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Yeah, I'm hung over- I couldn't come up with a decent title for this.

Just a brief mention on the current fad of 3D- can it die already? I have no freakin' interest in this stuff. Just as TV manufacturers have found a way to repackage their product as something new for us, Nintendo decides to upgrade it's old stuff in an utterly pointless way. We've reached a point where most people are satisfied with the visual fidelity of 1080p (most people= avg consumer, not hardcore enthusiasts), so now we're moving onto gimmicks.

Making me cross-eyed didn't used to be something that a manufacturer tried to do- on purpose. It was usually just something they added a warning about at the beginning of instruction books. Ie; "Playing this game might make you find out you suffer from epilepsy. Oh, and the 3DS might make your young children boss-eyed forever".

Holographs, that might be acceptable. Actual 3D images could work- rather than overlayed. hyper-spazzed, low-res crap that requires everyone to look like they just left Eyeglass World.

Heh, it just occurred to me that in trying to avoid the need for 3D glasses on it's hardware, Nintendo may have created something that makes people need actual glasses for the rest of their life. I hope the sales cover the potential lawsuits!

P.S: Yes, I know the 3DS contains more powerful hardware and has some impressive graphics- but it still has that caveat of "for a Nintendo handheld". As in "Sure, it looks great... for a Nintendo handheld."



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Dude, remember that IT Crowd episode about raising money for boss eyed awaredness? Fucking hilarious.

Oh, and as Nintendo handhelds go, it could be worse:

Fads are novelties and crazes that go away over time.

Video games were consider a fad once. That little Atari screwing the pooch on that E.T. game nearly killed the industry

You can thank Nintendo for being able to still play video games. Had they not emerged when they did, video games might have indeed been a fad.
I think the 3d is a stupid idea, and I really don't believe it works. Lawsuits? Probably in the thousands, but Nintendo dosen't give a shit. They got more money than you'll ever dream of.
Where is there evidence that this stuff actually causes damage to your eyes? People include warning labels mainly to cover their asses from insane overreactions. Case in point: "coffee is hot."
The Silent Protagonist,

the US Game industry was on a decline and ONLY in the home markets. Arcades were thriving, Japan was thriving in their games industry, Commodore 64 was thriving in Europe. The idea that Nintendo single handedly saved an industry only one region was raging against and in a 60% market sector is funny enough on it's own. But to believe that, somehow, the world would be enjoying video games but America would still be all like, "fuck this shit" if not for Nintendo is about as plausible of a myth as Rod Steward having 3 gallons of semen pumped from his stomach.
The Market lives off of releasing one thing, waiting till it hits its high point (in terms of selling), then releases the next. 1080p has been here for a while now and everyone has either a 720p or 1080p tv or a Pc capable of playing 720p or 1080p. So now that it's sold out, what next? Add a gimmick to it. And by the time 3D has sold well, they'll move onto higher performance. For example, there are already a few youtube videos set at 4000p. Tvs have a long way to go.

Now with the 3DS, they can only set their graphics to be so good. It's setup, now they have to wait until the next one arrives with better graphics. And because the 3DS's graphics still underperform compared to NGP, they have to attach a gimmick or it wouldn't be profitable.
@sheppy - Go read Game Over. Its a pleasant history lesson.
Meh, I have no personal interest in the 3DS but I think it's nice to see people excited about new gaming stuff... It's a great feeling to anticipate something!

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