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[Anth0ny]

@gibbogame 6:48 PM
Iwata- not hopeless or at a loss in coming up with something new but unless existing users satisfied we cannot release next hardware

nintendo to never release next hardware confirmed

 

[Fine Ham Abounds]

Give me a Lucina and Palutena figure and I'll cough up some money.

Medusa plz

 

[Tookay]

What is that third game there, it looks like paper mario

I don't think it matters; it's just a placeholder for their vision.

 

[Malus]

Game C looks like Octopus Dance from NintendoLand.

 

[TheBaronOfNA]

This.

Is the not real reason.

R&D takes time and we can't cancel our stuff.

 

[Mysterious]

The colors look like Royal Raceway in MK8.

Yeah, I think it's MK8 too now. I kind of see Daisy's rear (towards the left) and the blue mechanism that activates the glider.

 

[Protagonist Jake]

I get excited just by Iwata confirming that they're working on new hardware. And really like that they're not willing to kill the Wii U and jump to a new platform.

learned from Sega past it seems

 

[Trago]

https://twitter.com/gibbogame/status/464220384271675392

Guys if you want the next Nintendo console, buy the Wii U?

The Wii U's here to stay guys.

 

[Azure Dream]

Iwata- not hopeless or at a loss in coming up with something new but unless existing users satisfied we cannot release next hardware

"We will not move on until you like the Wii U. Say you like it." *crosses arms*

Spoiler

I know that's not what he means, still fun to imagine it that way.

 

[cafemomo]

Interesting that they are still touting WD

At this point, they probably paid Ubi for them to continue developing a WiiU version

 

[Lebon14]

They always do. But somehow it surprises people

Not surprised, excited.

 

[alr1ght]

I get excited just by Iwata confirming that they're working on new hardware. And really like that they're not willing to kill the Wii U and jump to a new platform.

Here's something to get you even more excited, MS and Sony are already working on next gen systems.

 

[Lunar15]

Should be sticky on top of every doom thread.

(Gibbo sure adds some strange language to his tweets.)

It's kind of a non-answer, isn't it? It's basically dodging the question of "hey when are you going to release that thing that you are obviously not going to announce tonight?"

 

[Orakio Rob]

 

[NandN3DS]

Nintendo won't abandon this consumer because of internet posters.

 

[digoutyoursoul]

nintendo to never release next hardware confirmed

I would hope there is a change in leadership before the major investment/strategy of their next hardware is finalised

 

[Graphics Horse]

So, a fancy memory card?

exactly!

 

[-Horizon-]

Medusa plz

Once I get mine and I'm satisfied, you can get your figures. So get back in line buster.

 

[javac]

@gibbogame

Iwata - for QOL don't think too narrow on Nintendo, we can make things fun, health services... We know how to get people hooked

 

[Blueblur1]

Here's something to get you even more excited, MS and Sony are already working on next gen systems.

I'm less excited cuz I just bought one of the current ones and quite like it.

 

[udivision]

Someone ask about the $100 mil already.

 

[AdanVC]

"Game C"

C = 3
3 = E

Meaning: Game C to be revealed at E3.

 

[LTWheels]

The real question; Where the fuck is SMTIV for Europe?

 

[antonz]

I don't see Iwata being around in 2017. Not at this rate

 

[Pociask]

C'mon Iwata, it's not like there's a lot of them.

I think there is a string argument to make that they should worry more about the huge audience they lost than the tiny audience they retained. Otoh, Nintendo die hard fans have sustained them through dark days in the past. Losing them to chase bigger game could be the end of the company.

 

[Not]

nintendo to never release next hardware confirmed

(chuckle)

 

[DaBoss]

@gibbogame

https://twitter.com/gibbogame/status/464221449138360320

Don't know how to get people hooked on the Wii U though (and the 3DS somewhat).

