The iPad, revealed last Wednesday by Apple CEO Steve Jobs, was dismissed by Iwata as "a bigger iPod Touch". He stated his feelings quite bluntly: "There were no surprises for me."
Iwata was also skeptical about 3D gaming, recently championed by Sony with their PS3 console and Bravia line of televisions, and popularized by James Cameron's blockbuster film "Avatar".
In addition to citing a need to investigate the health impact of playing 3D games for hours on end, Iwata looked at the issue from another, more practical point of view. He quipped, "I have doubts whether people will be wearing glasses to play games at home. How is that going to look to other people?"
He also addressed rumors that the successor to the Nintendo DS would include motion-sensing technology, and that the Wii would soon be upgraded to support HD screen resolutions. While he admitted that Nintendo engineers had new machines in the works, he added, "I question whether those features would be enough to get people to buy new machines."
Pretty big talk from a man trying to sell the DSi XL, which is just a bigger DSi.
The iPad is a lot like the PSP in my eyes. It's cool technology, but it's servicing a market that doesn't exist...
Some analysts (Michael Pachter) try to claim that the iPad is a threat to the DS, makes no damn sense since it's not as portable and the iPod/iPhone are bigger rivals.
As for 3D, I think Nintendo has the most experience with the health hazards of that...
With the iPad, I mean, it's not a Netbook. It's quite literally a big iPod Touch. OK, it doesn't run OSX, it can't multitask, it doesn't have a camera so you can't do video chat...what are you going to buy it for? iBooks? People aren't buying the Kindle to do that, why would they pay even more to do so on the iPad?
Furthermore, you gotta pay $30/month for 3G access, which is a must for a device pulling down as much web data as the iPad does. I've done web browsing over EDGE on a Blackberry and it was garbage, and I can't imagine doing it on my iPhone.
The iPad is a lot like the PSP in my eyes. It's cool technology, but it's servicing a market that doesn't exist...its banking on being able to create a market from scratch. And like the PSP, I don't think it's unique or compelling enough to do that.
People aren't buying the Kindle to do that, why would they pay even more to do so on the iPad?
The iPad? what is that? It sounds like the name of some feminine hygiene product. Who would want to play games with that on the go?
I've done web browsing over EDGE on a Blackberry and it was garbage, and I can't imagine doing it on my iPhone.
The iPad? what is that? It sounds like the name of some feminine hygiene product. Who would want to play games with that on the go?
Congratulations, you're the 10 millionth person to make that incredibly stupid joke.
The iPad? what is that? It sounds like the name of some feminine hygiene product. Who would want to play games with that on the go?
Congratulations, you're the 10 millionth person to make that incredibly stupid joke.
I like that Iwata is suddenly concerned about how using a device will look to other people. How about waving your hands around like a goddamn chimpanzee?
But I am the first to make the joke in this thread, and since this thread is the first time I've heard of the iPad I was not aware it wasa joke that's been made so often.
