Although I think slipping DS in there anyway even if it doesn't stand for dual screen anymore is smart :P

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Soundwave on 23 March 2010

The DS never stood for "Dual Screen" in the first place.

It was called DS as an acronym for "Developer's System".

3DS is a fine name. It won't be changed. It gets the point across pretty easily, you guys are way overthinking this.

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theprof00 on 23 March 2010

guiduc said:

theprof00 said:

guiduc said:
You do know that it was written "Tentative name" so it might not be the real name actually.

yeah i know, but then why call it 3ds.....

hmm unless it's 3dScreen.

I'd thught they were just doing a mishmash of 3d and ds. Well, I thought I remember hearing that it was going to have 2 screens (the ds2, not the 3ds), so, if the ds2 is infact the 3ds, then it is a mishmash.

They called it 3DS for 3Dimensional Screen, not 3 Dual Screen like the actual DS. They'll probably change it before E3.

no, it's 3d dual screen.

It's a mashup.

If it has two screens, it's a dual screen.

In English, we sometimes eliminate letters in acronyms that are reproduced because they sound better.