It has recently been confirmed to me from my anonymous source, who has given me rumours previously and has very strong ties with Nintendo, has confirmed that the Wii U will support 3D – and in 1080p too!
Nintendo’s Saturo Iwata has been questioned about 3D and the Wii U before, to which he replied; “If you are going to connect Wii U with a home TV capable of displaying 3-D images, technologically, yes, it is going to be possible, but that’s not the area we are focusing on.” Neither confirmation nor denial were expressed here, meaning that this news might not be new to everyone.
The new pieces of news that I have received, however, detail that the Wii U will support full 3D in 1080p and 60FPS – however, as I understand, the Wii U Gamepad will not have video streamed to it, but it can only be used as a controller. Without the additional strain that the Gamepad has, I can imagine this to be true; remember, using 2 Wii U Gamepads on one system will limit the framerate to 30FPS.
There are no titles at launch that will make use of this feature so is likely still being polished by Nintendo so will be announced at a later time. But it brings a question to mind: do we really need 3D? Does it really bring that much more to a video game? As someone who has yet to play any home console title in 3D, I’m unsure, but it’s likely that those who have will have a very different opinion.
Leave your thoughts below.
Wii U Will Have 3D Compatibility, But Not At Launch,
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July 29, 2012
#1
I’m not really surprised about the 3D part because I’m sure Nintendo could do something really creative with 3D. I’m more surprised about having 3D at 60 Frames per second.
July 29, 2012
#2
Everybody thinks they know about 3d gaming but n one has tried it, I can’t tell you, once you have played games on 3d, in my case with 3d vision, you’ll never be looking back, it’s mindblowing, just think that games are full 3d geometry, no cinema gimmick, full real 3d worlds, so 3d gaming is a LOT better than 3d movies, with 3d vision there are hundreds of games that work flawless, nowadays my first purchase decision goes along if whatever games works in 3d , if it doesn’t I pass, check nvidia forums (when they are up again) for more info
July 29, 2012
#3
You are absolutely correct. 3D gaming is simply P.E.R.F.E.C.T.!!!!!! After playing Uncharted 3 on my PS3, wow….. just wow. Of course, it always depends on how the developpers incorperated 3D in their games. Some 3D games are out right anoying and weren’t implimented too well. One example is Resistance 3. The 3D graphics during cut-scenes are amazing, but not during gameplay. It’s kinda hard to explain but playing the game felt like if someone kept turnng the 3D on and off constantly and it was really anoying for my eyes.
So it always has to do with developpers, but based on what I experianced…… 3D is VERY welcome and I really do hope that the Wii U can support full 3D graphics.
July 29, 2012
#4
So we are going to be able to play 3D games on a big screen this time.
July 29, 2012
#5
i hope this is true. it would give me more reasons to own a Wii U.
July 30, 2012
#6
I like the look of wii U. My boyfriend wont stop going on about it. He has a xbo360 and a ps3. We have 3d on the ps3 games and it looks brilliant.
We are both getting a wiiU eacch so we can video chat when he is away all week at work.
Hope I can see him in 3D.
July 30, 2012
#7
Nawwh how lovely <3
we hope it lives up to your expectations!
October 20, 2012
#8
Hmmm … only one camera eye on the screen side of the controller … I think you won’t chat in 3D
October 20, 2012
#9
I think 3D is perfect for real 3D-Gaming of grown ups, e.g. in Ego Shooters, where it helps you getting a realistic view of the Battlefield, but not for Kids playing Mario or other fun things, because 3D has a price (actually limited frames per second, health, angle of view or goggles).
December 16, 2012
#10
Passive 3D tecnology as the 3D LG TV's is NOT harmful for kids, or health, and googles are 2 simple plastics.
November 24, 2012
#11
I just got my wiiu and was highly disappointed its not 3D!! I was waiting to get black oing 3D games
November 24, 2012
#12
I just got my wiiu and was highly disappointed its not 3D!! I was waiting to get black ops on it and now I will be playing it on my ps3 guess I should not have waited leave it to Nintendo to start off the next generation and still be behind the last one!!
November 24, 2012
#13
How could 3D just be for adults and not kids too look at the 3Ds and all the pixar and Disney movies in 3D hello!!
December 16, 2012
#14
Well, actually all Active 3D, from Samsung, Sony, and more is harmful for kids eyes, but not for adults