Warnings about eye-damage with 3DS - official warning from Nintendo

I've seen this twice on both IGN and also CNN so I figured I post it here.

http://ds.ign.com/articles/114/1142304p1.html

So we're only supposed to play it for 30 minutes and then stop? What's up with that? And what are we supposed to do? Buy a timer?

DING! Time's up.................. :(

I'd say Nintendo are taking precautions. From potential health hazards (using common sense ie children eye development is before 6, and sometimes adults get sore eyes after watching a 3D movie), or from potential lawsuits (ie parents blaming 3DS for children's bad eye sight, or causing headaches).

Bottom line is, there is enough research to give a definite answer, but we do have this:
Doctors question Nintendo's warnings

We're probably ok considering we watch 3D movies all the time, and so do kids. Nintendo is just cautious, how many take a break ads do you see in Wii Sports?

B:AH. made a huge typo in my post. When I said "IS a definite anser", i meant ISN'T. Lol.

Ehh, I've had glasses for 5 years now, I don't have anything to lose. :P

supposively it's not.

http://www.gamespot.com/news/6285958.html?tag=latestheadlines%3Btitle%3B4

I'd say Nintendo are taking precautions. From potential health hazards (using common sense ie children eye development is before 6, and sometimes adults get sore eyes after watching a 3D movie), or from potential lawsuits (ie parents blaming 3DS for children's bad eye sight, or causing headaches).

Bottom line is, there is enough research to give a definite answer, but we do have this:
Doctors question Nintendo's warnings

We're probably ok considering we watch 3D movies all the time, and so do kids. Nintendo is just cautious, how many take a break ads do you see in Wii Sports?

trugs26

I do know that I, for one, do NOT watch 3D movies. I get incredible headaches from them.

And ONE study doesn't mean the issue is closed. So the doctor studied monkeys for 3 months.

Did he ask the monkeys how they were doing? :P

Have people never heard of taking legal precautions. Nintendo are just covering their hides when ignorant people inevitably start suing them. I'm sure Microsoft have the same cations for Kinect (warning may cause heart attacks or respiratory failure in unhealthy people). Stop making a big deal about it. This is normal business operations. Crystal-Rush

This is exactly right. There have been other threads discussing this and their sources aren't the best. CNN and FOX aren't giving me my gaming news.

Did anyone else catch the IGN UK Q/A video on the 3DS today/yesterday?

When asked about eye strain, one of the editors said it took 1 minute for his eyes to hurt. Another said about 30 minutes, while the third said he had no problems.

I'm kind of concerned about these impressions....I love the idea of the 3DS, but not sure I want something that could cause eye strain.

Anyone else worried about how their eyes will hold up?

Did anyone else catch the IGN UK Q/A video on the 3DS today/yesterday?

When asked about eye strain, one of the editors said it took 1 minute for his eyes to hurt. Another said about 30 minutes, while the third said he had no problems.

I'm kind of concerned about these impressions....I love the idea of the 3DS, but not sure I want something that could cause eye strain.

Anyone else worried about how their eyes will hold up?

OldToBegin

It's just a standard disclaimer that all 3D devices carry, but for whatever reason, the press is only making a big stink about it now.dzimm

I bet if you look closely enough you would find that for 2-d games your not really suppose to play for more than an hour

I hear what you guys are saying, but I think the shorter viewing distance of the 3DS compared to theatre viewing is a factor. Basically, more work for the eyes.

I also hope you guys are right - I was just a bit worried because the source wasn't a generic news feed but rather from "gamers" themselves.

I hear what you guys are saying, but I think the shorter viewing distance of the 3DS compared to theatre viewing is a factor. Basically, more work for the eyes.

I also hope you guys are right - I was just a bit worried because the source wasn't a generic news feed but rather from "gamers" themselves.

OldToBegin

I heard from somewhere that this is really only for children at around a certain age, because they aren't so developed or something like that. But this is a smart thing for them to do, yes it raises eyebrows of course, but hey, they will still sell very well. I wouldn't worry about this too too much.

Let's just say that Nintendo is much smarter than cell phone companies because they can apparently cause cancer... not saying it isn't true.. but just saying.

Why is a thread that has been dead for nearly two months bumped? thom_maytees

[QUOTE="thom_maytees"]Why is a thread that has been dead for nearly two months bumped? cjek

[QUOTE="cjek"][QUOTE="thom_maytees"]Why is a thread that has been dead for nearly two months bumped? thom_maytees

Sorry..new to the boards. I thought I read all the unwritten rules, but I guess not :)

I figured I would get blasted for starting a new thread when one already existed.