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From CVG:

NINTENDO REVEALS GAMECUBE STRATEGY

Anti-online focus reconfirmed, bundling issues and more as NOA's George Harrison speaks

16:30 Nintendo of America senior vice president of marketing ("top brass," if you will) George Harrison has revealed some intriguing details regarding Nintendo's future strategy, in an interview with CNN.
One of the most promising revelations was that Nintendo is seriously looking at introducing a bundle later this year featuring GameCube and Game Boy Player. The add-on, of course, gives access to hundreds of handheld titles, dramatically increasing the range of software available to potential owners.

Furthermore, Harrison reaffirmed Nintendo's stance regarding online gaming, stating that he believed it was still "probably a few years away" as far as GameCube is concerned. Boo! But Harrison was keen to emphasise that this E3 would be a huge year for third-party development for the console, as opposed to in-house software, and it's widely expected that link-up software - both GBA/GC and GC via LAN - will form the backbone of Nintendo's E3 line-up.

In potentially more disturbing news, Harrison revealed that, in response to complaints over the difficulty of Mario Sunshine, "Shigeru Miyamoto agreed with criticism that the game was too hard. The word has since come from up high to make games less challenging," writes CNN. "We're trying to go back and make sure we don't let technology alienate players," said Harrison. "We want to make games that are accessible to everyone."

In other Nintendo news, the company has announced it is establishing a new R&D unit in Japan to "develop unique games for Nintendo's hardware platforms, adding to the depth and breadth of Nintendo's first-party game library.

More when we have it.

Johnny Minkley

ARGHH! What's with them???!!! Online is a must!

And because of stupid whining babies like Darunia (no offence, man) who complained about Mario Sunshine's difficulty, Nintendo wants to lower the difficulty in their games. WHY OH WHY??!!!!