Not too long ago Nintendo has announced their newest handheld platform and the successor to the DS,the Nintendo 3DS.How the Nintendo 3DS works is by far the most innovative thing i ever seen come out of a handheld system.Supposedly the 3Dness :P of the new handheld is going to be done by software not hardware.The camera tracks the movement of the DS and rerenders the image as the device is moved from side to side,which makes the image your looking at look like its has depth or 3D.

Mario in 3D!

So how much will this all cost you might ask?Well Nintendo has yet to give out a official price tag but considering the technology in the handheld like Parallax Barrier LCDs which the Nintendo 3DS will most likely use will cost about $20-$30.So the actual price of the handheld shouldnt cost much since the tech is very affordable,especially for Nintendo.But with the DSi already at the price of $160 its a good chance the 3DS will be at least $200.So how will the effect actually look when were playing a game?The closest thing to what the 3DS might look like is this :http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v_P4gyjf5tQ&feature=related...this is a DSiware game that uses Head tracking technology to simulate a 3D image.Its a really innovative and creative effect and some iteration of this system may be used in the Nintendo 3DS.

Nintendo has a long history of releasing new products before they go on to be a hit.Many people thought the Wii was stupid until lines to play the system at its first E3 showing stretched around the convention.My whole ideology of 3D in gaming has changed because of the 3DS and how great its looking.I remember thinking the Avatar (yes the movie) was gonna be horrible and mostly stupid in 3D but look how it turned out.Even the television world is stepping in the 3D world with 3D-capable TVs coming out this year.The Nintendo 3DS is definitely gonna make history.

~JordanizPro