<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="yes"?><oembed><version><![CDATA[1.0]]></version><provider_name><![CDATA[Grinding Down]]></provider_name><provider_url><![CDATA[https://grindingdown.wordpress.com]]></provider_url><author_name><![CDATA[Paul]]></author_name><author_url><![CDATA[https://grindingdown.wordpress.com/author/mylifecomics/]]></author_url><title><![CDATA[Nintendo announces the Nintendo 3DS, and I am&nbsp;mad]]></title><type><![CDATA[link]]></type><html><![CDATA[<p><img loading="lazy" data-attachment-id="665" data-permalink="https://grindingdown.wordpress.com/2010/03/23/nintendo-announces-the-nintendo-3ds-and-i-am-sad/3dsglasses/" data-orig-file="https://grindingdown.files.wordpress.com/2010/03/3dsglasses.jpg" data-orig-size="512,410" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}" data-image-title="3dsglasses" data-image-description="" data-medium-file="https://grindingdown.files.wordpress.com/2010/03/3dsglasses.jpg?w=300" data-large-file="https://grindingdown.files.wordpress.com/2010/03/3dsglasses.jpg?w=512" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-665" title="3dsglasses" src="https://grindingdown.files.wordpress.com/2010/03/3dsglasses.jpg?w=500&#038;h=400" alt="" width="500" height="400" srcset="https://grindingdown.files.wordpress.com/2010/03/3dsglasses.jpg?w=500&amp;h=400 500w, https://grindingdown.files.wordpress.com/2010/03/3dsglasses.jpg?w=150&amp;h=120 150w, https://grindingdown.files.wordpress.com/2010/03/3dsglasses.jpg?w=300&amp;h=240 300w, https://grindingdown.files.wordpress.com/2010/03/3dsglasses.jpg 512w" sizes="(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px" /></p>
<p>No, no, no nonnononono <strong>NO!</strong></p>
<p>That is my gut reaction to the news that Nintendo has announced the successor to its Nintendo DS system, and that it will be all about 3D gaming. I&#8217;m sure we all remember how well <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virtual_Boy">the Virtual Boy</a> fared. Regardless, I&#8217;m more put off that there seems to be a&#8230;market for 3D gaming. I just can&#8217;t get its appeal. The portable platform will somehow offer 3D gaming without the need for 3D glasses, a first I think. However, I am and will always be more interested in games than gimmicks.</p>
<p><em>P.S. I blame <strong>Avatard</strong> for all of this.</em></p>
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