Iwata on third-party collaborations, Nintendo has “received many proposals for joint initiatives”
Satoru Iwata, president of Nintendo, tackled the topic of third-party partnerships during the company’s most recent shareholders meeting.
Iwata started out by mentioning that support ultimately comes down to a system’s installed base. “The larger the installed base or the more it is believed that the installed base will largely expand, there is an aspect that more software publishers are likely to join in,” he said.
Speaking about what Nintendo is specifically doing, Iwata explained that it is collaborating with various third-parties. At E3 last month, the company “received many proposals for joint initiatives.”
Iwata concluded by noting: “there are various ongoing projects below the surface.”
…I believe the standard for software publishers in selecting what hardware to provide their games for is the installed base after all. The larger the installed base or the more it is believed that the installed base will largely expand, there is an aspect that more software publishers are likely to join in. On the other hand, Nintendo is collaborating with various software publishers. At E3, which was held in the U.S. and is the largest trade show in the video game industry, we received many proposals for joint initiatives. In addition, Japanese software publishers have close relationships with our licensing department on a regular basis. As for collaborations with software publishers or their games, please consider that there are various ongoing projects below the surface.
