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Reggie Fils-Aime: Nintendo 3DS Not for Very Young Children

By james_fudge

Speaking to Kotaku, Nintendo of America president Reggie Fils-Aime said that the upcoming Nintendo 3DS hand-held is not meant for "very young children." Fils-Aime said they are in line with guidelines followed by most 3-D content creators.

"We will recommend that very young children not look at 3-D images," Fils-Aime told Kotaku. "That's because, [in] young children, the muscles for the eyes are not fully formed... This is the same messaging that the industry is putting out with 3D movies, so it is a standard protocol. We have the same type of messaging for the Virtual Boy, as an example."

So what is the appropriate age for the 3DS? According to Fils-Aime, seven years old or older. It will be interesting to see how Nintendo markets this on TV and in magazines in a way that doesn't entice younger children. It seems to me like an impossibility.

Full post as published by GamePolitics.com on June 18, 2010 (boomark / email).