Hirokazu Hamamura says It’s too early to give up on Wii U
Posted on 10 years ago by Jarop(@gamrah) in News, Wii U | 1 Comment
In a recent interview with business website Sankei Biz, Hirokazu Hamamura has come out saying that Nintendo should not abandon their support for the Wii U. Hamamura explains:
The Wii U is in a slump, but has not yet reached the stage of giving up.
[Nintendo] has no choice but continuing to release popular software.
Hamamura is quite a notable figure in the Japanese game industry. He was editor in chief for Famitsu magazine for a number of years as well as the president of Enterbrain among other things.
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Kadokawa director ponders Wii U’s chances for future success
Posted on 10 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii U | 9 Comments
Kadokawa director Hirokazu Hamamura, who is also Enterbrain president and former editor-in-chief of Famitsu, commented on Wii U’s chances to be resurrected in an interview with Mainichi Shinbun.
Hamamura noted that Nintendo may have a shot to turn things around with “killer content”. He did, however, explain that producing many games for both Wii U and 3DS is a difficult task.
Hamamura’s comments in full:
Associating the growth of smartphones and the slump of the Wii U is difficult. Two years ago the handheld 3DS was called a failure, and then it bounced back. Of course they are in competition to keep a hold on the users’ time. It can be boosted if killer content is released. However developing a lot of games for both the Wii U and the 3DS is difficult… That’s a fact.
