Iwata says top Japanese teams are working on 3DS games, reiterates plans to publish third-party titles
In Japan, we’re seeing more and more developers coming out with major releases, some of which are based on major brands. For instance, Atlus just published Shin Megami Tensei IV on the system a few weeks ago, a series that has primarily launched on consoles when it comes to mainline entries.
Nintendo president Satoru Iwata said during an analyst event at E3 today that many Japanese companies are assigning their employees to develop new titles for the 3DS. He also reiterated that it is working with third-parties to bring their Japanese-centric games to the west.
As handheld devices occupy a large share of the video game market and Nintendo 3DS has become popular in Japan, Japanese software developers are eagerly assigning their top teams to develop Nintendo 3DS titles.
Many of these titles have sales potential for the Western markets as well. Nintendo is working hard to publish such titles in those regions.
