The 3DS is a slick and worthy successor to the DS, but I can't faithfully recommend it right now on account of its weak battery life, poor selection of launch games, and hefty $250 price tag. Launching without a Super Mario game was a mistake (my eyes turn to the GameCube).

Game & Watch, third-party licensing, Mode-7, Super Mario 64 , Game Boy, DS, Wii. The 3DS rightly deserves a place among the pantheon of iconic Nintendo innovations. Who better than the Grandmaster of Gaming to take us through our first tentative steps in the autostereoscopic realm.

The 3DS isn't a bad piece of hardware, although the included cradle is so flimsy that it shouldn't even exist. I do think that Nintendo should have shipped the handheld with the software we are all waiting for –– basically everything that wasn't available at launch.

The Nintendo 3DS is a fantastic piece of technology to own. The impact it's impressive 3D capabilities have on first viewing will live long in the memory. It really is one of those moments which will stand out as a defining one when reliving your gaming highlights.

The Nintendo 3DS, with its ability to show glasses-free 3D images, is finally out! So almost awesome, so almost perfect!

The UK release of the Nintendo 3DS on 25 March 2011 saw Europe welcome the latest offering from arguably the most innovative company in the gaming world. Nintendo is responsible for iconic household names like Super Mario , SNES and Gameboy all of which have made a massive contribution to how we...

It's here to gouge out your eyes with mystical splendor It's been just over a year filled with high hopes and dismayed expectations for the most controversial DS to hit the market, yet it's finally hit UK shores for us prehistoric 2D morons to behold.

Beautiful design; Nifty features including note taking for game and activity logs; Augemnted Reality games are exceptionally cool

Poor battery life; 3D graphics take a while to get used to

The Nintendo 3DS is a powerful and unique gaming device that will enthrall gamers, despite its poor battery life and weak camera.

3D works well; Much more powerful than the DS; Incredible amount of potential

Very short battery life; Low-resolution camera; Missing a lot of software

It's been just over a year since 3DS was first unveiled on March 23rd 2010 and Irish gamers are finally able to get their hands on the first bona fide new console since the PS3 hit our shores in 2007 (before any of you get pedantic, we're not counting any of the new iterations of the current batch,...

Yes, the Nintendo 3DS's glasses-free 3D is impressive. No, it won't make you cross-eyed or blind. Yes, the 3D effect you've heard so much about creates clever and often fascinating gameplay.