Today is the day that Europe and North America finally get their hands on the New Nintendo 3DS, with many of you either pre-ordering or picking up your console in person.
But now you have your system, what are you supposed to do with it? Well, you could play that new copy of The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask 3D, for example, and we wouldn't blame you for busting that one out - but here's something else you can do, something that Nintendo hasn't really spoken about a great deal.
An updated Internet Browser comes with the New Nintendo 3DS, and thanks to its implementation of HTML5 it is now entirely possible to watch 3-Dimensional movies on YouTube. Finally. All you need to do is browse to YouTube, find a 3D video and watch it as normal - on the bottom of the screen you'll see some new viewing options to make the effect work.
Here's a 2D video from us, because we're nice like that, showing you exactly how it's done:
Of course, what this wonderful new feature means is we can now offer up some 3D videos of our own. We're not messing about, we've already made one - we've used a ROM of Wario Land on the Virtual Boy (yes, we own the game) to create some 3D footage. It shows off the effect and brings us the 3D Virtual Boy action on the 3DS that we've secretly been hoping for all along.
As stated in the video above, head on over to our channel on your New 3DS browser to watch it, though it's also below so you can also easily access it from here on any other 3D screens you have, such as a TV.
If you want more videos like this (and we hope you do), then let us know right now. If enough people like this idea we'll keep making more. Enjoy!
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Finally!! Only ashame that the older 3DS doesn't support this
Wow, one more reason to upgrade!
I wonder if Google witl bother adding this functionality to the YouTube app (which I virtually never use anyways).
I don't use the Youtube app that much either but if Google added 3D viewing to the Youtube app I might use it more.
That resolution though...
Cool! Make a ton more!
Our eyes!
Oh snap, Wario Land Virtual Boy is a great idea for demoing the New 3DS' 3D video playback capability.
@Captain_Gonru yes that's right, as the new 3ds browser now supports HTML5 video!!
Can't wait to watch this on my N3DS XL! Hurry up UPS/Fedx...
now if only netflix had 3d movies, and make the netflix app actually work on the 3ds.
@RupeeClock I thought it would be a good opportunity for VB Wario Land
Nintendo should release virtual boy games on the virtual console, always puzzled me why they didnt bother
Oh man, if only you could PLAY Virtual Boy games on 3DS VC...
@TruenoGT
It would be a huge missed opportunity if Nintendo doesn't release a few Virtual Boy games on their 3D console meant to play games in 3D
Why not re-release this game on 3ds with colors?
I also decided to make some 3d virtual boy videos available today. I have a playlist of 5 videos ready to be viewed. More videos are on the way! https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLRbsX4ueTiYVTusXIEOX73bYy18Cg8Y35
Yah, there's no reason this feature should be exclusive to new 3DS
Now the question is how can we make 3d videos and upload them from the new 3ds?
@mushroomer You can't upload FROM a new 3ds, but you can upload a 3d video from the camera by putting in the micro sd card into the computer and upload it to youtube.
@TruenoGT Totally agree about VB Warioland, such an awesome game. It somehow really suited the black and red also? I also like the fact that fast forward to about 2004 and Paper Mario TTYD kind of borrowed the leaping into the background idea! 😊
I viewed the 3d video on my New 3ds... is anyone else getting ghosting in this video? Maybe because it's white and black.
that was pretty coo on the new 3ds. I had to go to youtube in the browser then to nintendolife to see it in 3d tho.
You can still watch the video in 3D if you stare at the middle till you see a blurred image. Try to look at the center image. You'll see the 3D!
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I wish they would put Virtual Boy games on 3DS VC.
@StarDust4Ever I was thinking the same when I was watching this video. It makes sense.
This was my first time watching a Virtual Boy video in 3D (that thing never was released in Europe).
@123akis Yes I am. I'm pretty sure it's because of the black. It happens in some 3DS games when the environment is black.
I've already watched Virtual Boy games in 3D using my New 3DS, but this is awesome.
It's important to note that you don't have to close your game to use YouTube anymore. It's fantastic, you can use the Internet Browser while your game is suspended.
You can also speed up or slow down videos using the c-stick which is a lot of fun.
The YouTube app is kind of useless now, though.
You can even watch 3d movies on plex through the browser from what I have heard
@ReigningSemtex That's right - I may do a video on that as well, if people are interested?
@LeeGarbutt I would be interested to see it, there is one on YouTube but it's kind of brief
could you perhaps start including links to the videos?
with multiple images or videos on the page the videos sometimes refuse to play.
the same sometimes happens on smartphones, and if the video doesn't play there's no way to get to the youtube page.
This was FANTASTIC! @WhiteSpyderZero please let the team know — keep bringing us more 3-D videos we can watch on the New 3DS browser! MOAR VIRTUAL BOY GAMES PLZ
Especially since we'll almost certainly never see Virtual Boy games released again in any form...
...This might have actually sold me on another $200 purchase this year.
I procured a new 3DS Gold Zelda edition, but I won't be unboxing it until Easter. I wish Netflix would support streaming 3D movies, which is supported on certain Smart 3D TV and BluRay models.A lot of Dreamworks animated movies and others I would enjoy in 3D, even if displayed in 240p. They can't use lack of bandwidth or processing power as excuses anymore...
@StarDust4Ever As mentioned earlier in the comments, there is a way to watch 3D movies through the Plex media server software. I'll try and do a video in the next couple of days, once I've tried this myself
It's not Netflix, but it's something
Can't wait I have 3d movies on my pc so when I get my new xl next month I will try this with some 3d films
I had no idea this was possible. I just spent a hour watching random 3D videos. Thanks.
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