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Nintendo in a new dimension

By Sam Laney
Published: February 16, 2011
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Nintendo's 3DS lets you see games in three dimensions.
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If there’s one bit of knowledge you need about the 3DS, it’s this: Coin block cards can now, anywhere in the world, spawn fire dragons and melt tables.

Nintendo stopped by our Washington office today to show off what will probably be the little gadget of the year: The Nintendo 3DS. For those of you who haven’t heard, the 3DS creates the illusion of a 3-D image without the need for any special glasses. The gamers at Stars and Stripes have been eager to see first-hand how this works since it was announced at E3 last year. And after about 45 minutes with the unit in my hands, I can say the effect is amazing, especially when it’s joined with the system’s other impressive abilities.

 
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About the Authors

Brian Bowers is Stars and Stripes’ features editor and one of its video game reviewers. He joined the newspaper in 1992 in Germany, where he worked on the news desk and the city desk. He has a wife and three children, who are always eager to help him test games.

Sam Laney joined Stars and Stripes’ in 2007 as a copy/layout editor, and slowly convinced upper management that video games existed. Since then, he’s added game reviews and previews to his list of duties. When he’s not rocking newbies in “Left4Dead2,” he plays other games on PC and various Nintendo systems.