Iwata: "could be a Nintendo 3DS software title which does not use the 3D feature"

[LordTheNightKnight]

IamAwsome said:

BrokenBones646 said:

IamAwsome said:

BrokenBones646 said:
So this confirms by Nintendo what I already though, the 3D is a pointless feature.

Erm, no. It just means that 3D is optional, and they aren't forcing it on developers. It's the same way with the DS touchscreen.

"I think there could be a Nintendo 3DS software title which does not use the 3D feature at all, and I believe Nintendo will develop such software" Not forcing it on third parties is one thing, making a game yourself that doesn't use a display feature you put in the system yourself is another, the 3D obviously doesn't add anything to the game, this is just Nintendo sharing that view 

No. Just because they don't cram it into every 1st party 3DS game (like they did with motion and the Wii) doesn't make it pointless. Mario Kart DS didn't use the DS' touchscreen, and Super Smash Bros. Brawl would be better off without motion control. You could say a similar thing about Sony and Sixaxis control, or Microsoft and Kinect. Just because they don't try to force somthing on us, doesn't make the feature pointless. 

That it adds nothing to the substance of a game, movie, or TV show is what makes it pointless.