Nintendo: no Wii Sports sequel soon, not taking the easy way to make profit

Nintendo, master of innovation as seen in the DS and Wii, is also widely criticized for making use of decade-old franchises to make profit. Naysayers could back down though, because CEO Satoru Iwata is not about selling rehashes. In fact, he chose to avoid the opportunity when the one for Wii Sports opened up. A sequel tagged with the Wii Sports title will almost automatically sell millions, but Iwata won’t be dishing out anything of the sort if it’s not going to surprise the crowd.

Iwata had a chat with renowned essayist and blogger Shigesato Itoi, and a part of it was about the future of Wii Sports. It turns out that there won’t be a sequel anytime soon, with Ninty’s CEO stressing out that the gaming giant won’t take the “easy way” to make profit.

When asked about the sequel, Iwata said:

We’re not going to take such an easy way, not by including seven new sports in the game since Wii Sports has five. We’re not closing our doors to the possibility of a sequel, but it’s definitely not coming out soon.

The two played around with ideas like sticking controllers to the player’s feet to play soccer or signing contracts with professional athletes to make Mii out of them, but Iwata dismissed the temptation of “doing the easy.” Iwata believes that taking the easy way forms bad habits, and those in the gaming industry who do so disengage from the “pursuit of true entertainment.”

He made it clear that Nintendo wants to lure in more customers by searching new successful themes like “brain training”, “English training”, or “cooking navigator.” With profit rolling in for Ninty, Iwata believes they can afford taking risks in exploring uncharted waters.

Making great products is nothing beyond the company’s reach, but Iwata is determined to attract more people. Iwata admitted that Nintendo can just release new versions of the more popular games which is easier, but it won’t help their mission of expanding the market.

For the full transcript, head over the Read link below.

Nintendo, master of innovation as seen in the DS and Wii, is also widely criticized for making use of decade-old franchises to make profit. Naysayers could back down though, because CEO Satoru Iwata is not about selling rehashes. In fact, he chose to avoid the opportunity when the one for Wii Sports opened up. A sequel tagged with the Wii Sports title will almost automatically sell millions, but Iwata won’t be dishing out anything of the sort if it’s not going to surprise the crowd.

Iwata had a chat with renowned essayist and blogger Shigesato Itoi, and a part of it was about the future of Wii Sports. It turns out that there won’t be a sequel anytime soon, with Ninty’s CEO stressing out that the gaming giant won’t take the “easy way” to make profit.

When asked about the sequel, Iwata said:

We’re not going to take such an easy way, not by including seven new sports in the game since Wii Sports has five. We’re not closing our doors to the possibility of a sequel, but it’s definitely not coming out soon.

The two played around with ideas like sticking controllers to the player’s feet to play soccer or signing contracts with professional athletes to make Mii out of them, but Iwata dismissed the temptation of “doing the easy.” Iwata believes that taking the easy way forms bad habits, and those in the gaming industry who do so disengage from the “pursuit of true entertainment.”

He made it clear that Nintendo wants to lure in more customers by searching new successful themes like “brain training”, “English training”, or “cooking navigator.” With profit rolling in for Ninty, Iwata believes they can afford taking risks in exploring uncharted waters.

Making great products is nothing beyond the company’s reach, but Iwata is determined to attract more people. Iwata admitted that Nintendo can just release new versions of the more popular games which is easier, but it won’t help their mission of expanding the market.

For the full transcript, head over the Read link below.