Iwata has recently announced in an interview that the Nintendo DS will be wireless.

In a recent interview in Japan Iwata announced that the Nintendo DS will have bluetooth-like, short-range wireless connectivity.

"The innovative machine has a short-range networking capability. It will introduce a refreshing new experience if it's played by one person alone, but we're hoping that it will be even more fun when it's played with multiple [people]" said Iwata about the Nintendo DS.

After re-stating that the Nintendo DS will be innovative but not a huge seller he went on to discuss his view on the games industry.

"Games have come to a dead end. Creating complicated games with advanced graphics used to be the golden principle that led to success, but it is no longer working", commented Iwata.

"The biggest problem is that [developers] need to satisfy both the core gamers that want games with more volume and complexity, while they also need to satisfy average users that doesn't have as much knowledge about games. The situation right now is that even if the developers work a hundred times harder, they can forget about selling a hundred times more units since it's difficult for them to even reach the status quo. It's obvious that there's no future to gaming if we continue to run on this principle that wastes time and energy [in development]. Nintendo is called 'conservative' and 'quiet' nowadays, so we hope to show our existence as an innovator to new styles of entertainment."

He also announced the slogan will be "interactive entertainment" and that the prototype has been developed and is hoping that the final version will be what he wants.

"It is a 'unique' machine, so not everybody will understand it right away. There might only be 10 to 15 people applauding during its unveiling at the E3, but they'll understand it once they touch it. At the least, it should serve as a hint towards [our] next-generation console."