Nintendo President Satoru Iwata isn’t worried about Sony’s PS4 or Microsoft’s Xbox One. He’s said that the company isn’t going to cut the Wii U’s price and that the prices of Sony and Microsoft’s consoles actually help the Wii U.

In a recent interview Iwata declared that Nintendo doesn’t ‘care too much’ about what they’re competitors are doing.

We just don’t care too much about what other companies are doing or are trying to do. Our primary focus is to think about and actually carry out something which other company’s hardware can never realize. We are trying to provide consumers gaming experiences that can only be available on Nintendo platforms

This shouldn’t be mistaken for Nintendo not paying attention to what the industry is trying tell them. They are humble enough to say that a game like Skyrim could influence the next Legend of Zelda title. So I wouldn’t take it as Nintendo being too stuck in their ways.

I think sticking to their guns and not focusing too much on what Sony/MS are doing is the right decision. Remember how Sega looked over their shoulder at every turn during the mid to late 90′s in regards to what Sony and Nintendo were doing? That lead them to throw a complicated processor into the Sega Saturn and make multiple mistakes with the Dreamcast.

Nintendo has the right attitude of trying to find ways to prove why people need a Nintendo device, not why they need a Nintendo device INSTEAD of another device. Sure, this may reduce Nintendo to a “secondary” console status but that means people are more inclined to buy your console in general, even if it feels specific needs for specific reasons.

http://gimmegimmegames.com/2013/06/nintendo-we-just-dont-care-too-much-about-what-other-companies-are-doing/

This company really has some balls :D

o.O What is it in the last few days? That's more PR than in the entire seven months the WiiU has been on the market before...

I am actually really really psyched for the next few Wii U years after this week.

Well, duh. They don't even seem to care too much about what their company is doing.

Isn't this kinda like Sony and MS stating they weren't competing with the Wii? It smells funny.

Always with the one liners.

I feel like Nintendo is stuck in a terrible limbo right now. They've got the same "we do what we want" attitude that has granted them so much success in the past, but at the same time they're just so out of touch with what their die hard fans actually want. They're trying to keep the casual market, which is larger but doesn't care as much about games, and that's negatively affecting the games that they're supposed to be making for the core audience. There's no creativity, there's no ingenuity anymore--they're just stuck in this weird in-between limbo where they can't please anybody.

I think the Wii U will suddenly find its identity amongst gamers in the not too distant future. I see great things ahead for Nintendo, especially if they go the 3DS route of pumping out great must have games for the system.

Nintendo is just too awesome. It's a shame people don't pay enough attention to it, thinking it's a kiddie console. But when a game like Smash Bros is released, nearly everyone rejoices on that console.