Nintendo Admits They May 'Lose Some Purists'

njkid1 writes "GameDaily has up their full E3 interview with Nintendo of America's George Harrison, SVP of Marketing and Corporate Communications. Harrison talks about the move of the company's sales and marketing force, acknowledges that Nintendo may 'lose some purists' while attempting to broaden the audience, and he doesn't rule out a Wii revision: 'It's interesting, console hardware has always historically been on a sort of fixed, sequential pattern almost every five to six years and it takes you about five years to develop a new piece of console hardware. The handhelds and portables, like Game Boy and now DS, we've always been continuously innovating, and whenever we feel like it's time or have an upgrade, we'll do it, whether it's an improved screen for the handheld or slimmed down like the DS Lite - those types of things. So it's not out of the question on Wii, but we're not even to our second holiday yet, so it's kind of premature to talk about any revisions to the hardware itself.'"

Comments

Oh Honestly!

[Greyfox]

Who doesn't like to play with their wii? I've got two co-workers who have them now and they often invite me over to play with their wii. I have yet to take them up on the offer as I'm concerned that playing with your wii excessively may lead to carpal-tunnel so I'm going to wait to see if it becomes an issue now that everyone is playing with their wiis all the time. Maybe a medical study after a year or two. I wouldn't be surprised if it's unsafe to play with your wii more than 3 or 4 hours a day. Future wiis may need to come with a warning sticker. Something like "Warning: The Surgeon General has determined that playing with your wii excessively can cause carpal tunnel, tennis elbow and blindness." So for me at least the Jury is still out on the wii and whether it's really the best at what it does (Although the market appears to have decided that it is.)

Tourney bastards?

[RyoShin]

Does it include those retarded "hardcore" tournament players for Super Smash Bros. that demand you only ever use Final Destination, no items, and only allow half the roster? If so, I would like to say that not only do I hope the door hits their ass on the way out, but it also knocks them on their face.

Re:"Re-Wii"?

[Mattintosh]

"Wiiwii", to be followed by "WiiThrii".

Re:What's a purist?

[morari]

[...] I remember being extremely unhappy when I heard that my two favourite 2D franchises [...] were going to be made into 3D games. Until I played them. You obviously have not played any 3D Sonic the Hedgehog games...

Re:Hardware revisions?

[fbjon]

The rain was pounding the streets as Chief Inspector Harrison stepped inside the ring of police cars. The brutal carnage was immediately evident. Body parts were strewn around, and the carcass in the middle was barely recognizable. They had arrived too late.

Harrison swallowed his gag reflex, as he hunched over the scene of tragedy. Kick marks were found all over the body, pieces of blackened skin jutted out like sharp knives, and the intestines had been ruthlessly crushed. Looking closer at one of the slim, rectangular kick marks, Harrison was now sure of the chain of events. There could be no doubt: they had thought they'd made a toy for children and adults alike, but they had created a monster.

Harrison stood up. The PS3 at his feet would play no more. Who would be the next victim?

Re:"Re-Wii"?

[snicho99]

Actually, considering the Japanese origins of the company concerned, wouldn't it be "Wii-Ni"?