We began talking about having another screen being a good idea around 2008. We thought thoroughly about our other options, but in the end, this was the idea which was the most logical for us. So, in 2009, just as we began to press forward with this idea, sure that we were on the right track, this thing called an 'Ipad' came into the world.

So, 2.5 years after the debut of the Ipad, when we were announcing the Wii U, it was the start of the tablet boom, the reaction was, 'Nintendo's just added a tablet to a game console, and there'll be no revolution this time.' Even though we'd been working on dual screens prior to the release of tablets, it looked like we were just following a trend.

- Satoru Iwata

 

There.

Thank you. Now that you gave me the exerpt how does my perception of the situation seem any different than what Iwata said the market would percieve it as?

Never going to happen. Never should happen.

I disagree. Read through what he says, what do you think he means by use smartphones to drive sales of dedicated gaming systems?

I think he means exactly what he said, that they are using things like Twitter and FB, etc., to help promote their consoles. I do not think that Nintendo ever intends to put a VC service on cell phones. Why would they do that, when it would just undercut one of the draws to their own hardware?

Like I said, your perception on anything Nintendo is always predictable.

Everyone on this forum, including you, know Nintendo have dabbled in touchscreens before.

Dude....instead of complaining, take notice that even he noticed that the market would react better to he who gets to the market first. They will gain the title of revolutionary, hence why they said there basically wont be a revolution. Even if I made a mistake Iwata confirmed predicted I would react this way. He's not stupid nor am I blind. Stop being so defensive.

I repeat, everyone on this forum, who doesn't regularly use all kinds of twisted logic to discredit anything Nintendo (and MS does), know about the DS and had the sense to realize that the WiiU gamepad wasn't created just because Nintendo saw iPad sales and decided they wanted in on that.

There's a reason why MS or Nintendo fans get defenssive when they see the name S.T.A.G.E. pop up in a thread concerning Xbox or Nintendo. They know what's most likely coming. It's a natural reflex at this point.

You should've seen Sony fans when I first joined this forum. You'll see biased MS owners who knew me back in 2008 asking me why I am not the same way I used to be. It's called...I broadened my horizons. Every group should be at the ready for me, I guess if you're so paranoid that should suffice. You don't like the way I say things, just like a couple others. It doesn't mean what I am saying is ultimately out of the question. Think about it.