Everyone was expecting the next Nintendo handheld to be announced at E3 2010 in June. I don’t think anyone expected Nintendo to put out a press release (for investors) announcing their intentions.

So what do we know about the Nintendo 3DS?

• It’ll come out between April 2010 and March 2011
• It can “enjoyed with 3D effects without the need for any special glasses”
• Full backwards compatibility with previous Nintendo DS products
• The two screens will likely be using parallax barrier Sharp LCD technology
  • Screens will likely be no larger than 4 inches
• The handheld will likely use NVIDIA’s Tegra or Tegra 2 GPU
• Will feature improved battery life and Wi-fi capabilities
• May also support a 3D joystick and force feedback

I’ve got to admit, I am excited for this. I’d love to experience some Mario in 3D – especially without glasses! I’m sure we’ll see more at E3 2010!

Announcement

• QSF5.com Gets Face Lift
  • Old theme was based off of WordPress 2.2; upgraded to a 2.7 compatible theme called Vigilance by Jestro
  • Lots of backend enhancements including full widget compatibility
  • Less reliance on plugins thanks to said compatibility
  • Speed improvements!
  • Rotating banner & more!
• The Pirate Bay Solid to Global Gaming Factory X AB for $7.8 million (via Engadget)
  • Going legit like Napster

Miscellaneous

• Sony Patents Emotion Engine Emulation Tech for Cell Processors (via Siliconera)
  • Apparently this was recently filed
  • Enables PS2’s Emotion Engine to be emulated with the PS3’s Cell processor
  • Early 60 GB PS3’s had the Emotion Engine and Graphical Synthesizer chips
  • Later on, the 80 GBs had only the Graphical Synthesizer chip
  • Nowadays, PS3s have no form of PS2 emulation.