Nintendo 3DS now shoots 3D video!

Nintendo's 3DS, the portable 3D gaming system, now has a firmware upgrade to allow users to shoot 3D video. The latest version of StereoMovie Maker allows users to output side-by-side files from the footage. This was announced earlier this month, but we wanted to wait until some user-created 3D videos emerged to post about it. Check out the samples below. Don't expect any mind-blowing quality from these, but it is exciting to see 3D video becoming more and more accessible.

3D Music Video: OK Go's "White Knuckles" coming to Nintendo 3DS

The famously quirky OK Go have a 3D music video - and it's coming to the Nintendo 3DS! Check out the post on Eric Kurland's blog for more info.

The video has previously only been shown in 3D at their concerts and special events. It won "Best of Show (Live Action)" at this year's Stereoscopic Displays and Applications Stereo Theater. I was lucky enough to see this at a recent meeting of the New York Stereoscopic Society, and can say definitively that the whimsical charm of the music video is much more fun to watch in 3D. Made in true DIY fashion (or 3DIY, if you will), Eric Kurland shot the 3D version of the video using a small dual Canon TX1 rig with StereoData Maker to sync the two cameras.

Just to tease you a bit, here's the 2D version:

Read Nintendo's press release below for additional info.