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Nintendo has announced the dates and speakers of three panel events during the Game Developers’ Conference 2008. The special guests will be Takao Sawano, Takashi Aoyama, and Masahiro Sakurai. They will speak to GDC concerning Wii Fit, the Wii Dashboard and Channels, and Super Smash Bros. Brawl. Look for more information and GDC highlights in the coming weeks. The following is an excerpt from the press release. Takao Sawano, the producer for the Wii Balance Board development team, will address attendees about the development of Wii Fit on Wednesday, Feb. 20 at 4 pm. Attendees will learn how Sawano’s team created an unprecedented new game controller, the Wii Balance Board, and how Wii Fit, which recently launched in Japan, is already turning family living rooms into private fitness clubs. On Friday, Feb. 22 at 9 am, Takashi Aoyama will tell the development story of the Wii console’s internal hardware programming, which includes a diverse array of built-in entertainment and informational channels for everyone in the household such as the News Channel, the Everybody Votes Channel, and the Check Mii Out Channel. Aoyama will also discuss how his team tackled some extraordinary hurdles for Wii, including the most recent challenge of introducing WiiWare. Also on Friday at 10:30 am, Masahiro Sakurai will present how he approached the task of advancing the legacy of the Super Smash Bros. Brawl franchise by providing a unique Wii experience and by leveraging popular characters and game worlds from the history of Nintendo, as well as other publishers.
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