Nintendo of America president Reggie Fils-Aime recently told Forbes that Nintendo is set to deliver community “in a way that’s unique to Nintendo.” This is extremely different than the company’s previous stance, which was (and still is) an attempt to put up a massive wall in front of every aspect that could be construed as online gaming.
From the interview:
Nintendo has always had a vision on community. The issue is that we define community differently than our competitors…Our consumers do want a sense of community, and we’re going to deliver that — but in a way that’s unique to Nintendo.
I’ll take that Nintendo needs to approach community differently, but I find the lack of definition of community a bit disturbing. Is he simply referring to universal matchmaking and lobbies, prizes and calendar events? Or is he referring to enhanced forums and chat rooms to discuss games and trade those disastrous 12-digit Friend’s codes? Somehow I think this will only result in another channel.
[via 1UP]
