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Gizmodo: Next Nintendo Handheld May Come with Free 3G Wireless [Nintendo]
Gizmos, Gadgets, Technology and more: Nintendo CEO Considers Free 3G in Next Handheld
Engadget: Nintendo's Iwata muses about Kindle-like business model for future handheld
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Nintendo president hints the DSi's sequel may have free 3G. Would definitely go for that. http://is.gd/4IsoJ 27 days ago |
Next Nintendo Handheld May Come with Free 3G Wireless [Nintendo]
Gizmodo —
... Nintendo customers because we make amusement products," Mr Iwata said. The Kindle's one-off cost would better suit Nintendo's customer base, he said. "In reality, if we did this it would increase the cost of the hardware, and customers would complain about Nintendo putting prices up, but it is one option for the future." Interesting! Would you pay more up front for free lifetime wireless access on a new handheld from Nintendo? [Financial Times via Electronista]
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Nintendo CEO Considers Free 3G in Next Handheld
Gizmos, Gadgets, Technology and more —
... 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 Electronista ]
Nintendo's Iwata muses about Kindle-like business model for future handheld
Engadget —
... 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." At the same time, however, Iwata also seemingly downplayed the short-term potential for download-only games, saying that he thinks "it will take quite a long time" for the industry to shift to them -- although he did hedge his bets somewhat by pointing out how unpredictable the games business is.
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Nintendo's Next DS Will Have Free 3G?
I4U News —
... (via Electronista ) the gaming giant is considering adding free 3G access to their next handheld. Satoru Iwata, the company president, stated on Friday that Nintendo is considering adding an extra up front charge to their next handheld, in exchange for free lifetime 3G access. "Only people who can pay thousands of yen a month can be iPhone customers," said Iwata. He has a point. Expense is the chief limiting factor of the iPhone as a handheld gaming device. Buying an iPhone and paying for a data plan represents a substantial cash investment. Parents might be willing to buy ...
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