Happy holidays, indeed! If you have a 3D TV setup, you’ve probably been waiting and wondering when Blu-ray 3D titles would start flowing into retail stores. According to the trade association DEG: The Digital Entertainment Group, a total of 40 titles will be out and about before the end of 2010.
Out of those titles, 10 will debut on November 16, right before Black Friday. Also, 13 will be manufacturer exclusives. Panasonic will get Avatar in addition to Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs and Coraline. Samsung started off with Monsters vs. Aliens, is moving into How to Train Your Dragon, and will also get IMAX: Galapagos, IMAX: Into the Deep 3D, and all four Shrek movies. Sony will get Bolt and Alice in Wonderland, although Alice will also be available through retail channels later. Also, Best Buy is the lone retailer to get an exclusive, snagging the horror remake of My Bloody Valentine.
The following Blu-ray 3D titles are available for purchase right now:
- Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs – Buy it on Amazon
- IMAX: Dinosaurs Alive! – Buy it on Amazon
- IMAX: Grand Canyon Adventure: River at Risk – Buy it on Amazon
- IMAX: Wild Ocean – Buy it on Amazon
- Monster House – Buy it on Amazon
Here is what’s coming on November 16, 2010:
- Cats & Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore – Pre-order on Amazon
- Clash of the Titans – Pre-order on Amazon
- Disney’s A Christmas Carol – Pre-order on Amazon
- IMAX: Deep Sea – Pre-order on Amazon
- IMAX: Space Station – Pre-order on Amazon
- IMAX: Under the Sea – Pre-order on Amazon
- The Official 2010 FIFA World Cup Film – Pre-order on Amazon
- Open Season – Pre-order on Amazon
- The Polar Express – Pre-order on Amazon
Here’s what we can expect for the rest of 2010 and early 2011:
- Despicable Me (December 14) – Pre-order on Amazon
- Step Up 3D (December 21) – Pre-order on Amazon
- Resident Evil: Afterlife (December 28) – Pre-order on Amazon
- Piranha 3D – Pre-order on Amazon
The DEG says that we can expect a few additional titles, although no release dates have been announced. Those include AIX Records 3D Music Album Demo & Calibration Disc, Alice in Wonderland, Goldberg Variations Acoustic, IMAX: Into the Deep 3D, Mozart, and Mummies 3D: Secrets of the Pharaohs.
According to DEG, Blu-ray 3D players currently account for almost 25 percent of stand-alone Blu-ray player sales. With Blu-ray 3D titles, 3D broadcast channels, and 25 upcoming 3D video games, we can expect another 1000 hours of 3D broadcast programming over the next 12 months.
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