Nintendo 3DS out in March
Japanese videogame titan Nintendo on Wednesday announced that the hotly anticipated glasses-free 3-D version of its DS handheld gaming gadget will hit Europe and the United States in March. Nintendo 3DS devices will be priced at $250 in the United States and at comparable prices in European markets, according to the firm. "Nintendo 3DS is a category of one -- the experience simply doesn't exist anywhere else," said Nintendo of America president Reggie Fils-Aime. "You have to see Nintendo 3DS to believe it. And it's like nothing you've ever seen before." The gaming gadgets feature the trademark dual screens (DS), but only one of them can be controlled by touch with a stylus because "it turns out a touch screen and a 3-D screen don't get along very well," Nintendo President Satoru Iwata said while unveiling 3DS at a major US videogame show last year. Nintendo 3DS devices are built with twin cameras on the outside so users can also take pictures in 3-D. 3-D movies are also watchable on the gadgets, according to Iwata. Nintendo 3DS has built-in motion sensors that the Japanese videogame giant hopes will inspire software makers. More than 30 games tailored for play on the 3DS will be released by early June, according to Nintendo. French videogame maker Ubisoft announced on Wednesday that it will have eight titles including "Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell" and "Rayman" available for the 3DS in the first half of this year. "Ubisoft's creative teams have developed a rich and diverse line-up of games that take advantage of the amazing innovations that Nintendo has designed with its new handheld platform," said Ubisoft chief executive Yves Guillemot.
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