14 DAY TRIAL // Nintendo, the company which builds the Wii and the DS gaming platforms and creates and publishes video games for them, has said that it is maintaining its message that the upcoming 3DS gaming handheld should not be used with the three dimensional effect on when children under the age of six are involved.
The warning was launched by the company earlier in the year but quickly after that the American Optometrist Association jumped in to say that the warning has no actual value and that all healthy children, no matter their age, can safely watch three-dimensional powered experience.
Satoru Iwata, who is the Chief Executive Officer of Nintendo, has chosen to reiterate the warning to parents in a new interview, saying that the company has chosen to make the announcement mainly because it will keep the company safe if anyone chosen to launch a lawsuit because of the effect of the 3DS.
The AOA says that those who have problems linked to the three dimensional element of the 3DS probably have health issues that are also affecting other elements of their life and should see a specialist in order to receive a diagnostic and treatment.
Both the packaging of the Nintendo 3DS and the instruction manuals included in the game package will offer warnings about six year old kids and three dimensional gaming.
The Nintendo 3DS actually has a dial which allows players to quickly change the intensity of the 3D effect.
It's not clear whether the warnings and the public statements will actually be able to protect the company from lawsuits if a parent is decided that long term use of Nintendo made hardware has affected their eyesight.
The 3DS is a revolution in the world of gaming, mainly because it allows those who game on the go to get access to a three dimensional experience without glasses that is not at the moment available to those who play at home on the PC, the Xbox 360, the PlayStation 3 or the Wii.