Nintendo unveils the 3DS, we got the details, photos and a video

Nintendo has officially launched the 3DS mobile game console. It has two display. The top is a 3.53" 3D display (800x240 for 2D images, 400x240 for 3D) that does not require glasses. The bottom display is a 3.02" touch LCD. You can control the depth of the 3D effect via a slider so it fits the distance from which you're viewing it (you can also turn it off completely). The 3DS also includes a 3D camera on the bottom (and a regular camera on the front). Nintendo still haven't revealed the price or release date.

Engadget has posted a hands-on preview (and another one here, and a video which we embedded below). Here's what they say on the 3D display: "The main thing with the system is that if you aren't looking straight on at the screen, you'll lose the 3D effect. There's a slight blip in image when you cross over that plane, but it's pretty easy to get back into the 3D range. We'd like to see what it's like on a bumpy subway ride, but the jostles of gaming aren't enough to knock us out too frequently. The screen itself is very high quality, and while it's just the slightest bit brighter and cleaner with 3D turned off (that 3D depth slider comes in handy for customizing the experience) it takes nowhere near the hit in brightness that you get with 3D glasses. Our one other qualm might be the tendency of blacks to get a bit metallic at slightly off angles."