The next time you visit the world-renown museum, a 3DS console could guide you through European, Mediterranean and Islamic art collections. The Louvre has teamed up with Nintendo to replace traditional audio guides with 3DS game consoles to guide visitors on their tour.

Starting in March, as part of a new digital upgrade, the world’s most visited museum will begin to implement about 5,000 3DS pocket consoles.

“We are the first museum in the world to do this,” said Agnes Alfandari, museum’s head of multimedia.

The Japanese giant will supply the Lourve with the latest-generation consoles, which offer 3D vision without the need for special glasses. Visitors will be able to locate themselves inside the museum, choose themed itineraries, including kid-friendly ones, and listen to hundreds of recorded commentaries, in seven languages, about the works on display.

via AFP