任天堂在E3發表3DS掌上型遊戲機 @

誠如大家所預期地，任天堂在今年E3發表其3DS掌上型遊戲機。這是一款使用Sharp的Parallax Barrier技術，不用戴3D眼鏡就可以看到3D立體影像。不過它是屬於2個View，可以2D/3D切換的「裸眼3D立體顯示」，其水平解析度會降一半。因此，原2D解析度為800x240，切換為3D時其解析度為400x240。觀賞3D影像時，必須要在一個固定的距離與角度，才能看到3D效果。這對於近距離、小尺寸的「裸眼3D立體顯示器」比較沒有使用上的困難。

另外，它又搭載了一個3D立體相機(應該也是Sharp供應的)，可以拍攝640x480的3D立體影像(惟目前尚不清楚其主要應用)。同時它配備有「迴轉感應器」(Gyro Sensor)與「移動感應器」(Motion Sensor)，這是針對「第一人稱」遊戲時，可以完全以直覺方式來操作；當遊戲機旋轉、移動時，螢幕會自動顯示出該正確角度的畫面，如此可以提升其操控的靈活度。

除了3D遊戲外，3DS遊戲機還可以用來看3D電影；而這種「掌上型3D遊戲機」，如果可以移植到一般手機上，應該會是不錯的應用！

-JG (www.i-art.com.tw)

Nintendo Announces Details of 3DS Game Console

消息來源：http://techon.nikkeibp.co.jp/english/NEWS_EN/20100616/183512/

日期：2010/06/16

Nintendo Co Ltd announced the details of the Nintendo 3DS, a portable game console that can show 3D images viewable with the naked eye.

The announcement was made on the first day of the 2010 Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3), which runs from June 15 to 17, 2010.

"We have been making efforts to realize a 3D mass product for a long time," said Satoru Iwata, president and CEO of Nintendo. "And the 3DS is the answer to that."

The 3DS has two LCD screens, which are embedded in the upper and lower chassis as in the case of its predecessors. The upper screen can show 3D images that can be viewed with the naked eye. Its size and pixel count are 3.53 inches and 800 x 240, respectively. When a 3D image is displayed, 400 vertical lines of pixels are used for each of the the right and left eyes.

The lower screen is touch-sensitive. Its size and pixel count are 3.02 inches and 320 x 240, respectively. The upper screen is not touch-sensitive so that the quality of 3D images is not affected by fingerprints.

On the side of the upper chassis, there is a sliding switch for switching between 2D and 3D images.

3D camera, gyro sensor
As new input devices, the 3DS comes with a "slide pad," which allows 360° analog input. For example, it is possible to change the viewpoint of a 3D image by using the slide pad.

Equipped with two cameras on the external surface of the upper chassis, the 3DS can shoot 3D pictures. And there is another camera embedded on the inner surface of the upper chassis. The resolution of the cameras is 640 x 480 pixels. Also, the 3DS has a gyro sensor and a motion sensor.

It is highly possible that the 3D LCD panel is a product of Sharp Corp, considering that the company has been providing LCD panels for the Nintendo DS/DSi (See related article). In addition, Sharp has already developed 3D camera modules for digital cameras, mobile phones, portable game consoles, etc. Therefore, Sharp might be supplying the 3D camera of the 3DS, too.

Nintendo enhanced the wireless communication function so that the 3DS, in sleep mode, can automatically exchange data with other units of the 3DS via a wireless LAN and receive data from the Internet.

When closed, the 3DS approximately measures 134 (W) x 74 (L) and 21mm (D). Its weight is about 230g. The release date and the price were not announced.

As software titles being developed for the 3DS, Nintendo announced "Kid Icarus" and "Nintendogs + Cats." And many other software vendors are developing games for the console. Also, it is possible to watch 3D movies with the 3DS, the company said.

The Nintendo 3DS