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Nintendo boss details network plans, considers retail game downloads

Compared to video game rivals Microsoft and Sony, Nintendo has lagged in the online department. But in a briefing this week, Nintendo president Satoru Iwata explained how his company will be expanding its efforts in the realm of networking and digital distribution with its new-generation game hardware, the 3DS and upcoming Wii U. Iwata said the company’s fledging “Nintendo Network,” introduced in December with Mario Kart 7 for 3DS, will serve as a platform for …