Entries in 'iwata' (83)
Nintendo announces Wii Party
Nintendo has announced it is currently developing Wii Party, a new title that has been designed to shake up an oversaturated genre on the best-selling console.
Wii 2 to go beyond HD
There’s no way of knowing how far off the announcement of a successor to the Wii actually is, but new comments from Nintendo boss Saturo Iwata suggest that when the ...
Iwata dismisses iPad
“It’s a bigger iPod Touch” – that’s the conclusive verdict of Nintendo president Saturo Iwata when asked for his thoughts on Apple’s new iPad by The New York Times.
Nintendo: Iwata’s DS2 comments were misinterpreted
Nintendo has rubbished reports that Nintendo’s next DS will boast highly detailed graphics and motion sensing capabilities.
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New Zelda due this year
Obviously cheery after the Wii’s impressive December performance across the globe, Satoru Iwata has kicked off the New Year by stating that the new Zelda game on Wii will be ...
Iwata: Wii has recovered from slowdown
Having confessed his concern about the health of the Wii in the latter stages of 2009, Nintendo president Saturo Iwata has now told Reuters that has machine has recovered from ...
DSi LL was nearly called ‘DSi Comfort’
In the latest edition of NoJ’s Iwata Asks series, Nintendo president Saturo Iwata has listed a number of names for the firm considered for its recently unveiled DSi XL.
Iwata: Digital retail 20 years away
The digital revolution is upon, but the speed at which the transition from retail to broadband will happen is certainly a matter of debate – and heavyweight industry figure Satoru ...
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Iwata: Piracy “is an endless battle”
With the PS3 remaining the only current generation console to remain unhacked, platform holder Nintendo – whose DS and Wii remain two of piracy’s largest victims – has admitted that ...
Iwata: Wii and PS3 “neck and neck”
You can decide for yourself whether it’s proof of a dramatic PS3 resurgence or a troubling Wii decline, but a recent confession from Nintendo president Satoru Iwata is certainly evidence ...
Iwata: Wii has stalled
Satoru Iwata, the CEO of Japanese platform holder Nintendo, has admitted that the company’s failure to produce regular first party triple-A software for the console has lead to the recently ...
Iwata: New games will sell 10m each
Having admitted that both Wii Music and Animal Crossing: Let’s Go To The City have both underperformed at retail, Nintendo president Saturo Iwata has predicted big things for its upcoming ...
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Wii Music ‘did not fulfil expectations’
Nintendo president Saturo Iwata has admitted that the underperforming sales of both Wii Music and Animal Crossing: Let’s Go To The City were to blame for the publisher’s recent lacklustre ...
Vitality Sensor over a year away
The Nintendo Vitality Sensor will not make it to market in 2009, with Nintendo president Saturo Iwata pointing to a launch in the second half of 2010.
Iwata shoots down Wii 2 talk
Satoru Iwata, the CEO of platform holder Nintendo, has dampened rumours of a second high-definition version of its Wii console by questioning what added value it would add to its ...
Nintendo planning Wii TV beyond Japan
Nintendo president Satoru Iwata claims that the Wii’s new video service – the Wii-no-Ma Channel – is being considered for overseas countries.
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Nintendo planning Wii and DS video download service
With both Xbox 360 and PS3 making giant strides in the video on demand market, Nintendo has confirmed that it too is to enter the sector with a rival service ...
Zelda: Spirit Tracks announced for DSi
The global president of Nintendo Saturo Iwata has headlined his keynote at GDC 09 by lifting the lid on a brand new Zelda game for the DSi entitled The Legend ...
Iwata: Wii Music has fallen short of expectations
Saturo Iwata, the boss of platform holder Nintendo, has admitted in an investor call that the firm’s recent release Wii music has not yet lived up to the firm’s expectations ...
Iwata: “Something is wrong” with the Japanese market
Nintendo boss Saturo Iwata has expressed concern about the state of the Japanese games market, citing the fact that the US market is has now grown ten times its size.
Iwata: DS could sell 150m
Saturo Iwata, the global boss of Nintendo, has stated to inverstors that he believes the firm’s twin-screened DS handheld could go on to sell over 150 million units worldwide.
Iwata: DS market is not saturated
Despite leading many of the most important global games market over the last couple of years, Nintendo president Saturo Iwata has stated that he believes there are still millions of ...
US: Wii boasts record Black Friday
Nintendo president Satoru Iwata has revealed that sales of his firm’s Wii console this Black Friday were double that enjoyed by the machine in the same period in 2007.
Iwata doesn't like price cuts
Nintendo’s global president Saturo Iwata has revealed why the Wii is the only current console not to receive a price drop – he doesn’t like them.
E3 08: Nintendo roundup
Whether it was the wide-smiled docile tones of Cammie Dunaway, the emphatic wide-chinned confidence of Reggie Fils-Aime or the imperial confidence of Satoru Iwata, Nintendo’s confident strides across the E3 ...
