Nintendo Revolution to Launch By Thanksgiving


Satoru Iwata, the head honcho at Nintendo, announced in an interview with a Japanese newspaper that the company is focused heavily on launching the new system before the end of the year in America.

While no solid confirmation had been made by anybody at Nintendo, and only vague dates had been offered, the article is the first concrete information on when we can expect to see the Revolution debut in stores.

In an interview featured in today’s edition of Japanese newspaper Sankei Shinbun, Nintendo president Satoru Iwata stated, “We can’t disclose the Revolution’s release period yet, but we have no plans to miss out on the year-end sales battle. As for North America, we need to release it by Thanksgiving, or otherwise we won’t receive support from the retail industry. So the Revolution will be released prior to that period.”

Iwata avoided any specific comments about how much the Revolution would cost. However, he reiterated that the console will be reasonably priced. “The amount of money that people are willing to spend on videogames is getting less every year,” he said. “Even if it’s a superb machine, it’s not going to sell if it’s 50,000 yen (4). We plan to make [the Revolution] an affordable price.”

[Via, Gamespot]


Satoru Iwata, the head honcho at Nintendo, announced in an interview with a Japanese newspaper that the company is focused heavily on launching the new system before the end of the year in America.

While no solid confirmation had been made by anybody at Nintendo, and only vague dates had been offered, the article is the first concrete information on when we can expect to see the Revolution debut in stores.

In an interview featured in today’s edition of Japanese newspaper Sankei Shinbun, Nintendo president Satoru Iwata stated, “We can’t disclose the Revolution’s release period yet, but we have no plans to miss out on the year-end sales battle. As for North America, we need to release it by Thanksgiving, or otherwise we won’t receive support from the retail industry. So the Revolution will be released prior to that period.”

Iwata avoided any specific comments about how much the Revolution would cost. However, he reiterated that the console will be reasonably priced. “The amount of money that people are willing to spend on videogames is getting less every year,” he said. “Even if it’s a superb machine, it’s not going to sell if it’s 50,000 yen (4). We plan to make [the Revolution] an affordable price.”

[Via, Gamespot]

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