I like how he doesn't really defend them much. He just tries to explain Nintendo's mindset.

Great to see that Iwata is looking toward the future and is willing to explain the many issues people are addressing..

but until something actually happens, just going to have to wait and see what plans will be implemented.

Nice words but until they amount to something they stay hollow.

Some of these points that are snarked at I agree with at least partially. For instance, the paragraph with the "content is king" statement, I find that is a problem. Who sold the most, Destiny, Watchdogs, Titanfall, or Shadow of Mordor? Here's a hint: the GOTY contender didn't; in fact, it sold the least. The name of the game right now is rapid price cuts and hype marketing (regardless of how misleading it is). That's not good for the industry, it erodes consumer confidence and creates an overly negative perception.

We'll see what happens. I wish Nintendo good luck for the future.

When it comes to prying money from consumers, Nintendo makes Microsoft look like a charity organization. Seems like they vote firmly in the "no" category for the idea that digital content delivery should be cheaper despite noting how much it brings down distribution costs.

Also, very clever of Iwata to point fingers at people inside the company for their problems then to call out people inside the company for finger-pointing.

The Amiibo potential is literally the only thing here that sounds meaningful.

This wasn't a deconstruction, it was an analysis.

Nintendo's strategy might not net them giant amounts of money, but if there is ever another video game crash, companies like EA and Ubisoft would falter, while Nintendo (and Sony and Microsoft too) would puff on. The constant rehashes and DLC mallpractices will one day fall flat, like it has for Capcom.

Since the first Gameboy Nintendo has been "handhelds first".
The Wii is Nintendo saying: nothing works for us - we can experiment with anything with our next home console!
Remember that DS was supposed to be the "third pillar". Now QoL will be the third pillar instead.