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Iwata goes into greater detail with Miiverse, once again says no to Nintendo games on phones/tablets
With respect to the Wii U system, when we began working on it, one of our goals was to have a variety of purchase options and additional e-commerce options available at its launch. And because of that, we have prepared a Digital Rights Management system. We have designed the system from a technical standpoint to allow developers to freely take advantage of things like free to play and micro transactions.
The next question is about the multiple or cross-platform capabilities of “Miiverse.” Before we announced “Miiverse,” we announced the existence of “Nintendo Network” and positioned that as an overarching network to which different Nintendo hardware systems would be able to integrate. Within the “Nintendo Network,” the “Miiverse” will serve as that social connection between players. And as a result, we do intend to support “Miiverse” on our existing platforms as well as on future Nintendo platforms. As we introduced in the video that talked about “Miiverse,” the system itself is obviously designed to serve as that social connection for the gaming content to be enjoyed on Nintendo’s gaming systems. But at the same time, this “Miiverse” system is a web-based system, and you will therefore be able to access the “Miiverse” and see what is happening there from any device with an Internet browser. Because of this, you would then in theory have the ability to, when you’re not in front of the game system, be able to see the interaction that players are having by checking the content of “Miiverse” on a device like a smartphone or a tablet device. And that could become an opportunity for you to learn about a game that you may not have otherwise known about. Furthermore, for example, our goal is that, in the future, you will also be able to purchase games found in the “Miiverse” from that smartphone or tablet device and, by the time you arrive home, that game will already have arrived on your Wii U system through SpotPass.
On the other hand, we put the utmost priority on creating games as interactive entertainment with premium value and on asking the world to appreciate their value. So we are not considering making Nintendo-made games available for play on smartphones or tablet devices. - Satoru Iwata
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The next question is about the multiple or cross-platform capabilities of “Miiverse.” Before we announced “Miiverse,” we announced the existence of “Nintendo Network” and positioned that as an overarching network to which different Nintendo hardware systems would be able to integrate. Within the “Nintendo Network,” the “Miiverse” will serve as that social connection between players. And as a result, we do intend to support “Miiverse” on our existing platforms as well as on future Nintendo platforms. As we introduced in the video that talked about “Miiverse,” the system itself is obviously designed to serve as that social connection for the gaming content to be enjoyed on Nintendo’s gaming systems. But at the same time, this “Miiverse” system is a web-based system, and you will therefore be able to access the “Miiverse” and see what is happening there from any device with an Internet browser. Because of this, you would then in theory have the ability to, when you’re not in front of the game system, be able to see the interaction that players are having by checking the content of “Miiverse” on a device like a smartphone or a tablet device. And that could become an opportunity for you to learn about a game that you may not have otherwise known about. Furthermore, for example, our goal is that, in the future, you will also be able to purchase games found in the “Miiverse” from that smartphone or tablet device and, by the time you arrive home, that game will already have arrived on your Wii U system through SpotPass.
On the other hand, we put the utmost priority on creating games as interactive entertainment with premium value and on asking the world to appreciate their value. So we are not considering making Nintendo-made games available for play on smartphones or tablet devices. - Satoru Iwata
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