Wednesday, September 28, 2005

Iwata's G4 Interview

G4 has posted an interview conducted with Nintendo president Satoru Iwata, here is a link:

http://www.g4tv.com/mediaplayer/index.aspx?video_key=9569

I have just finished watching the interview, there isn't anything new revealed about the Revolution and its controller, but the video is worth its 50Mb or so download. Iwata covers questions concerning the Revolution's power and controller add-ons (though he dodges questions regarding the console's price and release date), and also some info on the Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess for the Gamecube.

He brings some good points on Nintendo's decisions with the Revolution, including why the company has decided not to include high definition with the console. He believes that for non gamers, people who don't have a care for video games who are attracted by the Revolution's unique style of game play, aren't going to care if the system isn't as "graphical" as its competition. Also for the 80% of consumers not owning a HD TV, supporting High Definition would add uneccessary cost to the Revolution console.

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