Harrison and Miyamoto offer quotes in what turns out to be a fair assessment of what Nintendo needs to do.
The CNN Money article talks about what Nintendo has been doing and what it needs to do in order to reclaim the industry that it once ruled with an iron fist. The article contains some comments from George Harrison (ones that we've heard before), a comment about Mario from Miyamoto, and an interesting note about the Game Boy Player, due out this June.
Here are a few tidbits:
Nintendo's chief gaming architect Shigeru Miyamoto agreed with criticism that the Mario game was too hard. And, in a decision that might anger the hardcore crowd, the word has since come from up high to make games less challenging.
As for online gaming? Forget it. Nintendo is still very skeptical about the concept, saying consumers might be interested, but have shown no willingness to pay for it. The company was particularly discouraged by the disappointing launch of "The Sims Online". Harrison's gut feeling is online Nintendo games are "probably a few years away. It really depends on the success of the GameCube and whether people think it's worth the investment."
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