Iwata Sees End of Traditional Console Cycles

**MIG-31** · Nov 5, 2007, 04:08 PM

Source: Gamesutra
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Nintendo president Satoru Iwata has expressed in detail the company’s evolving approach to creating new hardware formats, ruling out any early successor to the DS - and suggesting that the traditional five year cycle of new console generations may no longer be relevant.

Following the company’s record half year sales results, an extensive interview with Iwata has been translated into English on the company’s website. With input from other Nintendo executives, including Shigeru Miyamoto and Shinji Hatano, the questions range over a wide number of topics.

Nov 5, 2007, 04:08 PM	#1
MIG-31 HardwareHeaven News Mod Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Nottingham,UK Posts: 56,818 Rep Power: 471 System Specs	Iwata Sees End of Traditional Console Cycles Source: Gamesutra ______________ Nintendo president Satoru Iwata has expressed in detail the company’s evolving approach to creating new hardware formats, ruling out any early successor to the DS - and suggesting that the traditional five year cycle of new console generations may no longer be relevant. Following the company’s record half year sales results, an extensive interview with Iwata has been translated into English on the company’s website. With input from other Nintendo executives, including Shigeru Miyamoto and Shinji Hatano, the questions range over a wide number of topics. __________________ Please Post Your News Submissions Here