Erik Aston on 07 October 2009
The patent is from June 2008, and the pictures in the patent look like 3D Zelda, not 2D Mario. Obviously the implementation is going to be different a year and a half later, in a totally different game genre.
"[Our former customers] are unable to find software which they WANT to play."
"The way to solve this problem lies in how to communicate what kind of games [they CAN play]."
Satoru Iwata, Nintendo President. Only slightly paraphrased.
