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April Fools '11 - News: Artist's Rendering of Actual 3DS Appearance

The 3DS doesn't actually appear as it seems.

Due to the placebo effects Nintendo used to trick consumers into believing the 3DS is 3D, the visual appearance of the 3DS doesn't resemble the handheld's actual shape and appearance.

At the conclusion of their press conference earlier today, Nintendo revealed an artist's rendering of the actual 3DS unit, the way it appears without Nintendo's now-patented PLACEBO effect. Media in attendance were audibly stunned to see the following image:


An artist's rendering of the physical 3DS model, without PLACEBO effects.


Once again, PixlBit will bring you the information as it is revealed in today's shocking Nintendo 3DS scandal.


 

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Jason Ross Senior Editor

04/01/2011 at 05:23 PM

Weird. To me, that just looks like an old calculator. Bizarre.

Anonymous

04/01/2011 at 06:52 PM

I can see it when I squint and turn my head sideways to look at my 3DS.

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