A set of six cards will be included for launching pre-installed software.
http://www.nintendoworldreport.com/news/24168
The Nintendo 3DS will come packed with the console, a charging cradle and AC adapter, a telescoping stylus, a 2GB SD card, and also a set of six cards that are used to activate pre-installed augmented reality games from the 3DS.
As seen with the Target Shooting demo at E3, by training the camera onto one of the special cards, the 3D screen displays morphs surroundings captured by the camera and adds targets and enemies that appear to emerge from the background of the card.
These AR games are shown as part of the video Nintendo released today covering the 3DS features.
or maybe they can hide the game code in the QRcode like configuration(return of the card reader)?You wouldn't be able to pack enough data into such a barcode and still have it readable by the camera.
I'm confused about the SDcard. Why not just include 2gigs in the system itself (what does it have now) doesn't paying for each sdcard more expensive than just installing it into the hardware?I agree, but SD card Flash is typically slower, and thus cheaper than internal Flash.
I was hoping that Nintendo would include pre-installed demos of some of the titles for the 3DS. For example, buy the 3DS and you will find that there are demos of Star Fox, Dive Bomber, and Pilot Wings. Nintendo could use these demos to advertise the underdogs of the launch titles. Essesntially titles that might need a little more publicity to get notice from the consumer.
I also have this feeling that Nintendo is going to bundle Kid Icarus with the 3DS.
can nintendo somehow force "special SD cards" to work on 3DS or is that not possible and any SD card should be fine and dandy?
Is it safe to assume virtual handheld games can be stored on SDcard and played just like Wii ?
Any SD card should work or it would probably be a violation of the SD card license agreement.
