Joystiq http://www.joystiq.com Joystiq http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/http://www.joystiq.com/media/feedlogo.gif Joystiq http://www.joystiq.com en-us Copyright 2013 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/<![CDATA[Rumor: PS4 in Japan later this year, will cost more than $400]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2013/02/06/rumor-ps4-in-japan-later-this-year-will-cost-more-than-400/http://www.joystiq.com/2013/02/06/rumor-ps4-in-japan-later-this-year-will-cost-more-than-400/http://www.joystiq.com/2013/02/06/rumor-ps4-in-japan-later-this-year-will-cost-more-than-400/#comments Report PS4 will arrive later on this year, retail for $500 in the USThe PlayStation 4 - which is currently expected to be announced on February 20 - will be available later on this year in both Japan and the US and will carry a hefty price, according to a translation of a report found in respected Japanese newspaper Asahi Shimbun. The Japanese version, says the translated report, will cost "greater than 40,000 yen," which means it will be more than $400 there.

Asahi adds there will be a rush to meet sales demands on both sides of the world, but the paper doesn't specify a US price; however, the PlayStation 3 launched at $500 when it came to North America, and cost 49,980 yen in Japan, around $535. So Asahi's report suggests that whatever the next generation PlayStation's price is, it will likely be slightly cheaper than the PS3 was at launch.

There's also no mention of a European launch, and the PS3's launch was indeed delayed in Europe by hardware shortages. Hopefully, Sony will clear all this up on February 20.

JoystiqRumor: PS4 in Japan later this year, will cost more than $400 originally appeared on Joystiq on Wed, 06 Feb 2013 21:45:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>announcementasahi-shimbundollarsjapannext-genorbisplaystationplaystation-4priceps3ps4sonyusyenWed, 06 Feb 2013 21:45:00 EST<![CDATA[Iwata: Wii successor needs 'something new' beyond HD]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2010/02/02/iwata-wii-successor-needs-something-new-beyond-hd/http://www.joystiq.com/2010/02/02/iwata-wii-successor-needs-something-new-beyond-hd/http://www.joystiq.com/2010/02/02/iwata-wii-successor-needs-something-new-beyond-hd/#commentsIn Nintendo's recent quarterly investor Q&A, president Satoru Iwata discussed the possibility of an HD-followup to the Wii. "If asked if making the Wii compatible with high definition -- just making it compatible with high resolution -- will get players throughout the world to buy it," he said (as translated by Andriasang), "I would of course say, 'Do you think it would sell with just that? It needs something new.'" Note that his statement isn't a denial of an HD Nintendo system at all.

Iwata also addressed the contested statements he allegedly gave to the Asahi Shimbun about a DS successor. The newspaper reported that he said it would have motion-sensing and "highly detailed" graphics, a claim that Iwata later said was "misinterpreted." Iwata helped clarify the situation further in the investor Q&A, suggesting that the reporter led him to that statement.

According to Iwata, the reporter asked, "The next DS will need to have high resolution graphics and include a motion sensor, wouldn't you say?" to which he responded, "Those are naturally considered requirements. However, do you believe it will sell with just this?" All together now: It needs something new!

JoystiqIwata: Wii successor needs 'something new' beyond HD originally appeared on Joystiq on Tue, 02 Feb 2010 14:15:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>asahi-shimbunDSds2iwataNintendosatoru-iwataWiiwii-hdTue, 02 Feb 2010 14:15:00 EST<![CDATA[Nintendo: Iwata's DS2 comments were 'misinterpreted']]>http://www.joystiq.com/2010/01/12/nintendo-iwatas-ds2-comments-were-misinterpreted/http://www.joystiq.com/2010/01/12/nintendo-iwatas-ds2-comments-were-misinterpreted/http://www.joystiq.com/2010/01/12/nintendo-iwatas-ds2-comments-were-misinterpreted/#comments
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We all know a brand-new Nintendo handheld is coming eventually, but in what seems like an effort to detract from the buzz surrounding such a device (and likely to get some of that buzz back on the latest DS revision, the DSi XL), Nintendo has issued a statement regarding reported comments from Iwata on a new handheld -- what we've affectionately dubbed the "DS2." Charlie Scibetta, Nintendo of America's senior director of corporate communications told Kotaku, "Mr. Iwata did not make any comments regarding the functions of Nintendo's future hardware systems," adding that Iwata's statements as reported by the Asahi Shimbun newspaper were "misinterpreted."

As for those statements, it seems to be a given that Nintendo would add motion-sensing technology to its next handheld. Looking to ape the Wii's success, the entire industry has moved in the direction of motion-based gaming -- including Microsoft, with Project Natal, Sony, using the PlayStation Motion Controller, and Apple, a direct competitor in the portable market, chiefly with the IPod Touch. And let's not forget, motion control isn't out of the realm of possiblity for the current Nintendo handheld.

JoystiqNintendo: Iwata's DS2 comments were 'misinterpreted' originally appeared on Joystiq on Tue, 12 Jan 2010 17:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>asahi-shimbundsds2dsi-xljapanNintendonintendo-dsnintendo-dsi-xlsatoru-iwataTue, 12 Jan 2010 17:30:00 EST