Iwata on inaccurate reports by the media
Nintendo president Satoru Iwata responded to misreports by the media during the company’s investor’s meeting this week.
As of late, some publications have been misconstruing Iwata’s comments. Some outlets, for instance, had reported that Nintendo wouldn’t be attending E3 2013 when that certainly wasn’t the case. Those articles surfaced following the news that Nintendo decided against holding a press conference this year.
Regarding the media, Iwata said the following (summarized):
“Some media reports have, without asking or referring to official announcements, without confirming and reporting as if announced — that is, taking some of my words out of context and rewriting them to amplify animosity and reporting as if I had said it. So when considering media influence and the content of reports and whether they’d be misread, it may be refuted. So when ignoring such a report would be a big minus, I may actively respond. I cannot control information flow on the Internet. Because there may always be some very unfortunate or regrettable information transmitted, refuting would only help to spread it. I take great care in deciding how to respond so as not to upset stock holders. Nintendo Direct is most-watched not on PC, but eShop. In that way there can be a direct channel to customers. By distributing info reliably, even if there are bad reports, not as big a problem.”
