Post: Sony Embarrasses Nintendo...
05-19-2011, 09:28 PM #1
420
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Nintendo's 3DS has one substantial feature which made it unique from the mess of handheld. That key feature is something called Augmented Reality.

Augmented Reality:
Originally posted by another user
For those who are not sure what AR technology does, it basically tracks an object in 3D space and is then able to draw in computer graphics over the top. With the 3DS in hand, you can move the device around and it seems that the real image that the camera is capturing in front of you has a 3D graphic existing within it, blending the virtual world into the real world.


Well, not it seems that Sony has came up with a more upgraded and advanced version of AR, calling it Smart AR. Nintendo's AR tracks an object in a 3D space and then draws it computer graphically. After that, you are free to move the 3DS and it seems as if you are "blending the virtual world into the real world." However, the 3DS's camera must determine the 3D space using a marker. For the video below, the card with a question mark is being used as a marker. Now, the trick is that the 'marker' has to be there at all time in order for this technology to function.



Sony has cleverly gotten rid of the 'markers,' so that users are able to really expand with this technology.

Originally posted by another user

The advantage of this new tech is that it can identify objects by analyzing features detected from a portion of the image together with their positional relationship. The benefit of this is that the tech can work without markers. It also enables high-speed recognition that is resistant to changes in lighting or the position of the object - even functional if the object captured appears to be comparatively small in the display. The tech works with photos, menus, posters and other similar objects.




Sony may use this new technology in their NGP. Sony has so opportunities with this technology and I'm sure they will continue to push and innovate newer, more updated technology. Sony's AR is far superior to Nintendo's, making Nintendo seem inferior.

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05-31-2011, 05:47 PM #29
Pauly
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this looks pretty cool, I might actually get this Happy
05-31-2011, 06:08 PM #30
420
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Originally posted by Lady
All Nintendo has is Mario, but no matter what way you twist it...Mario is still just an old fuk.


Nintendo is far beyond Mario, they sort of pioneered a lot in the gaming industry. But yea, they'll always be inferior because of their targeted audience, which is mostly kids.

---------- Post added at 11:08 AM ---------- Previous post was at 11:06 AM ----------

Originally posted by The
I've already got the 3DS and I'll be purchasing the NGP around Christmas time. I don't see the big fuss over competition. I like the exclusive games nintendo presents and I know the NGP will be a show stopper. Why can't we have both?Happy


Because... $$$ that's why Awesome face

How is the 3DS? I tried it at Best Buy and I swear, if I played a bit longer, I might have gotten a seizure.

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05-31-2011, 06:20 PM #31
Awesome! Happy .
05-31-2011, 11:18 PM #32
Kaoticspik
Psycho Realm
Very interesting.
06-06-2011, 01:16 AM #33
Alex
Balls of Steel
Originally posted by NyanCat View Post
You know nothing. Nintendo has way more good games/series.

Truth is nintendo isnt inferior when it comes to games and consoles sold.

PS3 and Wii was both released 19. November 2006. PS3 consoles sold (March 29, 2011): 50 million Wii consoles sold ( March 30, 2010): 86 million

Wii games sold (March 31, 2011): 716.09 million PS3 games sold (June 30, 2010): 315.3 million

Also I think the number of ps3 games sold has increased alot because of cod, and I expect it to be around 650-700 millions game sold for ps3 aswell.

Sorry i'm late, but did you know that the amount of Wii games sold also includes Wii Sports, which is included with the Wii. So it doesn't actually count the amount independently sold. Wii may have had better console sales, but PS3 has by far sold more games.
06-06-2011, 01:32 AM #34
AgentDragonPig
BLoODz-DrAgOn
+1 for $ony.... xD
06-06-2011, 05:50 AM #35
NyanCat
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Originally posted by Alex View Post
Sorry i'm late, but did you know that the amount of Wii games sold also includes Wii Sports, which is included with the Wii. So it doesn't actually count the amount independently sold. Wii may have had better console sales, but PS3 has by far sold more games.


Wii had sold 86 million consoles in March 2010. I expect that number to be around 90-91 million now. 716-91= 625 million. I expect wii and ps3 too both have around the same amount of games sold.

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