Nintendo President Iwata Keen To Avoid Arrogance

**MIG-31** · Sep 5, 2007, 06:50 PM

Source: Gamesutra
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Speaking in a new interview with Newsweek’s N'Gai Croal, originally conducted during the E3 2007 event in July, Nintendo president Satoru Iwata has spoken of his desire to avoid accusations of arrogance at the company following its current run of success.

Asked how he felt now that the perception of Nintendo within the industry had changed, from an assumption of failure to one of success, Iwata commented: “Being part of the entertainment industry, part of our job is to surprise our audiences … If you're introducing these new things and everyone's saying, ‘Oh yeah, this is great,’ ‘We'll take that,’ ‘That's a great idea,’ it's very difficult to maintain within the company the energy it takes to be always looking forward.”

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MIG-31 HardwareHeaven News Mod Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Nottingham,UK Posts: 55,743 Rep Power: 444 System Specs	Nintendo President Iwata Keen To Avoid Arrogance Source: Gamesutra _______________ Speaking in a new interview with Newsweek’s N'Gai Croal, originally conducted during the E3 2007 event in July, Nintendo president Satoru Iwata has spoken of his desire to avoid accusations of arrogance at the company following its current run of success. Asked how he felt now that the perception of Nintendo within the industry had changed, from an assumption of failure to one of success, Iwata commented: “Being part of the entertainment industry, part of our job is to surprise our audiences … If you're introducing these new things and everyone's saying, ‘Oh yeah, this is great,’ ‘We'll take that,’ ‘That's a great idea,’ it's very difficult to maintain within the company the energy it takes to be always looking forward.” __________________ Please Post Your News Submissions Here