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Nintendo 3DS
Nintendo, makers of the Wii and, of course, the original NES, revolutionised the way we game once again, with the release of a 3D version of the DS, its best selling handheld gaming consoles. The 3DS came with a 10 percent larger display and stereoscopic 3D graphics, an inbuilt music player and the ability to take low-res 3D photos. When it was released in March 2011, it was the most pre-ordered system on Amazon.co.uk ever, and it saw significant sales in the US market. That said, initial sales were lower than Nintendo had hoped and analysts predicted; the device was also dogged by complaints that the 3D feature caused eye strain and nausea in users, and suffered from a short battery life – only three hours when 3D and wireless communications are on.

But a few tweaks and several better games later, the company has gone on to sell more than 4 million units in Japan alone and the device is an unqualified hit – thanks to Nintendo, commutes across the globe have been made that little less dull.

Read the full list here: http://www.periscopepost.com/2011/12/the-years-most-talked-about-gadgets-and-theyre-nearly-all-apple/