 

[Gamerloid]

Iwata - for QOL don't think too narrow on Nintendo, we can make things fun, health services... We know how to get people hooked
https://twitter.com/gibbogame/status/464221449138360320

 

[BlazingDarkness]

@gibbogame 6:48 PM
Iwata- not hopeless or at a loss in coming up with something new but unless existing users satisfied we cannot release next hardware

Well at least they're not completely stupid. I'll never go near another Nintendo product again if they drop the Wii U anytime soon.

 

[Kyzer]

nintendo to never release next hardware confirmed

Damn .

 

[Graphics Horse]

Iwata - for QOL don't think too narrow on Nintendo, we can make things fun, health services... We know how to get people hooked

Nintendo Morphine dispensers

 

[jmizzal]

Interesting that they are still touting WD

At this point, they probably paid Ubi for them to continue developing a WiiU version

So its still not canceled or is Ubisoft still waiting to announce its canceled

 

[Shard]

@gibbogame

More and more it looks like this is going to be a health and fitness thing.

 

[-Horizon-]

@gibbogame

Medical drugs? lol

 

[Mysterious]

@gibbogame

Iwata - for QOL don't think too narrow on Nintendo, we can make things fun, health services... We know how to get people hooked

Then why aren't people hooked with either product they have out right now?

 

[ShadowElliot]

Good move on not releasing new hardware anytime soon. Bring out the full potential of the Wii U before doing so.

Spoiler

I would kill for Kid Icarus: Uprising HD if it were possible...

 

[Mango The Magician]

So something can be transferred back and forth? interesting.

 

[Gorilla Shark]

As a life long Nintendo fan I'm sad about the current state of affairs. Wii U bombing, almost no games on the horizon aside from the handful I'm already hyped about, company losing money and having no idea wtf is going on, etc, etc...

BUT....

I'm buying ALL those fucking figurines. All of them. Maybe even some duplicates. And I'm 32 years old. I give no fucks.

 

[Wario64]

Kotaku calls it Nintendo Figure Platform

 

[atr0cious]

Why would it?

Their market is still shrinking on both fronts.

You think that they don't have expenses elsewhere (R&D, salaries, acquisitions)?

Of course they do, and that's what their bankroll is for. Right now there is a thread about a blog on Time, about them not being able to 'save' the Wii U, and thus they maybe need to move on to the next system. This says it no longer needs to be saved, that they can continue to put games on it, and Iwata is even going even further by saying they aren't just going to dump the Wii U.

This is why many people have been on the fence about getting the system. Now that Nintendo is saying they have confidence in the system, and they aren't going to dump it like the Virtual Boy, shouldn't we talk about that?

 

[TheBaronOfNA]

@gibbogame

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CcG8z2OTAWs

 

[TheGreatMightyPoo]

Nintendo won't abandon this consumer because of internet posters.

 

[HowZatOZ]

So it is a memory card.

Not necessarily. It could be exactly how Disney Infinity works, in that the figurines are associated with many games. Or it could be like Skylanders, in that all the figurines can be played in the expansions.

Or, it could just be that the figurines have multiple games to play.

 

[NandN3DS]

This is not helping with what QOL actually is.

 

[Maintenance]

Remember when we had memory cards? Pepperidge Farm Satoru Iwata remembers.

 

[Riki]

@gibbogame

QoL is Meth, confirmed.

 

[The Hermit]

Gibson
"Iwata- not hopeless or at a loss in coming up with something new but unless existing users satisfied we cannot release next hardware"

https://twitter.com/gibbogame/status/464220384271675392

thank you Iwata

 

[Shard]

https://twitter.com/kobunheat/status/464221143675580416

Chris Kohler ‏@kobunheat 4m

Nintendo is emphasizing the fact that by transferring data from multiple games to your figurine, you can create a personalized figure.

 

[Protagonist Jake]

for QOL don't think too narrow on Nintendo, we can make things fun, health services... We know how to get people hooked

 

[Sadist]

Buy all the figurines!