My head hurts.
And not because I spent a lot of hours on a cross country jaunt to Nintendo’s North American headquarters in Seattle or because I spent an excruciating amount of time in O’Hare on a layover. I got to visit Nintendo HQ to see the new Nintendo 3DS, one wildly amazing handheld gaming gadget that hurts my head, not my fingers.
There’s this augmented reality game involving cards that resemble playing cards, but the characters on the front leap out at you in 3D. I can’t even describe it because I have been rendered speechless. It’s best you see for yourself rather than listen to me fawn inaccurately. Let’s just say that I am crazy for the new Nintendo 3DS (but the turquoise color strikes me as an odd choice). I’m no avid gamer (gameher?), but this thingamajig has me hooked. Hooked, I tell you. The best part of this 3D gadget is that you don’t need to wear any funky, uncomfortable, awkward glasses! I’m telling you, folks, I don’t understand how Nintendo did it. It hurts my head to think about it.
Oddly enough, it doesn’t hurt my head to play. I can tone down the 3D effects or turn it off all together. It’s a nice break on the eyes when in the midst of shooting down enemy subs in stormy waters whilst playing my favorite game, Steel Diver. The Nintendo CEO came right out and told us that the 3D effects are not completely understood in young children so the Nintendo 3DS is not for kids under age 7. The company is investing in continued testing and research. That’s even printed on the packaging and mentioned in all the sales materials. I prefer to keep the 3D effect half on, which is where I keep it for Bird too, if not a tish less. It’s turned all the way off for Deal, and he doesn’t seem to mind. He mostly just likes to create miis anyway. A friend just mentioned how cool it would be if you had jewelry for the miis. I vote for accessories in the next round of updates!
It’s rare that I get to wear the mantle of Cool Mom, but toting home a Nintendo 3DS made me president of the Cool Moms Club. And showing the boys that augmented reality bit just gave me a lifetime pass to the pedestal of parental stardom.
Oh, and the number one thing and should indicate how cool this new toy is – even Mac Daddy was impressed.
Disclosure: I am a Nintendo Brand Ambassador. I was not compensated for my time, but Nintendo did pay for my trip to Seattle. I also received a free Nintendo 3DS. All opinions are my own.
Well, it’s not as huge of a hit here as I thought it might be (the kids play in 2D since they’re so young and the mister has deadlines so is not “committed to playing” so ..) BUT. I will say the one thing worth all the hype? You, my dear. You are.
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