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31st March 2011, 2:16pm
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The Nintendo 3DS - the first glasses-free 3D console to hit the videogame market - is now available in Australia. Retailing at a recommended price of $349.95, but available in bundles and various deals for as low as $298, the system looks like it will sell well despite an underwhelming launch title lineup.

Nintendo of America revealed today that its March 27th release saw the highest ever first day sales for a handheld console in its history. It seems less likely to achieve that target here in Australia, with anticipation perhaps more muted due to the delay of games that launched alongside the system internationally. Pilotwings will be released on April 14th, while Steel Diver won't arrive until May 12th.

We'll have our hands-on impressions of the final system and interface up soon, so stay tuned.

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Reader Comments:
insanopointless
Posted by insanopointless 31/03/2011 3:05pm
Had a dream that I had my 3DS last night... and I was playing the black and white mario land from the original gameboy hah.
Mines currently going through Singapore on it's way from Amazon... hopefully arrives tomorrow.
Master Chief
Posted by Master Chief 31/03/2011 5:17pm
glasses-free 3D


It's not that sort of 3D.
insanopointless
Posted by insanopointless 31/03/2011 5:19pm
glasses-free 3D


It's not that sort of 3D.


Huh?
Master Chief
Posted by Master Chief 31/03/2011 6:03pm
It doesn't come out of the screen. The glasses you normally wear is the screen on the 3DS, so technically there's still 'glass' between you and the 3D.
Predator
Posted by Predator 31/03/2011 7:12pm
will be interesting to see this in person to see the effect.
insanopointless
Posted by insanopointless 31/03/2011 10:18pm
Almost none of the 3d technology comes out of the screen. It's always a window effect. This is true of Nvidia 3D vision, 3D movies these days, every 3D TV I've ever watched, etc etc.
There are times when shit comes out of my 3d vision monitor, but that's usually the camera screwing up - the point of focus becomes way too close and it actually wrecks the effect.

It basically becomes like focusing on a fly on the end of your nose. So almost any home application of 3D is depth only.

When I saw the 3DS it did a very good job of it - same effect as my 3D monitor, obviously on a smaller screen, but the depth was as good, for sure.
nshady
Posted by nshady 31/03/2011 11:46pm
It doesn't come out of the screen. The glasses you normally wear is the screen on the 3DS, so technically there's still 'glass' between you and the 3D.


That is the stupidest thing I've ever heard.
Posted by admeister 01/04/2011 1:57am
This is true of Nvidia 3D vision, 3D movies these days, every 3D TV I've ever watched, etc etc.


That's not always true for movies. Most only use the depth effect, but there are a few such as Despicable Me, which have objects popping out of the screen at you. When done well, it's actually a really good effect.
Master Chief
Posted by Master Chief 01/04/2011 6:51am

It doesn't come out of the screen. The glasses you normally wear is the screen on the 3DS, so technically there's still 'glass' between you and the 3D.


That is the stupidest thing I've ever heard.

It's just how I see it dude. It's not jump out of the screen 3D
nshady
Posted by nshady 01/04/2011 10:25am
You realise the Z axis goes both ways, right?
G-Train
Posted by G-Train 01/04/2011 3:21pm
You realise the Z axis goes both ways, right?


There's a mom joke somewhere in there.