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In an interview with IGN, Nintendo President Satoru Iwata stated the company’s direction as an innovator in the online space, rather than an imitator: “We have not thought that offering the same features that already exist within other online communities would be the best proposal for very experienced game players.”
We already knew as much. Miiverse is shaping up to be a distinct take on the online forum experience, on which the makers of Penny-Arcade riffed earlier this week.
There’s also the absence of a universal voice chat feature, though can we agree that Nintendo would have done well to follow suit on this one? Speaking with friends online will be done through third-party services, unfortunately.
More is on the way. Iwata mentions “advancements and improvements” to Wii U as time goes on, most of which are sure to keep carving out a different online experience for a company that has only started to embrace it.
Try harder, Nintendo. Don’t stop improving. Nobody wants to have to have yet another Nintendo home console with infearior online features and experiences.
Darn my typos.
I hope Nintendo will still give us the things that PlayStation and Xbox owners have been enjoying and more.
I really like what nintendo is doing with miiverse, sounds like it has a lot of potential, and i guess they dont provide voice chat because they want to keep it E rating.