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Reggie: Sony and Microsoft Need To React To What Nintendo Is Doing With Wii U

Sony and Microsoft Need To React To What Nintendo Is Doing With Wii U

"Faster processors and pretty pictures won't be enough"

The Wii U has its fair share of plaudits but its fair to say it also has an equal share of doubters as well. Since the new console has launched many developers have taken a swipe at it claiming its lack of power will make it outdated and irrelevant once Sony and Microsoft throw their new...

Reggie: Time Spent on Rival Devices is a Missed Opportunity For Nintendo

Time Spent on Rival Devices is a Missed Opportunity For Nintendo

Company looks to offer a broader degree of entertainment

Nintendo is entering a unique phase in its existance, a period where its rivals not only include Microsoft and Sony, but also Apple and Google. Despite Nintendo's best efforts to deny the threat, mobile and social gaming is most definitely on the rise, and many predict that the traditional...

News: Reggie Promises Steady Stream Of Wii U Consoles

Reggie Promises Steady Stream Of Wii U Consoles

Supply chain is "solid", lessons learned from past launches

Hardware launches are traditionally accompanied by annoying shortages as early demand outstrips supply, but Nintendo of America president Reggie Fils-Aime has taken steps to calm nervous customers who may be worried that they're in for a long wait if they haven't already preordered the Wii...

Reggie: $299 Is Strong Value, And Is Going To Be For a Long Time

$299 Is Strong Value, And Is Going To Be For a Long Time

Nintendo of America's president talks Wii U pricing and the impact of the 3DS cut

Unless you're living under a rock, you'll know that yesterday Nintendo confirmed the global pricing for its new Wii U console. In North America, the Basic set will retail for $299.99 and the Deluxe for $349.99. Speaking to GI.biz, Reggie Fils-Aime outlined his...

Reggie: Wii U Information Could Hit Before E3

Wii U Information Could Hit Before E3

Keep 'em peeled

Wii U will boast a full range of entertainment says Nintendo of America president Reggie Fils-Aime, but must we really wait until Nintendo's E3 press conference on 5th June at 9am Pacific time to hear more? Perhaps not. Fils-Aime told Spike TV that there'll be new details spread over the course of 2012: We will be sharing information throughout the year so I won't say you'll have..

Reggie: Wii U to Boast a "Full Range of Entertainment"

Wii U to Boast a "Full Range of Entertainment"

The big man speaks

Nintendo of America president Reggie Fils-Aime's CES "interview" with Spike TV didn't give anything major away — games and dates remain a mystery — but he did speak in very broad terms about Nintendo's vision for its upcoming console. Talking about the plan to continue broadening the Wii install base, Fils-Aime naturally pointed to the controller, hinting at its..

Reggie: Virtual Console on Wii Isn't Dead

Virtual Console on Wii Isn't Dead

It's only sleeping

It's been over three months since the Wii received a new Virtual Console game in North America, and close to a staggering six months since Europe got a new old game to play with, but Nintendo of America president Reggie Fils-Aime wants to assure you the service isn't dead. Speaking to Time about upcoming games, Fils-Aime...

News: Fils-Aime: "Wii U Welcomes Publishers' Online Networks"

Fils-Aime: "Wii U Welcomes Publishers' Online Networks"

"Be water, my friend."

When Nintendo's CEO and president is vocally unhappy about something, you know it's going to filter down and action will be taken to try to rectify the problem. Speaking at the investor's meeting as part of E3 2010, Satoru Iwata professed Nintendo's dissatisfaction with its own online efforts. That was over a year ago, and since then, the company has rolled out a more..

News: Fils-Aime: "3DS Didn't Launch Prematurely"

Fils-Aime: "3DS Didn't Launch Prematurely"

Lower than expected sales because of...?

Four million 3DS consoles were shipped prior to its launch and like any other company, Nintendo was hoping every unit would be sold by the end of the fiscal year. Missing that target by about 400,000 units, Nintendo conceded that 3DS sales had been lower than expected. Although the 3DS broke multiple

News: Wii U and Its Controller Near Their Final Form Factor

Wii U and Its Controller Near Their Final Form Factor

Reggie Fils-Aime talks design and tablet trend

Although the aesthetic design of the Wii U controller may look similar to tablet devices, Nintendo of America president Reggie Fils-Aime points out that the company is not trying to tap into the tablet market. During a VentureBeat interview, Fils-Aime spoke about Wii U's development and how it took place before tablet devices gained the popularity we..

News: Fils-Aime: Next Home Console Unlikely to be 3D

Fils-Aime: Next Home Console Unlikely to be 3D

Are you bothered?

Nintendo's taken handheld gaming by the ankles and slung it into the 3D pool, so it's long been a question whether the successor to the Wii will also be capable of pumping out 3D visuals too. According to the president of Nintendo of America Reggie Fils-Aime, it doesn't look likely. Speaking to CNN, 3DS producer Hideki Konno spoke about Nintendo's efforts in 3D gaming..

News: Nintendo Insists That Apple's iPad Isn't a Threat

Nintendo Insists That Apple's iPad Isn't a Threat

Reggie Fils-Aime: iPad isn't even a mouthful, while DS offers both "snacks" and "meals"

In case you hadn't noticed, Apple launched a new piece of hardware recently. The iPad is, according to Apple fans, the best thing since sliced bread but Nintendo's Reggie Fils-Aime isn't so keen. In fact he's been downright disparaging about the new device:...

Reggie: Innovation Is Still Nintendo's Priority

Innovation Is Still Nintendo's Priority

Reggie Fils-Aime talks about the life that the Wii has ahead of itself, and Nintendo's competitors

Nintendo representatives don't usually pay much attention to any smack talk that might come from their competitors, but in a recent interview with Kotaku, the President at Nintendo of America seems to have been doing a bit of trash talking himself!...

Reggie: Nintendo Not Considering Successor to Wii Quite Yet

Nintendo Not Considering Successor to Wii Quite Yet

Says technology enables fun, but is not the means itself

Nintendo of America president Reggie Fils-Aimé has spoken about a successor to the Wii, be it Wii 2 or Wii HD, in a recent interview with Forbes. Talking about plans for a new platform and high definition, Reggie reveals that Nintendo is not thinking seriously about the next system and that the company is not interested in HD just to have..

News: Reggie Fils-Aime Speaks with Fox News

Reggie Fils-Aime Speaks with Fox News

Nintendo of America CEO discusses sales, consumers and gambling

Earlier this week, Nintendo of America CEO, Reggie Fils-Aime, appeared on Fox News’ Business programme and discussed amongst other things sales, consumers and gambling. The interview, which features game footage and the presenter failing at Zelda, states that Nintendo will struggle to beat last years Wii sales: The third year in a..

Reggie: The Future Is Now

The Future Is Now

Nintendo's American boss finds Microsoft and Sony's new tech 'ironic'

In a recent interview with Kotaku president of Nintendo of America Reggie Fils-Aime passed a few choice comments on some of E3's big developments, most notably Microsoft's Project Natal and Sony's 'Wand' controller: We have been very familiar with that technology. have personally seen a lot of iterations of similar technology..

News: The NintendoPhone: Not Happening, Says Reggie

The NintendoPhone: Not Happening, Says Reggie

Japanese giant has no interest in encroaching on Apple's territory

Rumours about Nintendo entering the mobile phone arena have been floating around for what seems like years now but the company's US main man Reggie Fils-Aime has effectively quashed such speculation in a recent statement to the New York Times: “Telephony is not in our wheelhouse. It's not something I anticipate us getting..