Once again, Rumors were BROKEN!

Some people were wondering about the Nintendo 3DS incredible weak battery and its power hungry, "3 to 5 hours in weakest brightness and wireless off": FALSE, actually, confirmed by nintendo's president the nintendo 3DS will be able to handle 3 hours gameplay in max brightness, full 3D

But thats not all, the nintendo 3DS screen will feature a power saving ability, which when the screen becomes dark the brightness will become darker itself, this will give us 20 to 40 minutes of extra battery power with maximum brightness and 3D.

Which is in a way very close and even slightly greater than the Nintendo DSi battery time, taking in consideration the 3D takes a lot of power and its a graphically enhanced hardware

"Employing a technology called "active backlight," this feature "precisely controls the brightness of the backlight according to the brightness of the screen being displayed," Umezu explained. "When the screen as a whole is dark, the backlight itself gets darker, which saves power." "



If you have a DSi and you don't have problems with its battery life, then it will be almost the same thing with the 3DS!

sources:

http://www.joystiq.com/2011/01/28/nintendo-3ds-power-save-mode-illuminated/

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