Iwata Keynote: Wednesday 9am-10am

Iwata will speaking on Wednesday. Last time he spoke at GDC Nintendo fans were treated. So this may be something to keep an eye on.

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"Discovering New Development Opportunities"
Wednesday, March 25th, 9-10am

Synopsis:
The development of both Nintendo DS and Wii was based on the idea that the video game consumer base could be broadened if the definition of a video game...and ways to access games...were viewed differently. The fact that these platforms have been accepted so enthusiastically around the world shows that there is opportunity for developers to stretch the boundaries of what was previously viewed as possible in terms of realizing a creative vision.

In his keynote address, Nintendo global president Satoru Iwata will talk about Nintendo's role in creating better tools and bringing opportunities for developers to introduce their innovative ideas to a marketplace that is increasingly willing and eager to embrace new game design possibilities.

Biography:
In 2002, Satoru Iwata was named president of Nintendo Co., Ltd. He joined Nintendo in 2000, when was responsible for Nintendo's global corporate planning as the head of the Corporate Planning Division.

Iwata was born in 1959 in the Hokkaido Prefecture of Japan. He studied at and graduated from the Tokyo Institute of Technology University, where he majored in computer science. Shortly after graduating, Iwata joined HAL Laboratory, Inc. and in 1983 began coordinating the software production and development of Nintendo titles, such as the Kirby series. By 1993, he had become president of that company.

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Eastern or Pacific?

If it is Pacific I might miss it because I might be in class at the time.

i hope they give us something good

but im not getting my hopes up...

Link? Where'd you get that from?MAILER_DAEMON

I think G4 TV is filming it too.

Link? Where'd you get that from?MAILER_DAEMON

Gamespot's GDC coverage

Keynote: Discovering New Development Opportunities
Coverage: Live Blog
Speaker: Satoru Iwata (President, Nintendo Co., Ltd.)
Session Description: Satoru Iwata will talk about Nintendo's role in creating better tools and bringing opportunities for developers to introduce their innovative ideas to a marketplace that is increasingly willing and eager to embrace new game design possibilities.

Link? Where'd you get that from?MAILER_DAEMON

http://www.gdconf.com/conference/keynotes.html

Off of the official site.

And it's Pacific Time because it is being hosted in San Francisco.

Just so people know, that means 4pm in Britain....

which sucks 'cos I don't get home from college 'til 4:30 :cry:

Come on lets hope for a Zelda game!!!

I say Zel you DA!!!

ZEL...!!!

I'll bet you anything it's just going to be about the Wii/Ds success and how they're going to continue to cater to mainstream, recreational gamers and more than less slight the rest of us.

BUT on the off chance that he'll talk about something we'd like to hear, we need a new Zelda. And please: no feature to skip levels or whatever they patented.

I'll bet you anything it's just going to be about the Wii/Ds success and how they're going to continue to cater to mainstream, recreational gamers and more than less slight the rest of us.

BUT on the off chance that he'll talk about something we'd like to hear, we need a new Zelda. And please: no feature to skip levels or whatever they patented.

SuperDuperHero

It's not a feature to skip levels. It's more or less a video walkthrough to explain how to get through certain sections. It should be in there, that way hardcore's can still have their game but Zelda fans who are casuals can play the game and not get stuck. It's not like they're forcing that feature on us.

BUt yes, please God. Zelda!

Come on lets hope for a Zelda game!!!

I say Zel you DA!!!

ZEL...!!!

darkmark91

DA!!!

I'm hoping, but not confident.

It's just a keynote for developers, there's no reason to expect a game announcement.MagnuzGuerra

[QUOTE="SuperDuperHero"]

I'll bet you anything it's just going to be about the Wii/Ds success and how they're going to continue to cater to mainstream, recreational gamers and more than less slight the rest of us.

BUT on the off chance that he'll talk about something we'd like to hear, we need a new Zelda. And please: no feature to skip levels or whatever they patented.

sonic_spark

It's not a feature to skip levels. It's more or less a video walkthrough to explain how to get through certain sections. It should be in there, that way hardcore's can still have their game but Zelda fans who are casuals can play the game and not get stuck. It's not like they're forcing that feature on us.

BUt yes, please God. Zelda!

Ah so that's what it is. Hmm, I just don't like the idea of there even being such an option. But that's more of my preference than anything XD

I won't get my hopes up. I remember e3 all to well...

[QUOTE="sonic_spark"]

[QUOTE="SuperDuperHero"]

I'll bet you anything it's just going to be about the Wii/Ds success and how they're going to continue to cater to mainstream, recreational gamers and more than less slight the rest of us.

BUT on the off chance that he'll talk about something we'd like to hear, we need a new Zelda. And please: no feature to skip levels or whatever they patented.

SuperDuperHero

It's not a feature to skip levels. It's more or less a video walkthrough to explain how to get through certain sections. It should be in there, that way hardcore's can still have their game but Zelda fans who are casuals can play the game and not get stuck. It's not like they're forcing that feature on us.

BUt yes, please God. Zelda!

Ah so that's what it is. Hmm, I just don't like the idea of there even being such an option. But that's more of my preference than anything XD

It's games that play themselves so users don't have to figure anything out

i hope they give us something good

but im not getting my hopes up...

legend26