Satoru Iwata: We’d love to have Kutaragi
Now, who would have thought it?
According to the German gaming site GameFront, the Nihon Keizai Shimbun has released a report about a press conference which has just been held by Nintendo. As most press conferences go, the Nintendo officials spoke about upcoming game titles, the financial gains of the company, movements and plans in general. However, one simple statement from Nintendo President Satoru Iwata made the event a whole lot more exciting.
According to the Japanese newspaper, Iwata stated that they “would love to see Kutaragi join up with Nintendo”.
Now, this may generate a lot of reactions, but then again, how this will all develop would be nothing short of interesting. After all, Kutaragi’s honorary position at Sony isn’t exactly a very active office, and The Father of Playstation has also stated in recent interviews that his next ventures would mostly be independent from Sony, so there MAY be a good chance that he’ll take Nintendo up on his offer. After all, it cannot be denied that Kutaragi has a long history with Nintendo, since he IS the guy who gave the SNES the gift of sound, via the SPC700 chip which he designed.
However, considering the fact that Kutaragi was also once badly slighted by Iwata’s predecessors (think: Hiroshi Yamauchi, CES 1989, and a botched Play Station announcement… note the space in between “Play Station”), one can’t really tell what Crazy Ken will do next.
Via GameFront
Now, who would have thought it?
According to the German gaming site GameFront, the Nihon Keizai Shimbun has released a report about a press conference which has just been held by Nintendo. As most press conferences go, the Nintendo officials spoke about upcoming game titles, the financial gains of the company, movements and plans in general. However, one simple statement from Nintendo President Satoru Iwata made the event a whole lot more exciting.
According to the Japanese newspaper, Iwata stated that they “would love to see Kutaragi join up with Nintendo”.
Now, this may generate a lot of reactions, but then again, how this will all develop would be nothing short of interesting. After all, Kutaragi’s honorary position at Sony isn’t exactly a very active office, and The Father of Playstation has also stated in recent interviews that his next ventures would mostly be independent from Sony, so there MAY be a good chance that he’ll take Nintendo up on his offer. After all, it cannot be denied that Kutaragi has a long history with Nintendo, since he IS the guy who gave the SNES the gift of sound, via the SPC700 chip which he designed.
However, considering the fact that Kutaragi was also once badly slighted by Iwata’s predecessors (think: Hiroshi Yamauchi, CES 1989, and a botched Play Station announcement… note the space in between “Play Station”), one can’t really tell what Crazy Ken will do next.
Via GameFront