21st June 2010, 1:28 PM
That was my original theory of a all-in-one device that you 'dock' to the TV to play it console style with Wiimotes instead of using the internal gyros of the 3DS. Also allowing you, for example, to place the 3-D cameras towards you so that you can have eye-toy/Kinect-like features.
The odd choice of camera placement tells a different story though, since in order to use the double cams, the screens have to face away from you. This would destroy any interesting gameplay mechanics where the 3DS would display your map, weapons selection screen or what not while you play the game on the TV. The single cam can point at you to pick up movements, but it would never offer the abilities that could be done with actual 3-D capturing.
The microphone on the 3DS i'm sure is not a conical 'room mic' as seen as the Wiispeak's design, so that would also be a head scratcher. More than likely, we may see some connectivity but this is not the generation for the portable console just yet. A simple touch up on the 3DS would allow it but I dont see it happening.
Imagine the headlines 'Nintendo bows out of the console race and goes portable-only" and things like that. So its a major step that has to be done right from the start, not shown off as a new portable but as a new concept all together.
The odd choice of camera placement tells a different story though, since in order to use the double cams, the screens have to face away from you. This would destroy any interesting gameplay mechanics where the 3DS would display your map, weapons selection screen or what not while you play the game on the TV. The single cam can point at you to pick up movements, but it would never offer the abilities that could be done with actual 3-D capturing.
The microphone on the 3DS i'm sure is not a conical 'room mic' as seen as the Wiispeak's design, so that would also be a head scratcher. More than likely, we may see some connectivity but this is not the generation for the portable console just yet. A simple touch up on the 3DS would allow it but I dont see it happening.
Imagine the headlines 'Nintendo bows out of the console race and goes portable-only" and things like that. So its a major step that has to be done right from the start, not shown off as a new portable but as a new concept all together.