Satoru Iwata, President of Nintendo, has today revealed some interesting new ideas for the industry stalwarts. As expected, Iwata confirmed there would be a successor to the Gamecube, with a likely launch date of late 2005 or 2006. This contradicts earlier suggestions that Nintendo was going to bring out their next machine before either Sony or Microsoft get in on the act, but there’s still plenty of time to reshuffle schedules. We’ll just have to wait and see.
On a less predictable note, Nintendo has also announced a new customer loyalty scheme. This will reward loyal Ninties with points that can be redeemed for other products. No-one knows what these other products might be as yet, but we’re hoping for more than a Texaco-style set of crystal tumblers. Acting much like a financial equivalent of the ‘connectivity’ concept, the loyalty scheme should help integrate sales across all of Nintendo’s products.
Last, and most intriguingly of all, Iwata stated there would be a totally new game product revealed by Spring 2004. A new PSP-resilient GBA? The long-rumoured re-release of the original Famicom? A cyborg Pokemon robo-pet? Nintendo’s quarterly profits certainly proved the potential of the GBA, and so chances are, it’ll be something handheld-related.
We await confirmation with bated breath, and we’ll give you the full lowdown as soon as we can.
On a less predictable note, Nintendo has also announced a new customer loyalty scheme. This will reward loyal Ninties with points that can be redeemed for other products. No-one knows what these other products might be as yet, but we’re hoping for more than a Texaco-style set of crystal tumblers. Acting much like a financial equivalent of the ‘connectivity’ concept, the loyalty scheme should help integrate sales across all of Nintendo’s products.
Last, and most intriguingly of all, Iwata stated there would be a totally new game product revealed by Spring 2004. A new PSP-resilient GBA? The long-rumoured re-release of the original Famicom? A cyborg Pokemon robo-pet? Nintendo’s quarterly profits certainly proved the potential of the GBA, and so chances are, it’ll be something handheld-related.
We await confirmation with bated breath, and we’ll give you the full lowdown as soon as we can.
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