Many people, myself included, believe that Nintendo’s weak spot over recent years has been their online functionalities for Wii and DS. Though it is great to have the Virtual Console and some online games like Mario Kart, Nintendo’s online efforts are definitely a step back compared to the Playstation Network and Xbox Live.
Nintendo boss Satoru Iwata and NOA chief exec Reggie Fils-Aime seem to agree to, here’s what they have to say on the matter.
“We look at what we do well. We look at what we don’t do so well. The things we don’t do so well we commit ourselves to fixing and making improvements. I would put our digital business in that second category. We are looking hard at our digital business and saying, ‘You know what? We can do better.’ And we will do better. It will not look like what our competitors are doing. But we will have more content, have it be more easily discoverable. We will make it engaging and a much bigger piece of our overall business.” -Reggie Fils-Aime
Head inside for Iwata’s comments.
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Let’s hope that 3DS doesn’t cost too much more than the DS to make as Nintendo are still not keen on selling hardware at a loss like Sony and Microsoft have in the past.
VB: Are you concerned about how much this will cost? There are so many new things in it, I wonder if you will price it above the normal range where you price your handhelds? Your prices are usually below Sony’s.
SI: I have to refrain from talking specifically about the price point. What I can confirm is that, in terms of the production costs, it will cost more than the costs for the Nintendo DS today. Having said that, we believe we will produce enough value worthy of the production cost. We do not think we have to sell the products below cost.
Thanks VB
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From the Nintendo boss himself:
“As you carry it with you while out and about, it will seek out and automatically connect with wireless LAN spots, and download information. We’re thinking about functionality where it will automatically acquire newspaper and magazine articles.” – Satoru Iwata
Thanks adriasang
Filed under Corporate, Developers, E3, Hardware, Interviews, News, Nintendo 3DS, Rumours & Speculation by on Jun 18th, 2010. Comment.










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