Mar
02
2011

Nintendo unveils 3DS Netflix, Super Mario at GDC




Netflix and Super Mario are coming to the Nintendo 3DS.

At Nintendo’s keynote presentation Wednesday morning at Game Developers Conference, the company said that the streaming movie service would be available on its new handheld game system in late summer. But perhaps more pertinent to the gamers in attendance was the news that the team behind the stellar Super Mario Galaxy is creating a new game in the series for the glasses-free 3D handheld.

The keynote, presented by Nintendo president Satoru Iwata with a brief appearance from Nintendo of America chief Reggie Fils-Aime, was otherwise light on substance. Iwata discussed his views on what makes a gaming experience a “must-have” phenomenon, and Fils-Aime said that 10,000 AT&T Wi-Fi hot spots in the US would let 3DS owners log in and play games for free starting in late May.

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