Post by: NWR_DrewMG on June 18, 2010, 11:48:52 AM
http://www.nintendoworldreport.com/newsArt.cfm?artid=23435
Nintendo Executive Vice President of sales & marketing Cammie Dunaway had some interesting comments in an interview conducted by Gamasutra during E3. Here is a summary:
- She revealed that Gaijin Games' Alex Neuse is "over the moon" with Nintendo 3DS and can't wait to do a Bit.Trip.Runner game on the system.
- The movies that were demoed on the E3 show floor were meant to show everybody that the device is "very capable" of delivering that type of content, but Dunaway admitted that Nintendo doesn't have a business model for movies on 3DS right now.
- Nintendo still plans to release the handheld before the end of their current fiscal year in March 2011.
- She didn't see ports like StarFox 64 3D and The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3D as a problem, stating that, "There will be a lot of new IP."
- What about the Vitality Sensor? Dunaway stated that they're still working on it, but "also thought about the atmosphere at E3 which is noisy and adrenaline-filled, and loud and stressful, and it just didn't seem like the best environment to introduce a product that's really about relaxing, so we decided we'd think about other venues that would be more appropriate."
- Gamasutra also quizzed her on how the company was going to handle customers that would like their downloaded DSiWare content carried over to their 3DS, and Dunaway acknowledged that they "recognize it as an issue".
- Dragon Quest IX is going to get a huge media push, and Nintendo will have post-launch retailer events that will draw players back to use the tag mode that is so popular in Japan.
To read the entire interview, head on over to Gamasutra.
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