"In the end, our competitors need to react to what we're doing in the marketplace and need to figure out what their innovation will be. It's likely that faster processors and pretty pictures won't be enough to motivate consumers. They need to react to what we've done and we need to continue innovating with the Wii U and we will.
For us, launching new systems is about bringing new consumer experiences to the marketplace and we're doing that with Nintendo land and third-party publishers are doing it with games like ZombiU. For us, now is the right time to launch new hardware." - Reggie Fils-Aime
Strong words from Reggie there. We'll need more time to see if the Wii U is a big enough hit to influence what Sony/Microsoft do with future hardware.
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For us, launching new systems is about bringing new consumer experiences to the marketplace and we're doing that with Nintendo land and third-party publishers are doing it with games like ZombiU. For us, now is the right time to launch new hardware." - Reggie Fils-Aime
Strong words from Reggie there. We'll need more time to see if the Wii U is a big enough hit to influence what Sony/Microsoft do with future hardware.
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Personally I think Nintendo should have released Wii U last year if not before. Wii has been dead ages and a longer lead ahead of the new Xbox/PS would have been good.
On the flip side, I'm happy to wait until 2014/15 before upgrading my Xbox...
Pretty much this.
It's time people start enjoying playing the games they want for 'themselves' and get over their graphics/power/specs obsession.
I think it's alright for Nintendo to sell Miiverse, the GamePad, and all the other things that the WiiU has to offer. But Reggie seems a bit on the offensive with this "they need to react to what we're doing" line. Oh and "pretty graphics and faster processors"... you shouldn't be talking about that Reggie.
First, do some fixin' with the OS. Then, show some more games. First or third party... without framerate issues in the latter case.
I wouldn't say that it's "healthy and doing cartwheels" either. As far as I can see, The Vita seems like it's holding on for dear life at the moment. And with the 3DS apparently getting a price drop next week (which doesn't speak well of the health of that system either), it's only going to put Sony's handheld division under greater stress.
@FrenchFryGuy Nope. I'm right with you there man.
It'll be nice to see more gamers simply, well, playing games again.
Limitations [as the Wii has shown time and time again] bring out the creative best in some people [with others clearly not being able to hack it without a crutch - e.g. UE3 games using it to cookie-cutting alot of assets, hence a great deal of such HD games look quite similar, even across genres].
Can't see PS4/X-Box 8 not being MOAR POWER-focused - but who knows [maybe one of them have come back down to earth]?
Wii dead for ages? it just cleared 300K this month.
I think it still has a good bit of life with attractive bundles.
Where did you hear of a 3DS price cut next week?????
Its RUMORED to be dropping permanently to $139.99 I wonder why this (If its true) is happening?
Because the 3DS doesnt sell very well in this continent perhaps?
@ddddd
More likely that they want the 3DS XL to become the "deluxe" and preferred model and the standard 3DS will become the entry level model for more budget minded consumers would be my guess. The 3DS is not doing badly at all.
It's not in desperate need of this despite want some people want to assume. This has market strategy written all over it. Maybe Nintendo knows something about Sony's pricing plans with the Vita that we don't yet.
So this is Reggie saying "COME AT ME, BROS!!" on behalf of Nintendo?
Nintendo doesn't need to worry about Vita, it still has no big games like mario or AC, and it is still more expensive, even after the black friday price drops. This price drop (if real) more than likely has nothing to do with that platform.
@ddddd
You're missing the point I was making. The black Friday price drops were temporary and only lasted a day to a few hours at most. Sony may be giving the Vita a price drop in the coming days or weeks leading into the holidays that will narrow the price difference between the two platforms at the 3DS's current price and so maybe Nintendo is being proactive and dropping the price of the 3DS to keep the price gap between the two systems was all I was saying.
Either way, It certainly isn't because the 3DS is "oh knowz in trouble and failing."
So, Reggie, back to kicking ass and taking names, I see.
Reggie is on the offensive these days and I like it. The gaming media have written off Nintendo for far too long. It's all about innovation. Pretty graphics can only get you so far.
At least one console is released a year apart from the rest every new gen. If it wasn't Nintendo, it would have been Sony or Microsoft.
I agree with him actually. PC's always will have better graphics and horse power and at this point, it's pretty easy to get the parts to put together a PC that can do everything the HD consoles do and much MUCH more for a decent price. Furthermore with services like Steam and GOG and still expanding and constantly improving mobile games market, it will be a tough sell for companies to just put out a system with more horsepower but nothing new.
Microsoft and Sony need to innovate big time.
Powerful words from Reggie and I mostly agree. Seeing him mentioning their Wii pad introduction games as strong launch games makes me hope they will have big HD reveals near the other console launches like metroid, mario, and other new IP's (but mostly metroid).
Oh, they will react...
Probably by offering machines with full built-in DVR capabilities, more powerful hardware, better integrated software and services with things like streaming full games directly from the cloud, superior online, possible built-in Sky/Cable type services, possibly cheaper pricing by offering phone type contract based payment methods...
So far, you have a nice new controller with cool touch-screen integration. Beyond that I really don't see the Wii U doing anything the competition need to be particularly worried about or respond to, Reggie.
LOL
Maybe it's because I am 23, and, you know, maybe hitting some sort of culture lag here... but everything you just listed sounded like a bunch of garbled noise and features I'd never utilize and if that were their focus I'd never drop a dime on those consoles.
Bring me the prettier graphics, and sure, I'm there (they will, and I will be). Cable? Cloud? DVR? W.T.F. Those aren't screaming "BUY ME" right now save for technophiles who need every device to be a swiss army knife of technological capabilities to validate their existence. The minute you even bring up "phone type contract based payment methods" my **** shrivels up and crawls back inside of me. There are people who WANT these things bad enough they'd pay $400-600? ...Why? If that's their emphasis I'll wait for them to crash and burn and save my cash. You can have these things, but if that is their form of reacting and appealing to a mass market then they'll be doomed. You need novelty. Graphics are novelty. Controllers are novelty. They appeal to the senses. DVR is not novelty. Cloud streaming is not novelty.
Eh. C'est la vie.
The "reaction" will inevitably be trying their best to blatantly rip off Nintendo. Microsoft and Sony don't "do" innovation. They just take other's ideas and call them their own. Case in point: both companies acting as if they had invented the very idea of motion controls, when both presented their peripherals at E3.
I couldnt disagree more. It wouldve been cool in tjw 80s but tofay its just an unnecessary feature. I mean really, who among us doesnt have several TV's? I live by myself and I have 3. My parents have 5 at their house. Competition for the tv just isnt the "issue" it was 30 or 40 years ago, and its just such a pointless feature today.
I do like using the pad to surf the net while I watch TV, but then again I could do that before with my phone.
Reggie kicking ass and taking names once again. You can totally count on Sony and Microsoft copying Nintendo for their next consoles. Hasn't there already been a picture floating around of a 360 controller with a screen in it? Just know that they'll both talk smack about Nintendo's innovations until they release their consoles with the exact same features.
And the same people talking crap about the Wii U gamepad now will act like it's the greatest thing ever when Sony/MS copy it.
@donzaloog
This.
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