{"id":7777,"date":"2011-02-26T02:02:09","date_gmt":"2011-02-26T02:02:09","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2011-02-26T02:02:09","modified_gmt":"2011-02-26T02:02:09","slug":"Nintendo-launches-3-D-console-in-Japan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/asiancemagazine.com\/?p=7777","title":{"rendered":"Nintendo launches 3-D console in Japan"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Japan&#8217;s Nintendo launched Saturday the world&#8217;s first video game console with a 3-D screen that works without special glasses, a device the entertainment giant hopes will reverse its sliding fortunes.  But as the 3DS makes its debut in Japan, it will be looking for a place in an increasingly crowded gaming market.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>More than 1,500 fans queued outside Yodobashi Camera in Akihabara, the hub of Tokyo&#8217;s comic-book subculture, to be the first to own the machine, with many having spent the night on the streets ahead of the morning launch.  &#8220;I&#8217;m extremely excited. 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