Iwata on NDS: Unveiling fears, Wireless Possibilities, DS Hints at GC2 - More Inside
Nintendo president continues charm offensive.
We had thought that Nintendo president Satoru Iwata's golden press tour of Japan had come to an end but, thankfully, we have been proved wrong, with his latest interview, printed in Japan's Mainichi Interactive, throwing up all kinds of new gems, this time with specific reference to the looming twin screen portable, the Nintendo DS.
First up, he almost - but not quite - confirms that the DS will come equipped with short-range wireless networking functionality: "The innovative machine will have a short-range networking capability. It will introduce its refreshing experience if it's only played by one person alone, but we're hoping that it will be even more fun when it's played by multiple players." Intriguing.
Talking of the motivation for equipping the device with two screens, Iwata said, "Videogames have come to something of a dead end. Creating complicated games with advanced graphics used to be the golden rule that to which success followed, but this strategy is no longer working," he said. "The biggest problem lies with games developers who need to satisfy the hardcore gamers, who want games with more depth and complexity, while they also need to satisfy average users, and the mainstream. The situation right now is that even if the developers were to work a hundred times harder, hundred times more units will not naturally follow, as it's difficult for them to satisfy this status quo. It's obvious to me that there is no future in gaming if we continue to operate on this principle. It wastes time and energy. Nintendo is called 'cautious' and 'quiet' nowadays, so we are hoping to illustrate our abilities as an innovator of new styles of entertainment."
Highlighting a certain amount of trepidation about the E3 showing of the DS, Iwata said, "It is a unique machine, so perhaps everybody may not understand it right away. There might only be 10 or 15 people applauding during the unveiling at E3. However, we expect everyone to understand it once they touch it. At the least, it should serve as a hint towards Nintendo's next-generation console."
First up, he almost - but not quite - confirms that the DS will come equipped with short-range wireless networking functionality: "The innovative machine will have a short-range networking capability. It will introduce its refreshing experience if it's only played by one person alone, but we're hoping that it will be even more fun when it's played by multiple players." Intriguing.
Talking of the motivation for equipping the device with two screens, Iwata said, "Videogames have come to something of a dead end. Creating complicated games with advanced graphics used to be the golden rule that to which success followed, but this strategy is no longer working," he said. "The biggest problem lies with games developers who need to satisfy the hardcore gamers, who want games with more depth and complexity, while they also need to satisfy average users, and the mainstream. The situation right now is that even if the developers were to work a hundred times harder, hundred times more units will not naturally follow, as it's difficult for them to satisfy this status quo. It's obvious to me that there is no future in gaming if we continue to operate on this principle. It wastes time and energy. Nintendo is called 'cautious' and 'quiet' nowadays, so we are hoping to illustrate our abilities as an innovator of new styles of entertainment."
Highlighting a certain amount of trepidation about the E3 showing of the DS, Iwata said, "It is a unique machine, so perhaps everybody may not understand it right away. There might only be 10 or 15 people applauding during the unveiling at E3. However, we expect everyone to understand it once they touch it. At the least, it should serve as a hint towards Nintendo's next-generation console."
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sue_raas 2 Mar 2004 14:26
1/10
NDS-Nintendo don't sell
SPInGSPOnG 2 Mar 2004 15:16
2/10
Sue Raas wrote:
>NDS-Nintendo don't sell
Dude, you are so right. Nintendo don't sell, in any retail sense. Instead they employ a network of distributors to move product to wholesale who then sell to to retail outlets, who in turn sell to the end user.
So while "Nintendo don't sell" is correct, it would be more appropriate to say "Nintendo produces and distributes", which doesn't go so well with the abbreviation.
>NDS-Nintendo don't sell
Dude, you are so right. Nintendo don't sell, in any retail sense. Instead they employ a network of distributors to move product to wholesale who then sell to to retail outlets, who in turn sell to the end user.
So while "Nintendo don't sell" is correct, it would be more appropriate to say "Nintendo produces and distributes", which doesn't go so well with the abbreviation.
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DoctorDee 2 Mar 2004 15:16
3/10
Sue Raas wrote:
>NDS-Nintendo don't sell
Companies are singular! So that should be:
Nintendo doesn't sell
or
Nintendos don't sell.
