So it looks like the people over at Nintendo have an idea on how to make a new control feature for the 3DS. The new control patent has an adapter on the inner camera that lets it map out where the stylus would be on the top 3D-enabled screen and the stylus would have some kind of a marker to help to track it’s location. It would be able to apply a sense of depth to pointing at things and this adapter would also be applied to the outer 3D cameras as well. Augmented Reality would also be benefitted from this idea.
E3 is one of the biggest news events in the gaming industry. New games, features and functions for current and next generation consoles are always in the works and ready to be presented at the expo. What are you looking forward to seeing at E3 2012?
There is a new 3DS firmware available for North American 3DS owners! This update includes a slightly updated eShop and the option of creating folders for all your 3DS items on the main screen! Finally a bit of organization for all of us OCD people! The Mario Kart 7 patch will be available sometime later in May if you’re curious about that.
As an early (not super early but before the BIG drop) adopter of the 3DS back in early August, I finally got the system, the pull, was mainly for a number of GBA games I hadn’t had a chance to play (sans emulator) and the NES were a happy bonus. Continue reading
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