Glasses-free 3D Android gaming device on the way from Sharp

by Dustin Karnes
tagged 3D, 3ds, Android, apple, games, gaming, iphone, market, nintendo, sharp

In the latest slew of Android gaming devices coming into the public eye, there’s one that really perks my ears up: the Sharp Galapagos. According to Kotaku:

Powered by Android, it boasts a 3.8 inch glasses-free 3D screen, 512MB of on-board memory and so far, the phone is slated for seven games: horror game Resident Evil: Degeneration (the game, not the movie), sports game Mobile Powerful Pro Baseball 3D, platformer Mega-Man, rhythm game Taiko no Tatsujin, shooting game SILPHEED Alternative, platformer Ghost ‘n Goblins: Gold Knights and horror game Reikai Denwa.

The device is also getting some 3D movies, such as Battle Royale 3D and Shrek Forever After. The name of the device is also actually a dig at the claim that Japanese phones suffer from “Galapagos syndrome”, meaning they are too complex to be used anywhere else in the world.

This device has potential to be absolutely huge anywhere worldwide, and could (hopefully) be a serious contender against the iPhone 4 in the gaming market, and possibly even the Nintendo 3DS.

Be sure to let us know what you think in the comments!

[via kotaku]

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Comments

http://thedroiddemos.com Brent Klauck

I really hope this comes to the US. HTC has brought the US to the top in terms of cell phones, but Asia still comes out with a lot more of the unique devices. This one should be a showstopper.
Nurlip

when is this rumored to be coming out? the source article doesn’t even say… i assume there is no possible way this will be before summer, at least not in the US and by then the iPhone 5 will be out so comparing to iphone 4 is moot. however i haven’t heard that the iphone 5 is going to be 3d capable (though it wouldn’t surprise me) but the one feature i have heard of which is the ability to use apps on the phone directly on the desktop/laptop computer as if they were the same device. this feature is tempting enough to switch me over to iOS and i am a diehard google/android fanboy so that is saying something.