Video game fans are anxiously awaiting the release of the new hand-held gaming system from Nintendo — the Nintendo 3DS — but the company wants you to be aware of something before you decide to buy and then play with the game. According to an official statement from Nintendo, young children who play with the [...]
Video game fans are anxiously awaiting the release of the new hand-held gaming system from Nintendo — the Nintendo 3DS — but the company wants you to be aware of something before you decide to buy and then play with the game. According to an official statement from Nintendo, young children who play with the Nintendo 3DS may seriously injure their eyes and permanently damage their eyesight.
Nintendo is warning young children against playing 3-D video games on its upcoming handheld gaming system, the Nintendo 3DS. Kids younger than 6 who play the 3-D games may have the growth of their eyes stunted, the company said in a statement on its Japanese website. The warning notes that parents can turn off the 3-D functionality of the handheld 3DS. They can also set passwords that keep kids from using that feature. The statement also asks everyone who plays the 3-D gaming system to take periodic breaks from the games as often as every hour or 30 minutes. The warning follows many others on the potential health effects of three-dimensional entertainment. TV makers have issued warnings about young people, pregnant women and even drunk people viewing 3-D TV, noting that the medium may cause nausea, dizziness and seizures. In one such warning, Samsung said those risks are heightened in kids. Nintendo has largely gotten favorable reviews for the 3DS system, which lets players see games in three dimensions without wearing the clunky glasses that are required for most 3-D television and movie displays … The $300 device is scheduled to hit stores in Japan in February and then in the United States in March.
Hmmm … this is interesting. I suppose we will now wait for the first report of a child who damaged their eyes by playing with the Nintendo 3DS. As strange as this all may sound, Nintendo is very smart to release this statement in order to get it out of the way as soon as possible. It is widely believed that the Nintendo 3DS will be a big seller in 2011 (I personally cannot wait to get one) and even with this warning in place, the gaming system is bound to be a huge success. What do y’all think … are YOU still interested in getting your hands on this gaming system despite the danger?
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