Why doesn't Nintendo just re-invent the Wii like they did with the DS?

[gumby_trucker]

MadeInDK said:

gumby trucker#

I think you misunderstood..  I'm not talking 3d.. i talking vr..

And the price is right..:)    I'm not suggesting shutter glasses.. i suggest screen glasses.. and there is a lot on the market now.. the price is about 50$... then they need a motion plus gyro thing.. and some kind of power to..  (remember last year..intel.. tegra chip.. mobil.. But not used in 3ds...:)

So if i count together.. screenglasses, gyro, tegra chip and some sort of battery and reciever, mic and speakers.. i would say about 125-175 $ for the glasses.... Sold seperatly.. mayby wii-r sport included..

you're talking separate picture for each eye... and Nintendo are not big on glasses for a home console as they disconnect you from your surroundings. The only kind that wouldn't are indeed regular 3D glasses, shuttered or polarized. Polarized ones are indeed much more convenient but only work with a small amount of 3D TVs at the moment.

Screen glasses effectively leave you blind to whats going on around you (and they look kind of goofy) plus the resolution is fairly limited at the price you mention. At least it was the last time I checked. you would need at least half of 480p for each eye to make it worth it, otherwise up-graders from the Wii will effectively be getting a newer console with less resolution.

Mind you there are developing technologies that allow projection of separate images for each eye onto regular transparent glasses, therefor eliminating the isolation issues, but I don't think they are ready for mainstream use quite yet.