19 July, 2008

E3 not the place to show core games any more?

Miyamoto says that due "the media that gathers at E3 now," Nintendo plans to share there games for hardcore gamers at other shows. This appears to be a response to the lack of 1st party core games shown by Nintendo at E3. Here are two quotes from the interview:

“For a very long time, E3 was an event where — and certainly Nintendo included — catered specifically to the core gamer. Now we look at more … an opportunity for us to introduce new concepts and new types of play that we intend to bring to the broader audience, particularly because of the media that gathers at E3 now,”

“The first that I’d want to clarify is that the concept that Wii intentionally does not cater to core gamers is probably a misconception, and perhaps one that’s almost a PR tactic used by some of the other companies to paint us as a company that’s not targeting core gamers,”

“So while attending an E3 event like this, they might be given the impression that Nintendo is no longer focusing on the games that appeal to the core gamer, in fact we’re still working on many of those titles, but it’s just not the type of event where we’ll be showcasing that anymore.”

Does Nintendo have some thing special waiting for us in the future? Wait here and see.

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