just like all the other 3D enabled TV's huh..lol

look i can see your excited but there is a big gap in what the handheld market and the Consumer Electronic's market is directed for..Sony's is not just about 3D gaming its also about 3D home theatre. If anything the 3DS only help's the Market for 3D grow not hinder it.

by Nintendo going 3D do you not see how that just show's that they are agreeing with Sony on 3D..yes they are doing that with a handheld and Sony is not . They are targeted toward different market's sony is going for the Home theatre direction which Nintendo is not. that is a big difference. 3DS is portable an is not meant to be a replacement for home theatre and never will be!

3DS does play big-budget 3D movies, though. Thus Nintendo are showing at least some intent to go after part of the market that Sony (and their 3D tv's) cater to.

Yes there are obviously differences, but you can't deny the fact that with that announcement Nintendo apparently intents to take 3DS beyond the boundaries of their traditional 'games-only' approach, and, infact, onto Sony's 3D turf.

True, 3DS isn't a home theatre, but IF it sees success comparable to that of their past handhelds (and I'm betting it will), then Nintendo's (probably) affordable machines capable of playing 3D movies in the hands of 100 million (plus) consumers *could* be a pretty large inconvenience for Sony...

how so..the PS3 is for Home Theatre, not portable!

the Iphone play's movies, many other handhelds play movies.

It's great Nintendo made their 3DS handheld an i am sure many other companies may take notice an follow with one of their own. that still does not mean those handhelds are for home theatre also. they are two seperate market's. just like the Handheld's and the game console's are also.

It's not an inconvenience because the PS3 game's are for the PS3 not a portable..just like the 3DS movie watching is for a portable not for home theatre.

it's apple's to oranges

@ joeorc: You miss my point though. I was talking specifically about 3DS's ability to play 3D movies.

If people buy and watch 3D versions of their favourite movies for 3DS (which will undoubtedly be cheaper than bigscreen Bluray releases), there would be (at the very least) less (and in some cases no) incentive to buy said movies on Bluray to watch on their PS3 and Sony 3D tv's. Why purchase the same movie twice, right? And at a higher price, needing a pricey 3D-capable TV and a Blueray player/PS3, PLUS expensive glasses on top of all that. I could easily see quite a few people forego the latter in favor of the 3DS solution, especially parents with kids. (SOME, not ALL).

Thus Nintendo taking away some of Sony's potential profit, from their TV-, movie-, and PS3 sales. It's only logical.

We'll see, though. I'm not saying this'll happen, just something to take into consideration.

i did not miss it..there is a big difference between portable and Home theatre.

as for cheaper than Blu-Ray releases, do not bet on it.

Blu-Ray is the defacto HD 3D standard the Movie companies are all backing the Blu-Ray format if anything Nintendo would be getting a blu-ray ported release!

that is still not the same Market!

portable will never replace home theatre it's just not going to happen because the screen is too small for the family to enjoy.

even with a connection cable to hook up the 3DS to a TV the resolution would like the PSP suffer.

it's just not going to happen.

Man, Nintendo has killed my hype for anything without the number/letters "3, D, or S" in them (so naturally, I'm still hyped for "AIDS 3:  Revenge of HIV" coming in 2012).  I look at my current library of games and hardware with a big scowl on my face.  I wanted Kinect but since seeing the 3DS for the first time, today, I don't know.........

Joeorc, again, you did not read what I said. I never said 3DS would REPLACE home theatre. It won't. But if alternatives to something (anything) appear - in this case 3D movies on 3DS instead of on Bluray and 3D TV's - the original product/format will suffer. Perhaps NOT BY A LOT, but that the alternative will have an impact is a given. It's common sense. The price comment is laughable, I won't elaborate on that.

Then again, you just don't want to see, but I won't judge you for that. You're obviously not open to logical reasoning, so I won't try to convince you since you think your opinion is fact, but that's okay. You go man.

We'll see, though.

i agree with this guy^^^

dont forget kinect doesnt launch til november...... how many casual gamers that use the wii take any notice of e3 let alone the hype from the gaming community. I think the casual gamers that microsoft are targeting are the people that watch the talk shows in which microsoft demoes.....

your trying to put the 3DS as a major mover in movies, and it will not be something people are going to choose over DVD for their movie watching. Blu-Ray is also a DVD format.

The 3DS may play 3D movies which is great but on the same token it's made for the portable market.

If anything What if Sony makes 3D movies for the 3DS you do not think that would happen..well already they have digital copy's of their film's that can go to portable's..which many of the studio's already do. on the same disc.

that's the problem. the portable Market is just that the Portable market it is not meant to compete with the LIVING room topset boxes because they are not in the same market.

when people go home to watch a move do the do that on the portable movie player or topset box with a large LCD screen?

I am not saying the 3DS is not going to sell through the roof..no doubt it will but on the same token it's not the same experience as you get when you watch your movies in the comfort of your living room.

which is where that shutter glasses 3D movie experience is for not on an handheld.

the quality on the 3DS is good for a handheld but the Quality of Blu-Ray is better on bigger LCD screen's.

which something the 3DS is not made for that market.

Didn't Sony say before that they can add 3d to the PSP with an update?