France’s Health and Safety body advises kids against using 3D, Nintendo comments
ANSES – France’s health and safety executive – recently recommended that children under six not be exposed to stereoscopic 3D images. There is concern about impairing the development of their visual systems by using devices like the 3DS.
Nintendo has since weighed in on ANSES’ report. You can find the company’s full comments below.
We acknowledge the results of the ANSES study into the effects of 3D technologies and have supported corresponding recommendations since the launch of Nintendo 3DS in 2011.
We have always advised that parents and caregivers restrict the use of 3D for children aged six and under, by using Parental Controls to restrict access to the 3D mode. In fact anyone playing on a Nintendo 3DS can use the 3D depth slider to scale back the 3D effect or even turn it off completely at any time.
Since then, we also launched Nintendo 2DS, which allows anyone, including children aged six and under, to enjoy playing a console that renders games and images in 2D mode only.
Finally, regardless of age, we recommend that consumers take periodic breaks when playing on a games console, whether this is in 3D mode or not.
