Nintendo’s Satoru Iwata Interview
Nintendo prez Satoru Iwata must be the George Clooney of the video game industry. He’s been on the must-interview list for months now. If we post one more pic of this guy in here we have to change our website name. Mercury News Staff Writer Dean Takahashi spoke with him at the Game Developers Conference late last month about next month’s E3 and other stuff.
Here are some of Iwata’s thoughts:
On how much information will be released at the E3
“We’re still in the process of deciding how we’ll release the information. The goal is to have the product there to experience. The Revolution is coming out this year.”
On how PlayStation 3 delay affects the Revo
“If we were doing the exact same thing, it would be much more important in terms of who was launching first. Because we have taken a different approach, their delay does not affect us.”
On market domination
“I think the idea that Nintendo doesn’t care about market share is a misunderstanding. Market share is a way to sell your innovative content. It’s a means. It is not an end. If we create innovative and unique software, we use the market share to deliver it to the widest audiences.”
On taking Revolution on-line
“Taking advantage of the Internet will continue. Especially with WiFi. Wireless chat capability on the DS has made it possible for many people to chat online. You don’t have to worry about wires. With the earliest online gaming, there were a lot of headaches associated with it. Even with Microsoft, only one in 10 gamers plays online. Our concept is to get 80 percent to 90 percent of the players online.”
Nintendo prez Satoru Iwata must be the George Clooney of the video game industry. He’s been on the must-interview list for months now. If we post one more pic of this guy in here we have to change our website name. Mercury News Staff Writer Dean Takahashi spoke with him at the Game Developers Conference late last month about next month’s E3 and other stuff.
Here are some of Iwata’s thoughts:
On how much information will be released at the E3
“We’re still in the process of deciding how we’ll release the information. The goal is to have the product there to experience. The Revolution is coming out this year.”
On how PlayStation 3 delay affects the Revo
“If we were doing the exact same thing, it would be much more important in terms of who was launching first. Because we have taken a different approach, their delay does not affect us.”
On market domination
“I think the idea that Nintendo doesn’t care about market share is a misunderstanding. Market share is a way to sell your innovative content. It’s a means. It is not an end. If we create innovative and unique software, we use the market share to deliver it to the widest audiences.”
On taking Revolution on-line
“Taking advantage of the Internet will continue. Especially with WiFi. Wireless chat capability on the DS has made it possible for many people to chat online. You don’t have to worry about wires. With the earliest online gaming, there were a lot of headaches associated with it. Even with Microsoft, only one in 10 gamers plays online. Our concept is to get 80 percent to 90 percent of the players online.”
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