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Iwata on Microsoft’s rumoured wii-mote: I am also aware of the rumor and have seen a fake image made by a fan on the web which looks like a Wii Remote with the rumor that such a controller may be launched, However there is no way for us to comment …

Iwata on mergers and acquisitions: Sometimes, some people say that Nintendo’s position will become even more solid if it purchased software companies by M&A, but I have no such intention because buying such companies will not contribute to strengthening Nintendo in the true sense. I believe that it is not …

After recently announcing his company had seen record full year revenues, Nintendo president Satoru Iwata said Microsoft’s rumoured plan to launch its own Wiimote-style controller is no "big threat" to Nintendo’s current position in the market. In the wide-ranging interview, Iwata discussed major issues on the publishing and hardware side …

Iwata on price cuts: We have not made our financial forecast with the premise of a hardware price cut. Also, we are not foreseeing the necessity for us to do a price cut in this fiscal year. If it is predetermined that the hardware price shall gradually decrease, then that …

Nintendo president dismisses chance that Microsoft could successfully copy the Wiimote and discusses key development issues

After the recent close of Nintendo's financial year - during which the company detailed record revenues thanks to the DS and Wii - president Satoru Iwata took time to answer investors' questions on the future of the games market. Here, we've picked out the highlights relevant to games developmentâ?¦

Developer-cum-publisher SouthPeak Interactive has finalised a deal in which its current shareholders will acquire a majority of the common stock of Global Services Partners Acquisition Corp. (GSPAC). The deal appears to be an extension of a merger agreement that took place between the two companies in January. "These transactions will …

Wwise audio tool to be offered for free with Gamebryo until end of June

OPINION: Capcom's Okami credits omission shows developer respect still low

The issue of crediting in the games industry is a thorny one, and likely to continue to cause controversy for some time to come. But could Capcom's latest Okami-related blunder actually show that, despite what some may say, the 'us and them' developer/publisher mentality is still going strong?