“Kids Under 6 Shouldn't Play 3D Games, Warns Nintendo” plus 1 more |
| Kids Under 6 Shouldn't Play 3D Games, Warns Nintendo Posted: 30 Dec 2010 08:10 AM PST Posted on: Thursday, 30 December 2010, 08:50 CST Young children should not play 3D video games on the upcoming Nintendo 3DS portable entertainment system, the company's Japanese division announced Thursday. The disclaimer was posted on Nintendo's Japanese-language website, where the company said that only those over the age of six would be allowed to try out the 3DS's three-dimensional content during its upcoming Nintendo World promotional event. Those under the age threshold will only be permitted to play featured games in standard two-dimensional mode. "For children under the age of six, looking at 3-D images for a long time could possibly have a negative impact on the growth of their eyes," Nintendo said on its website, according to Daisuke Wakabayshi of the Wall Street Journal. Wakabayshi added that Nintendo is warning users that they should "take breaks every 30 minutes when playing games in 3-D and stop playing immediately if they feel ill." "The warning is similar to those made by other makers of 3-D consumer electronics products. Samsung Electronics Co., Sony Corp. and Panasonic Corp. all provide warnings on their websites about the possible risks of viewing 3-D images for children younger than 6," the Wall Street Journal reporter added in a December 30 article. The 3DS is the highly anticipated successor to the Nintendo DS, which has sold more than 130 million units worldwide, according to AFP statistics. In addition to the 3D effect, which can be turned off via a slider mechanism included on the hardware, it will feature the same dual-screen and touch controls that made its predecessor popular among gamers of all ages. The device will go on sale in Japan on February 26 and will carry a price tag of approximately $300. Launches in Europe and North America will follow in March, though no official price point for those regions has been released by the company. --- On the Net: Source: RedOrbit Staff & Wire Reports This entry passed through the Full-Text RSS service — if this is your content and you're reading it on someone else's site, please read our FAQ page at fivefilters.org/content-only/faq.php |
| Nintendo warns new 3-D games may harm kids' eyes Posted: 30 Dec 2010 09:47 PM PST , On Friday December 31, 2010, 12:47 am EST TOKYO (AP) -- Nintendo Co. says 3-D games on its highly anticipated new handheld console could harm the eyesight of children aged 6 or younger, warning of possible ill effects from a technology on which many companies are betting big. Nintendo said some specialists believe that "there is a possibility that 3-D images which send different images to the left and right eye could affect the development of vision in small children." The undated statement appeared on a section of the company's Japanese website devoted to its upcoming 3DS handheld. Nintendo joins peers like Sony Corp. and Toshiba Corp. in warning consumers about ill effects from watching video or playing games in three dimensions. Sony recommends that a doctor should be consulted before kids are allowed use the 3-D functionality on its PlayStation game console, while Toshiba says children should be closely monitored while watching its new 3-D TVs that don't require glasses. All the companies say that the technology can also cause adult viewers to tire and feel sick. Most 3-D devices on the market today rely on technology that rapidly flashes separate images to each eye, which creates a sense of depth. Electronics and entertainment companies around the world are banking on 3-D to fuel a new boom in TV, movies and games. Nintendo's new 3DS, the latest in its wildly successful DS line of handheld consoles, will go on sale in February in Japan, then March in Europe and the U.S. It looks much like the DS machines now on sale, with two screens that fold open. The top screen shows images in 3-D without glasses, but can also be switched into standard mode. Follow Yahoo! Finance on ; become a fan on Facebook. This entry passed through the Full-Text RSS service — if this is your content and you're reading it on someone else's site, please read our FAQ page at fivefilters.org/content-only/faq.php |
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