If you plan on purchasing a Nintendo 3DS to pacify your toddler on long car-trips, think again--Nintendo says the handheld console should not be used by children under six.
Just a month before the debut of the Nintendo 3DS (at Nintendo's Jan. 19 press conference, not CES as was previously thought), Nintendo has released a warning [JP] on its Japanese webiste about the anticipated device.
The most notable point Nintendo makes is that children under the age of six should not use the 3D effect on a Nintendo 3DS device (however, Nintendo does point out that there is 2D-conversion, so you can still drop the extra cash for a 3DS instead of just buying a regular DS). The reasoning behind this is that the 3DS delivers two different images, one for each eye--and because children's vision is still developing, viewing 3D could negatively impact your kids' eyes.
More: http://www.pcworld.com/article/215104/
Just a month before the debut of the Nintendo 3DS (at Nintendo's Jan. 19 press conference, not CES as was previously thought), Nintendo has released a warning [JP] on its Japanese webiste about the anticipated device.
The most notable point Nintendo makes is that children under the age of six should not use the 3D effect on a Nintendo 3DS device (however, Nintendo does point out that there is 2D-conversion, so you can still drop the extra cash for a 3DS instead of just buying a regular DS). The reasoning behind this is that the 3DS delivers two different images, one for each eye--and because children's vision is still developing, viewing 3D could negatively impact your kids' eyes.
More: http://www.pcworld.com/article/215104/
