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engadget.com - 10/31/2009

Nintendo's Iwata muses about Kindle-like business model for future handheld

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You may simply be able to chalk this one up to some freewheeling speculation and rumination, but Nintendo CEO Satoru Iwata went pretty far out on a limb in talking about the future of the company during a recent sit-down with the Financial Times , and indicated that Nintendo may just be ...

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gigaom.com - 11/2/2009

The Next Hot e-Reader: The iPhone [GigaOM]

— gigaom.com — Yesterday at the urging of a friend, I ordered “Your Brain at Work” by David Rock on... my iPod touch via the Amazon Kindle app . In doing so, I became one of many people who are helping the iPhone become more than just a phone. It’s ... (more) The Next Hot e-Reader: The iPhone [GigaOM]

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ft.com - 10/30/2009

Nintendo ponders Kindle tactics for consoles

— ft.com — Published: October 30 2009 16:36 | Last updated: October 30 2009 16:36 Nintendo is looking at the... business model of Amazon’s Kindle as it considers the future for its portable consoles, the company’s president said on Friday. “I’m interested because ... (more) Nintendo ponders Kindle tactics for consoles

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ft.com - 11/2/2009

Nintendo considers Kindle tactics for consoles

— ft.com — Published: October 31 2009 02:00 | Last updated: October 31 2009 02:00 Nintendo is looking at the... business model of Amazon's Kindle as it considers the future for its portable consoles, the company's president said yesterday. "I'm interested because ... (more) Nintendo considers Kindle tactics for consoles

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Nintendo CEO Considers Free 3G in Next Handheld
Gizmos, Gadgets, Technology and more — ... a month can be iPhone customers. That doesn’t fit Nintendo customers because we make amusement products,” Iwata said. Iwata goes on to stating how he is amused by the Amazon Kindle “because it’s a new business model in which the user doesn’t bear the communications cost.” He went on saying that “in reality, if we did this it would increase the cost of the hardware, and customers would complain about Nintendo putting prices up,” but said that “it is one option for the future.” [ via Engadget and ...