Filed under: GAMING | Tags: Electronic Arts, Nintendo, Satoru Iwata, Wall Street Journal, Wii, XBox, Xbox 360s, XBox Live
Nintendo President Satoru Iwata reflects on the Wii phenomenon and discusses the company’s latest effort to keep propelling the company forward in this Q-and-A style interview with The Wall Street Journal. Among the company’s goals: to keep new gamers engaged and an eventual push into developing markets. The Wall Street Journal (free content) (8/4)
Nintendo characters Mario and Yoshi frame President Satoru Iwata at a recent presentation.
Microsoft may lower prices on Xbox 360s to appeal to the mass gaming market. According to one report, an Xbox console with no hard drive could retail for $199 as soon as next month. Nintendo’s Wii is currently the lowest-priced console on the market at $249. CNET (8/1)
According to the head of EA Games, the company will incorporate Xbox Live avatars into new versions of its games. The avatars can don football gear and other accessories, but there is no word on whether the avatars can be inserted into the new versions of “Madden” or “NCAA Football.” GameDaily BIZ (8/1)
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