News: 3 Key Speeches AT GDC
Posted 13 Feb 2008 at 17:53 by Stephen Thomson
Nintendo are holding 3 key speeches at this year's GDC. Find out who's speaking inside...
At this years Games Developers Conference which begins a bit later during this month, there is now confirmation of some more keynote speakers from Nintendo and talking about the achievements they have eached gained. The 3 speeches are coming from Takao Sawano, Takashi Aoyama, and Masahiro Sakurai talking about Wii Fit, WiiWare and Super Smash Bros. Brawl.
The first speech is on Feb. 20 at 4pm by Takeo Sawano, producer of the Wii Balance Board and how Sawano's team created a new gaming controller and how Wii Fit and the Balance Board are turning family rooms into fitness clubs.
The second speech by Takashi Aoyama on Feb 22nd at 9am will talk about the development of the Wii's hardware programming including built-in entertainment and informational channels for everyone in the household such as the Everybody Votes Channel and the Check Mii Out Channel. Aoyama-San will also talk about how his team took on unprecedented hurdles and the introduction to WiiWare.
Finally the third speech which is also on Feb 22nd at 10.30am is by Masahiro Sakurai and will give a speech on how he completed the task of creating Super Smash Bros. Brawl and how he provided a unique gaming experience by using popular icons from several gaming worlds from Nintendo and other publishers that got involved in the development of the game.
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