The Nintendo 3DS is an upcoming portable game console by Nintendo, which can produce "3D effects without the need for any special glasses."[1] Scheduled for release in the fiscal year ending March 2011, the portable will succeed the Nintendo DS series of handhelds,[1] which primarily shares the handheld console market with Sony's PSP (PlayStation Portable).[2] The Nintendo 3DS will feature backward compatibility with Nintendo DS series software, including DSiWare software programmed for the Nintendo DSi.[1]
Announcing the device on March 23, 2010, Nintendo officially unveiled the device at the 2010 Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3)[1] on June 15,[3] with the company inviting attendees to play with the console.[4] According to industry analysts, the timing of Nintendo's original announcement, which had drawn attention away from the launch of the company's still-new Nintendo DSi XL handheld, was likely intended to preempt impending news leaks about the product by the Japanese press.
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