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News - GDC: Iwata Debuts New Zelda, VC Arcade, Wii Storage Solution
News - GDC: Iwata Debuts New Zelda, VC Arcade, Wii Storage Solution
At a keenly awaited keynote at Game Developers Conference on Wednesday, Nintendo's president and CEO Satoru Iwata presented a global view of the world's currently dominant game hardware company. He started by noting that, since 2006, "The global video game market has changed a lot... it's even ...
Iwata Asks
rhythmheaven.com — I wondered if everyone would enjoy it. I was extremely unsure about it. Since nothing like a... music score appears on the screen, it was a new type of rhythm game, and I thought only certain people would be able to get it. Of course, we did everything ... (more) Iwata Asks
Joystiq live from Nintendo's GDC 2009 keynote
Joystiq live from Nintendo's GDC 2009 keynote
joystiq.com — We're just a few jittery hours and several cups of coffee away from Nintendo head honcho Satoru... Iwata's GDC keynote, titled "Discovering New Development Opportunities." And what could those be, you ask? Well, Japanese Nintendo site Inside Games has ... (more) Joystiq live from Nintendo's GDC 2009 keynote
Games: Game Developers Conference: AVC at GDC '09, Day Three: Shigeru Miyamoto Does It Over The ...
avclub.com — John Teti: Four out of six isn't bad. After making my predictions for the Independent Games Festival... award winners in the comments of yesterday's post , I've got to admit, the show became a little more exciting for me, like I had money on it. I wonder ... (more) Games: Game Developers Conference: AVC at GDC '09, Day ...
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Wii Storage, VC Upgrade, Zelda Sequel Announced at GDC
N/A — ... to the DS.  The Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks picks up where P.H. and the Gamecube classic The Wind Waker left off–only this time, you’ll trade your boat for a train. Please, try and contain your excitement.  Always with their fingers on the pulse of a nation, Nintendo are confident that like any toddler, you’re mesmerized by big machines that go choo-choo. Sweet lord. I make fun of Nintendo, but they’ll probably sell six trillion copies of Spirit Tracks, so joke’s on me. Source: Gamasutra , every other gaming site on the planet Tagged as ...

What Can Nintendo Say That Will Impress You?
Sexy Videogameland — Around E3, I wrote a bit about how I felt kind of sorry for Nintendo. No matter what the company achieves, traditional gamers always seem to be disappointed with any announcement it makes. I dubbed Nintendo as bearing "The Curse of the Gifted Child ...

E3 Interview: Nintendo's Kaigler: 'We Need Core Gamers'
GameSetWatch — ... Kaigler referred to Nintendo president Satoru Iwata's GDC keynote when asked about Nintendo's relationship with its developers. Says Kaigler, "I know you were at GDC, and I know that one of the reasons Mr. Iwata wanted to speak at GDC and hand [developers] on a silver platter 150 million consumers [on DS and Wii] -- what an install base!" ...

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