Nintendo brings 3D TV to portable devices.
Editor ©RapidTVNews | 20-01-2011
In what it calls a dimensional shift to the world of entertainment, Nintendo, backed by leading TV content companies, is to launch a new device offering 3D portable entertainment.
Naturally principally intended for use in games applications, the new device is also being positioned as a connected TV device capable of showing the relatively small but growing amount of 3D TV content.
The new Nintendo 3DS comprises two screens: the bottom touch screen makes use of a telescoping stylus that is stored in the unit itself; the top screen displays 3D visuals to the naked eye. The system also has a 3D Depth Slider that lets players select the level of 3D they enjoy the most. The 3D effect can be increased up to the highest level, scaled back to a more moderate setting or even turned off completely, depending on the preference of the user.
Yet this is no one trick pony says Laurent Fischer, Nintendo of Europe's Managing Director of Marketing & PR. “Nintendo 3DS is not just about being able to watch and play in 3D without glasses – it also offers unique social experiences,” he asserted. “In the way Wii brought families together, Nintendo 3DS will appeal to a broad range of people.”
This broad range will also likely include TV viewers and to this end Nintendo of Europe has partnered with a number of organisations to deliver such content including Eurosport, who will bring engaging 3D sports video to the Nintendo 3DS and Aardman Animations who will offer a series of original Shaun the Sheep short movies in 3D. Nintendo is also in discussion with partners at a country level, in the UK for instance, Nintendo has partnered with BSkyB to provide short-form content from Sky 3D to Nintendo 3DS.
To ensure broad wireless access to compatible public hotspots, Nintendo of Europe has reached out to a number of potential partners across Europe including tmn, METEOR, Guglielmo, Linkem, KPN, Deutsche Telekom and BTFON.
