Kaplan: Wii features selectively unveiled for consumers

There’s apparently a reason behind the cheap wholesome console known as the Wii. According to Perrin Kaplan, Nintendo of America‘s VP, it’s because the company itself is being selective about the features it wants to unveil.

In GameDaily’s in-depth interview with Kaplan on the success and long-term plans of Nintendo, she discussed the different features the Wii already has. She also remarks on how it’s likely that even the Wii will go the way of the GBA and DS, with newer models packed with additional features coming out at a later point in time. While this may annoy hardcore gamers, she mentions that it’s also good business sense in the long term in relation to their currently extended fanbase.

She notes on page three of the interview, when talking about increased online functionality for the Wii that

…for people who are hardcore gamers nothing can ever come fast enough for them, ever. I mean even when we announced a mass market price, which has been a blow away [success], hardcore gamers even complained about that…. And having things at that pace is overwhelming for a lot of the other consumers, so we’ve tried to roll things out at a pace that makes sense… So online stuff will be coming soon and hopefully you all will be really pleased with it. And if you’re really, really into online I can bet that you’d be playing it on all the systems.

Not exactly the answer hardcore Wii fans were looking for, but it’s certainly a truthful one, at least for the profit-oriented folks at Nintendo. For more of the interview, just check the read link below.

There’s apparently a reason behind the cheap wholesome console known as the Wii. According to Perrin Kaplan, Nintendo of America‘s VP, it’s because the company itself is being selective about the features it wants to unveil.

In GameDaily’s in-depth interview with Kaplan on the success and long-term plans of Nintendo, she discussed the different features the Wii already has. She also remarks on how it’s likely that even the Wii will go the way of the GBA and DS, with newer models packed with additional features coming out at a later point in time. While this may annoy hardcore gamers, she mentions that it’s also good business sense in the long term in relation to their currently extended fanbase.

She notes on page three of the interview, when talking about increased online functionality for the Wii that

…for people who are hardcore gamers nothing can ever come fast enough for them, ever. I mean even when we announced a mass market price, which has been a blow away [success], hardcore gamers even complained about that…. And having things at that pace is overwhelming for a lot of the other consumers, so we’ve tried to roll things out at a pace that makes sense… So online stuff will be coming soon and hopefully you all will be really pleased with it. And if you’re really, really into online I can bet that you’d be playing it on all the systems.

Not exactly the answer hardcore Wii fans were looking for, but it’s certainly a truthful one, at least for the profit-oriented folks at Nintendo. For more of the interview, just check the read link below.