Nintendo to Launch Kids eBook Store on the 3DS

Nintendo is looking to get into the ebook business and will soon be opening up a children’s store on its handheld 3DS gaming system. Currently the company has purchased the rights to 300 Japanese children's books and will begin releasing them in September. Each title will retail for 700 to 800 yen and are mainly centered on Action, Heroics, and Fantasy. The Japanese ebook market is currently thought to be worth $180 million dollars and is poised to triple in the next five years. Nintendo is looking to add a bit of drawing power to the 3DS, as a viable ebook reader. The gaming unit is already fairly popular with the youth demographic and the company is looking to try some new things. Nintendo is toying with the idea of developing 3D books with animations and video. This will have parents look long and hard at investing in this device, instead of phones and tablets, which proliferate in Japan. When it comes to mobile reading, most Japanese youth are using their iPhone or Android gadgets to read Manga and play games. Nintendo is hoping to leverage its existing properties and develop a future set of books that are based on Mario, Zelda, and Donkey Kong. Nintendo to Launch Kids eBook Store on the 3DS is a post from: E-Reader News

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