[3DTV.com]
There’s no doubt that the U.S. is still quite provincial compared to other countries in how the citizens think of other countries. This is not a slight at Americans, just a note to point out that there are other places where gamers are just as enthusiastic. The United Kingdom being one of those places.
Nintendo will be taking London’s Westfield Stratford Centre (yes that’s how you spell the word over there) and turning it into a combination e-shop, video game parlor and open air event. The purpose? To call attention to NIntendo portable games but also 3DS titles in particular — which is why Super Mario Land gets a big play, but is not being usurped by the likes of Cave Story 3D, Mario Kart 7 or Tekken 3D or Resident Evil. In fact, being that overseas gamers tend to be a lot savvier than their US counterparts, one almost expects them to have been consulted (via focus groups, email, newsletters, social media, etc.) beforehand as to how Nintendo should be running the show. …
Now all of this might seem just a prelude to the 2012 Olympics, as NIntendo will have a presence there through their character line, but there’s a need to constantly remind gamers who have purchased the 3DS, as well as those not yet inclined to do so, that the glasses-free 3D system is out there. As we’ve always said, 3D is something you need to “see,” not hear about. And you need to see it in “3D,” not online at YouTube or elsewhere as the same kind of 2D image like for a DS or PS3 or Xbox 360 game trailer. …
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