Shaun the Sheep Blasts into 3D on Nintendo 3DS

The first exclusive 3D episode of Shaun the Sheep will be available in Europe this coming Wednesday, 7th March, and only Nintendo 3DS owners can receive the episodes via Nintendo Video. As part of a partnership between Nintendo and the multi-award winning Aardman Animations, the creators of Chicken Run and Wallace & Gromit, Nintendo 3DS owners will receive the brand new 3D SpotPass content for free.

Nintendo and Aardman will be releasing 15 clips featuring Shaun and his flock embarking on brand new adventures, available in 3D for the first time. All of your farmyard favourites are featured in the series including Shaun, Timmy, Bitzer, the Farmer and the flock and each week you will be able to watch them like never before via Nintendo 3DS.

The first episode is available to receive via SpotPass from 7th March and sees Shaun and the gang heading out for a relaxing picnic, unfortunately the Farmers fishing trip in the adjacent field is set to spoil their tranquil meal.

Be aware that the videos will not stay long, so do not hang around or you might miss them. To start watching, download Nintendo Video from the Nintendo eShop today. The first of 15 3D Shaun the Sheep clips is available from 7th March 2012, with one further episode launching each week.