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Hideki Konno discussing Nintendo’s interest in 3D…

“[Playing games in 3-D] is something that we’ve been continually testing and working on at Nintendo. We’ve never actually stopped looking at 3-D as a viable product. And it just so happens that the technology in the marketplace now coincides with what we wanted to do. So actually, it was just very fortuitous timing.”

Hideki Konno on the Virtual Boy…

“When we launched Virtual Boy, we thought it would work. It’s trial and error. We made mistakes. And we build on mistakes.”

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It looks like it was Reggie’s birthday yesterday. Happy (belated) Birthday to him!

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Somewhat similar to what the DSi offers, the 3DS’ camera capabilities allows you to merge faces of two different people. Nintendo President Satoru Iwata and Shigeru Miyamoto demonstrated this a few months ago.

Nintendo of America boss Reggie Fils-Aime will be appearing on tonight’s episode of Late Night with Jimmy Fallon, so Joystiq took it upon themselves to merge both of their faces in a couple of photos. You can check out the results above, and make sure to tune in to the show at 12:35 AM EDT.

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In a little over a week, we’ll be seeing the next Spider-Man title for the first time. The reveal will be taking place at WonderCon on April 2, where the first information, screenshots, and videos will be shown. Beenox is developing the project, which probably is the best thing for the franchise at this time. Their first Spider-Man title, Shattered Dimensions, was a step in the right direction.

“Marvel, Activision, and acclaimed developer Beenox are headed to WonderCon with all-new Spider-Man videogame content! First, take a tour with Beenox down memory lane of the award-winning Spider-Man: Shattered Dimensions, and discuss their post-launch reactions and what key learnings from the fans they are applying to future games. Next, be the first to check out exclusive details, screenshots and videos of the next Spider-Man game, with game development talent from Beenox, acclaimed Marvel writer Peter David (co-creator of Spider-Man 2099), voiceover talent Josh Keaton (voice of Spider-Man in The Spectacular Spider-Man and Spider-Man: Shattered Dimensions) and Marvel’s VP of games production, TQ Jefferson.”

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Hideki Konno on adding text chat to 3DS…

“We are going to be making updates to the system, and I think that’s something that would be really interesting to do.”

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Nintendo’s Hideki Konno on whether or not the collaboration for the Wii Fit Balance Board was the inspiration for his involvement with the 3DS hardware…

“Well actually, the hardware team that worked on Nintendo 3DS and the hardware team that worked on the Wii Fit Balance Board were not the same hardware teams.

One thing about our development style at Nintendo, we’ve had hardware teams and software teams, obviously, working in the same building for a long, long time. Personally myself, I’ve been 25 years on the software side of things. So having someone — as you had said — from the software side enter hardware development at such an early stage, may not be a common occurrence.

But as you said, and I think you’re right, with the development of the Balance Board I think the software team provided a lot of information and a lot of ideas that the hardware team incorporated into the completion of the development process of that particular product.”

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If you’re a European Club Nintendo member gearing up for the 25th of March, the official launch date of the new Nintendo 3DS handheld console, then we have some exciting news for you…

The first 3,000 people to register their new Nintendo 3DS hardware with Club Nintendo will receive – on top of the 750 Stars that every registrant of the Nintendo 3DS system gets – an individually numbered collector’s item T-shirt – with a design that might surprise you in more ways than one! If you’re not yet a member of our Club, no need to worry, you can sign up at our Club Nintendo page! Stock is limited to 3,000 T-shirts, so make sure you snap ’em up before they’re gone!

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It’s only March, but Level-5 CEO Akihiro Hino is already discussing this year’s “Vision” event. Hino told Nikkei Trendy that the company will share roughly 20 title announcements. This number is actually double the amount of reveals from last year’s conference.

Hino teased a number of significant surprises, and even went as far as to say that there will be some announcements that are more surprising than Professor Layton vs. Ace Attorney. Fans can also expect to hear news regarding the company’s overseas plans and something comparable to Level-5’s collaboration with Studio Ghibli for Ni no Kuni.

This year’s Level-5 Vision will be held earlier than 2010. Hino said that the company has the event scheduled for August.

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Have you ever wondered what a Mario game would look like from the first-person perspective? If the answer is yes, then perhaps the video above will be of interest. A fan has recreated a level from Super Mario Bros. in a realistic style and switched the point-of-view. The video even features elements such as the star power-up. Check it out for yourself above!