Nintendo in GDC 2011: Netflix, Free AT&T Wi-Fi, SEGA and Mario on 3DS this Summer

The GDC 2011 is currently on the roll. During GDC Keynote Speech, Nintendo’s President, Satoru Iwata, shared to the audience a few details about the 3DS. He shared the news about the 3D Mario game. This game was also the product of the creators of Super Mario Galaxy and Super Mario Galaxy 2. Not only that, Iwata added information about the AT&T Wi-Fi hot spot connectivity, and some cool 2D Netflix movies.

Iwata also announced the Nintendo eShop update which will take place this May. The eShop will allow users to view trailers in whooping 3D as well as view some screenshots, backgorund information on certain games and some links to publishers’ website. It will also give 3DS users the power to download classic games via table Nintendo 3DS Virtual Console service. This will include of course Game Boy and Game Boy Color games, games from SEGA’s Game Gear and the TurboGrafx-16 systems.

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