Nintendo today unveiled Nintendo 3DS Protable Video Game Console a handheld 3D gaming device that offers more immersive gaming experience  without the need of special 3D glases.

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Today, at the E3 Expo, Nintendo unveiled a brand new portable gaming system that lets people view games in 3D, without the need for special glasses.

Nintendo also announced a substantial list of upcoming games for Nintendo 3DS, the Wii console and the Nintendo DS family of systems – a lineup that reads like a who’s who of some of the greatest franchises in video game history with a completely new look and feel.

According to company, the additional dimension of depth in 3D makes it easier for players to judge distances while giving developers a new tool to create games and experiences that play with both height and depth.

Nintendo 3DS portable gaming device comes with a 3.53-inch top screen and a 3.02-inch bottom touch screen. It has three cameras – one inner and two outer – to deliver the 3D effect and take 3D pictures.

Nintendo 3DS portable gaming device also includes a motion sensor, a gyro sensor and even a Slide Pad that allows 360-degree analog input.

At the E3 Expo, Nintendo showed attendees a range of games and applications for Nintendo 3DS that reinvent some of the industry’s most beloved franchises. These include:

  • Kid Icarus: Uprising, the long-awaited franchise follow-up to the NES classic.
  • Mario Kart, which shows off the potential of driving and tossing bananas in 3D.
  • nintendogs + cats, a new version of the best-selling nintendogs franchise that lets players interact even more with their virtual puppies – and kittens!
  • PilotWings Resort, a flying simulation that lets players soar above Wuhu Island.
  • Animal Crossing, a new installment of the charming community-building franchise.
  • StarFox 64 3D, a game that demonstrates the true distance and depth of outer space using Nintendo’s well-known franchise.
  • Steel Diver, a new submarine-navigation game from Nintendo.
  • Paper Mario, which brings paper-based 2D environments to life.

Nintendo 3DS portable gaming console also comes to market with the strongest third-party support of any video game system in Nintendo history. Games on display at the Nintendo booth at the E3 Expo include:

  • DJ Hero 3D from Activision
  • RESIDENT EVIL REVELATIONS from Capcom
  • The Sims 3 from Electronic Arts
  • HIDEO KOJIMA’S METAL GEAR SOLID SNAKE EATER 3D “The Naked Sample” from Konami
  • Professor Layton and the Mask of Miracles (name not final) from LEVEL-5
  • RIDGE RACER (name not final) from Namco Bandai Games
  • KINGDOM HEARTS franchise game from Square Enix
  • DEAD OR ALIVE 3D (name not final) from Tecmo Koei Games
  • SAMURAI WARRIORS 3D from Tecmo Koei Games
  • Battle of Giants™: Dinosaur Strike from Ubisoft
  • Hollywood 61 (name not final) from Ubisoft

A sampling of other Nintendo 3DS games already in planning includes  SUPER STREET FIGHTER IV 3D Edition (name not final) from Capcom; Madden NFL and FIFA Soccer games from Electronic Arts; CODENAME: Chocobo Racing 3D and a FINAL FANTASY franchisegame and from Square Enix; a NINJA GAIDEN game from Tecmo Koei Games; Saint’s Row: Drive By from THQ; Assassin’s Creed Lost Legacy, Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon™and Tom Clancy’s Splinter Cell Chaos Theory from Ubisoft; and a Batman game from Warner Bros. Additional games are in development by Atlus, AQ Interactive, Disney Interactive Studios, Harmonix, Hudson Soft, Majesco, Marvelous Entertainment, Rocket, SEGA, Takara Tommy and Take-Two Interactive.

Nintendo also announced a substantial slate of games on the way for its Wii console and Nintendo DS family of systems, with a list of characters and franchises that appeal to all types of gamers.

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