In more E3 News, Nintendo takes the stage today to promote it’s big new offering, the 3DS.  Get it?  It’s a DS, with 3D capability!  Unlike Microsoft’s lame EyeToy knockoff, this is actually a product I can get behind.  If anything, the price will likely be fairly reasonable for what you get and my current First Generation DS is starting to show it’s age considerably.

There’s also the part where I’ve stuck almost exclusively to the DS and PC for my gaming needs for the last 3-4 years now.

Sure, like the Kinect, the 3DS is saddled with what is essentially a lame gimmick, but it’s an OPTIONAL lame gimmick.  You can turn the 3D off!  Also, unlike the complete and utter idiocy that are 3D TVs and 3D movies, the 3DS doesn’t require any sort of lame goggles.  It works using two super imposed screens, which is actually what I figured it would do when I first heard about it.  But hey, it’s also optional, so if you don’t care, just turn it off!

Also, keeping with a tradition Nintendo has been excellent at on it’s portable console lines, it’s compatible with the previous generation’s games.  Even if I were to buy one of these to replace my DS, I don’t even have to care about any 3D titles ever if I don’t want to.  I will anyway of course because frankly, Nintendo has sprung back from the Gamecube Lull and put themselves back on top for solid, fun, exclusive titles.  Everything good the X-Box has going for it comes out in superior form on the PC anyway and the PS3 has uh…. Metal Gear Solid 4?