I guess it's legit...

Official PDF said:

Nintendo Co., Ltd. (Minami-ward of Kyoto-city, President Satoru Iwata) will launch "Nintendo 3DS"(temp) during the fiscal year ending March 2011, on which games can be enjoyed with 3D effects without the need for any special glasses.

"Nintendo 3DS"(temp) is going to be the new portable game machine to succeed "Nintendo DS series", whose cumulative consolidated sales from Nintendo amounted to 125million units as of the end of December 2009, and will include backward compatibility so that the software for Nintendo DS series, including the ones for Nintendo DSi, can also be enjoyed.

We are planning to announce additional details at E3 show, which is scheduled to be held from June 15, 2010 at Los Angeles in the U.S.

EDIT: confirmed by a Nintendo spokesperson.

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Holy fuck. Wait, is this actually confirmed??


Man oh man I'd so be on board with a powerful handheld.... One of the reasons I don't appreciate handhelds is the feeling that I'm getting an experience that could be better on a more powerful console and that the screen sizes imo could be bigger (like ipad but still smaller).

And imagine what this would spell for Wii 2. HD and 3D? Not too far fetched!!

Posted by

carlosrox

on: 03/23/10, 10:03

Edited:

03/23/10, 10:05

I guess it was taken right off of their site... legit.

Backwards compatible too. Very interesting. I know I'm ready for the next handheld...



Nintendo can't be stopped these days.

Posted by

Hinph

on: 03/23/10, 10:06

wow!

I expected a beefier DS. I did NOT expect 3D screens. E3 can't come soon enough!

Posted by

grantimusprime

on: 03/23/10, 10:11

It seems like it is legit, indeed. Holy SHIT why would Nintendo do it all stealth like? Was it like hidden or just out in the open for anyone to see?? I need answers!!

I'm watching this like a HAWK. Now I want my
Wii2Wii2Wii2Wii2Wii2Wii2Wii2Wii2Wii2Wii2Wii2Wii2Wii2Wii2

HD 3D confirmed? Wasn't the DS a stepping stone for the Wii? Hopefully this would also be a stepping stone for Wii2. Holy fuck OMG if true. Geez my hype just went up to 9000!!!!! Yes, 9000.

Edit: I'm sure hoping it's also much stronger than the original DS.

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I edited it out though!! Does it still appear stretched to you guys or something?

Posted by

carlosrox

on: 03/23/10, 10:12

Edited:

03/23/10, 12:42

The PR says this 3DS will be the replacement to the DS. That leads me to believe that it's not just a DSi with slapped on 3D, but rather new and improved hardware.

Posted by

grantimusprime

on: 03/23/10, 10:21

I'm hoping for Gamecube-like graphics, personally... that along with 3D could be something really special.

If this is what they have planned for their handheld, though, wow... What could they have up their sleave for the Wii successor?

Posted by

Hinph

on: 03/23/10, 10:32

holy crap thats awesome. I guess the rumours are true

Posted by

warerare

on: 03/23/10, 10:47

If it's true, I'll wait for NIntendo to release the 3DS Lite, or some other future incarnation.

Posted by

WrathOfSamus777

on: 03/23/10, 10:49

bpumpkin777 said:

If it's true, I'll wait for NIntendo to release the 3DS Lite, or some other future incarnation.

Hah!

... I probably won't be that patient. I'm still using my old ass Lite with a broken hinge and messed up touchscreen. The fact that this is backwards compatible, alone, makes me want it ASAP.

Posted by

Hinph

on: 03/23/10, 10:52

Hinph said:

I'm hoping for Gamecube-like graphics, personally... that along with 3D could be something really special.

If this is what they have planned for their handheld, though, wow... What could they have up their sleave for the Wii successor?

Agreed with everything. I've been clear with how pumped I am for Wii 2 though. This pumps me even more.........

Posted by

carlosrox

on: 03/23/10, 11:07

A dude on GAF is saying he heard at GDC the screens are near seamless when open, higher res, and Nvidia something with graphics similar to GCN.

Posted by

Het_Nkik

on: 03/23/10, 12:10

Cool, I might check it out, since I have yet to get a DSi.

Posted by

X-pert74

on: 03/23/10, 12:19

Holy poop snakes!

::starts saving for the It Prints Money foundation::

Posted by

Infinitywave

on: 03/23/10, 12:20

No I've never played a 3D game before. I haven't even been to the movies recently to see a 3D film, although I've seen a few in Florida theme parks using the polarized light method.

Interesting rumor that the industry chatter about this at GDC included it being "due out in 2010 in at least one territory". If true this is crazy!

Will probably launch with 3D Luigi's Mansion sequel and a re-release of the Wind Waker with touch controls.

Posted by

Infinitywave

on: 03/23/10, 12:40

Het_Nkik said:

A dude on GAF is saying he heard at GDC the screens are near seamless when open, higher res, and Nvidia something with graphics similar to GCN.

That's old. I remember posting that a long time ago in the thread I made about the DS2 rumours....


Um this is still fishy to me. Why announce it like this? And why one week before April Fool's? The more hyped I get the more scared I get.
If this thing delivers Nintendo is set for the next 10 years. There is no way the Wii 2 could deliver anything less amazing than this. This shit better be true and it better be good.

I saw Farcry 2 very quickly with 3D glasses last year, looked quite good. I also heard Metro 2033 in 3D is a fucking holy sight to behold.

Posted by

carlosrox

on: 03/23/10, 12:45

Edited:

03/23/10, 12:47

At this point, even if it is a rumor, Nintendo has to make it or lose face.


Right?


Amirite, peoples?


Yeah...I'm right. :)

Posted by

cirej2000

on: 03/23/10, 13:04

Edit the thread title to make it more fitting of an OMFGWTFMEGATON announcement.

Posted by

carlosrox

on: 03/23/10, 13:44

They need to change the name if confirmed. 3DS is WAY too close to 3DO.

*shutters*

Posted by

Abdooooo

on: 03/23/10, 14:07

Interesting.... true 3D, eh?

Virtual Boy returns?

Posted by

GameDadGrant

on: 03/23/10, 14:27

Something seems weird. The "announcement" isn't on letterhead, and there's no HTML version of it.

Nintendo's been hacked??

Posted by

Earendil

on: 03/23/10, 14:51