Nintendo axes 3DTV services

Anne Tucker

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May 15, 2012

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1 minute

Nintendo has axed its 3DTV service, which was launched to accompany its 3D-capable 3DS device.

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Anne Tucker Anne Tucker has been in the media and advertising industry since 2001. Currently heading up the research division at Mediatel, she has held roles across the company overseeing data, news and AV. Before joining Mediatel in 2005, she was Research Manager at The Allmond Partnership media agency, having spent several years prior to that in retail and change management.

Nintendo has axed its 3DTV service, which was launched to accompany its 3D-capable 3DS device.

Rapid TV News, which reported the axing, commented that “Analysts are speculating as to whether the fact that one of the world’s most successful games companies can’t successfully deliver 3D to one of the most technology-hungry audiences means there are huge question marks as to the viability of 3D as a whole”.

Read the full article at Rapid TV News.