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from GameInformer said:Though the Nintendo DS has been an astounding success for Nintendo the world over, one issue has plagued the system (along with the PSP): thriving piracy. If THQ executive vice president Ian Curran has it right, though, the new 3DS handheld could solve that problem once and for all.
Speaking to CVG, Curran said of the 3DS that "there's technology built in that device to really combat piracy." According to Curran, the current state of piracy on the DS has "made it almost impossible to shift any significant volume." The DSi took steps toward resolving the issue, and the 3DS will apparently go even further.
What is this amazing new uncrackable technology that Nintendo apparently has? Supposedly Nintendo couldn't explain it to Curran "because it's so sophisticated."
Part of Nintendo's efforts to combat piracy could include their new focus on digital distribution.
Regardless of how they accomplish it, Nintendo needs piracy to be less of a problem with the 3DS. Games are going to cost a lot more to make on the new hardware, so publishers will need to sell more in order to make it worth their time.
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from GameInformerIn recent months, Nintendo has been more frank about its failures on the online front. While its no secret to anyone who follows the industry that WiiWare and DS downloadable games have struggled to find an audience, Nintendo head Satoru Iwata claims that this will change with the release of the Nintendo 3DS.
After an investor asked about the company's failure to adequately promote its downloadable content, Iwata responded, “We are thinking the release of new hardware should be good timing for a dramatic improvement of this situation."
Iwata went on to reveal that the 3DS will have functionality that alerts consumers to new games and microtransactions. Iwata added, "Nintendo 3DS will have enhanced wireless communication function. Nintendo 3DS will receive various pieces of information automatically if there is a chance of communication while a user carries it even when he or she does not try to start communication proactively by unfolding Nintendo 3DS...by combining Nintendo 3DS with such function, we are now planning to expand our digital-distribution type of business.”
He elaborated that this would work even if the system was in "passive" mode – much like how a cell phone alerts a caller that he or she has just received a voice mail or text message.
While its great that Nintendo is making a serious effort to promote DLC and downloadable games, this seems to have the potential to be extremely annoying – hopefully our 3DSs won't be chirping at us every five seconds with game-related spam. It will be interesting to see what kinds of options are available to owners that want to tailor or opt our of these messages.
As one of the commentors said: "Quotes like this just set companies up for embarassment."
