Burrrrrrrrrrn.

**Valigarmander** · 03-13-2010, 04:27 PM

Nintendo Would Be "Embarrassed" to Be in Sony's, Microsoft's Position

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Sony finally showed off their PlayStation 3 motion controller (dubbed "Move") and sub-controller at GDC this week, and let's be charitable by saying it looks in a lot of ways pretty similar in concept to Nintendo's Wii remote and nunchuck. Nintendo, predictably, is being less charitable with their words, as Nintendo of America president Reggie Fils-Aime had a stern assessment of their competition's (including Microsoft's) rush to motion controls.

"I think we would have been embarrassed to do what our competitors are currently doing," Fils-Aime said to Kotaku, stressing that for Nintendo, it's of vital importance to innovate rather than follow. "So, all I can tell you is that we will innovate. We will provide something new. Something that the consumer and the industry will look at and say, 'Wow, I didn't see that coming.'"

Fils-Aime also gave a few more juicy tidbits about what Nintendo has planned for the successor to the Wii, stressing that it won't simply be a Wii with HD graphics. "For us high definition by itself is not the next frontier. For us we need to provide a whole new compelling experience in our next generation," he said. Fils-Aime also made clear a new console won't be made until Nintendo feels it needs to be.

"When Mr. Miyamoto goes to Mr. Iwata and says, 'I have this great idea and I can't do it on the Wii,' that's when there will be a next generation console," he said. "What that includes we'll see. I think Mr. Miyamoto himself has said that he is very interested in a high-definition experience, but to be 120 percent crystal clear, HD by itself in our view is not enough to go for a new console past the Wii."

Metal Mario · 03-13-2010, 05:42 PM

Say what you like about Nintendo. They've never been followers. They've always forged their own path.

***Ace Mercury*** · 03-13-2010, 07:16 PM

Hey, that's actually a good idea: don't make hardware for things you don't already want to do. It's like they read the FAQ for how to run a business.

**Valigarmander** · 03-17-2010, 01:33 PM

Fils-Aime Prods Sony's Hopes for a Move Migration

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Nintendo of America president Reggie Fils-Aime is skeptical of Sony's hope to make the Move an appealing proposition for Wii owners. In an Industry Gamers interview, he addresses users who might be tempted to get the Move based on it looking like a hi-def Wii. "So I'm a consumer and I'm having a great experience with my Wii," Fils-Aime said. "And we know that's the case - we look at the software that's being purchased. Consumers love the Wii. What's going to motivate them to spend minimally $300 for a new [PS3] system, plus minimally $100 for the Move motion bundle? So [as a consumer] now I'm into this for $400 and I still have to spend money on software. What's going to motivate me to do that?"

Though Fils-Aime is biased for obvious reasons, he raises a valid point. While the PlayStation 3 has its own selling points, like HD gaming and a blu-ray player, the Move may be too similar to the Wii for its own good. Sony debuted the device with Sports Champions, which more than a few people noticed looks a lot like Wii Sports. Sony has said Move will be under $100, but that may translate to $99. Asking Wii users to spend roughly $400 for a similar experience will be a hard sell, so Sony may find more luck relying on their library of core games compatible with Move. Check out our own impressions in the video above.

The price seems like the biggest dealbreaker here to me. If it's $100, there's no way it'll do well. Hopefully for Sony, they'll be able to sell it at a more reasonable price.

***Ace Mercury*** · 03-17-2010, 07:23 PM

What the hell? "Sports Champions"? Why don't they just release a handheld with two screens and touch capability, except every three minutes it sounds a klaxon and jams a rod up your ass?

Robotazy · 03-17-2010, 08:00 PM

Waiting for the Play Champions with a Free Move inside.

That'll sell like hotcakes.

**NintendoNut** · 03-23-2010, 06:15 AM

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Originally Posted by Ace Mercury

Hey, that's actually a good idea: don't make hardware for things you don't already want to do. It's like they read the FAQ for how to run a business.

You kidding? Reggie wrote that.

***Ace Mercury*** · 03-23-2010, 07:21 AM

What, wrote the FAQ? So, was the N64 and Gamecube hard mode or something?

***Cosmonautical*** · 03-23-2010, 09:36 AM

Gunpei wrote that, k thx

Speed · 03-23-2010, 12:01 PM

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Originally Posted by Ace Mercury

What the hell? "Sports Champions"? Why don't they just release a handheld with two screens and touch capability, except every three minutes it sounds a klaxon and jams a rod up your ass?

Better yet release a handheld with two sceens, touch capability then release four "updates" in the same calendar year.

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