Reggie Fils Aime: Sony and Microsoft Need To React To Nintendo

Nintendo of America president Reggie Fils-Aime has some sharp words for Microsoft and Sony: you react to us, not the other way around.

Speaking to CNET in a telephone interview today, Fils-Aime brushed off an assertion that the Wii U could be faced with irrelevancy issues if Microsoft and Sony launch their new consoles in the coming year, as expected.

"In the end, our competitors need to react to what we're doing in the marketplace and need to figure out what their innovation will be," Fils-Aime told CNET. "It's likely that faster processors and pretty pictures won't be enough to motivate consumers. They need to react to what we've done and we need to continue innovating with the Wii U and we will."

Nintendo launched its Wii U console last week. According to Fils-Aime, his company has sold 400,000 units in the U.S. since that launch. The Wii U is being called the first next-generation console, but with HD support and graphics that about match the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360, some say it's actually a way for Nintendo to catch up to the current generation and the company launched the device too soon.

"We don't believe so," Fils-Aime said in response to those claims. "For us, launching new systems is about bringing new consumer experiences to the marketplace and we're doing that with Nintendo land and third-party publishers are doing it with games like ZombiU. For us, now is the right time to launch new hardware."

Still, the Wii U will need to compete with products that will likely deliver vastly improved hardware compared to Nintendo's option. Last week, a copy of magazine Xbox World leaked divulging knowledge it claims to have of Microsoft's next console, the Xbox 720. That device, according to that leak, will include improved graphics, an enhanced motion-gaming experience with the Kinect 2.0, and a Blu-ray drive. If those features came to the Xbox 720, the device would be far more powerful than the Wii U.

Sony is believed to be working on a similarly powerful PlayStation 4.

At least so far, Fils-Aime isn't concerned. He said that "consumer response [to the Wii U] has been very positive," adding that the device's performance to this point is "quite comparable" to the Wii, indicating the Wii U could match what is one of the most popular consoles of all time.

In the end, Fils-Aime doesn't see the Wii U as a standalone piece of hardware, but as "a living, breathing" product that will continue to be improved over the comping years.

CNET

Don't get cocky, Reggie, you don't want your own words used against you... remember Tretton and the PS3?

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Reggie is lame.

Ooooooo that sounded like something that would come from the Sony camp.

Don't get cocky, Reggie, you don't want your own words used against you... remember Tretton and the PS3?

charizard1605

Ooooooo that sounded like something that would come from the Sony camp.

Kingpin0114

[QUOTE="Kingpin0114"]

Ooooooo that sounded like something that would come from the Sony camp.

Willy105

Next gen is going to be so exciting lol.

He isn't being cocky he is speaking the truth. Several forum posters are pulling this "power" card but how many will show up when they get their precious power?

Unless the others have some real system sellers (and they won't do for quite some time) they are going to sell at a slow and steady rate.

More power means higher prices. And not just the consoles. The games and DLC as well. It isn't ideal for consumers. Better graphics does not justify a £10 - £20 price increase on software.

lol! Reggie has been on a roll all this year. I don't think he's ever been this entertaining.

"It's likely that faster processors and pretty pictures won't be enough to motivate consumers."

Hmmm....actually it would to me! All i want, next gen, is a powerful console and the ability to play games with a standard controller.

if he doesint mean to sound cocky he sure isint doing a good job. SO he wants the competitors to come up with some sort of gimmicky thing to stand out. I dont want that. I just want more games and power to increase for better looking experiance and proboly more things that can be in the games cause of said power. I dont need a tablet or something els to enjoy my games.

foot, meet mouth. tread carefully, Reggie. Tread carefully...

From the guy who said on CNN that "3rd-party games like CoD look dramatically better on our system." FastEddie2121

"It's likely that faster processors and pretty pictures won't be enough to motivate consumers."

Hmmm....actually it is to me. All i want is a powerful console and the ability to play games with a standard controller.

PAL360

Wellp this just goes to show how out of touch Nintendo is with the core gamer base.

It is EXACTLY more power that people want out of their gaming consoles. Has he not taken notice of how people have continued to jump from gen to gen to new consoles whose main improvement over the previous ones was power?

God Reggie really is a moron....

Wellp this just goes to show how out of touch Nintendo is with the core gamer base.

