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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.”

New System’s March 27 Launch Ushers in the Era of 3D Fun without Special Glasses

REDMOND, Wash., March 21, 2011 – Nintendo introduces portable entertainment in 3D – without the need for special glasses. The Nintendo 3DS™ system goes on sale in the United States on March 27 at a suggested retail price of $249.99. It comes with a collection of pre-installed games and fun features, with more on the way.

“Nintendo 3DS can play 3D video games and take 3D pictures, but that’s just the tip of the iceberg,” said Nintendo of America President Reggie Fils-Aime. “The 3D display is amazing in its own right, but just as compelling are the new forms of game play it delivers, and the groundbreaking ways it will connect players to new content … and each other.”

Forget about tan lines and beach towels. This spring break, you can download the ingredients for a fun-filled getaway on your Wii™ or Nintendo DSi™ system. Fans of classic 16-bit action can launch themselves into the wrestling ring as Natsume Championship Wrestling™ – a brawny favorite from the Super NES™ era – makes a fresh appearance on the Virtual Console™ service. Other adventuresome offerings include G.G Series D-TANK for the Nintendo DSiWare™ service, which places players on the front lines of a fierce tank battle. Visit the Wii Shop Channel and Nintendo DSi Shop today to browse hundreds of downloadable games, no sunscreen required.

Thanks to TBone for the tip!

This information is based on data taken from January 31 to February 27…

3DS – 374,764
PSP – 248,653
PS3 – 99,508
Wii – 54,380
DSi LL – 42,854
DSi – 35,817

Xbox 360 – 9,949
PS2 – 7,198
PSP go – 3,709
DS Lite – 3,695

The 3DS comes bundled with a few Augmented Reality cards, one of which has been used quite often lately to bring Miis into the real world for photo taking. Over the past few weeks, we’ve seen fans create larger versions of the question mark card to increase the size of their Mii to human-like proportions. Even Nintendo themselves will soon be offering a large-sized AR card over at Club Nintendo Japan.

In the video above, you can see that a fan has taken the process to an entirely new level. Essentially, one of the largest 3DS “cards” we’ve seen this far has been made. It really is quite impressive and it seems like it took quite a bit of work. You can check it out in the video above.

01. / 00. [PS3] Dynasty Warriors 7 (Koei Tecmo) {2011.03.10} – 253.090 / NEW
02. / 01. [PSP] Dissidia: 012 (Duodecim) Final Fantasy (Square Enix) {2011.03.03} – 64.996 / 351.113 (-77%)
03. / 03. [3DS] Professor Layton and the Mask of Miracle (Level 5) {2011.02.26} – 29.157 / 207.885 (-51%)
04. / 00. [PSP] Rurouni Kenshin: Meiji Kenyaku Romantan – Saisen (Bandai Namco) {2011.03.10} – 24.344 / NEW
05. / 05. [3DS] Nintendogs + Cats: French Bulldog / Shiba / Toy Poodle & New Friends (Nintendo) {2011.02.26} – 23.885 / 132.798 (-47%)
06. / 06. [PSP] Phantasy Star Portable 2: Infinity (Sega) {2011.02.24} – 20.884 / 269.840 (-51%)
07. / 04. [PSP] SD Gundam G Generation: World (Bandai Namco) {2011.02.24} – 20.410 / 259.380 (-56%)
08. / 09. [PSP] Monster Hunter Freedom 3 (Capcom) {2010.12.01} – 18.554 / 4.370.436 (-29%)
09. / 00. [PSP] Fairy Tail: Portable Guild 2 (Konami) {2011.03.10} – 18.134 / NEW
10. / 02. [PS3] Way of the Samurai 4 (Spike) {2011.03.03} – 17.143 / 87.523 (-76%)
11. / 08. [3DS] Samurai Warriors: Chronicles (Koei Tecmo) {2011.02.26} – 12.728 / 92.166 (-58%)
12. / 07. [NDS] Digimon Story: Super Xros Wars – Blue / Red (Bandai Namco) {2011.03.03} – 10.460 / 46.212 (-71%)
13. / 13. [3DS] Winning Eleven 3DSoccer (Konami) {2011.02.26} – 8.482 / 48.339 (-45%)
14. / 16. [NDS] Pokemon Black / White (Pokemon Co.) {2010.09.18} – 7.944 / 5.109.047 (-18%)
15. / 17. [WII] Donkey Kong Country Returns (Nintendo) {2010.12.09} – 7.919 / 843.848 (-10%)

16. / 15. [PS3] Samurai Warriors 3 Z (Koei Tecmo) {2011.02.10} – 6.568 / 309.531 (-46%)
17. / 21. [WII] Wii Party (Nintendo) {2010.07.08} – 6.072 / 1.814.373
18. / 11. [3DS] Super Street Fighter IV: 3D Edition (Capcom) {2011.02.26} – 5.821 / 67.444 (-66%)

19. / 14. [PS3] Disgaea 4 (Nippon Ichi Software) {2011.02.24} – 5.769 / 97.655 (-54%)
20. / 12. [3DS] Ridge Racer 3D (Bandai Namco) {2011.02.26} – 5.711 / 59.747 (-64%)

Thanks to Frank B for the tip!


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