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[color="#000080"][size=2]Q: What is the Nintendo 3DS?[/size][/color]
ÂÂ[color="#000000"]A: The Nintendo 3DS is the successor to the popular Nintendo DS system. Nintendo announced it to have a special* 3D screen, so that the viewer can see a 3D image without the need of 3D glasses.[/color]
[color="#000080"][size=2]Q: Wait....What? A 3D image without, 3D glasses?[/size][/color]
[color="#000000"]A: There have been speculation on how the screen with work, and the most agreed type of 3D screen is a new "Sharp" screen. Said to be about 30 cm apart, and 12.7 cm diagonal, and used in Gaming Handhelds, Smartphones, and GPS devices. More information can be found[/color] [url="http://gbatemp.net/index.php?showtopic=218732"]here[/url]
[color="#000080"][size=2]Q: Why Nintendo? I just bought tons of DS games.[/size][/color]
[color="#000000"]A: Well, you're screwed! Just kidding. The Nintendo 3DS has backwards compatibility with Nintendo DSi, and DS games.[/color]
[color="#000080"][size=2]Q:ÂÂ:(ÂÂIt's going to cost a fortune.[/size][/color]
[color="#000000"]A: Possibly. No set price has been set for the upcoming Nintendo 3DS system. Most speculation suggests that the price will be between $150-$200. [/color]
[color="#000080"][size=2]Q: Alright. How big is the screen size?[/size][/color]
[color="#000000"]A: That is unknown, along with the systems length, width, and so on.[/color]
[color="#000080"][size=2]Q:[color="#C0C0C0"][size="2"]*Throws away computer*[/size][/color] I heard it has the NVIDIA chipset in it.[/size][/color]
[color="#000000"]A: >_> Also unknown. Most speculation leads to the answer "Perhaps". The NVIDIA chip, would increase the value and graphics capability of the Nintendo 3DS, but who knows?[/color]
[color="#000080"][size=2]Q: I want my Nintendo 3DS NAOWW!!1111[/size][/color]
[color="#000000"]A: It is rumoured to be out in October of 2010, but Nintendo is showing it off at E3.
(E3 is an American convention held in the US, so the 3DS will be demo'd in the US on June 15th-17th of this year, though perhaps not for the public. We will at least get official details on it and lots of magazine and news site articles about it.)[/color]
[color="#000080"][size=2]Q: Pictures, or it didn't happen.[/size][/color]
[color="#000000"]A: No prototype pictures have been released to the public.[/color]
[color="#000080"][size=2]Q: Will it have the same processing power as the Nintendo Gamecube?[/size][/color]
[color="#000000"]A: Some say it will, other say it won't. We'll just have to see.[/color]
[color="#000080"][size=2]Q: I Found the 3DS!!1[/size][/color]
[color="#000000"]A. No you didn't, if it looks anything like the picture above, and in the link below, then it's NOT it. Most pictures will be revealed closer to the release date.
[url="http://gbatemp.net/index.php?showtopic=217318"]Nintendo 3DS Temp Mock Up Thread[/url][/color]
[color="#000080"][size=2]Q: Does the DS in 3DS stand for Dual Screen?[/size][/color]
[color="#000000"]A: Most likely but it doesn't have to be 2 separate. 3DS can also stand for 3D Screen or 3D SuperHand Held. The term DS stands for 2 things, Dual-Screen, and for Dev's it's Developers System. The name 3DS is just a tentative name, the real name will be announced on E3.[/color]
[color="#000080"][size=2]Q: How do you know about the Nintendo 3DS?[/size][/color]
A: Nintendo of Japan's press release revealed it. It is said that they revealed it to prevent another Japanese magazine that got a hold of 3DS info of leaking it before Nintendo officialy revealed it.[url="http://www.nintendo.co.jp/ir/pdf/2010/100323e.pdf"]Nintendo's Press Release [PDF][/url]
[color="#000080"][size=2]Q: Is this 3DS thing the DS2 we've been speculating?[/size][/color]
[color="#000000"]A:Yes, it's the successor, to the Nintendo DS(i).[/color]
[color="#000080"][size=2]Q:Does it print money?[/size][/color]
[spoiler][title:56K Warning][img]http://gbatemp.net/up/prints_money.gif[/img][/spoiler]
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If anyone has any more questions. Feel free to post them here. Instead of cluttering up the Nintendo 3DS forum.
NOTE: There is always room for improvement. If the guide is missing something please PM me, so I can add it. :yay: