Also, Global President Satoru Iwata admits to not talking about future first-party projects due to fears of being copied.
http://www.nintendoworldreport.com/news/30742
Asked directly about whether consumers could understand what made the Wii U a desirable purchase, Nintendo Global President Satoru Iwata said the company was still working on the issue.
"Even here at the E3 show, I would say that the way we introduced [the Wii U's] unique game play hasn’t been absolutely perfect, " Iwata said at the company's E3 analyst event last week, "we do have people who have responded very positively to the Wii U, we also have some who are still somewhat skeptical of it."
Nintendo will be examining what worked and what didn't so it can apply those lessons "for the time when we do announce the launch details, such as the launch price and the launch date," according to Nintendo of America President Reggie Fils-Aime.
One thing the company still seems reticent to do, however, is talk about its game projects beyond the Wii U's launch and the several months following. Iwata admitted that both he and legendary game designer Shigeru Miyamoto are at work on new and existing franchises for the Wii U, but since "similar proposals can be made by the others just one year after," Iwata asked that analysts "please understand that we really can't say much about what else we are planning."
Good. Nintendo has a track record of good results basing the marketing and sales strategy for their devices based on "feedback" from E3. Just look at a couple of years ago when hype around the 3DS reveal caused them to hike the price of the handhel----OH WAIT. ;)
"Asked directly about whether consumers could understand what made the Wii U a desirable purchase, Nintendo Global President Satoru Iwata said the company was still working on the issue."
They're still working on the issue of how to make consumers understand what makes their system desirable? That's a pretty big problem to have this close to launch. At this point Nintendo should have had a finely honed message, one which highlights exactly why you would want to own a Wii U. They should be shouting such a message from the rooftops not 'working' on it. It seems to me that Nintendo's whole approach to the Wii U has been ad hoc.
I think it's a great idea to keep things under wraps to cut down on competitors stealing ideas in a timely manner. I mean, come on, does anyone think SmartGlass was going to be a thing before the GamePad was revealed?Actually yes because there been leaks of MS trying integrating this type of Tech into there system.
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Nintendo's whole approach to the Wii U seems very strange for a system that is due out later this year. We haven't been given the price or the date and they're still figuring out the best way to market it. This isn't some far off product. This is supposedly coming out in less than six months. These aren't the extra details that should still need to be figured out.
The Vita if packed with a ps4 could do what the wii u gamepad does and better.
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And Sony doesnt have a problem with charging people $600 for consoles anyways.
Why are they retaining friend codes?
I have not seen any mention of friend codes, at the very least they never mentioned them at E3.
That would be pointless.
