lol wut? 3DS close to HD consoles in power?

[jarrod]

Doubt it.  More likely it'll be GC/Wii class, but with a more standardized pixel shader architecture than TEV.

Also, Sharp's 3D screens are 854 x 480, so the 3DS top screen will likely be that.  Which is actually a big step up from PSP even (480 x 272) nevermind DS (256 x 192).