2011 GDC

Dissing your competitors seems to be the name of the game for CEOs lately. Not only did Steve Jobs call other tablet makers "copycats" during yesterday's iPad presentation, but across the way at the GDC keynote address, Nintendo CEO Satoru Iwata was discussing the difference between traditional gaming consoles and the new breed of smartphone and social media platform games, saying that there are "some differences in the way we do business, but games always come first. The console is just to enable gaming."

This is true. But he also said smartphone and social media platforms have "no motivation [for] high-value video games," that smartphone manufacturers are just out to sell hardware, while the social media platform goal is to amass players. This may be true in a sense, but I disagree with his statement. I'll tell you why after the break.

Everyone may have been talking about the iPad 2 today, but there was something else brewing at this year's Game Developers Conference in SF — a Netflix partnership and free WiFi coming to the Nintendo 3DS!

The 3DS doesn't launch for another few weeks, but these are some exciting developments. First up: the Netflix partnership. According to the keynote speech yesterday, you can watch movies via the Netflix app on your 3DS, and pick them up later on your Wii when you get home (or vice versa). Additionally, you'll be able to watch movie trailers like The Green Lantern in 3D without the need for dorky glasses.

Want to know what's up with the free WiFi? Find out after the break.