Nintendo 3DS: 3DS Details Show Up On Chinese Blog Site
Respected technology publication Wired and gaming publication Kotaku are reporting that details of Nintendo’s forthcoming R4i Gold 3DS console have been leaked on a Chinese bloggers website.“The effect of the [3D] screen is amazing,” the blogger wrote, as translated by Kotaku.
The details come from someone who claims to have access to the 3DS development kit, Kotaku says. According to the report, the lower screen is the same size as the current Nintendo DS, but the upper screen is much bigger (and in 3-D, naturally).
Nintendo 3DS: 3DS Graphically Close To PS3 & Xbox 360 Says Devs
Several video game developers have spoken to IGN off-record about the graphical powers of the Nintendo 3DS.The game developers that spoke to gaming publication IGN claim that the portable devices graphical capability’s are very close to what the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 currently offer.
Nintendo has not revealed any specs for the 3DS system, but expect it to well surpass the Nintendo DS in visual and processor capabilities. To provide stereoscopic 3D effects the system must have the ability to render each game field twice, one for each of the player’s eyes, a technique that will require significant horsepower to produce.
Several developers that have experienced 3DS in its current form have reported, off the record, that it has processing capabilities that far exceed the Nintendo Wii and bring the device with abilities that are close to HD consoles such as PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360.