It is EXACTLY more power that people want out of their gaming consoles. Has he not taken notice of how people have continued to jump from gen to gen to new consoles whose main improvement over the previous ones was power?LostProphetFLCL

[QUOTE="FastEddie2121"]From the guy who said on CNN that "3rd-party games like CoD look dramatically better on our system." Willy105

From this thread: www.gamespot.com/forums/topic/29322592/digital-foundry-black-ops-2-and-mass-effect-3-wiiu-vs-360-vs-ps3"The Wii U version matches the look of the Xbox 360 game and thus gives it an edge visually over the PlayStation 3 release, but unfortunately it comes up well short in terms of performance - an aspect that is all-important to the playability of a COD title. The frame-rate variance is such that the PS3 game feels generally smoother, while the 360 release feels like an entirely different game in the more demanding levels. Bearing in mind the commonalities in hardware design between Wii U and Xbox 360, we can't help but feel somewhat disappointed that Black Ops 2 under-performs so noticeably."

"Dramatically" is at best a stretch and at worst a lie. He does have a tough job defending this 'next gen' console so I can see why he needs to fudge on how things actaully are.

[QUOTE="LostProphetFLCL"]

Wellp this just goes to show how out of touch Nintendo is with the core gamer base.

It is EXACTLY more power that people want out of their gaming consoles. Has he not taken notice of how people have continued to jump from gen to gen to new consoles whose main improvement over the previous ones was power?Willy105

The Wii was a novelty that appealed to non-gamers than anything, not to mention ANYTHING Nintendo has a huge clan of drones mindlessly following it.

I want to ask the question to Reggie, why do PC gamers repeatedly dump money into their computers to upgrade them every so often? Hint: It's not because of some motion-control esque gimmick.

[QUOTE="Willy105"][QUOTE="FastEddie2121"]From the guy who said on CNN that "3rd-party games like CoD look dramatically better on our system." FastEddie2121

From this thread: www.gamespot.com/forums/topic/29322592/digital-foundry-black-ops-2-and-mass-effect-3-wiiu-vs-360-vs-ps3"The Wii U version matches the look of the Xbox 360 game and thus gives it an edge visually over the PlayStation 3 release, but unfortunately it comes up well short in terms of performance - an aspect that is all-important to the playability of a COD title. The frame-rate variance is such that the PS3 game feels generally smoother, while the 360 release feels like an entirely different game in the more demanding levels. Bearing in mind the commonalities in hardware design between Wii U and Xbox 360, we can't help but feel somewhat disappointed that Black Ops 2 under-performs so noticeably."

"Dramatically" is at best a stretch and at worst a lie. He does have a tough job defending this 'next gen' console so I can see why he needs to fudge on how things actaully are.

[QUOTE="Kingpin0114"]

Ooooooo that sounded like something that would come from the Sony camp.

Willy105

Well, if Move and Kinect are anything to go by, then i think Reggie is right.

The Wii was a novelty that appealed to non-gamers than anything, not to mention ANYTHING Nintendo has a huge clan of drones mindlessly following it.

LostProphetFLCL

Oh wait, there weren't.

[QUOTE="Willy105"][QUOTE="LostProphetFLCL"]

Wellp this just goes to show how out of touch Nintendo is with the core gamer base.

It is EXACTLY more power that people want out of their gaming consoles. Has he not taken notice of how people have continued to jump from gen to gen to new consoles whose main improvement over the previous ones was power?LostProphetFLCL

The Wii was a novelty that appealed to non-gamers than anything, not to mention ANYTHING Nintendo has a huge clan of drones mindlessly following it.

I want to ask the question to Reggie, why do PC gamers repeatedly dump money into their computers to upgrade them every so often? Hint: It's not because of some motion-control esque gimmick.

[QUOTE="PAL360"]

"It's likely that faster processors and pretty pictures won't be enough to motivate consumers."

Hmmm....actually it is to me. All i want is a powerful console and the ability to play games with a standard controller.

jg4xchamp

Exactly. Nice way to put it. :)

For some "hardcore" gamers this may not have been the meal of the day at least from that wording but for any random gamer faster gaming and pretty graphics may not be looked on as favorably compared to a gimmick like the game pad is. Oh and gimmick isn't necessairly a bad thing for ppl that might say something negative about it.

Overrall it wasn't exactly too cocky. He is just pointing that out since they are the forerunners this gen.

