Nintendo has announced that they will be unveiling the next iteration of the DS line, the 3DS at the E3 event later this year, but today mockup pictures have shown up on a Japanese blog, and the design shown off by the site is interesting to say the least.
Their is one large touchscreen, which splits two simulated screen for DS backward compatibility, and games can be played vertically and horizontally.
The device can also take pictures, scan pictures, place 3D images on real backgrounds, “3D pointing,” and more. 3D Pointing “tracks the movement of the user’s finger, including distance, to manipulate an object on screen,” says Kotaku.
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For the second time this month, a leaked catalog picture shows that Microsoft is set to drop the price of the Xbox 360 Elite to $299 USD.
The first leak, from Meijer, was uploaded to Kotaku two weeks ago. The latest, through Engadget, shows a Wal-Mart flyer showing off the same price cut.
Expected cut date, August 30th.
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New pictures of Xbox 360 console packaging allegedly from GameStop have been spread around and seem to confirm rumors that suggest Microsoft is dumping the Xbox 360 Pro model. The picture, shown below, shows an Xbox 360 Arcade box (left) compared to a newer box (right), with the newer box only showing the Xbox 360 Arcade, and Xbox 360 Elite versions of the console.
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So if Microsoft is indeed shrinking its Xbox 360 console packs from three to two, it would seem very likely that it plans to re-adjust the Xbox 360 Elite price as well. Such a price cut soon would be advisable as Sony’s launch of a new slimmer PS3 model doesn’t appear to be in the distant future.
