But Nintendo's cooling attitude toward glasses-free 3-D signals a deeper problem: Even once you remove the pesky glasses, the novelty of 3-D wears off.

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I'd like more choice and variety, and that's the problem.

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Is there something that the kidnappers would demand that you'd say, well, absolutely not, it's too great a problem and in this out case would outweigh the benefits of saving a single life?

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