Submit a Story!
Nintendo President: "There Was A Miscalculation" [Satoru Iwata]
Nintendo President: "There Was A Miscalculation" [Satoru Iwata]
Today at an investors event in Tokyo, Nintendo president Satoru Iwata was once again frank , admitting a "miscalculation" was made about the game market. "The mood of the market got colder than expected," said Iwata, "and there was a miscalculation." This comes as Nintendo records its first ...
Nintendo to Offer WiiWare Demos
wii.ign.com — November 3, 2009 - WiiWare is slowly becoming packed with content, especially in Japan where the service... often sees four titles released in a single week. Wouldn't it be great to be able to try out some of those games before handing over your precious ... (more) Nintendo to Offer WiiWare Demos
Nintendo ponders Kindle tactics for consoles
ft.com — Published: October 30 2009 16:36 | Last updated: October 30 2009 16:36 Nintendo is looking at the... business model of Amazon’s Kindle as it considers the future for its portable consoles, the company’s president said on Friday. “I’m interested because ... (more) Nintendo ponders Kindle tactics for consoles
News: Iwata: "Wii cannot be defined as healthy"
News: Iwata: "Wii cannot be defined as healthy"
computerandvideogames.com — Tuesday 3-Nov-2009 2:00 PM Nintendo on "urgent mission to recover momentum during holidays" in Japan Nintendo top... honcho Satoru Iwata has said that Wii's situation in Japan "cannot be defined as healthy". It's probably not as bad as it sounds, they ... (more) News: Iwata: "Wii cannot be defined as healthy"
Comments
Blog Reactions

Iwata - Nintendo preparing for the next year and year after, comments on Apple
GoNintendo — ... thinking about what to do the year after next. We’re thinking about our best chances for success.” - Satoru Iwata Iwata also reconfirmed that the Vitality Sensor is going to be out in 2010, and there’s more to it than the simple elements that we know now. Finally, this is the response Iwata gave when asked about the competition from Apple’s iPhone. “In the marketplace, our presence is growing.” Link

Nintendo president admits to game market miscalculation
What They Play: Today — ... At an investor's event in Tokyo on Friday, Nintendo president Satoru Iwata admitted that Nintendo's first profit drop in six years was due in part to a "miscalculation" made about the game market. ...

Related Content
New Nintendo Console Maybe In 3, 5 or 8 Years [Satoru Iwata]
kotaku.com 6/6/2009 — Face it, the Nintendo Wii is a souped-up GameCube. It's not HD. And that's okay! The console has been incredibly successful. But nothing lasts forever, not even the Nintendo Wii. One day, Nintendo will release a new console. "If we have an ...
Nintendo President: "Wii In Unhealthy Condition" [Satoru Iwata]
kotaku.com 4/9/2009 — Wii sales are sliding in Japan. Nintendo wants to re-energize the Japanese market because the company is "beginning to look vulnerable." New sales figures show the PS3 outselling the Wii for the first time in 16 months. The Nintendo Wii dropped 69 ...
New Nintendo console unlikely for some time
thatvideogameblog.com 6/5/2009 — Here we go again with the “this generation may last a while” talk. Nintendo president Satoru Iwata has taken time out from diving, Scrooge McDuck-like , into his giant money pool to reveal his thoughts on when we’ll see another Nintendo console. His view? There’s no ...
Nintendo on Wii, DS Features
wii.kombo.com 18 days ago — Satoru Iwata and others recently released a corporate briefing on the current fiscal year and upcoming development. We previously mentioned Nintendo's take on HD in the future. In the briefing, Iwata also touched on the Vitality Sensor, possible new ...
Nintendo President: Majority Of Video Games Digital In 20 Years [Nintendo]
kotaku.com 19 days ago — The clock is ticking on bricks and mortar game retailers. But according to Nintendo boss Satoru Iwata , the clock will be ticking for another 20 years before digital distribution takes over and rules the school. "Most radical people even dare to ...
Iwata Addresses Issues of U.S. Used Games Market and Nintendo Running Out of Ideas
wii.kombo.com 5/22/2009 — Some more interesting insight to come out of Nintendo Co. Ltd. President Satoru Iwata, following their recent 2009 fiscal year financial report. This time, one question posed to the Nintendo figurehead was regarding the "expansion of the used game ...
Where To Go Next: Nintendo
siliconera.com 24 days ago — We examine the reasons behind Nintendo's profit decline this past year and discuss where the company might need to expand its efforts.
Breaking News: Nintendo fanboys are a dying breed, again
classygamer.blogspot.com 10/21/2009 — Nintendo Fanboy Picture uploaded by Abriael Earlier this generation, looking at gaming sites dedicated to multiple consoles, It was quite easy to spot a lot of Nintendo fans. After a couple very harsh generations for their brand of choice, they were finally able to be the ones standing on ...
Free 3G wireless for Nintendo's next handheld?
itworld.com 23 days ago — Nintendo is feeling the sting of competition from the iPhone. At least, that's the feeling one gets when reading Nintendo president Satoru Iwata's thoughts on the future of Nintendo handhelds. According to a Financial Times piece, Iwata suggests the ...
Nintendo Talks About Its (Possible) HD Future [Nintendo]
kotaku.com 19 days ago — When will Nintendo join us in enjoying the clarity of high-definition? While it's had impressive, money-printing success with the Wii, twice as powerful as any GameCube, it's going to have to step things up graphically at some point. Right? Nintendo ...
News: Nintendo: Wii has stalledVideoGamer.com - All Updates 26 days ago
CEO Satoru Iwata blames the platform holder's inability to continue releasing hit games.
Nintendo's Satoru Iwata Admits the Wii has StalledGameSpy Complete 26 days ago
Profits have dropped for the first time in four years, Nintendo says 'It takes time to recover.'
Wii | 'The Wii has stalled' - IwataGameSpot's News, Screenshots, Movies, Reviews, Previews, Downloads, and Features 26 days ago
Nintendo president says top-selling console has hit a wall due to dearth of "high demand" software, "preparing for next year." Though it once appeared to be a tiny sales juggernaut, Nintendo's top-selling Wii has struggled in 2009. In July, the ...
DSi XL Size Comparisons and VideoKombo.com 26 days ago
The Nintendo DSi XL appears to be quite a handful, as the above image features a mock-up of the Nintendo D6L (it's just easier to type it that way) positioned next to a Wii case for a sense of scale. Yikes. We saw when it was revealed yesterday how ...
Iwata Discusses Sales, Next Year for WiiKombo.com 26 days ago
Despite recent figures showing a decline in sales, president and CEO Satoru Iwata has been very vocal about the situation and Nintendo's projections. While speaking at a press conference in Osaka, Japan, Iwata is quoted as saying "Wii has stalled. We ...