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Rexx has a point. why put 2 cameras on the thing? I wouldn't even use one! Seems like wasted money to me. Perhaps in Japan this kind of thing would be far more popular. I don't see people on the daily snapping pics with their 3DS. As far as the 3D screen capabilities, yeah it might be a gimmick. It has no actual gameplay opportunities. Its built into a slider. The Dual screen thing was viewed as a gimmick when it came out, but it had possibilities. And Nintendo proved that. This 3D screen unfortunately doesn't.
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1) The ability to take 3D pictures (and come December, 3D video) is actually quite awesome.
2) The camera is also used for augmented reality games. If you haven't played with the AR cards, then you really don't know how cool it is.
3) The 3D can be seen as a gimmick...but for some games, it really seems to add something. Such as Mario 3D Land. After playing it for so long with the 3D on, you just cant go back to normal...it really does help judge where your walking and flying around. (If you haven't played with it, then you should really go to gamestop or somewhere with a kiosk set up and test it out)
So...if its gimmicky is up to the consumer. People seem to like 3D...as you can tell with every movie coming out being in 3D, and people willing to pay the extra 7 bucks to see them.
I really like the 3D on the console. It doesn't always add anything to the game play, but it deffinately adds a nice touch to the visuals. And thats always nice, right?