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Nearly A Third of Gamers Think 3D Makes Gameplay Worse

According to a recently release survey, companies like Sony and Nintendo that are pushing 3D gaming have an uphill road to climb.

The survey, which spoke with over 1,600 adult gamers, was conducted by research firm Interpret LLC. The company's vice president of strategy and analysis Dan Casey revealed the firm's findings at the 3D Gaming Summit.

Particularly disturbing for Nintendo should be the portion of his presentation devoted to the 3DS. In the survey, 28 percent of those who had played the system felt that the 3D effects made the overall gameplay experience worse, while only 22 percent felt that it improved gameplay.

Moreover, 56 percent of all those survey felt the ideal 3D experience was with a console and a 3D television. Only seven percent said their ideal 3D experience would be with a handheld.

In addition, 37 percent of respondents reported feelings of dizziness and nausea associated with 3D entertainment in general, up from 30 percent in last year's survey.

Source: Gamespot

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  • The only game for the 3DS I could play full time with the 3D on was Star Fox 64 3D. I could play with the 3D for Ocarina of Time for a bit, but it's a long game unlike Star Fox 64 where each level is short.

  • Count me as one of those 1/3 of people.
  • This is because 3d gaming is a gimmick and hasn't been proven otherwise (as is 3d stuff in general).
  • The 3D just doesn't do it for me It's a nice novelty for about 10 minutes, but I just find myself turning it off.
  • For myself, it is very difficult to use the 3D effect on the 3DS because of how still you have to keep your head when playing.

  • im sorry but this is retarded. how can 3d make it worse, unless you have some issue viewing 3d or it makes you sick. on a separate note, why are so many people buying 3ds if they hate 3d? I dont think it adds significantly to gameplay but it was cool as hell to play oot in 3d. i can play in 3d for hours and idont have any problems. and ive never had a problem with moving the 3ds, i can move it a foot front and back and still get the effect. do people play with their handhelds sideways or somehting? in general, i like to look at the screen....you know...straight on. in fact i wont even play oot with the 3d off because it looks too flat and dull now. and i imagine i will be playing super mario 3d land with 3d on completely. i guess im just someone who doesnt have spaz attacks every few seconds and dont turn my 3ds upsidown and sideways to play
  • Great graphics, gameplay, and story, are more than enough for me to be immersed in a game. 3D is just extra...
  • I own a 3D TV and played Uncharted 3 beta in 3D. It is an experience, but NOT something I would continually turn on. It just does nothing to really enchance the game at all. A spiffy addition, but nothing more.

  • I'd definitely be a part of that 1/3. I really don't like 3D anything, not just video games. For some reason, it hurts my eyes, and makes it hard to look at.

    If I did buy a 3DS, I would constantly have the 3D slider all the way down, hah.

  • for me 3d is never a problem 4 me... i guesss everyone is different. I dont do alot of movement while i game so keeping the 3ds straight infront of me ist a problem. Only game i could see a really big problem because of keep the system still is Marvel vs. Capcom (button mash game) so i hope the rumors arent true about this game coming to 3ds.
  • Everything 3D just annoys me. It's not that I have trouble viewing 3D physically, but it seems so gimmicky and phasic.

  • 3D, yeah put me into the group of those that don't care or think it improves gameplay. Just give me a headache and it doesn't look that great.
  • I like 3D for cutscenes, but it can seriously hinder you in gameplay.
  • Nearly a third of all gamers hate shooters. Nearly a third of all gamers think the Elder Scrolls series stinks. Heck, a third of all gamers will probably hate one system of another, doesn't make them right or wrong. A third of people might seem like a lot, but you really only need about a 53% confidence for a good enough sample. A lot of people are going to hate everything. I believe the statistic might be more surprising if only 1/3 actually liked it. Nothing appeals to 100% of the masses.

  • I agree 110% that 3D needs to die off. It's not worth the added cost for TV's when they were/are capable of already doing it but sell at a premium price. It's pointless imo, could care less.
  • hmm an almost unknown company releases a survey about 3d in which 1600 adults took part in. Yeah i can see why this holds ground its not lie there are hundrends of millions of consoles sold this generation alone. And its not like the ps3 or 3ds can do 3d or something. So i understand why a third of 1600 means a third of gamers. Good puff peice GI. But lets not stoop to stupid crap like this please.
  • if they stop making 3d gaming this soon I'll be pissed, ever since 3d came out I feel like gaming has become much more desirable. a bunch of pussies who get headaches and nausia won't change my mind count me as 2 of the 1/3 of people because I'm not a whiny b*tch about it.
  • There's definitely an uphill climb for 3-D. I own a 3DS and I like it enough to keep it, but constantly having to readjust when the 3-D effect comes out of phase has not been my idea of fun.

    The benefit with glasses is that you don't have that out-of-phasing problem nearly as much. The glasses-less style of 3D needs lot's of improvement. I know of a few TV companies who are working on multi-angled, glasses-less 3D technology, but it's probably nowhere near affordable.

  • I like the 3D, personally. I don't own a 3DS yet, but when I do, I imagine I'll keep 3D on most of the time. Probably not full power, and certainly not if I'm sitting/standing at an angle where it's difficult to view the 3D effect.
  • I don't think 3D makes the games better. It's nice to have, and sometimes it works so well I forget it's there. Sometimes it's really bad 3D like in Face Raiders and I have to use the gyroscope and lose the 3D. It depends on how well it's done.

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