Tag Archives: Iwata Asks

Mon, Jan 31, 2011 | 07:05 GMT

Nintendo wheels out 3DS prototypes

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Nintendo’s shown off in a new Iwata Asks earlier prototypes of what 3DS used to look like before its E3 reveal last June.

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Sat, Jan 29, 2011 | 15:42 GMT

3DS developers say it was hard to sell 3D to co-workers after Virtual Boy failure

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In the latest version of Iwata Asks, Nintendo’s president chats with 3DS’s Kenichi Sugino and Hideki Konno about some of the hurdles they experienced trying to convince co-workers the new handheld was not another failed attempt at 3D like Virtual Boy.

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Thu, Jan 27, 2011 | 22:01 GMT

3DS battery life range explained

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It’s probably against the law to talk about the 3DS today, but I’m a rebel. In the latest Iwata Asks, system designer Ryuji Umeza explains Nintendo’s baffling “three to five hours” official battery life statement.

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Thu, Jan 13, 2011 | 09:44 GMT

3D video-recording hinted at for 3DS by Iwata, Miyamoto

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In the latest Iwata Asks, Nintendo president Satoru Iwata and Shigeru Miyamoto have hinted that 3DS will get a video-recording feature in the future.

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Sat, Jan 08, 2011 | 23:07 GMT

Nintendo 3DS’ tech origins started with GameCube

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In the latest edition of Iwata Asks, Nintendo’s president and Shigeru Miyamoto discuss how 3DS conceived thanks to the GameCube’s built in 3D-compatible circuitry.

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Tue, May 11, 2010 | 19:12 BST

Miyamoto: SMG2 started life as 1.5, and other nuggets of info

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In the latest installment of Iwata Asks, Nintendo’s president chats with Shigeru Miyamoto regarding Super Mario Galaxy 2.

Turns out, the game originally started life as Mario Galaxy 1.5 – at least in codename form.

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