Iwata: Nintendo to show final format of Wii U at E3 2012, lessons learned from 3DS launch
Posted on October 27, 2011 by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News, Wii U
Nintendo president Satoru Iwata provided a brief update on Wii U at the company’s latest financial briefing. It sounds like we won’t be seeing the console anytime soon. Iwata told investors that Nintendo “would like to show the final format of the Wii U at the E3 show next year.” This probably is an indication that the console won’t be out until late 2012.
Iwata also said that Nintendo “learned a bitter lesson with the launch of the Nintendo 3DS”. Hopefully this means that they’ll be gearing up for a healthy lineup of launch games and will price the Wii U appropriately.
“We are also planning to launch the Wii U, which is the successor to the Wii, during the next fiscal year. We would like to show the final format of the Wii U at the E3 show next year. As we learned a bitter lesson with the launch of the Nintendo 3DS, we are trying to take every possible measure so that the Wii U will have a successful launch.”
