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-Hey, what's going on everyone? I'm Jeff Bakalar from cnet.com. We're here live at CES 2011. I'm here with the Nintendo 3DS. It's our first look at the device. It comes out in March. We don't have a price yet, but it is the successor to the Nintendo DSi and the Nintendo DS Lite. It does 3D gaming. If you notice the top screen here, displays a 3D image without the need for 3D glasses. Pretty incredible! Below is a standard touch screen. On the back, 2 camera lenses, allow you to take 3D photographs which is really cool. Talking more about the 3D screen, it has a 3D slide adjuster so you can customize the 3D effect. You can make it more intense or even eliminate it all together. It's backwards compatible with Nintendo DS games which is really cool, so you can play those old games and it's gonna be doing something called Street Pass which allows this to communicate with other 3DS's that you pass by on the street or in your home. We don't know all the details about that yet, but we hope to find out more in mid-January. In terms of size, the 3DS is similar to what you will see on the DS Lite, and it has a very nice way to it as well. Up front is a headphone port. Up front also is an analog stick and then a D-pad below that and then the conventional 4 buttons that we're all used to on Nintendo portables. That's gonna do it for the 3DS here at CES 2011. I'm Jeff Bakalar for cnet.com. Thanks for watching.
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Nintendo 3DS (Cosmo Black) Review
The good: The Nintendo 3DS provides an impressive 3D gaming experience without the need for special glasses. There's a 3D effect slider, it shoots and displays 3D photographs with its dual back-facing cameras, and it has a single front-facing camera. The 3DS comes preinstalled with a bevy of software and StreetPass and SpotPass services, and it comes with a drop-and-charge dock. Internet connectivity includes the eShop, Virtual Console, video marketplace, Internet browsing functionality, DSiWare transferring, and Netflix support.
The bad: The launch lineup is and remains lackluster, and the disappointing low-resolution lenses provide grainy photos. The 3D effect can cause headaches for some, and it can "snap out" because of sensitive viewing angles and games that encourage movement. The 3DS has a very short battery life, and most Internet functionality wasn't activated at launch.
The bottom line: The Nintendo 3DS successfully offers a glasses-free 3D experience that needs to be seen to be believed. A weaker-than-usual launch lineup and some previously inactivated online features dampened its launch, but a recent price drop and a promising holiday lineup shine a light at the end of tunnel.
Nintendo 3DS (Cosmo Black) Specs
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