[by Stephen Lambrechts and Patrick Kolan, IGN AU]

Now that the dust has settled on the Nintendo 3DS launch, it’s become apparent to many gamers that a 3D display isn’t adding a great deal to the gameplay experience. At least, not yet. Nope, for our money, the area in video games with the most potential – and one that applies to 3DS, iPhone, NGP and more, is augmented reality. 

Read on, as Patrick Kolan and Stephen Lambrechts (aka Slambrechts) from the Australian IGN office discuss the matter.

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Patch: Well, the question isn’t so much whether the enthusiasm has died as much as ‘what’s actually exciting about the 3DS?’ And it seems like, to me anyway, the answer is augmented reality (AR). Those AR games hold so much potential. As a device that brings together 3D/AR/Wi-FI, I think Nintendo has very purposefully positioned this system for the next big trend in gaming. 3D was enough to make people sit up and take notice – but it’ll be AR games that keep people glued.

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Read the full story with embedded video here:  http://ds.ign.com/articles/116/1168115p1.html