Iwata: people want 3DS, but are waiting

[Erik Aston]

"After all, the way to solve this problem lies in how to communicate 'what kind of games can be played', as long as Nintendo 3DS is a gaming device.

"There might be consumers who are interested in Nintendo 3DS," he continued, "but they are unable to find software which they want to play, and they are in the 'wait-and-see mode'."

Hmm. So they have to "communicate what kind of games can be played."

We know what kinds of games can be played. It's pretty self explanatory. It's a DS with a 3D screen and a demoted D-pad. We aren't retarded.

And wow. Did a guy who just launched a game console just admit there are no games that customers want to play available? "They are unable to find software which they want to play." He literally just admitted that they tried to launch a console without games, and he seems to have no problem with this. "After all, the way to solve this problem lies in ... [communication]."

He says this offhand, like it's obvious. The problem isn't that there are no games, it's communication. They have to better communicate "what kind of games can be played."

Man, they sure did a good job communicating in 2005-2008. Their communication skills really went down since then! They were so good at communicating when Nintendogs came out, but they just can't communicate what Choo Choo Zelda is about! They were great at communicating with Wii Sports, but just struggle communicating with Super Mario: The Lost Galaxies. They communicated what kind of game Wii Fit was, but can't communicate what's so great about Metroid: Mommy Issues.

"They are unable to find software which they want to play."
"The way to solve this problem lies in how communicate what kind of games [they CAN play]."

Go away, Iwata.