Iwata To Deliver GDC Keynote
It has just been announced that Nintendo president Satoru Iwata will deliver a keynote adress at the 2009 Game Developers Conference, kicking off the schedule of lectures, panel discussions and roundtables. This will be Iwata-san's first return to the GDC keynote stage since 2006.
"The Game Developers Conference is thrilled to welcome Satoru Iwata back to the keynote stage," said Meggan Scavio, Event Director of the GDC. "His previous talks at the GDC can be credited with setting the stage for much of the huge growth the games industry has since seen, and attendees continue to talk about how both lectures impacted their perspective on development. We are confident that Iwata's keynote this year will be added to the list of memorable GDC talks. Attendees are eager to know how he will inspire them this year."
In 2005, Iwata's keynote gave developers the first information about the new technology Nintendo code-named "Revolution" before it ultimately evolved into the Wii. And his 2006 keynote focused on "disrupting development" and introduced Western developers to philosophies on expanding the market by drawing in new gamers. So what will he expound upon this year? Well, unfortunately, we'll have to wait until March 25, which is when he's scheduled to speak at 9 a.m. But I gotta admit, I'm curious!
Wootini
Posted to Video Games on 27 January 2009
Other stuff like this: gdc 2009, keynote speaker, nintendo, satoru iwata
