The Wii U plays games that run on a proprietary 25GB format. That’s the same size as Blu-ray discs. But don’t think that means the Wii U will run Blu-ray discs. Heck, it won’t even run DVDs.
Last week, Nintendo president Satoru Iwata said he regretted going it alone with the Wii, which was an odd regret given the machine’s massive success. Was something lost in translation? Today, we get a look at how Nintendo itself translated Iwata’s remarks. Suddenly the regret is more clear… and more understandable.
There are already too many video chat formats, what with Apple’s FaceTime, Microsoft’s Videokinect and Skype. If Nintendo’s president’s recent comments about 3D video chat for the 3DS portable actually lead to something, then that’s a whole new problem.
It’s a good week for Nintendo to be hinting at their next console going 3D. After all, their 3DS portable has been lapped up by every dog in town for E3, and all eyes are on Ninty’s next move.
According to a Times report, Nintendo’s boss Satoru Iwata now says that Nintendo should treat Apple as “the enemy of the future”. According to him, they won against Sony, and their new nemesis is the iPhone and iPad maker. [Times]
Nintendo’s often-outspoken President, Satoru Iwata, speaking about the iPad. [Yahoo News]
