Nintendo 3DS

3DS opens up opportunities for indie devs

UK retailers are reportedly buying Nintendo's forthcoming new 3DS console in at £173 per unit, which means that they are set to make at least a clear £50 profit per unit.

Nintendo's president hopes that Hollywood movie studios will embrace the new Nintendo 3DS in order to promote 3D movie trailers.

Exclusive Following news last month that Nintendo has said its forthcoming 3DS handheld is unsuitable for young children, a British eye specialist claims the tech could permanently damage children's eyes.

Nintendo hopes to shift 1.5 million 3DS units in Japan and 2.5 million of its latest handheld consoles elsewhere in the world by the end of March.

Nintendo has put a health and safety notice on its website stating that the new 3DS handheld – due for release early next year – is unsuitable for young children.

British retailers have claimed that the new Nintendo 3DS handheld gaming console will be released in the UK on 18 March next year.

The forthcoming Nintendo 3DS version of Japanese 'love sim' Project LovePlus is to make use of facial recognition tech in the shape of a 'boyfriend lock' button.

British Nintendo developers are adamant that the new glasses-free 3DS handheld, due for release early in 2011, is going to appeal to both hardcore and casual gamers alike.

The Nintendo 3DS was undoubtedly the big news at this year's E3 in Los Angeles, somewhat overshadowing the Kinect and Move motion-control games on show from Microsoft and Sony.