In the course of the Q&A at Nintendo’s latest financial briefing report, Nintendo president Satoru Iwata was presented with a question regarding region-locking. Nintendo and their region-locking policies are something that both fans and critics find unfavorable and while nothing has been officially announced, it appears that Nintendo is indeed reviewing their region-locking policies. “We…
The video game trivia connoisseurs behind Did You Know Gaming? shared some surprising facts today about Link’s character design in Ocarina of Time. It seems earlier designs of the Hero of Time were more cartoony and in line with Mario’s design from Super Mario 64. In images of this prototype Link, the hero had a big…
Nintendo is always working on the next new hardware. In fact, once a system launches, Nintendo starts work on the next one. President of Nintendo Satoru Iwata explains to investors at the recent financial briefing: “I can certainly assure you that we are not at a dead end of any kind in which we are out…
We all know the Nintendo investor briefing Q&A took place last week, at a time when Nintendo’s firm footing has become rather shaky. Company president, Satoru Iwata, made some interesting comments about Nintendo’s plans going forward in implementing applications that enrich and improve “Quality of Life.” Iwata says he wants to redefine the notion of…
Yesterday evening (Eastern Standard Time) Satoru Iwata briefed investors at Nintendo’s Corporate Management Policy Briefing for the fiscal year ending in March 2014. Mr. Iwata had much to say at the presentation from the challenges the Wii U has faced, smart device integration into Nintendo’s business model, expanding Nintendo’s business into new areas, and short-term,…
Nintendo president Satoru Iwata made a few comments yesterday ahead of the company’s investor briefing. First off, it has been confirmed through Nintendo’s financial report that Iwata will be taking a 50 percent pay cut. Japanese publication Nikkei has reported that Iwata’s salary will be reduced for a five-month period from February until June. Iwata isn’t the…
It seems that everyone these days is running around with a smartphone, a tablet, or both. As such, there is some pressure on gaming companies to expand their horizons and develop games for these smart devices. Nintendo will resist this pressure though, as the president of the company, Satoru Iwata, said recently. “The spread of…
Now that we’re so very close to A Link Between Worlds’ launch, it’s time for Iwata to sit down with the team behind the creation of the game for a deep discussion. As with the Iwata Asks on The Wind Waker HD a couple of months ago, the participants all have incredibly insightful information to share with fans, as…
There’s no denying that Nintendo has problems at the moment, as Iwata revealed in their recent financial report. The cause of this surely isn’t the successful 3DS market–the problem lies somewhere else. The Wii U’s poor sales are no secret. Nintendo has been focusing on their 3DS system lately, especially on the Pokémon X/Y software which has been promoted…
Nintendo recently held their second quarter financial reports, with a Q&A held at the presentation. The company have published a transcript of this Q&A on their website, which reveals some interesting insight into the company’s future plans. Responding to a question on how Nintendo plan to market the Wii U when the PlayStation 4 and…
This holiday season is jam packed with competition, especially with the imminent release of the XBOX One and Playstation 4. Some people are speculating that the Wii U will be left in the dust during this “war of the game consoles.” Iwata, worldwide company president, isn’t worried. He says the Wii U has a completely…
The Nintendo 3DS has been our handheld console champion for almost two years. The focus and marketing strategy has been fantastic and the games released make this game-closet addition practically irresistible. However, with the PS Vita being charged up and a new generation of home consoles reaching launch, Nintendo’s Satoru Iwata feels that keeping up…
Nintendo likes to reward its customers with pre-order exclusives; that’s nothing new, as the latest Zelda games already rewarded loyal fans who pre-ordered their games with WWHD’s figurine and Skyward Sword’s special edition Wii Remote. Recently, Aonuma and Iwata got together and promoted a pre-order bonus for A Link Between Worlds in a Vine video: a small musical…
Iwata Asks is a series of interviews hosted by Nintendo president and CEO Satoru Iwata, who sits down with the team of recently-released Nintendo games and discuss the development processes behind them. The latest interview features major members of The Wind Waker HD development team. To kick off the interview, the team reflect upon how…
Nintendo revealed new details about the upcoming 3DS game, A Link Between Worlds, earlier today in a Nintendo Direct presentation. Since E3, fans have been speculating about the game’s logo, featuring a black Triforce. Speculation has risen regarding whether or not it’s just an artistic cover, or if the “Dark Triforce” is an actual thing. Today,…
