AfterDawn.com (Free subscription) | 08/17/2008
Nintendo has announced aggressive marketing plans in Spanish in an effort to grab Latin America's fast growing games market. "The long-term economic potential of Latin America makes this an extremely important market for video games," said Nintendo of America President Reggie Fils-Aime. Nintendo did not give an exact date but said the campaign would aim at non-core gamers and would begin in time for...
QJ.NET (Free subscription) | 08/02/2008
Storage space on the Wii has been a growing problem for some time now. Even Nintendo of America 's Reggie Fils-Aime was forced to admit that it's now a "mainstream problem." Still, it seems that Nintendo's solution may be a bit overkill, if this newly uncovered patent has anything to say about it. According to the patent, Nintendo is working with InPhase Technologies to use Holographic Data Storage....
Destructoid (Free subscription) | 07/29/2008
In a recent GameDaily interview that CVG picked up on, Take-Two CEO Ben Feder would not comment on the possibility of a Wii incarnation of Grand Theft Auto . The comments come on the heels of an interview earlier this month , in which NOA president Reggie Fils-Aime said he would “love” to have a GTA on the Wii if it took proper advantage of the hardware. Feder had this to say about the subject. I can't...
videogamesblogger.com: (Free subscription) | 07/28/2008
The Wii’s storage problem has finally been acknowledged by Nintendo. After months of denying it, Nintendo of America president Reggie Fils-Aime insists that Nintendo has a “sense of urgency” when it comes to solving the problem. The problem being that Nintendo’s Wii only has so much storage space. Said space can only hold so many downloadable [...]
GayGamer.net (Free subscription) | 07/25/2008
Nintendo of America president Reggie Fils-Aime has come forward to admit that the Wii's storage issues are reaching beyond core gamers as was posited by his Nintendo Europe counterpart, Laurent Fischer. "From an Americas-centric perspective here is the reality we see. We have a consumer base who loves virtual console. We have a userbase who really is enjoying WiiWare content. So for us really our...
Its Electronica (Free subscription) | 07/25/2008
Gamers have been complaining about it for ages, the gaming press have been nudging Nintendo as to the problem they face, and finally Nintendo has realized that Wii owners do need more storage for their console! In an interview with MTVMultiplayer, Nintendo’s Reggie Fils-Aime acknowledged the problem saying: We have said publicly that we’re looking hard at the storage situation, that we’re working...
SlashGear (Free subscription) | 07/25/2008
We all remember the famous “geeks and otaku” comment from Nintendo regarding the types of people that wanted additional storage for the Wii. Well Nintendo of America President Reggie Fils-Aime recently shared his thoughts on the matter. He understands that there are a vast number of users that love the downloadable content, which can easily fill up the built-in storage on the Wii. This of course makes...
Infendo - Nintendo blog (Free subscription) | 07/24/2008
It seems like eons ago that Nintendo of Europe funnyman Laurent Fischer said “geeks and otaku” were the only people worried about a Wii storage solution. Today, we revisit the topic with Nintendo of America Reggie Fils-Aime, who put a decidedly different kind of spin on the issue. “As we continue to have things [...] like [...]
Destructoid (Free subscription) | 07/24/2008
There's something oddly soothing about hearing Jim Sterling refer to Reggie Fils-Aime using meat metaphors. On this week's Podtoid, the regular cast discussed all things E3, the Wii's transformation, and obese, female royalty. You can listen to it here , as always. Highlights included: The horrors of Castlevania farming Jim wishes to do unpleasant things to Cammie Tiff Chow: says something If you haven't...
Ars Technica (Free subscription) | 07/24/2008
NOA President Reggie Fils-Aime has admitted that the Wii has a storage issue, but, unsurprisingly, was unable to reveal what the planned solution might be. Read More...
Destructoid (Free subscription) | 07/24/2008
It would seem that Nintendo Europe's condescending attitude that only "geeks and Otaku" care about the Wii's low storage capacity is not a belief shared by Nintendo of America. Reggie Fils-Aime, the man with beefburger fists that can punch through walls, has admitted that the need for an extended storage solution is important to all customers. "From an Americas-centric perspective, here is the reality...
VideoGamer.com (Free subscription) | 07/24/2008
Reggie Fils-Aime says the lack of Wii storage has become a mainstream problem.
Eurogamer (Free subscription) | 07/24/2008
So says Reggie Fils-Aime.
Endsights (Free subscription) | 07/23/2008
In an interview with Stephen Totilo of MTV News, Nintendo of America President Reggie Fils-Aime said that Nintendo was “looking hard” for a storage solution. The full quote: Fils-Aime: We have said publicly that we’re looking hard at the storage situation, that we’re working on a range of solutions. We have nothing to announce now. But certainly [...]
Destructoid (Free subscription) | 07/23/2008
Before that E3 Nintendo backlash for abandoning the “core” gamer really started rolling , MTVMultiplayer had a sit-down with NOA President Reggie Fils-Aime to talk about Grand Theft Auto on the DS platform. Towards the end of the interview, Reggie comments on the possibility of having a GTA on the Wii, and even seems open to the prospect. His candor is a bit surprising to behold. You know, a GTA on...
