Nintendo is seeking to revolutionize the portable gaming industry again with the 3DS, a portable handheld console that will allow players to experience their games in 3D.

Without having to own a pair of 3D glasses, players can view a 3D display as long as they directly face the screen. This gives gamers a better experience and better perspective to the characters and the world of the games.

“The 3DS is one of the next generations of portable video game technology,” Kody Koenning, junior vice president of the WT Technology Club, said. Kody said that there will be a stream for Netflix that plans to open sections to watch movies in 3D. This would not be possible without the AR (Augmented Reality) card that enables the 3D display that is Nintendo’s main selling point.

“It breaks the fourth wall, meaning the video game is now in the environment of the player,” said Koenning.

The 3DS has a feature that allows users to adjust the 3D intensity of the display. This can be turned down all the way so that the view is now 2D. Another feature that the 3DS offers is the motion sensor and gyro sensor. This feature lets players twist and tilt the 3DS to which the game will respond instantly.

Though the 3DS gaming experience is innovative, there have been reports of people getting headaches from playing the system. The device requires concentration from the player, which can cause them minor health problems like any other video game console. Nintendo officials advise players to take breaks every few hours.

“The headaches are being caused by depth perception of the 3D imaging,” Landon Ware, CFO of Black Star Holdings, a technology testing company, said. “When the 3D is created, your brain overworks to comprehend the material.”

Ware says that despite the problems, technology is growing rapidly, bugs are being fixed, and eventually, the 3D side effects will cease to exist.