Nintendo's Iwata Scoffs at iPad
Sony's thinks it going to be a gateway machine though
Nintendo president, Satoru Iwata, is about as impressed as we are about Apple's much-vaunted iPad tablet.
He tells the New York Times that the iPad, is "a bigger iPod Touch" and "'There were no surprises for me" in the announcement.
Iwata doesn't stop there with his tirade (okay, his laid back dissing) of technology. HD for Wii? Motion sensor of the DS? "'I question whether those features would be enough to get people to buy new machines", he says. He also states that Nintendo is working on new hardware - in the same way as Heinz is working on new food and Ford is working on new cars - so nothing to get too hot under the collar about right now.
Of the 3D revolution heralded by James Cameron's Avatar? Basically it's a big "Yeah right!" from the great man, "'I have doubts whether people will be wearing glasses to play games at home. How is that going to look to other people?'' Even we've got to feel that this is a bit rich coming from Nintendo.
For it's part, Sony via John Koller, sees the iPad as a gateway machine, "Apple's entrance into the portable gaming space has been a net positive for Sony When people want a deeper, richer console, they start playing on a PSP", he told Fox.
See: New York Times and Fox Business.
He tells the New York Times that the iPad, is "a bigger iPod Touch" and "'There were no surprises for me" in the announcement.
Iwata doesn't stop there with his tirade (okay, his laid back dissing) of technology. HD for Wii? Motion sensor of the DS? "'I question whether those features would be enough to get people to buy new machines", he says. He also states that Nintendo is working on new hardware - in the same way as Heinz is working on new food and Ford is working on new cars - so nothing to get too hot under the collar about right now.
Of the 3D revolution heralded by James Cameron's Avatar? Basically it's a big "Yeah right!" from the great man, "'I have doubts whether people will be wearing glasses to play games at home. How is that going to look to other people?'' Even we've got to feel that this is a bit rich coming from Nintendo.
For it's part, Sony via John Koller, sees the iPad as a gateway machine, "Apple's entrance into the portable gaming space has been a net positive for Sony When people want a deeper, richer console, they start playing on a PSP", he told Fox.
See: New York Times and Fox Business.
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Ds 20 Apr 2010 16:12
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DS, or Itouch, or bigger itouch?
Glasses for 3D, as long as they are not like my Virtual Boy glasses (oh no, shame, stop it, it's parts for hardware development, even if it plays games really nicely like my other one I had imported from the US, but bending my head over the table to use it is a little inconvenient). Interesting that Sharp, I believe a past supplier of LCD's in the game boy series, had 3D LCD many years ago that did not require glasses, and even made a phone with it that I think also played games, so no glasses have been needed for many years for colour 3D.
Glasses for 3D, as long as they are not like my Virtual Boy glasses (oh no, shame, stop it, it's parts for hardware development, even if it plays games really nicely like my other one I had imported from the US, but bending my head over the table to use it is a little inconvenient). Interesting that Sharp, I believe a past supplier of LCD's in the game boy series, had 3D LCD many years ago that did not require glasses, and even made a phone with it that I think also played games, so no glasses have been needed for many years for colour 3D.