Steinberg of Sega clarifies earlier Wii remarks
After voicing out his opinions on the Wii’s current popularity, Sega of America’s Steinberg appended a few additional words to quell the negative hype that was brewing amongst gamers and (quite possibly developers) as well. Steinberg said in his additional statement to Reuters:
Sega has fully supported the Wii since day one and we continue to do so – itÂ’s no secret that we are close partners. Nintendo has done a masterful job of selling its vision and expanding the market. That said, itÂ’s a shared responsibility and opportunity for the whole industry to take advantage of the possibilities of the Wii. If we donÂ’t realise its true potential, we will have missed a great opportunity to expand creatively and that is what I was cautioning against in the Reuters interview. IÂ’m not just putting the responsibility of innovation on Nintendo. ItÂ’s on SEGA and all the publishers and developers as well to carry that flag.
Sounds like a good enough comeback to appease offended parties about what Steinberg said in the other Reuters interview, which spawned a lot of heated debates in several gaming blogs, especially between Wii, Xbox 360, and PlayStation 3 fanboys and girls alike.
We’ll just have to see for ourselves how the console wars turn out in the long run.
After voicing out his opinions on the Wii’s current popularity, Sega of America’s Steinberg appended a few additional words to quell the negative hype that was brewing amongst gamers and (quite possibly developers) as well. Steinberg said in his additional statement to Reuters:
Sega has fully supported the Wii since day one and we continue to do so – itÂ’s no secret that we are close partners. Nintendo has done a masterful job of selling its vision and expanding the market. That said, itÂ’s a shared responsibility and opportunity for the whole industry to take advantage of the possibilities of the Wii. If we donÂ’t realise its true potential, we will have missed a great opportunity to expand creatively and that is what I was cautioning against in the Reuters interview. IÂ’m not just putting the responsibility of innovation on Nintendo. ItÂ’s on SEGA and all the publishers and developers as well to carry that flag.
Sounds like a good enough comeback to appease offended parties about what Steinberg said in the other Reuters interview, which spawned a lot of heated debates in several gaming blogs, especially between Wii, Xbox 360, and PlayStation 3 fanboys and girls alike.
We’ll just have to see for ourselves how the console wars turn out in the long run.
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