Post by Segaman on Apr 13, 2004 16:27:28 GMT -5
Meanwhile, Nintendo is named the most successful publisher in Japan
15:09 Nintendo President Satoru Iwata has again reiterated his belief that technology alone is not enough to keep gamers interested, though he also admitted that competition, in the shape of Microsoft's Xbox and Sony's PS2, was stronger than ever before.
In an interview with the US press, when asked directly about rumours suggesting that Nintendo was considering not launching a follow-up to the GameCube, Iwata said that at least in the short-term, Nintendo would continue in the hardware market as long as the company could create what he referred to as "the best games" to play on that hardware.
Iwata contended that Nintendo and Microsoft's philosophy were at odds with each other, stating that Microsoft was concerned only with "beefing-up" technology - an approach which could backfire, as it would be difficult for developers and programmers to get to grips with. In contrast, Iwata described Nintendo's goal as to design a unique console, and one that's easy to develop for.
Iwata challenged another charge often levelled at Nintendo, suggesting that it was important people realised that Nintendo didn't make titles only for the younger gamer; the Nintendo President used the GBA SP as an example of the company's attempts to woo older gamers.
On the future of gaming, Iwata contended that games creators would no longer be so concerned
with working on the most powerful machine, since all the consoles were so powerful. Iwata even used the talismanic-like status of Shigeru Miyamoto in the argument, saying both he and Miyamoto doubted developers were motivated by raw power these days.
"With the next generation of consoles, if the only thing they have is ten times the functionality I don't think people will be able to tell them apart from this existing generation," Iwatu commented. "In the end, if the next generation of consoles only represents beefed-up technology, there will not be much of a future."
The Sex Pistol of the gaming world then added defiantly that Nintendo is working on a next generation console which he referred to as GCNext. The GCNext is being designed primarily to entertain, he stated, rather than as a showcase for state of the art technology. He added that technology was important, but that technology alone could not succeed in the long run.
He also stated that when it came to discussing Nintendo's future strategy with his software and hardware division, rather than pay equal attention to both groups' concerns, he paid greater attention to Miyamoto and his group's feedback, explaining this by stating that the hardware's sole aim is to support the software, and adding he felt this meant Nintendo's approach was unique.
Elsewhere Iwata admitted that Nintendo's view of third-party publishers had softened, and said that in the future it would become increasingly important to maintain good relations with them.
He finished the interview by blaming the GameCube's failure to sell more units on the late launch of the console, and assured that Nintendo's next console would launch at around the same time as its competitors.
15:09 Nintendo President Satoru Iwata has again reiterated his belief that technology alone is not enough to keep gamers interested, though he also admitted that competition, in the shape of Microsoft's Xbox and Sony's PS2, was stronger than ever before.
In an interview with the US press, when asked directly about rumours suggesting that Nintendo was considering not launching a follow-up to the GameCube, Iwata said that at least in the short-term, Nintendo would continue in the hardware market as long as the company could create what he referred to as "the best games" to play on that hardware.
Iwata contended that Nintendo and Microsoft's philosophy were at odds with each other, stating that Microsoft was concerned only with "beefing-up" technology - an approach which could backfire, as it would be difficult for developers and programmers to get to grips with. In contrast, Iwata described Nintendo's goal as to design a unique console, and one that's easy to develop for.
Iwata challenged another charge often levelled at Nintendo, suggesting that it was important people realised that Nintendo didn't make titles only for the younger gamer; the Nintendo President used the GBA SP as an example of the company's attempts to woo older gamers.
On the future of gaming, Iwata contended that games creators would no longer be so concerned
with working on the most powerful machine, since all the consoles were so powerful. Iwata even used the talismanic-like status of Shigeru Miyamoto in the argument, saying both he and Miyamoto doubted developers were motivated by raw power these days.
"With the next generation of consoles, if the only thing they have is ten times the functionality I don't think people will be able to tell them apart from this existing generation," Iwatu commented. "In the end, if the next generation of consoles only represents beefed-up technology, there will not be much of a future."
The Sex Pistol of the gaming world then added defiantly that Nintendo is working on a next generation console which he referred to as GCNext. The GCNext is being designed primarily to entertain, he stated, rather than as a showcase for state of the art technology. He added that technology was important, but that technology alone could not succeed in the long run.
He also stated that when it came to discussing Nintendo's future strategy with his software and hardware division, rather than pay equal attention to both groups' concerns, he paid greater attention to Miyamoto and his group's feedback, explaining this by stating that the hardware's sole aim is to support the software, and adding he felt this meant Nintendo's approach was unique.
Elsewhere Iwata admitted that Nintendo's view of third-party publishers had softened, and said that in the future it would become increasingly important to maintain good relations with them.
He finished the interview by blaming the GameCube's failure to sell more units on the late launch of the console, and assured that Nintendo's next console would launch at around the same time as its competitors.
