28th March 2005, 11:57 AM
Found it at the GA boards, apparently it's from a Nikkei Business Daily interview, and was posted at Gamefront:
I am so frightened and excited at the same time. I totally agree with Nintendo, that controls need to get simpler. But I'm also afraid that that will mean simple games, which would be a disaster (see: Kirby's Air Ride). If the Revolution can deliver simple yet innovative controls and still allow for complexity within the game, they could lead the market again. Think about it. Imagine if all of the people that like movies but are afraid to play games because of the complex controls could now play them with the greatest of ease. This could put Nintendo on top... or completely backfire on them.
E3 can't come any sooner!
Quote:A goal of ours with Revolution is to expand the target market for games. The current consoles are are constantly getting more complicated. The number of buttons on Joypads has been increasing steadily in recent years, for instance. Hardcore players can still manage, but for inexperienced people and beginners the degree of complexity is too big of a barrier.
In order to reach these people and to motivate them to play games, Revolution will have a "User Interface" that everyone can manage. However, Iwata cannot yet discuss exact details.
I am so frightened and excited at the same time. I totally agree with Nintendo, that controls need to get simpler. But I'm also afraid that that will mean simple games, which would be a disaster (see: Kirby's Air Ride). If the Revolution can deliver simple yet innovative controls and still allow for complexity within the game, they could lead the market again. Think about it. Imagine if all of the people that like movies but are afraid to play games because of the complex controls could now play them with the greatest of ease. This could put Nintendo on top... or completely backfire on them.
E3 can't come any sooner!