SemiAccurate is reporting that Nintendo is set to announce the Nintendo 3DS at Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3) which runs from June 15-17. Unlike the picture to the right, this handheld will not require the use of glasses. Engadget says that the new handheld may use a parallax barrier LCD from Sharp, and may include 3-D game controller sticks. Gizmodo says that the screen might be 720p, and that a Tegra graphics chip might be behind it all. Finally, Mashable has the press release as a PDF, which says:

Nintendo Co., Ltd.(Minami-ward of Kyoto-city, President Satoru Iwata) will launch “Nintendo 3DS”(temp) during the fiscal year ending March 2011, on which games can be enjoyed with 3D effects without the need for any special glasses.

“Nintendo 3DS”(temp) is going to be the new portable game machine to succeed “Nintendo DS series”, whose cumulative consolidated sales from Nintendo amounted to 125million units as of the endo of December 2009, and will include backward compatibility so that the software for Nintendo DS series, including the ones for Nintendo DSi, can also be enjoyed.

We are planning to announce additional details at E3 show, which is scheduled to be held from June 15, 2010 at Los Angeles in the U.S.

This makes for some juicy rumors, but we will have to wait and see what they announce.

via : Nintendo to announce 3D handheld at E3

via : Nintendo 3DS to come with ‘3D control stick,’ vibration, and Sharp’s parallax barrier 3D LCD? @ Engadget

via : Nintendo 3DS: The Details @ Gizmodo

via : Nintendo 3DS is Coming: 3D Gaming Without the Glasses

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