Iwata: well, when I say "won't" I mean "could"... you get it.
Nintendo's president, Mr Satoru Iwata (we nearly said, Shigeru Iwata there) has been telling The Wall Street Journal that things are going very nicely thanks.
Sure, the company isn't really going to bother to much with any more Wii peripherals (hello, third parties); and certainly, the Wii Motion Plus (which makes the Wii Remote do what developers thought it could do to start with) hasn't been priced for retail - but "we can make it very affordable"; cripes, even the DS could take on mobile phone-like capabilities. Aside from all that, Nintendo is not going to compete with either Sony or Microsoft in a plethora of online services. Ninty is, after all, "still an entertainment company first and foremost".
In terms of online services, Iwata actually tells Yukari Iwatani Kane at the WSJ, "If we can do something different that plays up our strengths - and broadens what a videogame constitutes - then we might do it. If we have no ideas, we're not going to compete with the exact same services against companies like Sony, which has a movie studio, and Microsoft, which has a lot of money."
So, when he says Nintendo won't compete he qualifies that brilliantly with "exact same services". Nicely equivocated because, of course, 'similar' services would be on the cards.
Source: WSJ
Sure, the company isn't really going to bother to much with any more Wii peripherals (hello, third parties); and certainly, the Wii Motion Plus (which makes the Wii Remote do what developers thought it could do to start with) hasn't been priced for retail - but "we can make it very affordable"; cripes, even the DS could take on mobile phone-like capabilities. Aside from all that, Nintendo is not going to compete with either Sony or Microsoft in a plethora of online services. Ninty is, after all, "still an entertainment company first and foremost".
In terms of online services, Iwata actually tells Yukari Iwatani Kane at the WSJ, "If we can do something different that plays up our strengths - and broadens what a videogame constitutes - then we might do it. If we have no ideas, we're not going to compete with the exact same services against companies like Sony, which has a movie studio, and Microsoft, which has a lot of money."
So, when he says Nintendo won't compete he qualifies that brilliantly with "exact same services". Nicely equivocated because, of course, 'similar' services would be on the cards.
Source: WSJ
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deleted 4 Aug 2008 19:12
1/4
What he meant to say was!
if we can find something we can copy but make it look like we invented it! then we will do it...
am i wrong?
if we can find something we can copy but make it look like we invented it! then we will do it...
am i wrong?
Benjamin Lopez 4 Aug 2008 20:01
2/4
Now that Iwata mentions it...
Perhaps the reason why Sony and Microsoft are offering television shows, music videos and movies through their online service, is because they can't think of anything innovative involving gaming. Still, Nintendo has to offer a friendlier online interface for online games.
Perhaps the reason why Sony and Microsoft are offering television shows, music videos and movies through their online service, is because they can't think of anything innovative involving gaming. Still, Nintendo has to offer a friendlier online interface for online games.
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dib8rman 5 Aug 2008 13:51
3/4
I always reinvest my dividends into Nintendo, I also further use OPM when this guy says stuff like 'not compete' it means he's not wasting money with competition.
Joji 6 Aug 2008 22:48
4/4
Nintendo, you are so talented and yet so deluded by your own bs. I'm tired of saying it, but Nintendo can't expect to be right about and concerning everything about games (kudos to their moments though).
Nintendo can't expect to do everything and perfect it first, because right now I'm getting this 'we don't want to learn from other, we must create it ourselves' vibe.
Fine, don't compete online. Be a hermit and let MS and Sony take all of the cake. I won't be using your online service if its contrive, half baked bs.
Nintendo can't expect to do everything and perfect it first, because right now I'm getting this 'we don't want to learn from other, we must create it ourselves' vibe.
Fine, don't compete online. Be a hermit and let MS and Sony take all of the cake. I won't be using your online service if its contrive, half baked bs.