Nintendo Is Working On A Mobile App For Its Miiverse Social Network
Nintendo no stranger to gaming on the go (I've been clinging to Nintendo handhelds for as long as I've been able to walk) but president Satoru Iwata just let slip some unexpected information about the company's next mobile foray during a live Nintendo Direct address. No, Nintendo hasn't decided to make smartphone games -- instead, Iwata spoke of plans to let smartphone owners access Nintendo's Miiverse social network.
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Has the 3-D Hype Bubble Finally Popped?
An anonymous reader writes "An article at Time speculates that the recent hype surrounding 3-D display technology has finally peaked and begun to subside. As evidence, they point to comments from Nintendo president Satoru Iwata, who does not seem particularly enthusiastic about it, and concedes it won't be a major selling point if the company continues to have 3-D enabled products in the future. He said, 'So, now we've created the 3DS and 3DS XL and also have some games out there that are really using that 3D effect that we can see, from my point of view, that it's an important element. But as human beings are this kind of surprise effect wears off quickly, and just [having] this 3D stereoscopic effect isn't going to keep people excited.' Revenue from 3-D films is also dropping, and while 3-D television sales are rising, only 14 percent of potential buyers think 3-D is a 'must have' feature."
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