Nintendo EAD development chief Hideki Konno teases on what the future could hold for 3DS...

In an interview with Nintendo Power, Nintendo EAD producer Hideki Konno chatted at length about the 3DS.

On the augmented reality feature of the console, Konno acknowledged that it was one of the most popular features among the consumer, and indicated that Nintendo is cooking up more 3D AR goodness for the future.

"It seems that AR technology is going to become even more widely known and popular. I think it's going to be something that people will want to play around with, whether that's on the developer side or consumer side. It's already generating a ton of ideas within the Nintendo development teams, and we've been hearing ideas come from outside developers as well."

On giving aged classics a 3D re-release on the system's download service, Konno indicated that he would like to see some not-so-obvious choices as part of the 3D Classics range.

"We haven't really talked too much about the lineup or any of the details of the 3D classics. That being said, the 3D classics - what it does is the program is designed to take these old classic, favorite games and reinvent them using 3D technology and then distribute and display them in 3D, of course. In my own personal opinion, I would like to see some arcade games make their way into the 3D classic lineup. At least year's E3 I believe we showed Xevious, and that was one of the arcade games we had seen remade into and show on the 3DS in 3D. I think that was a really neat play experience, and one I'd like to see."

Finally, Mario Kart 3DS was given a brief mention, with Konno pointing us towards E3 as a time to expect some wacky four-wheeled loving.

"Now that Nintendogs + Cats is done, I've been able to spend more time and energy on Mario Kart development. We really want to bring a bunch of new elements into the game, and I'm really looking forward to the time that I can announce what those elements are. Perhaps we'll be able to talk in more detail at this year's E3 event."