Iwata on Nintendo’s 3D warnings for children playing the 3DS
Nintendo truly believes that young children should not experience the 3DS’s 3D effect. Kids under the age of six were actually required to wear a Toad character sticker at Nintendo World, which indicated they were required to play demos in 2D. But that’s not all. Nintendo president Satoru Iwata defended the company’s recent warnings about the new system in an interview with the Wall Street Journal.
Iwata noted that the warnings are not intended to imply that the 3DS is a dangerous device, but rather to inform customers and to protect Nintendo in the event of a possible lawsuit. Iwata also explained that Nintendo is not interested in warning consumers in order to increase sales.
In regards to specialists, Iwata said that some believe that the vision of young children could be harmed if 3D video is viewing for an extended period of time. It doesn’t help that video games are generally used longer compared to other 3D devices such as movies.
Nintendo will continue to warn consumers about the 3DS. In fact, the boxart itself will contain a number of notices about 3D. Warnings are featured in the instruction manual as well.
