Nintendo unveils 3DS 3D gaming

Nintendo has unveiled its 3D handheld video games console at its keynote briefing at the E3 expo in Los Angeles. The Nintendo 3DS is the first ever portable gaming console to offer players a 3D gaming experience. Users also don’t need to use 3D glasses to be able to see the device’s 3-D visuals.

The 3DS comes equipped with two screens – one 3D screen and one touch screen – a motion sensor, a gyro sensor, and analogue pad and a 3D depth slider so players can toggle between 3D and 2D screen settings. The device also comes equipped with two cameras which allow its user to take 3D pictures.

Nintendo President Satoru Iwata unveiled the 3DS alongside a planned list of launch titles for the device, by both Nintendo and third party developers. Nintendo titles included Kid Icarus: Uprising and Nintendogs + cats. Third party developers included Ubisoft, EA, Konami, Square Enix and Capcom and Iwata said 3DS owners could expect titles from the Final Fantasy, Assassin’s Creed, Fifa, Street Fighter and Metal Gear Solid franchises. He also said that the new console would be able to play titles made for the Nintendo DSi.

Nintendo didn’t say when it plans to release the 3DS or how much it would cost consumers.