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Of the things you were wondering about today, the size of Nintendo president Satoru Iwata's waistline was probably not high on your list. Now, imagine if you had to worry about getting killed by Metroids and piloting a starship. Pretty much falls off the list all together, doesn't it?

But did that stop Iwata from calling and leaving that exact information on Samus' answering machine? Of course it didn't. According to Go Nintendo's translation, he says "Hello, this is Iwata from Nintendo. You may not know from an outsiders point of view, but being a director is really hard! When things are really busy and stressful we (us directors) may look tired and sick, then people may feel sorry for us! But in my case, it's the opposite, I get fatter and fatter, so then people don't think I'm stressed at all!"

That's great, boss. Can we get back to saving the world now?

JoystiqSamus gets a secret call from Iwata originally appeared on Joystiq on Wed, 29 Aug 2007 11:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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We'll tell you up front that by "full potential" we mean "decently handy shortcuts". We're dramatic like that, but only because we're so excited about browsing!

If you never used the Opera browser on the PC, you may not be aware of the unique "mouse gestures" it employs. Moving your mouse in a certain pattern, or clicking the mouse buttons, can act as shortcuts for frequent tasks like back, forward, and reload. The Wii browser works in much the same way, with certain Wiimote button combinations mapped to browser tasks. Here's the full (known) list of Wiimote shortcuts:

B+ D-pad up: Refresh
B+ D-pad down: Bookmarks
B+ D-pad left: Search
B+ D-pad right: Enter new address
B+ (-) : Back
B+ (+): Forward

They may not be "hidden" (they're in the manual) but it's apparent that many users don't know about these functions. And we're happy to do anything to help you refresh Wii Fanboy more quickly.

[Via GoNintendo]

JoystiqUnlock the full potential of the Wii browser originally appeared on Joystiq on Sat, 14 Apr 2007 11:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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electromagnetic fields, man!Green chus? Bottomless pits of water? Warp birds named after hexadecimal color codes? Maaaybe...

IGN forum poster yoshi117's list of Twilight Princess "Easter eggs" isn't entirely useless; in fact, it highlights many of the inconspicuous details that were sprinkled into Nintendo's heralded masterpiece. The importance of these minute elements is often overlooked in game development, but Nintendo EAD proves once again how a little touch of wonder, or harmless act of mischief, can provide a lasting memory.

[Thanks, KozWiz; via Wii Fanboy]

JoystiqTwilight Princess Easter eggs & tin-foil hat conspiracies originally appeared on Joystiq on Fri, 26 Jan 2007 03:25:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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