Here's are some old quotes about the Wii from an interview with Iwata from 2006. Taken from a recent MTV Multiplayer article. Iwata is pre-emptivly explaining the way Nintendo works now. Remember all of this is before they even called it the Wii and before it was even unveiled.
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“On the other hand, I think the one issue that we had is really an issue of momentum with GameCube. The PlayStation 2 launched before the Nintendo GameCube and, when we launched the Nintendo GameCube — despite the fact that it was a more powerful system — the consumer wasn’t able to see that it was a more powerful system. Because of that, the GameCube had a hard time building momentum. And so, in that sense, that would be one regret I have about the Nintendo GameCube." |
Now the consumer can't see that the Xbox 360 or PS3 are more powerful systems.
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“The other regret that I have is, despite the fact that a lot of very, very fun titles were released for Nintendo GameCube, not very many people got to experience them. And that’s why I’m hoping that, with Nintendo Revolution, number one, I think we’re going to be able to build that momentum. And number two, I’m hoping that people who didn’t play games on Nintendo GameCube will, through the backwards compatibility of Nintendo Revolution, go back and try out some of that unique and innovative software that we released on the Nintendo GameCube.” |
That why they're-releasing them as 'Play on Wii' or 'New Play Control' titles now.
