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Nintendo News | Management Briefing - Wii Development, Reggie, DS Production and more...

21.06.2006

Nintendo have posted an English translation of their recent management policy briefing with comments from company president, Satoru Iwata, and legendary game designer Shigeru Miyamoto.

A summary of the points raised are as follows:

Wii Pricing, Launch and Reaction

Wii price/launch date is currently set to be announced during or before September 2006.

A October - December launch for the Wii is still planned.

Hardware profit losses are trying to be avoided, and Nintendo currently determine this, but will make up these losses elsewhere if they occur.

"Wii will be a failure if it cannot sell far more than GameCube did. In fact, we shouldn't continue this business if our only target is to outsell GameCube. Naturally, we are making efforts so that Wii will show a far greater result than GameCube."

"A great many people have already accepted this product name. When someone has some hesitation today, we'd like to make efforts so that they will come to like this name in the end."

6 Million Wii are planned to be shipped by the end of the year.

Developing titles for the Wii

Developer priority seems to be shifting toward unique concepts and ideas as opposed to completely fancy graphics with no substance.

"Nintendo was the only company that showed different exhibits based upon different concepts from any other exhibitors."

Nintendo have provided opportunities with developers to test and try the Wii hardware, and is working to bring more studios onboard.

Developer kits will be available for under 200,000yen ($1,800,

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Flynnie 21.06.2006#1

Honestly, I have not been able to use 100% of GameCube's power yet

as well, such as seeking new ways to package software just as Iwata mentioned today

Smilie Smilie :eek

( Edited 13.10.2012 07:52 by Guest )

Laurelin 21.06.2006#2

Honestly, I have not been able to use 100% of GameCube's power yet
as well, such as seeking new ways to package software just as Iwata mentioned today
This is a smilieThis is a smilie:eek

No one did believe me when I repeated this in this forum like a mantra and stated, that Wii has enough power to deliver the graphics needed.

I found this transcript very interesting, it helped me understand some things better. And - unlike other companies - got some more sympathy-points from me when talking economical. That's something I hate most about people usually, because the use an awful lot of shitty buzzwords (<-- that one is a buzzword itself) and you could hit score on bullshit-bingo very easiliy.

( Edited 13.10.2012 07:52 by Guest )

I find your lack of faith disturbing!

Darkflame 21.06.2006#3

Yes, people dont understand consoles are like buckets.

The bigger they are, the harder they are to fill.

"Power" dosnt set the average graphics, it sets the MAX graphics.

Most developers, only have enough "Water" (budget) to fill a gamecube.
If they try to fill an Xbox360 or a PS3 your going to end up with far shorter games.

Why do you think Too Human was split in 3?
They simply couldnt afford to make the whole game, so they make it in 1/3rds.

There will only be a handfull of standout PS3/Xbox360 games that look truely amazing...only from developers that can afford it.

Most others will look like Xbox1/Gamecube games, with shallow last minute effects like over-the-top bloom blur.

I mean, what games look better ("as in real looking") then RE4 ?
None that I can see.
I can see ones with better textures..ones with better charecter mesh's, ones with better shaders.
But I see nothing that, *overall*, looks more realistic.
(ie. Having a ultra-realistic mesh on a charecter, only to have a shitly textured wall does nothing for a game.)

RE4 looked amazing because it took shitloads of manpower to make.
Theres no subsitute for that.

( Edited 13.10.2012 07:52 by Guest )

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Mason 21.06.2006#4

Laurelin said:
No one did believe me when I repeated this in this forum like a mantra and stated, that Wii has enough power to deliver the graphics needed.

I musn't have been part of those threads, as I've been thinking GC hasn't reached its limit for ages. That's why I thought next generation was coming too soon, Xbox and GC could clearly do much more than we'd seen, even if PS2 was probably reaching its limits.

Anyway, nice reconfirmation of some facts there and a good look at their philosophies, brilliant read. Cheers JB. :- Smilie

( Edited 13.10.2012 07:52 by Guest )

Darkflame 21.06.2006#5

That development kit is very nicely priced, incidently..

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Mason 21.06.2006#6

Yeah, I meant to mention that - hell, I could afford one right now if I wanted one/if Nintendo allowed me...

Buddah 21.06.2006#7

I mean, what games look better ("as in real looking") then RE4 ?

