GoNintendo 'End of Day' thoughts - Denise Kaigler returns to answer a couple more questions - what does Nintendo think of Sony/Microsoft motion control, and just how many games is Nintendo hiding from us?

I have a great EoD thought for you guys today! You can’t get much better than a visit from Nintendo’s Denise Kaigler! I’m going to stop wasting her space, and let you guys get right to it! See you in a few, short hours.

Denise Kaigler has returned once again to pump out a couple more answers to some questions that you guys asked! She may be extremely busy leading into the holiday season, but she didn’t forget about you guys!

For those that don’t remember, we had the amazing opportunity of asking Denise Kaigler, Nintendo of America’s vice president of marketing and corporate affairs, a few questions. Well actually, it was you guys that ended up asking the questions. Over the past few months, Denise has been stopping by to put together some answers to what you’ve asked. This time around, she manages to squeeze in a couple more responses.

Denise has let me know that she’ll have one more round of answered questions coming to us in the future. Make sure you stay tuned for those, but for now, enjoy what she has to say below! Your questions are in italics while Denise’s answers are in bold.

1. Since Microsoft and Sony are both planning to release motion controls, and it will be Motion+power on their side and only motion in the Nintendo side, what is Nintendo planning to do to even the competition?

It’s interesting … I get asked this type of question from time to time. People are curious how Nintendo will respond to these new motion-control proposals. But remember that in this instance, we’re the ones being responded to. Nintendo’s motion controls created a paradigm shift for the whole industry. We encouraged millions of new people to play and that caused the rest of the industry to sit up and take notice.

As far as the “power” part of your question is concerned, the real key to video games is not the tech specs but the answer to the question “is it fun?” I think the history of video games has demonstrated that the fun and experience of playing trump all other considerations.

2. How many games do you know about that are still unannounced? All I’m asking is for a number!

Oh no! No matter how I answer this question, I think you’ll either end up frustrated – or mad at me. J If it’s a small number, you’ll think we don’t have anything in the pipeline. If it’s a big number, you’ll ask why we’re sitting on so many games. The truth is, it really depends on the time of year. Right before E3, for example, I might know of a couple dozen games that Nintendo has up its sleeve that haven’t yet been announced. Knowing about games like Metroid: Other M before anyone else is one of the perks of working for Nintendo.

As always, a very huge thank-you to Denise for stopping by and chatting with all of us. From what I understand, she’s quite fond of the GoNintendo gang…meaning you guys! I know I speak for the entire staff and body of readers/podcast listeners when I say that it’s truly an honor to have had this opportunity.