Nintendo show off the new 3DS handheld at the annual E3 show held in LA. The video below shows their presentation by , and below is the transcript for the video.

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Presentation by Satoru Iwata

“Everyone this is Nintendo 3DS.  I can’t wait for you to try this.  As you can see it has 2 screens. and the upper screen has a 3.5inch wide screen display and yes it will show you full 3d graphics without the need for special glasses.  As you know Nintendo produced the first video game, first 3d video game 15 years ago and since then 3d has been a constant constellation in the hard ware planning.  What we searched for was a way to make 3d games a reality, a product for mass market and Nintendo 3DS is our answer.

Let me introduce you, here on this back we have installed a 3d effect slider to adjust the 3d effect.  You can maximise it or you can remove the 3d all together, or you can choose any degree in between, simply by moving the slider.  We have also given a lot of thought to the screen itself.  Because Nintendo 3DS is a successor to the Nintendo DS it naturally comes with a touch panel.  As we experimented however we realised that finger marks and other smudges reduced that 3D impact and so did the decreased transparency of the touch screen itself.  In other words a touch screen and 3d screen do not get along very well.  Because of this we decided to employ a touch screen only on the bottom justr as we did for Nintendo DS.  And what makes the images so impactful is not just the 3ds images but the nature of the graphics.  It’s been 6 years since we launched Nintendo DS, so while we’ve now added 3D We have also made improvements to the graphics capability of the hardware itself.  Something tells me this alone might cause lots of enthusiasm in the development community.

Next…Let’s consider control

We have installed what we call the slide pad designed for (???)  We have also integrated a motion sensor and a giro senor.  I’m really hopeful that just with Nintendo DS and Wii a number of new game ideas will be born to take advantage of these new control mechanisms.  Of course it has compatibility with Nintendo DSi, Nintendo 3DS has a camera too, but look here there is not one but two camera lenses on the outside.  What this mean is you can also take photo and view them in 3D.

Nintendo 3DS is the mass market device that lets you take and enjoy 3D digital pictures.  You may want to try out this function at our booth, and I want to mention one more aspect.  Nintendo 3DS is also capable of 3D movies, we are not announcing any specific plans this week but at our booth you will find the most ???? showing you 3D movie trailers for releases from Disney, Warner Bros and DreamWorks.  You can see DreamWorks “How to train your Dragon”, Warner Bros “Legend of the Guardians” and the Disney’s “Tangled” all playing in 3D on Nintendo 3DS.

To our knowledge this is the first time, any such 3D content has been demonstrated without the need to wear glasses.”

Official Nintendo 3DS Specifications

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