We all knew the Nintendo 3DS details were coming out at E3 this year. But I was not prepared for how much the details of the 3DS would excite me. The potential for this little piece of hardware are insane. The Nintendo 3DS will open a new world of possibilities to gaming and as a gamer, that makes me giddy.

Let’s run down the specs first:

• The 3DS is light at about 8 ounces.
• The system is 5.3 inches wide, 2.9 inches long and .8 inches tall
• The colors are to be determined I believe.
• The top screen has 800×240 resolution.
• There is one inner camera and two outer cameras.
• A “slide pad” is new (and feels great) and it includes a motion sensor and a gyro sensor.
• The 3DS also includes a 3D Depth slider which allows gamers to adjust the level of the 3D effect. This means you can turn the 3D effect off.

To add to the excitement, Nintendo announced the large group of developers that are already excited and embracing the 3DS with ideas and concepts.

After the press conference, we held the 3DS and watched a demo of various images that have been made for the 3DS. @Mandalove and I left excited and ready for our hands on at the end of the week. When the time arrived, and we had that hands-on, I was able to play a few demo games and watch a few movie trailers.

Nintendogs in 3D was very cute. True to the original game, the 3D effect just adds more depth to the title. No cats were available to view, but this title will include cats. After that I watched a movie trailer which was playing seamlessly in 3D. During the trailer, I turned the 3D effect off and all the way back on and it transitioned with ease.

I then played DJ Hero in 3D. This was fun, but also a bit difficult to watch. For the Sims 3, I took a picture of myself and inserted it into the game. It didn’t look much like me, and the Nintendo girl stated that all the women that took a picture came out exactly the same. Not good for confidence that the camera is really working.

I really didn’t enjoy StarFox on the 3DS. At first, it seemed okay, but when I rolled the 3D would go in and out on it’s own and made me a bit nauseous.

Although the demos I saw, did not exactly blow my mind, I do still believe in the 3DS. I feel like it has huge potential and was really amazed that Nintendo has figured out how to provide a 3D gaming experience without the glasses. As someone who wears glasses, it is a huge advantage to not have to wear the 3D glasses over my own glasses to get a 3D experience. The 3DS was definitely one of the best things at E3 2010.