News: Reggie Discusses Wii's Future

He also talks about the possibility of adding Goldeneye to the Virtual Console.

Everybody's favourite guy at Nintendo, Reggie Fils-Aime, recently caught up with MTV to discuss the future of the new Nintendo Wii.

Not only that, but Reggie also discussed the possibility of possibly adding Goldeneye to the Virtual Console, which of course, allows you to play classic Nintendo games.

"Are we feeling good about our success? Do we think we can have more success in the future? Absolutely," he said during a stuffed 40-minute interview with MTV News in a hotel just south of Central Park. "I do think that highlights a difference between us and our competitors: We're not arrogant. We don't view success as a right. We feel we need to earn success every day. And we're going to do that by being true to the gamer."

"We're looking at this as about eight days into the mission," he said, opening with a report of the company's recent success. Nintendo has sold 600,000 Wiis in North America and nearly half as many extra Wii controllers, Fils-Aime said (see "Wii Unmasked: Nintendo Reveals Price, Launch Date, Lineup Of Games"). The company has also sold more than 450,000 copies of "The Legend of Zelda: The Twilight Princess." He said "Red Steel," "Rayman Raving Rabbids" and "Madden" all have sold well, as has the surgery game "Trauma Center: Second Opinion."

Naturally, every company likes to spin off facts and figures about how well the company or the new product is doing/selling. It's lovely, really. But, give us the good stuff!

Reggie then swiftly sidestepped some questions regarding the Dvd-enabled Wii. Would this see a release in North America? Are we going to see bundles with the Wiimote and Nunchuk analogue attachment?

He fielded every question, even if he couldn't always give a rosy answer. People want Wii controllers bundled with nunchucks? If people start buying them in a one-to-one ratio, Nintendo would consider offering a bundle. Is there a DVD-playing Wii coming to the U.S. any time soon? "The answer is no." Will third parties start using the Miis � Wii player avatars � in their games? Fils-Aime said developers outside Nintendo now have the ability to drop them into their games as well, but,"Is there anything I've seen? No." Does he think the Reggie Mii his colleagues at Nintendo made looks like him? "The one they made had more of a scowl than the one I made."

Finally, Mr. Fils-Aime talked about the possibility of adding Nintendo 64 classic "Goldeneye" to the Virtual Console. Of course, given the Rareware situation, this question receives a complicated answer.

"We're focused on the big titles that the pain is worth the gain." Naturally, then, the mammoth Nintendo 64 hit "GoldenEye" would be worth it even though the game's developer is now owned by Microsoft and the James Bond license was recently snatched up by Activision? "Would I love to see it on virtual console? Absolutely. But there are a lot of issues there." He made it sound like there's a chance. "Suffice it to say we would love to see it, so we're exploring all the rights issues."

How interesting. Maybe there is hope, after all?

To read the full interview, visit MTV news


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