News Tagged: Iwata

Wednesday 4th November, 2009 - 20:40 GMT

News: Sin & Punishment Team Talks N64 Development Hell

Sin & Punishment Team Talks N64 Development Hell

The console "didn't work at all"

The paradigm shift from 2D to 3D that game developers faced in the 32/64-bit era was so drastic that not only did developers have to grapple with new tech but also figuring out how on earth their games would work in a new dimension. It didn't always work out so well, but when it did it was magical. Nintendo CEO Satoru Iwata sat down with members of Treasure's..

27 comments | In Retro, N64, Wii, Iwata.

Tuesday 4th August, 2009 - 13:28 BST

News: Wii Sales Starting to Crash?

Wii Sales Starting to Crash?

Not enough big Wii games on shelves, admits Iwata

The more business-savvy amongst you will be aware that the Wii isn't selling as well as it has been previously. At a recent Nintendo investor's meeting, Nintendo president Satoru Iwata was asked during a Q&A whether a price drop would be coming for the Wii. He replied: It's not the case of the quality of hardware moved, the feeling of missing..

53 comments | In Wii, Sales Figures, Hardware, Iwata.

Thursday 11th June, 2009 - 09:58 BST

News: Vitality Sensor Gets Its First Announced Game

Vitality Sensor Gets Its First Announced Game

Worldwide shock at name "Wii Vitality"

You certainly can't argue with Nintendo's branding department when it comes to game names. Back in my day, it used to be a "Super" here or a "64" there, but these days the Wii name is even stronger than Nintendo's, with the big N keen to slap it on every game they release, including the recently hinted-at "Wii Vitality".The..

29 comments | In Wii, Wii Vitality Sensor, Iwata.

Wednesday 10th June, 2009 - 09:12 BST

News: Iwata: Nintendo Will Not Be Standing Still

Iwata: Nintendo Will Not Be Standing Still

Nintendo's big boss warns rivals after motion-control announcements at E3

This year's E3 was all about motion control as both Sony and Microsoft decided to jump on the bandwagon that Nintendo got rolling when the Wii was released some time ago.However, Nintendo president Satoru Iwata - speaking in an interview with British newspaper The Times - revealed that he actually expected rival firms to take..

33 comments | In Wii, Iwata, Interviews, Sony, Microsoft.

Thursday 9th April, 2009 - 20:30 BST

News: DSi Has a Strong Opening Weekend

DSi Has a Strong Opening Weekend

Just how many units did the DSi move its opening weekend?

It was announced earlier today by Nintendo's President and CEO Satoru Iwata and Senior Managing Director Shigeru Miyamoto , the DSi had a successful opening weekend overseas and moved over 600,000 units between North America and Europe combined. 300,000 units per territory is a pretty impressive number, especially for only two days of..

27 comments | In DS, DSi, Wii, Sales, Miyamoto, Iwata.