>NDS-Nintendo don't sell
Companies are singular! So that should be:
Nintendo doesn't sell
or
Nintendos don't sell.
scanman 2 Mar 2004 16:09
4/10
Rod Todd wrote:
>Sue Raas wrote:
>
>>NDS-Nintendo don't sell
>
>Dude, you are so right. Nintendo don't sell, in
>any retail sense. Instead they employ a network
>of distributors to move product to wholesale who
>then sell to to retail outlets, who in turn sell
>to the end user.
>
>So while "Nintendo don't sell" is correct, it
>would be more appropriate to say "Nintendo
>produces and distributes", which doesn't go so
>well with the abbreviation.
ROFLMAO!!!!!!
>Sue Raas wrote:
>
>>NDS-Nintendo don't sell
>
>Dude, you are so right. Nintendo don't sell, in
>any retail sense. Instead they employ a network
>of distributors to move product to wholesale who
>then sell to to retail outlets, who in turn sell
>to the end user.
>
>So while "Nintendo don't sell" is correct, it
>would be more appropriate to say "Nintendo
>produces and distributes", which doesn't go so
>well with the abbreviation.
ROFLMAO!!!!!!
brainofedsan 2 Mar 2004 18:31
5/10
You'll all rue the day....just wait 'till you play Kirbys Air Ride, Then er...er..MGS remake...er...er then Mary Ashly Sweet Sixteen.
TigerUppercut 3 Mar 2004 09:50
6/10
brainofedsan wrote:
>You'll all rue the day....just wait 'till you
>play Kirbys Air Ride, Then er...er..MGS
>remake...er...er then Mary Ashly Sweet Sixteen.
If there's a game about Mary Kate and Ashley becoming "sweet" sixteen, I think that is a must-own product. Perhaos they should do something along these lines: http://ntsc-uk.com/reviews/ps2/MotionGravure/MotionGravurevid.wmv
>You'll all rue the day....just wait 'till you
>play Kirbys Air Ride, Then er...er..MGS
>remake...er...er then Mary Ashly Sweet Sixteen.
If there's a game about Mary Kate and Ashley becoming "sweet" sixteen, I think that is a must-own product. Perhaos they should do something along these lines: http://ntsc-uk.com/reviews/ps2/MotionGravure/MotionGravurevid.wmv
SPInGSPOnG 3 Mar 2004 10:29
7/10
TigerUppercut wrote:
>If there's a game about Mary Kate and Ashley
>becoming "sweet" sixteen, I think that is a
>must-own product.
There's something strange about Mary, Kate and Ashley. You only ever see two of them in any of the photos. I think the third "twin", Kate, is a bearded toothless hag, dredged from the bottom of the in-bred mid-western bible bashing gene pool. I think the other two twins, Mary and Ashly keep her chained up in the basement and feed her rats and mice.
But did you see the publicity photos for Sweet Sixteen? Didn't look so sweet to me. Or if they did, it's that news kind of "sweet" that Britney and Christina have helped popularise... Slut Sixteen more like.
It can only be a matter of time before there's a vid of the Olsen Twins strung out on downers, double-teaming their "advisers", for download on the Internet.
>If there's a game about Mary Kate and Ashley
>becoming "sweet" sixteen, I think that is a
>must-own product.
There's something strange about Mary, Kate and Ashley. You only ever see two of them in any of the photos. I think the third "twin", Kate, is a bearded toothless hag, dredged from the bottom of the in-bred mid-western bible bashing gene pool. I think the other two twins, Mary and Ashly keep her chained up in the basement and feed her rats and mice.
But did you see the publicity photos for Sweet Sixteen? Didn't look so sweet to me. Or if they did, it's that news kind of "sweet" that Britney and Christina have helped popularise... Slut Sixteen more like.
It can only be a matter of time before there's a vid of the Olsen Twins strung out on downers, double-teaming their "advisers", for download on the Internet.
brainofedsan 3 Mar 2004 11:35
8/10
Yeah Rod...You've hit the bulls-eye.
They're agents designed to gather retail spending patterns of the teenage demographic. Then report to base.
Edsan
They're agents designed to gather retail spending patterns of the teenage demographic. Then report to base.
Edsan
sue_raas 3 Mar 2004 12:20
9/10
>http://ntsc-uk.com/reviews/ps2/MotionGravure/Motio
>Gravurevid.wmv
>
Watching this made me come over all funny
>Gravurevid.wmv
>
Watching this made me come over all funny
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