The New Nintendo 3DS Is So Sexay I Jizzed My Pants

Not really, but you get the idea. Though hinted in major Japanese newspaper Asahi in January this year, Nintendo still managed to draw cheers from the crowd at E3 when they revealed the Nintendo 3DS. A successor to the wildly successful Nintendo DS, the handheld could very well be a fashion statement rather than a gaming device. With its colour templates and gloss finish, this is one piece of tech you won't be embarassed to show off in public.

Just check them out below.

My personal favourite would have to be the red and black ones. Lest you think the 3DS is all style and no substance, here are its specs, found on trusty gaming site Kotaku.

• As promised, this is a glasses-free 3D device
• Two cameras on the outside of the device are for 3D picture taking
• There is a 3D depth slider on the side of the device
• The round nub analog stick is called the "Slide Pad"
• The bottom screen is a touch panel
• Below the touch screen are Select, Home and Start buttons
• Underneath the A, B, X, Y buttons is the handheld's power button
• It has a motion sensor and gyroscope
• The 3DS is compatible with Nintendo DSi
• There is a camera facing the player above the portable's 3D screen
• It has the ability to play 3D Hollywood movies, like Legends of the Guardians from Warner Brothers
• The 3DS launch game will be Kid Icarus: Uprising
• It is a powerful system, featuring improved graphics
• The 3DS periodically searches for WiFi spots and other 3DSs
• It offers easy online navigation
• There is no monthly fee for Nintendo's 3DS online access
• Nintendo is developing 3D Nintendogs
• More than twenty companies have signed on to develop for the 3DS
• The top screen is 3.5 inches
• Nintendo is aiming to have the 3DS's battery life to be the equivalent of the DSi's.
• Nintendo would not provide specifics on the effect of 3D on battery life
• Nintendo is remaking classic games, including The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time
• No cell phone carrier will be needed for the wireless functionally
• The stylus going in from the top part of the lower hinge unit

Commentors at Kotaku have also posted the list of launch titles for the handheld.

With the 3D tech, Nintendo has spruced up the graphic capabilities of its handheld, something which the company is not known for. This brings the 3DS to be comparable, or even more graphics intensive than the Sony Playstation 2 and Playstation Portable.

Here are some shots from cutscenes of the launch titles to lend testament to that fact.

As of now, Nintendo has not yet announce the release date and pricing of the 3DS. Whatever the time or cost, Nintendo fans and gamers in general will be waiting in line by the thousands come launch day. E3 still has a few days left, but Nintendo are clearly the biggest winners this year. After its casual-heavy focus last year, it's good to see Shigeru Miyamoto and Co. coming back to the hardcore.