Oblivion on the 360
Ghost Recon 3
Far Cry Instincts

Erotic_Spider 21.06.2006#8

new ways to package software just as Iwata mentioned today

They better do a good job of that, DVD cases are great. i dont want to be seeing dreamcast cases again.

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Agul 21.06.2006#9

Nintendo looks to be using a lot of wisdom going in to this next generation of home consoles.

Chance favors the prepared mind.

JoshSL 21.06.2006#10

If they're so into GREAT PACKAGING then how come the DS' cases are so UNNESSECARILY BIG!?!? (& Plastic!!)

Yeah, they can make great games, & they're also doing a hell of a lot to end the planet quicker Smilie

They could easily make the DS boxes smaller (even the US packages are smaller) & fold the manual or sommet, but why use all that unnessecary space!? So yeah, I hope the Wii packaging is good. Smilie

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James2t3 21.06.2006#11

I'm guessing we got the bigger ones cause of thicker manuals. I think it's guranteed the wii is getting DVD cases.

Darkflame 21.06.2006#12

"Oblivion on the 360
Ghost Recon 3
Far Cry Instincts"

Not by a long shot could any of those be mistaken for real life. Even for a instant.
A quick glance at the screen in Re4 and it looks like a film.

Seriously, have a look at them.
*THEY LOOK LESS REAL*
Even if they do have X,Y,Z nice effects.

oh, and oblivion Id like to say has really nice landscapes but;
http://cache.kotaku.com/gaming/Oblivion.jpg

The normal overkill on the bloomblur.
Its going to take games developers awhile to spot the real world isnt like that.
You only get bloom blur on extreamly bright things, and even then they have too much "spread" (must be at least 10-15 pixals in that pic).

Bloomblur was lovely in Prince of Persia...gave it a magicaly, dream like atmosphere..it fitted the game perfectly.
But it dosnt universaly fit every game, and (at least how its being used at the moment) it dosnt make things more real.

Ghost Recon also has a few nice points, specificaly the video post effects are a very nice touch.

However, a *typical* screenshot;
http://www.winsupersite.com/images/showcase/xbox3601_ghostrecon_04.jpg
Very clearly inferiour in realism to Re4.

You see, it all comes down to textureing and modeling..these are the things that take the most effort to make, and these are the things that ultimately make games more real.

( Edited on 21.06.2006 21:46 by Darkflame )

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Megadanxzero 21.06.2006#13

Miyamoto said:
Honestly, I have not been able to use 100% of GameCubes power yet

Why the hell not? Did he just not try to or something? Why would you do that? >_>

( Edited on 21.06.2006 22:09 by Megadanxzero )

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nry 21.06.2006#14

I don't think they meant packaging as in the box the game comes in, I think they meant is it packaged on DVD or is it a downloadable virtual console game? That type of packaging....

tiamat1990 22.06.2006#15

Darkflame said:
Oblivion on the 360 Ghost Recon 3 Far Cry InstinctsNot by a long shot could any of those be mistaken for real life. Even for a instant.A quick glance at the screen in Re4 and it looks like a film.Seriously, have a look at them.*THEY LOOK LESS REAL*Even if they do have X,Y,Z nice effects.oh, and oblivion Id like to say has really nice landscapes but;http://cache.kotaku.com/gaming/Oblivion.jpgThe normal overkill on the bloomblur.Its going to take games developers awhile to spot the real world isnt like that.You only get bloom blur on extreamly bright things, and even then they have too much spread (must be at least 10-15 pixals in that pic).Bloomblur was lovely in Prince of Persia...gave it a magicaly, dream like atmosphere..it fitted the game perfectly. But it dosnt universaly fit every game, and (at least how its being used at the moment) it dosnt make things more real.Ghost Recon also has a few nice points, specificaly the video post effects are a very nice touch.However, a *typical* screenshot;http://www.winsupersite.com/images/showcase/xbox3601_ghostrecon_04.jpgVery clearly inferiour in realism to Re4. You see, it all comes down to textureing and modeling..these are the things that take the most effort to make, and these are the things that ultimately make games more real.( Edited on 21.06.2006 21:46 by Darkflame )

Totally agree with you. And I don't want games to be sooo real. I mean a realistic Call of Duty is going to be quite grotesque...