wraggster
August 8th, 2011, 21:49
Things haven't gone entirely to plan with 3DS and Nintendo has acknowledged the 'huge challenges' it faces with its next hardware launch - Wii U.
http://cdn.medialib.computerandvideogames.com/screens/screenshot_262166_thumb_wide300.jpg (http://www.computerandvideogames.com/viewer.php?mode=article&id=262166)In a chat with Wii Sports designer Katsuya Eguchi, our friends at Edge suggested Nintendo faces a similar struggle when it launches Wii U late next year.
"You're absolutely right, those are just some of the huge challenges ahead of us - getting people to really understand what Wii U can offer," acknowledged Eguchi.
"We have some experiences here right now - with Chase Mii and 'shield Pose' - and we have a great opportunity to give people time to play the games, so we'll take advantages of expos, conferences and in-store demos," he added.
"But we really want people to understand how the TV screen and controller screen interact and how that changes the experience. And we've come up with a variety of uses. But you're right, we can't explain them all, and I don't even think we've thought of them all. I'm sure there are many uses that haven't been thought of yet."
Nintendo won't announce the price and release date for Wii U until 2012, president Satoru Iwata has confirmed (http://www.computerandvideogames.com/314103/wii-u-price-release-date-to-be-announced-in-2012/), admitting to worries that potential early adopters will hold off buying the console in response to the drastic 3DS price drop which slashed a third of its price (http://www.computerandvideogames.com/313358/3ds-price-slash-nintendo-chops-a-third-off-rrp/) barely six months into its lifecycle.http://www.computerandvideogames.com/314684/nintendo-facing-huge-challenge-communicating-wii-u-features/
http://cdn.medialib.computerandvideogames.com/screens/screenshot_262166_thumb_wide300.jpg (http://www.computerandvideogames.com/viewer.php?mode=article&id=262166)In a chat with Wii Sports designer Katsuya Eguchi, our friends at Edge suggested Nintendo faces a similar struggle when it launches Wii U late next year.
"You're absolutely right, those are just some of the huge challenges ahead of us - getting people to really understand what Wii U can offer," acknowledged Eguchi.
"We have some experiences here right now - with Chase Mii and 'shield Pose' - and we have a great opportunity to give people time to play the games, so we'll take advantages of expos, conferences and in-store demos," he added.
"But we really want people to understand how the TV screen and controller screen interact and how that changes the experience. And we've come up with a variety of uses. But you're right, we can't explain them all, and I don't even think we've thought of them all. I'm sure there are many uses that haven't been thought of yet."
Nintendo won't announce the price and release date for Wii U until 2012, president Satoru Iwata has confirmed (http://www.computerandvideogames.com/314103/wii-u-price-release-date-to-be-announced-in-2012/), admitting to worries that potential early adopters will hold off buying the console in response to the drastic 3DS price drop which slashed a third of its price (http://www.computerandvideogames.com/313358/3ds-price-slash-nintendo-chops-a-third-off-rrp/) barely six months into its lifecycle.http://www.computerandvideogames.com/314684/nintendo-facing-huge-challenge-communicating-wii-u-features/