[QUOTE="Willy105"][QUOTE="Kingpin0114"]

Ooooooo that sounded like something that would come from the Sony camp.

Giancar

lol! Reggie has been on a roll all this year. I don't think he's ever been this entertaining.

TecmoGirl

[QUOTE="PAL360"]

"It's likely that faster processors and pretty pictures won't be enough to motivate consumers."

Hmmm....actually it is to me. All i want is a powerful console and the ability to play games with a standard controller.

jg4xchamp

Well, there's certainly nothing that can be said against Nintendo in that regard. They proved that specs don't matter with the Wii stomping the s**t out of the PS3 and 360 last gen.

There's no more room for hardware innovation, Nintendo.

[QUOTE="Heil68"]Fuk Reggie Fuk WiiU Fuk Nintendojg4xchamp

> Corrects someone else on poor spelling

> Uses the wrong version of "there"

Gotta love it! :D

There's no more room for hardware innovation, Nintendo.

GamerwillzPS

[QUOTE="Willy105"] You mean during the PS2. After the PS2 came the PS3, and they had to quickly adjust to play catch-up with both MS and Nintendo. Giancar

Welp they don't got much to lose at this point. The other systems haven't even shown their names yet. :P

While I feel this one isn't exactly boasting, if they are on other comments, then I just see it as good fun really. You will have some leeway on claims to things if you're out the gate first. Its always been this way.

[QUOTE="GamerwillzPS"]

There's no more room for hardware innovation, Nintendo.

charizard1605

Aww, I'm so sorry that your opinion doesn't get in line with mine.

"It's likely that faster processors and pretty pictures won't be enough to motivate consumers."

Hmmm....actually it would to me! All i want, next gen, is a powerful console and the ability to play games with a standard controller.

PAL360

Yeah thats exactly what Im hoping the next PS shall be if Sony finally understands that doing what Nintendo does but later and worse doesnt cut it.

Kinectbox doesnt look too good considering how MS abandoned core gamers at the end of this gen.

[QUOTE="charizard1605"][QUOTE="GamerwillzPS"]

There's no more room for hardware innovation, Nintendo.

GamerwillzPS

Aww, I'm so sorry that your opinion doesn't get in line with mine.

No doubt Sony will. Sony's entire existance as a company the past few years has them labelled as a reactive company. They just see what other people are making and what people buy, and then they copy. Unfortunately for them, their copy jobs don't heed the success that the original had.

[QUOTE="GamerwillzPS"]

[QUOTE="charizard1605"] As always, you are hilariously incorrect.charizard1605

Aww, I'm so sorry that your opinion doesn't get in line with mine.

:lol:

[QUOTE="jg4xchamp"][QUOTE="Heil68"]Fuk Reggie Fuk WiiU Fuk NintendoThe_Game21x

> Corrects someone else on poor spelling

> Uses the wrong version of "there"

Gotta love it! :D

[QUOTE="Giancar"][QUOTE="Willy105"] You mean during the PS2. After the PS2 came the PS3, and they had to quickly adjust to play catch-up with both MS and Nintendo. AznbkdX

Welp they don't got much to lose at this point. The other systems haven't even shown their names yet. :P

While I feel this one isn't exactly boasting, if they are on other comments, then I just see it as good fun really. You deserve some leeway if you're out the gate first. Its always been this way.

[QUOTE="charizard1605"][QUOTE="GamerwillzPS"]

Aww, I'm so sorry that your opinion doesn't get in line with mine.

GamerwillzPS

:lol:

[QUOTE="charizard1605"][QUOTE="GamerwillzPS"]

There's no more room for hardware innovation, Nintendo.

GamerwillzPS

Aww, I'm so sorry that your opinion doesn't get in line with mine.

Welp that rig you got there is an attempt at innovation at its finest.

Don't see your issue. :P

Shots fired! Shots fired!

[QUOTE="GamerwillzPS"]

[QUOTE="charizard1605"]Your opinion is predicated on a false assumption and your own rather limited definition of what gaming is and should be. It doesn't matter that it is your opinion, it is still flat out inaccurate and incorrect.charizard1605

:lol:

:lol:

You seem angry.

[QUOTE="charizard1605"][QUOTE="GamerwillzPS"]

:lol:

GamerwillzPS

:lol:

You seem angry.