Nintendo is moving beyond gaming with the 3DS, much as it has done with the Wii. Nintendo announced Wednesday that the 3DS would be able to stream content from Netflix. Users will also be able to pause a movie on the 3DS and restart it at the same point on a Wii, or vice versa. Nintendo is also working with movie studios to show 3-D versions of trailers on the devices. “Green Lantern,” which will premier in June, will be the first such trailer available.
Nintendo is also working to create a 3-D channel that will offer exclusive short form videos on the device. Mr. Iwata declined to provide specific information about the content, but said that channel would be live by midyear. The company is also working to create a version of the 3DS that will capture 3D video.
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