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Nintendo 3DS to come with '3D control stick,' vibration, and Sharp's parallax barrier 3D LCD?

 

You had the hard news for breakfast, so how's about some less official, but still pretty robust, fodder for brunch? Asahi in Japan offers the first word on how the 3DS achieves its 3D-ness by suggesting that the new portable game machine with feature a parallax barrier LCD from Sharp. The tech has apparently already been deployed in a few cellphones over there and is described as "unsuitable" for large-screen TVs. This is corroborated by Nikkei, which suggests that the screens on the new device will be smaller than 4 inches diagonally, placing it closer to the DSi than the 4.2-inch DSi XL / LL. Other news from the latter source include so-called 3D control stick(s), though it's not entirely clear whether this'll be anything massively new or just a pair of analog nubs for us to push around. Either way, Nintendo is said to have secured patents for the new control methodology in Japan late last year. The Nikkei article also mentions improvements in WiFi transfers and battery life, as well as a new vibration function. Now that we've got all that out of the way, can someone please tell us if this thing has Tegra inside or not?

 

 

Nikkei, Asahi  Engadget.


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I am already getting excited for the next generation.



I don't understand the desire for a new gen, this one is just starting to get good.



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Time for hype

Lastgengamer said:
I am already getting excited for the next generation.


Which is interesting since you're apparently still in the last gen O_o

OT: This has been posted already, but I agree, I'm starting to get that tingle that a new gen brings. It's going to be something else man.



CommonMan said:
Lastgengamer said:
I am already getting excited for the next generation.


Which is interesting since you're apparently still in the last gen O_o

OT: This has been posted already, but I agree, I'm starting to get that tingle that a new gen brings. It's going to be something else man.

Well I really enjoyed many games from that gen :)

OT of course I like most have a big interest in new technology.



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a "parallax barrier LCD" seems like a great choice for handhelds, since your eyes are closer to the screen, they view at at a much greater angle difference than they would if the screen was farther away

but that would make the 3D effect only possible for the person directly in front of the DS, but i don't think it'll be a big issue considering it's a handheld (designed for one person to use)



Parallax barrier LCD's? Lol, the contents of that article would flabberghast the minds of people in the '80's. XD



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leatherhat said:
I don't understand the desire for a new gen, this one is just starting to get good.

%100 agree as far as home consoles

 

But we could do with a awesome new handheld imo.  And I expect DS game development will continue for several years even if Nintendo does release this 3D handheld this year anyways.