Don’t count Nintendo president Satoru Iwata among the Apple faithful ready to snatch up an iPad as soon as it becomes available. Judging by the majority of reader comments in our news coverage earlier this week, Iwata’s as unimpressed with the tablet as the rest of you.

“It was a bigger iPod touch,” Iwata said. “There were no surprises for me.”

Iwata, who one could argue knows a thing or two about tech trends, is equally dispassionate about the concept of 3D gaming, so it’s probably safe to say you won’t be seeing Super Mario jump out of your TV set anytime soon.

“I have doubts whether people will be wearing glasses to play games at home. How is that going to look to other people?,” Iwata said at a Tokyo hotel.

Probably no sillier than Alec Baldwin waving around a Wii remote in this SNL sketch.

Speaking of motion controls, Iwata put to rest speculation in the Japanese media by denying rumors Nintendo is working on a DS-equipped motion sensor similar to the one used with the Wii, while adding that the company is not working on a Wii upgrade for high-definition television sets.

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