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All right, so the existing Vita AR games aren't hits. But Sony's still trying, demonstrating a new AR game at GDC that's more impressive than the current lineup. It's Pong.

AR Hockey, which the Sony staff assured me was currently only a tech demo, is an air hockey game in which two players face off over a rectangular surface, each controlling their paddle by physically shifting left or right.

Unlike, say, Table Soccer, which uses six damn cards, AR Hockey can build a playing field out of any rectangular surface it detects -- basically, any corners the Vita can see. This is the "markerless" AR tech shown by Sony back at TGS, and it seems to work just fine, even if you move the Vita around to change your perspective on the game. Though, as one nearby attendee asked, "Why would you want to do that?"

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Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>3dsar-cardsar-gamesdsnintendovans-warped-tourMon, 27 Jun 2011 18:00:00 EST<![CDATA[Nintendo 3DS review: Depth, charge]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2011/03/10/nintendo-3ds-review/http://www.joystiq.com/2011/03/10/nintendo-3ds-review/http://www.joystiq.com/2011/03/10/nintendo-3ds-review/#comments Nintendo released its next-generation handheld console, the 3DS, in Japan last month. North American and European releases are scheduled for late March, but we went ahead and imported a unit so we could inspect all the new features -- and, of course, that screen.

After the break, find out all about the 3DS hardware and its built-in software, along with our impressions of each component. We might not be able to present the review in 3D, but that hasn't stopped us from going in-depth.

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JoystiqNintendo 3DS review: Depth, charge originally appeared on Joystiq on Thu, 10 Mar 2011 18:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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