Iwata at GDC
– Iwata’s speech caused a bit of controversy because some people thought he was putting down social/mobile gaming
– Iwata’s message was more about making your game matter regardless of the platform you’re developing for
– Nintendo is worried about the throwaway games you buy for a dollar or two, or even $40 that are worth nothing
– Iwata said the industry is at risk due to the glut of mobile games coming out that aren’t of high-quality
Zelda’s 25th anniversary
– Reggie said Nintendo has been focusing on the 3DS and Pokemon
– As a result, there haven’t been any new Wii announcements
– Reggie said there’s more content coming before E3, but didn’t elaborate
– Could be possible he was even talking about WiiWare games
– Zelda’s anniversary won’t be like Mario’s
– Iwata had said that Miyamoto is working on something for the anniversary that will allow gamers across the world to celebrate together
Hideki Konno on the 3DS reaction in Japan…
“I actually left the day after it went on sale in Japan, so I haven’t actually go to hear any of that direct feedback yet. But I do have my own personal Nintendo 3DS, and from my house to the airport I turned on Streetpass, and the day after launch I got four hits or so. So there are already people out there using that function. I’ve looked at a couple things on the web, but I haven’t had the chance to sit down and thoroughly search for information, and I haven’t heard any direct consumer feedback from actual people yet.”
Konno on Sony’s NGP…
“It’s a bit difficult in terms of comparing the two systems. I think that our goal when we set about making this for our customers for us it’s to surprise them and create these new unique experiences. I don’t know that our goals are the same for one thing. As far as from a user’s perspective, I love these digital gadgets, so when the NGP goes on sale I’m sure I’ll take a look at it and see what software is available for it and what the system can do. Whether or not Sony or Nintendo through the launches of these two different hardware systems are trying to achieve the same goal that’s something that I don’t know. It’s difficult to speak to what they’re trying to do.”
Anyone who has talked to me knows that I’m a big advocate of the Wii. Sure, it’s a little underpowered and has a lot of shovelware, but frankly it has a massive library of undiscovered gems that no one seems to know about or care about. That’s why, to be honest, it’s not such a huge surprise that nearly half of Wii owners in the United Kingdom have not used their console in over six months.
The survey covered 1,672 people aged 18 or older, and while 64% said they owned a Wii console, 48% said they had not used it in at least six months. The reasons? Mostly due to lack of time, but other factors include the novelty wearing off and the movement to either PS Move or Microsoft’s Kinect.
Ouch.
Ubisoft showed a trailer for their upcoming title ‘We Dare’ a couple weeks ago, and boy did it excite me. It looked like one of the goofiest, most entertaining games we’d seen since the release of the Virtual Boy, and I had already planned to buy it. Unfortunately, it wasn’t coming to America.
Well, now it’s apparently not coming to the United Kingdom either, despite coming to other European countries as planned. This is likely due to outrage from some newspapers and parents or other unimportant places that the game would be rated okay for ages 12 and up, despite being a bit racy.
Screw you, concerned parents!
Yep… this actually is Reggie Fils-Aime’s high school photo. He looks more or less the same as he does today – minus the glasses and change in hairstyle, of course!
