Nintendo unveiled the world's first 3D handheld games console - the 3DS - at a press conference in Los Angeles last night.
Unlike the latest 3D televisions and cinema screens, the 3D effect on Nintendo's device can be viewed without the need to wear special glasses.
At Nintendo's packed press conference yesterday on the first day of the E3 expo, the world's largest video game trade show, the Japanese gaming giant's president Satoru Iwata showed off the new dual-screen handheld device.
President of Nintendo Satoru Iwata introduces the new 3DS handheld device at E3 last night
Iwata introduces images from the 3D game Kid Icarus Uprising. The new device allows users to play games in 3D
Nintendo said its 3DS will be capable of showing the latest crop of Hollywood's 3D blockbusters on its 3.5-inch screen, with deals already struck with Disney, Warner Brothers and Dreamworks.
The newly-released animated film How To Train Your Dragon was shown on demonstrator models.
Improving the hardware specifications of Nintendo's best-selling DS handheld, the new 3DS gets improved graphics, a slide pad controller for more intuitive control and an internal gyroscope and motion sensor - like Apple's iPhone.
A host of games developers are working on titles for the new console, including portable 3D versions of Metal Gear Solid, Resident Evil and Fifa football.
To create the 3D effect it uses a device called a parallax barrier.
This is a second LCD screen that sits over the main viewing panel that consists of a layer of material with a series of precision slits, allowing each eye to see a different set of pixels, so creating a sense of 3D depth.
It works well providing the user sits in a fixed point in front of the image but does not work when viewed from an angle.
A slider at the side of the device lets users choose the intensity of the 3D display, from an extreme 'in your face' experience to a more subtle effect.
Nintendo's 'brand ambassador' Samantha Rudin, left, demonstrates the new Nintendo 3DS which is secured to her belt
The 3DS is also capable of creating its own 3D images. Two lenses on the back of the console allow it to take and view 3D photographs.
No price or release date were announced for the 3DS.
A number of 3DS titles are in development including DJ Hero 3D, Saints Row: Drive-By, Resident Evil Revelations, Batman, Assassin's Creed Lost Legacy and Metal Gear Solid.
Earlier in the press conference, Nintendo announced a host of new games for its Wii console, including The Legend Of Zelda, Just Dance 2 and Mario Sports Mix.
The biggest cheer came when Nintendo announced it was creating a new Wii version of the popular Nintendo 64 shooter GoldenEye.
[ via Dailymail ]
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