Nintendo CEO not afraid of iPad

Posted on Monday, February 01 2010 @ 16:37 CET by Thomas De Maesschalck
Nintendo CEO Satoru Iwata told AP that he's unimpressed with Apple's new iPad, and revealed he has doubts about whether 3D gaming can become successful.
On Apple's long-rumored and just-unveiled iPad, Iwata echoed the choir of the unimpressed, describing it as "a bigger iPod Touch" with "no surprises for me."

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But what of the current fascination with 3D movies and gaming? "I have doubts whether people will be wearing glasses to play games at home," Iwata said while welcoming 3D theatrical experiences like Avatar. "How is that going to look to other people?"
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