Nintendo 3DS: 3D Stick and Sharp LCD?

After the official announcement of the new gaming console Nintendo 3DS, the first leaks reveal a 3D stick controller and an LCD parallax barrier technology with Sharp LCD.

Nintendo 3DS is the focus of the latest rumors on the web revealed some days ago with a surprise press release, Nintendo 3DS be presented more clearly and in detail in the next E3 in Los Angeles, scheduled in mid-June. In the period that separates us from the fair American, the rumors will multiply and our Japanese colleagues Asahi and Nikkei have already opened the dance. Remember, however, that the information below is just a hypothesis.


Nintendo 3DS should therefore integrate technology parallax barrier LCD Sharp. Already used in some Japanese cell phones, Sharp LCD technology is considered very effective to make images more realistic, but can not be used on television for example. The gaming console should integrate two screens, with dimensions very similar to those of the Nintendo DSi. The display will then probably a 4-inch diagonal (about 10 cm), ie slightly lower than the Nintendo DSi XL.

Nikkei adds, further, that Nintendo 3DS will have major advantages over previous generations in data transfer speeds in WiFi and battery management, for greater autonomy of operation. The portable Nintendo console will be equipped with new functions of vibration, in addition to those that our colleagues call a “3D controller Stick. At the moment it is difficult to know precisely what it is. Not least, there will be Nvidia Tegra platform, game engine and designing the console.