“I do not believe that will completely control the future of video games,” he said of mobile games, adding that mobile devices do not provide enough security when used by children, and this is an important factor to Nintendo.
“Taking into consideration that more and more children have a good command of these kinds of media, which help these media to spread, the most important task for Nintendo is how to provide new styles of entertainment by using these technologies, and how to make these new kinds of entertainment yield significant sales and profits,” he added.
Shinya Takahashi, director of Software Planning at Nintendo, added that his company has successfully provided unique entertainment for TVs and handheld devices for many years, and that the company’s current work on smartphones will be no different.
“We are currently developing an application for smart devices,” he said. “Through such an application, we would like to connect with many consumers around the world, including those who do not own Nintendo’s video game systems, and communicate the value of our entertainment offerings.”（source：gamasutra）
4）World of Warcraft frontman Rob Pardo has left Blizzard
By Alex Wawro
Game industry veteran Rob Pardo announced today that he is leaving Blizzard Entertainment, ending a 17-year career with the company.
“With long and careful contemplation, I have made a difficult and bittersweet but ultimately exciting decision to pursue the next chapter in my life and career,” wrote Pardo.
Until today Pardo had prominently served as Blizzard’s chief creative officer, representing the company at numerous public events and industry conferences. Prior to that he served as an executive vice president of game design, and in that time he was named to Time Magazine’s 2006 ‘Time 100′ list for his work as a lead designer on World of Warcraft.
Pardo was also the executive producer of Diablo III and is credited on countless other Blizzard titles. He also played a role in helping broker the deal between Blizzard and Legendary Pictures to produce an upcoming feature film based on World of Warcraft.（source：gamasutra）
5）PopCap’s Plants vs. Zombies 2 producer leaves for the siren song of Oculus VR (exclusive)
Dean Takahashi
Bernard Yee just can’t stay put. The senior producer of PopCap Games’ recent Plants vs. Zombies 2: It’s About Time has taken a job in the Seattle office of Oculus VR, the virtual reality goggles company that Facebook is acquiring for $2 billion.
Yee said in an exclusive interview with GamesBeat that he fell in love with virtual reality technology after seeing a demo at Valve, which has been developing VR technology in parallel with Oculus.
“I was really blown away by the level of emotional reaction I had to the demo,” he said. “The virtual reality technology was immersive and made you feel present in a way that games have never done.”
Yee has worked on a lot of games over the decades, from Sony’s EverQuest to Bungie’s upcoming Destiny. Now he will be a producer or product manager for Oculus in Seattle, starting in mid-July.
Oculus has attracted a lot of big names in the video game industry including studio head Jason Rubin, tech gurus John Carmack and Mike Abrash, and others.
“The team in Seattle is very talented,” Yee said. “I have to say that Plants vs. Zombies 2 is one of the best things I’ve ever worked on. The PopCap dev team is super passionate and they are as driven as a studio can be. I’m going to miss that part.”
But the siren song of Oculus has lured Yee. He compared the excitement around virtual reality to the rise of massively multiplayer online games a decade ago.
“It’s hard to say no,” he said. “If I can contribute in a little way to make something new, that’s fantastic.”（source：venturebeat）
