Japanese weekly magazine Friday has posted an article about Nintendo's 3DS event in Japan last week at Makuhari International Convention Center in Tokyo. The magazine reviewed numerous visitors who played the demo of 3DS at the show. A majority of players said they experienced symptoms of dizziness within 10 minutes of playing. One 30 year old male said he played the Sengoku Musou Chronicles demo, the game felt good at the beginning, but in a few minutes he couldn't take the 3D visual anymore and turned it back to 2D mode.

Many users said viewing the 3DS screens in stereoscopic 3D made them felt a little dizziness and fatigue; some people said you can reduce fatigue by holding the machine in a fixed position. Over half of the people said 3D effects on 3DS will accelerate eye fatigue in a short time, at the beginning they look forward to 3D visual effects on 3DS, but they had to turn 3D effects off in the middle of gaming due to eye fatigue.

http://www.the-magicbox.com/1101/game110116a.shtml

I wonder if this will become a big issue for the 3DS or if it is just an early adjustment one needs to make to enjoy the glasses-less experience, but the recent news for the handheld really isn't good.

What are your thoughts? Could it be an adjustment one needs to make?

Could this just be an isolated hardware issue and fixed by launch?

Forget things like battery life, price etc - if this problem is real, then the 3DS is definitely doomed.

What I noticed rol, is people wish hard enough...it will come true (The widespread issue part, not that this is possible or not possible).

I mean do you remember the 3DS has been hacked? (Which had no bases?but people still acted like it was factual information?) Personally I am sick of rumors, or statements. I am going to judge the product myself. 

U can adjust it i think that in a event like that u would not have the time to find the sweet spot for eye in 3d. also u can just turn it off if u want no big deal.

My opinion is that it sounds pretty awesome!!

It probably takes a while to get used to the 3D. Most people should be able to overcome this - either by getting used to it or reducing / turning off the 3D.

Hah, I still remember people complaining about Super Mario 64. "It makes you dizzy!" Of course back then gamers were hardcore and laughed at those whining casual gamers because 3D was so awesome.

Thinking about it: Mario Galaxy was also said to make you dizzy. Mario Sunshine wasn't. Here's a theory: Only those 3D Mario's that make you dizzy will be considered masterpieces. Since Mario 3DS will most definitely make people feel dizzy like never before (360 degree playing fields in true 3D with Mario's new ability to turn the world around by shaking your 3DS) it will be considered the biggest game ever by the gaming media and let 3DS sales skyrocket because of people vomiting on their handhelds

You can't argue with that logic...

My staff and I had plenty of time with the 3DS at E3 and experienced none of those symptoms at all.

The same goes for those I know personally in the industry.  Nobody has complained of those ailments until just now?    70,000 at E3 and no reports of 3DS problems.   I don't buy that it's suddenly an issue.

The same thing was said about the N64 as well; that games caused dizziness and motion sickness. I have watched a lot of 3D movies and have never had these sorts of experiences myself. I have never played 3DS though.

Even in Europe/US some people get dizzy when looking at 3D-Movies in the cinema, but in Japan this phenomenon is more common. This is one of the reasons Ego-Shooters are not widely enjoyed in Japan.

But that is an old and known fact. Seems like "Friday" wants to get some attention :)