While Nintendo is hesitant to admit anything as the "content of the announcements are finally being finalized," an official announcement that development of new games are under way could take place during a yet to be announced press conference.
Rumors have surfaced that the traditionally secretive company is hard at work creating new products to sell, but doubts began mounting in light of this year's E3. Unwilling to provide specific details of what is going on behind the scenes, Nintendo's President Satoru Iwata dodged:
"All I can say right now is that whatever we may or may not choose to develop will be intuitive and easy to use for everyone. We may or may not use Wii Speak, Wifi features, or the nunchuk but will assuredly make the right decision when the time comes to make those decisions, which we hope to be decided upon prior to a press conference in the near future."
Clearly, NCL is keeping things under wraps, but NOA's president was just as uncompromisingly uncooperative.
A conspicuously close-lipped Reggie Fils-Aime confirmed Iwata's non-comments, in a more or less roundabout way:
"Come on, there are surely games in the works that someone will enjoy. Everyone will soon hear about these unannounced games during a post-press conference conference as soon as we confer whether or not to make that information known. And rest assured the hardcore will be excited about the hardcore games, and the nongamers will be excited at the blue ocean games; we just need some time to forumlate our strategy. The chances of that strategy being revealed at a strategically timed announcement are a definite possibility."
An ever-enthusiastic Cammie Dunaway, vice president of sales and marketing, and Ravi Drums were interviewed together in the latest Gaming Magazine, though new information was just as elusive:
Magazine: Thank you Cammie and Ravi for being with us here today.
Dunaway: My pleasure.
Ravi: *Ba-Boom! CH! Boom-Boom! CH!*
Magazine: There have been rumors all over the internet that Nintendo is doing something, can you tell us anything about what you have been up to?
Dunaway: Puppies are cute. You guys are all the same
Magazine: ..Uh ok. So, are there any details you can provide right now?
Dunaway: Yes
Ravi: *lightly taps on the snare*
Magazine: Well?
Dunaway: We will put more smiles on more faces!
Ravi: *BA DUM, CH!*
Magazine: Will you confirm, right now, that Nintendo is in the process of developing games that will make gamers smile?
Dunaway: No.
Ravi: *bass drum thud*
Magazine: Then why have an interview at all?
Dunaway: All will be revealed at E3.
Magazine: So there is something to be revealed?
Dunaway: We haven't announced that yet.
Magazine: Cammie, Ravi, thank you for your time.
Dunaway: You're welc--
Ravi: *Boom! CH! Ba-Boom-Boom! CH!* . . . . . BOOM-CH-BOOM-CH- CRASH CRASH CRASH-BOOM-CH!....CRASH*
Former Marketing VP Perrin Kaplan concurred that she could neither confirm nor deny these unsubstantiated developments.
Stay tuned to NWR as new information isn't released to the public.