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wraggster
July 4th, 2012, 12:35
http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2012/04/louvreheader-1334863860.jpg (http://www.joystiq.com/2012/07/03/miyamoto-sees-potential-for-museum-guides-to-be-a-core-business/)Nintendo's Audioguide Louvre (http://www.joystiq.com/2012/04/19/touring-the-louvre-with-a-3ds/), 3DS software designed to assist self-guided tours of the Louvre museum, may seem like a weird, random lark, but Shigeru Miyamoto is much more serious about the software than we thought.

"One big thing I recently handled is the Audioguide Louvre - Nintendo 3DS, referred to earlier in this meeting," Miyamoto told investors during a recent Q&A. "This has not made money yet, but it has the potential to be one of our core businesses in the future."

Later, in a nod to the announcement (http://www.joystiq.com/2011/12/07/report-shigeru-miyamoto-retiring-from-current-position-at-nin/), reaction to, and eventual retraction (http://www.joystiq.com/2011/12/08/nintendo-officially-denies-miyamotos-plan-to-step-down-within-n/) of the announcement of Miyamoto's eventual retirement, Miyamoto admonished the assembled shareholders. " I should be careful about telling you about these things and I would like to add that we are not announcing any concrete business plans here. I would also be glad if you carefully tell someone else about my remarks."

http://www.joystiq.com/2012/07/03/miyamoto-sees-potential-for-museum-guides-to-be-a-core-business/