Nintendo denies claim of 'thousands' made ill by 3DS

Apr 5, 2011 - 21:02
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Nintendo denies claim of 'thousands' made ill by 3DS
The Nintendo 3DS puts 3D gaming in the palm of your hand without the need for special glasses

Nintendo has denied claims that nausea and headaches have prompted thousands of gamers to retu its new 3DS handheld console.

It was reported that retailers were experiencing record retu rates and refusing to refund the \"thousands\" who were made ill by the £200 device.

Nintendo, which drew crowds when it launched the 3DS in the UK last month, said the claims in The Sun that its three-dimensional display was causing widespread problems were untrue.

\"The number of calls and emails with queries on Nintendo 3DS is in fact well below the rate experienced during past hardware launches,\" the Japanese firm told Eurogamer.

\"Having spoken with our retail partners there are only a handful of people who have actually gone into stores to request a refund,\"

It was backed up by retailers including Game, which said only five customers nationwide had retued their 3DS complaining it made them feel ill.

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