Nintendo has released a statement warning parents that children six-years-old or younger should not use the new 3DS handheld in 3D mode. Because the use of artificial 3D can possibly affect the healthy development of children’s eyes, the 3DS should only be used in 2D mode.
The company also stated that adults should limit their exposure to 3D mode for no more than 30 minutes at a time.
The device will be available in February in Japan and March for the U.S. and Europe.
After reading Jack Kirby’s Forever People and New Gods comic books and watching 2001: A Space Odyssey, Dirk was assimilated during first grade recess into the collective known as Science Fiction. Fueled by the visions of mad scientists such as Philip K. Dick and Frank Herbert, he has quietly searched the galaxy for the next BladeRunner, Brazil and Dark City. Born in San Francisco and currently enjoying a steampunk version of Ft. Lauderdale, when not grokking Science Fiction he spends his time with family and friends and just maybe trying to enter the dreams of disingenuous politicians.
