Nintendo 3DS Launches March 27th for $250
—Nintendo has announced that the 3Ds, the 3D version of their handheld video game system, will go on sale in the US March 27th and cost $250. That’s a hefty price tag for a portable system, especially when you consider the price of a home console, which now costs equally as much but lacks the built-in 3D screen and the portable form factor.
The 3DS will include a feature called “Streetpass”, which allows 3DS users to exchange game information, such as high scores, games and more, with other 3DS users within a set proximity. Come June, Nintendo says more than 30 3D enabled games will be available for the portable gaming device and will includes a variety of genres such as “The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3D” to a 3D version of Madden’s NFL football and more. Older DS games will be compatible with the 3DS, though they won’t be 3D enabled.
According to early beta testers, the 3D experience wasn’t as compelling as say sitting in a movie theater, however, you most certainly can perceive a three dimensional image. Gamers have the option of decreasing or increasing the intensity of the 3D effects using a physical slider located on one side of the screen.
