No New Console Until Needed, Nintendo Says

[Disturbed1]

At Nintendo's recent financial results conference, Nintendo president Satoru Iwata stated that there was no need to follow the current industry trend of releasing a new console every four to five years. According to Iwata, "as we continue our research and study for new hardware, when we will be able to launch a new kind of hardware will actually depend on when we can change entertainment completely, and so have a strong impact on people around the world."

In response to the current trend, Iwata said that "scheduling for a rather fixed launch date 4 years from today, regardless of future changes in the industry and the market, appears to be too inflexible an approach to us,"

"Also, since Nintendo's hardware engineers and software creators are always communicating closely, only when both teams agree that it is time to challenge the market with new hardware that we will launch it. So, it is not a correct observation that we are having any trouble deciding on the launch timing of the next hardware."

Iwata also denied rumors of a new DS. "We are not suffering from the shortage of new ideas for DS. I heard that some of the attendees to our October 10th conference were expecting to hear about a new portable machine announcement, but we never had that kind of notion in the first place,"

 

[metroidprime3rules]

At Nintendo's recent financial results conference, Nintendo president Satoru Iwata stated that there was no need to follow the current industry trend of releasing a new console every four to five years. According to Iwata, "as we continue our research and study for new hardware, when we will be able to launch a new kind of hardware will actually depend on when we can change entertainment completely, and so have a strong impact on people around the world."

In response to the current trend, Iwata said that "scheduling for a rather fixed launch date 4 years from today, regardless of future changes in the industry and the market, appears to be too inflexible an approach to us,"

"Also, since Nintendo's hardware engineers and software creators are always communicating closely, only when both teams agree that it is time to challenge the market with new hardware that we will launch it. So, it is not a correct observation that we are having any trouble deciding on the launch timing of the next hardware."

Iwata also denied rumors of a new DS. "We are not suffering from the shortage of new ideas for DS. I heard that some of the attendees to our October 10th conference were expecting to hear about a new portable machine announcement, but we never had that kind of notion in the first place,"

New portable machine? A nintndo ds 2 maybe?

 

[Disturbed1]

nope nothing, well atleast not for now

 

[metroidprime3rules]

I dont see why nintendo would make a wii 2.

 

[Disturbed1]

i know, they could just keep updating the Wii

 

[metroidprime3rules]

But if they do make a new console they better give it good graphics like the ps3.

 

[Phillysoul11]

4-5 more years...that would be like in 2012....hmm i wonder, i hope it has a new smash brothers whatever it is

 

[titch.ryan]

theres no need for a new console yet.

 

[thexcheat]

"theres no need for a new console yet."

not for a long time. it seems like the wii just came out

 

[killman360]

A new console is not needed yet, but Nintendo is going to have to think smart to keep the Wii going for the next 3-5 year's until plans to make another console arise.

 

[titch.ryan]

yes nintendo will have to keep producing games which keep us hooked to the consoles unique controls and not let us stray back to the normal way of playing games.

 

[geevethan]

its been a year i think, i dont think nother console will come till another 2-3 years

 

[Gdog]

theres no need for a new console yet.

A new console is not needed yet, but Nintendo is going to have to think smart to keep the Wii going for the next 3-5 year's until plans to make another console arise.

Honestly, even there was a new console, I would not get it. The Wii is enough for me for the next few years. Besides, once I get to High School, I don't think I will have too much time to play video games anymore

 

[Danny]

4-5 more years...that would be like in 2012....hmm i wonder, i hope it has a new smash brothers whatever it is

Super Smash brothers DX Fray :O

Lol anyways Who cares? We'll be all a little older when this happens.. enjoy your console people!

 

[geevethan]

hmm, i dont know, nintendo HAVE to improve their graphics. mabye they can put a graphic update or something