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Sony, Nintendo’s chief rival in the handheld console war, has questioned the recently announced Nintendo 3DS’ suitability for its target audience.
The Nintendo 3DS, set to be fully revealed at E3, is a 3D-enabled handheld gaming console that works without the user having to wear glasses.
Speaking to IGN, SCEA’s Director of Hardware and Marketing John Koller said that he thought the move was “interesting”.
“I think it remains to be seen where Nintendo goes with 3D on a portable,” he said.
“Having been in the portable space for quite awhile, I think it’s an interesting move but one I’d like to see where they go from a demographic standpoint. Eight and nine year olds playing 3D is a little bit of a stretch given where some of our research is right now.”
Koller also suggested that Sony would not respond to the console with a 3D PSP.
“Our focus on 3D right now is on the console. There’s a tremendous amount of opportunity on PlayStation 3 with 3D. The amount of interest in 3D from the retail side and game publishers is off the charts. We know we have a hit with 3D on PS3 and we’re going to concentrate our efforts there.”
According to reports, the Nintendo 3DS will utilise a parallax barrier LCD – a device to allow a liquid crystal display to show a stereoscopic image without the need for the viewer to wear glasses – from Sharp.
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