Update:
Due to technical difficulties, the contest launch has been delayed temporarily. Nintendo SA apologises for any inconvenience, and looks forward to receiving all your 3D photos. Watch this space for further details.
Queries can go to this webpage – Nintendo SA 3D photo competition
Original article:
Nintendo SA has announced details of a countrywide Nintendo 3DS photography competition.
Recent research from Nintendo found that 60% of Nintendo 3DS owners take more than 100 photos a year, and 13% take over a 1,000 which equates to three per day. These statistics taken from a recent Nintendo survey of European Nintendo 3DS owners (over 1,900 respondents from across Europe).
So if you have a Nintendo 3DS, you can use the built-in cameras and your creative skills to try and become the South African Nintendo 3DS Photography Champion.
Competition entries are split into six dedicated categories which include Animals, People, Places, Objects, Nature and Augmented Reality. The photo entries will be judged by Core Gaming Systems, with the most promising photographers winning:
- 1st prize – Mario Nintendo 3DS pouch and exclusive Mario Pin
- 2nd prize – Nintendo 3DS game
- 3rd prize – Limited Edition Mario bag
To enter the Nintendo 3DS photography competition take a 3D photo inline with one of the six themes, using the built-in cameras on the Nintendo 3DS system. Once you have captured your masterpiece, upload it to the dedicated competition website.
Entries are valid up until 17 June 2012.Full competition details can also be found on the website.
The dedicated competition website is accessible through the Nintendo 3DS browser on the Nintendo 3DS system, or through an Internet browser on a computer, and will feature galleries of all the images that have been uploaded. Each photo uploaded to the website will have its own dedicated QR Code and by reading these QR Codes on the Nintendo 3DS system, users will be able to view their favourite images in 3D.
About the Nintendo 3DS cameras
The Nintendo 3DS features two outward facing and one inward facing cameras, allowing you to take both 2D and 3D photos, and record up to 10 mins of 3D video footage. Photos taken using the Nintendo 3DS cameras can be customised by adding fun and creative filters and effects. You can also draw on your photos using the Nintendo 3DS stylus to give them a personal touch.
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