What Do Nintendo Clamshells And Make-Up Have In Common_
Published: January 01, 0001
Reading Time: Approx. 8 mins
The Nintendo DS’s design was influenced by the 
dual LCD clamshell [[link]] Nintendo Game & Watch. But what influenced that? Over on Nintendo’s official site, company president Satoru Iwata talked to 
Makoto Kano, one of the designers on the Game & Watch. Iwata asked if there were any electronics that 
folded up like a laptop in 1982.(new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=995c4c7d-194f-4077-b0a0-7ad466eb737c&cid=872d12ce-453b-4870-845f-955919887e1b'; cnx.cmd.push(function() { cnx({ playerId: "995c4c7d-194f-4077-b0a0-7ad466eb737c" }).render("79703296e5134c75a2db6e1b64762017"); }); “I wanted to research on things that folded up,” says Kano, “so I went shopping for compacts.” Compacts? Like cosmetics? “Yes,” he continues. “I was doing research on the hinge that held the top and bottom [[link]] screens together. Those compacts are still lying in a drawer somewhere at the office!”
Those were what Kano used as a reference for the Game & Watch. And Nintendo used the Game & Watch as a reference for the dual screen Nintendo DS. The Donkey Kong Game & Watch was released in 1982. Iwata Asks: Game & Watch [Nintendo [[link]] via NeoGAF via Tiny Cartridge] [Pic, Pic]