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Nintendo CEO: Future Consoles Need More Than Just HD
So what's next for Nintendo's hardware? In a Q&A session at a recent investors meeting, Satoru Iwata was asked just that. Nintendo's CEO said R&D segments for portable and console devices are looking into future hardware possibilities, but didn't say much else.
In the meeting, Iwata also clarified rumors regarding HD versions of the DS and Wii. News surrounding HD variations of Nintendo consoles have purely been speculation, and Iwata said he wondered where these claims originated. Even if Nintendo did create an HD compatible console, he said it wouldn't be enough to sell more systems.
"If asked if making the Wii compatible with high definition – just making it compatible with high resolution – will get players throughout the world to buy it, I would of course say, 'Do you think it would sell with just that? It needs something new.'"
So what lies in Nintendo's future?
"If there were no rival makers in the world, I could give examples of the things that we are considering. However, for competitive reasons, I cannot give specifics today on the what or when of the things we're considering."
[Via Andriasang]
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