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The Sun tries to link 3DS price cut to players feeling 'dizzy and sick'

Crisis? What crisis?

The Sun tries to link 3DS price cut to players feeling 'dizzy and sick'
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The Sun, Britain's bestselling daily newspaper, has launched another bizarre attack on the 3DS, this time suggesting that the recent price cut may be connected to the nauseating effect of its 3D display.

The paper wrote that Nintendo is "slashing the price of its 3D console by a third - after claims it makes gamers feel dizzy and sick", only later adding that Nintendo "separately" reported a loss of £296,000,000.

While it's true that the 3D effect can be uncomfortable, those of us not totally divorced from reality might instead blame Nintendo's woes on a poor software library and a boom in gaming-capable smartphones.

It's The Sun wot lost it

The tabloid seems to have a bit of a grudge - it previously marked the 3DS for character assassination when it ran flawed experiments that suggested the device could cause high blood pressure and damaged circulation.

Here at Pocket Gamer we responded by conducting an equally-flawed experiment into the dangerous side-effects of reading The Sun.

Britain's tabloids aren't exactly bastions of journalistic integrity anyway - The Sun's proprietor, News International, is currently being investigated for the widespread illegal interception of private voicemails.

The Sun [via Destructoid]
Ryan McGowan
Ryan McGowan
Currently studying for a university degree, Ryan used to spend an unhealthy amount of his time indoors, playing on his consoles. Thankfully, he's turned his life around and now spends an unhealthy amount of time outdoors, playing on his handheld consoles. Well, it's the thought that counts