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.
Note: This review is written by a GamingEverything writer, Jack. I’m posting it here because I thought you’d find it entertaining, and iMovie disappeared so I can’t do “That One Show” tonight.
~Austin
Platform: Nintendo Wii (via Wiiware)
Developer: Gaijin Games
Publisher: Aksys Games
Release Date: 17 May 2010
I’ve always been a fan of Gaijin Games’ Bit.Trip series, so when I heard last year that a fourth one was coming out that would combine the series’ retro feel with my favorite genre in gaming (platforming) as an homage to Pitfall, I was ecstatic. Unfortunately, I didn’t get around to buying it until just this past week, but it was definitely worth the wait. Bit.Trip Runner takes great accessibility, beautiful new graphics, old school difficulty, and the same dynamic rhythmic gameplay the Bit.Trip series is known for and combines it into one of the best WiiWare releases to date.
For those of you who missed out on our Resident Evil Nintendo World 2011 presentation post. Keep in mind that the quality is slightly lower than what you’ll see from a direct-feed video, as the trailer was captured directly from the stream.
Rundown of events
Mii/AR Games – 9 PM EST
Nintendo Music Live – 10:30 PM EST
Level-5 presentation – 11:30 PM EST
nintendogs + cats – 12:30 AM EST
Nintendo president Satoru Iwata revealed shipment numbers for the 3DS today, and it looks like Japan will be receiving most of the inventory. 1.5 million units will be shipped to Japan before the end of March. The rest of the world will have to share the remaining 2.5 million units. At the moment, further figures have yet to be announced, so it is unclear how many systems will be available in U.S., Europe, Australia, and other territories.
01. / 01. [PSP] Monster Hunter Freedom 3 (Capcom) {2010.12.01} – 283.931 / 3.849.907 (-30%)
02. / 03. [WII] Donkey Kong Country Returns (Nintendo) {2010.12.09} – 107.487 / 638.305 (-50%)
03. / 05. [WII] Wii Party (Nintendo) {2010.07.08} – 102.933 / 1.676.891 (-37%)
04. / 02. [PSP] AKB1/48: If I loved an Idol (Bandai Namco) {2010.12.23} – 63.513 / 299.794 (-73%)
05. / 07. [WII] Mario Sports Mix (Nintendo) {2010.11.25} – 58.109 / 493.938 (-57%)
06. / 04. [NDS] Pokemon Black / White (Pokemon Co.) {2010.09.18} – 57.576 / 4.966.738 (-65%)
07. / 09. [NDS] Ni no Kuni: The Ebony Wizard (Level 5) {2010.12.09} – 53.295 / 382.287 (-37%)
08. / 08. [NDS] Inazuma Eleven 3: World Challenge!! The Ogre (Level 5) {2010.12.16} – 45.306 / 338.413 (-61%)
09. / 06. [PSP] The 3rd Birthday (Square Enix) {2010.12.22} – 45.105 / 185.582 (-68%)
10. / 14. [PS3] Dynasty Warriors: Gundam 3 (Bandai Namco) {2010.12.16} – 43.283 / 288.750 (-27%)
11. / 13. [WII] Wii Sports Resort (w/ Remote Plus) (Nintendo) {2010.11.11} – 38.464 / 223.754 (-38%)
12. / 11. [NDS] Mario Vs. Donkey Kong: Miniland Mayhem (Nintendo) {2010.12.02} – 29.818 / 261.600 (-56%)
13. / 10. [NDS] Magician’s Quest: The Merchant’s Store of Sorcery (Konami) {2010.11.11} – 28.049 / 277.499 (-62%)
14. / 16. [WII] New Super Mario Bros. Wii (Nintendo) {2009.12.03} – 26.220 / 4.177.584 (-42%)
15. / 18. [WII] Mario Kart Wii (Nintendo) {2008.04.10} – 25.356 / 3.109.566 (-36%)
16. / 19. [WII] Super Mario All-Stars (Nintendo) {2010.10.21} – 22.945 / 803.453 (-39%)
17. / 26. [NDS] Momotaro Railway: World (Hudson) {2010.12.02} – 21.326 / 127.236
18. / 15. [NDS] Super Fossil Fighters (Nintendo) {2010.11.18} – 20.096 / 238.726 (-65%)
19. / 17. [WII] Taiko Drum Master Wii 3 (Bandai Namco) {2010.12.02} – 18.118 / 140.288 (-59%)
