3DS guides to replace audio guides at the Louvre next year

The AFP reports that France's famous Louvre museum will begin replacing its traditional audio guides with 3DS consoles in March of 2012. Nintendo will give the museum 5,000 of its handhelds, which will run special software developed by the company.

The software will allow visitors to locate their position in the (very, very large) museum, as well as offering itineraries and, of course, traditional audio commentaries. The museum told the AFP that the move was made in order to better accommodate today's museum goers, who are more accustomed to interacting with touch screens.

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The Joystiq Show - 021: SOPAJuice

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Ah, 2012, don't you feel fresh? The Joystiq Show returns to its regularly scheduled programming, and this week it's back to a classic formula. Richard, JC, Alexander, and Ben hit the big stories of the week including the SOPA/PIPA roller coaster. A few games also get their time in the sun -- well, maybe in Amy's case "in the sun" doesn't quite work, but Puzzlejuice is pretty good!

The second part of the show features the New Kids on the Block(TM). Richard chats with Jess, Jordan, and Steven about their roles at Joystiq, and makes them justify why they are here. HR has been notified.

Part 1 (1:27) - News
Part 2 (58:26) - New editor check-in

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