Nintendo president Satoru Iwata has said that the company cannot simply blame internet piracy alone for weak software sales for its DS handheld.
Speaking with investors, Iwata admitted that the quality of the games themselves had some part to play. "I do not think we should attribute bad software sales solely to piracy. Even with piracy, as long as we can create products which can attract attention from many consumers and which can greatly entertain them, that software can make it to the No. 1 position of the hit software sales chart."
Nintendo has been a staunch opponent of internet piracy on the DS, and Iwata assured investors that the company's moves to squash illegal ROMs won't stop.
"Of course, as a responsibility of the platform holder, we will tackle piracy,” he added. “When we launch new hardware, such as Nintendo 3DS, it is a good opportunity to beef up the countermeasures, and we are actually working on that now."
Source: CVG
Speaking with investors, Iwata admitted that the quality of the games themselves had some part to play. "I do not think we should attribute bad software sales solely to piracy. Even with piracy, as long as we can create products which can attract attention from many consumers and which can greatly entertain them, that software can make it to the No. 1 position of the hit software sales chart."
Nintendo has been a staunch opponent of internet piracy on the DS, and Iwata assured investors that the company's moves to squash illegal ROMs won't stop.
"Of course, as a responsibility of the platform holder, we will tackle piracy,” he added. “When we launch new hardware, such as Nintendo 3DS, it is a good opportunity to beef up the countermeasures, and we are actually working on that now."
Source: CVG
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