This day just keeps getting better and better! According to reports coming from Japanese newspapers Asahi and Nikkei. The 3DS will have a 3D Control stick (ie probably an analog joystick) nice LCD screens, longer battery life, updated Wifi with greater range, accelerometer, rumble and will be playable at E3. Also they report that the 3DS will be released by the end of this year, not the fiscal year, which ends March 2011.

What else can you ask for?

Update:

Nikkei

– control stick instead of dpad
– rumble
– improved wireless speed and battery life
– screen that is smaller than 4 inches
– timing on the announcement could be related to decreased software releases
– Nikkei expects release in second half of 2010

Yomiuri Shimbun

– “it is believed that the system will use a Sharp 3D LCD panel.”
– this 3d tech is acheived by placing a small film on the screen, which is separated by a small space. The slight differences in the image creates the 3d effect

Mainichi Shimbun

– software developers have been briefed on the system
– third party software at launch

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