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Recently, Nintendo of America president Reggie Fils-Aime was quizzed about the competition in the gaming industry. Fils-Aime was asked if he believes the time is right for a new round of consoles in light of rumors about the successors to the PlayStation 3/Xbox 360.

He responded by pointing to two Nintendo systems (3DS and Wii U) that were created once developers began having ideas that couldn’t be realized on current hardware. He also wondered how Nintendo’s competitors will innovate and provide new experiences, while also taking a quick jab at Move/Kinect. He indicated that Sony/Microsoft haven’t been providing interesting content for the peripherals.

Fils-Aime’s full response can be found below:

“From Nintendo’s perspective, we set the timing of a new console launch when we have ideas that our current products can’t put into pracice. A good example is the 3DS: when we imagined games like ‘Super Mario 3D Land’, which is a fun title that really needed that 3D perspective, that’s when we said it was time to invest in a new system. With Wii U, we imagined what could be done with two different screens.

“After our competitors become aware of what Nintendo can make, how will they innovate? How will they bring new experiences to consumers that can only be made possible with another system? You know, perhaps speaking from the perspective of our performance in the U.S., even after our competitors launched their motion devices, after the initial excitement, where were the games, the great experiences? They have been slow in putting this into practice.

“For consumers, the question is: where are the truly innovative experiences on the market? I think we’re innovating with the 3DS and we believe we will do that with Wii U as well.”

Thanks to Tim for the tip/translation!



 

 

 

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I don't think Reggie is in any position to criticise others for lack of games.



He's right. Even the flood of expected Wii ports is merely a trickle.



WHERE IS MY KORORINPA 3

''For consumers, the question is: where are the truly innovative experiences on the market?''

I DON'T KNOW REGGIE WHY DON'T YOU TELL US!?



I like Reggie but he needs to shut up for a while.



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3DS versus Super Mario 3D Land , the chicken and the egg ? .



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Say what you will about the Wii's lack of consistent innovation or 3D being gimmicky, but I must say I agree with him on Move and especially Kinect.

Move is a great device; using pointer control in a FPS of any kind always makes me smile (can't wait to use it in Infinite), and the motion works great. It's just that they have no games that differentiate it from what Nintendo has already done with Wii. And from what I've heard/read, Zelda SS is far beyond anything even announced so far for Move as far as creative uses in a game.

As far as Kinect, well, frankly I haven't seen a single thing on it that impresses me. That's not a knock at the device itself so much; I guess if you want dance/fitness/exercise games, then it's great. But not caring about said genres personally, the lack of creativity shown for it is undeniable, IMHO.





If I recall Sony's approach with the move was one of softly softly does it , bring it to the market as an accessory that gives players another option rather than trying to make it integral to the PS3 experience , So there was no need to give it a large advertising budget or have heaps of move titles in the pipeline , instead push integration with titles like KZ 3 e.t.c , like they seem to be doing with 3D and mix that with a select number of Move branded titles.
At least that's my take on it.



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Yeah, I don't think Reggie is the right person to criticise others for not releasing enough games...
How come American Wii gamers aren't playing Xenoblade or looking forward to The Last Story or Pandora's Tower, Reggie? Please tell me.