Satoru Iwata Even before the advent of smart devices, we employed touchscreens for our games with Nintendo DS, and we also adopted accelerometers for our Wii Remotes faster than smart devices did. – Satoru Iwata
Satoru Iwata We wanted people to remember the name as soon as they heard it. When people become so accustomed to the Wii name, nobody is going to say it’s a strange name, just like nobody is going to say that Google is a strange name or IKEA is a strange name today. – Satoru Iwata
Satoru Iwata It was very fortunate for Wii that a lot of households around the world decided to connect the Wii to the living room TV. – Satoru Iwata
Satoru Iwata In Europe, we packed in Wii Sports with the console, so one way or another, people processed the Wii by enjoying Wii Sports. The unique, interactive nature of the game was spread thanks to the excitement from the consumer. – Satoru Iwata
Satoru Iwata As soon as we showcased the Wii in 2006, people immediately understood. At that E3 show, I was up on the stage with other Nintendo staff playing Wii Tennis, and I could hear the excitement behind me. – Satoru Iwata
Satoru Iwata In the time period before Wii was called Wii and we still referred to it as Revolution, no one thought it was going to succeed. – Satoru Iwata
Satoru Iwata When we considered what to do with the graphics capability of the Wii, we put more attention and focus on the ability to create new experiences rather than the quality of the graphics. – Satoru Iwata
Rory McIlroy I really enjoy playing ‘Tiger Woods’ on the Wii, and you can set the levels to easy, medium, or hard, so I think it’s definitely a good way for kids to learn the motion of a golf swing if they want to get into the sport. It makes it more fun for them as well. – Rory McIlroy
Ron Funches We definitely have a Wii U. It gets pulled out whenever there’s a new great game coming out. – Ron Funches
Rob Manuel Added to the rooster of courses, ‘Tiger Woods 10’ adds in seven new courses from the pristine Bethpage Black, home of this year’s U.S. Open, to the legendary Pinehurst. The Wii Weather Channel will even adjust the forecast to match the fairway because sometimes even the pros have to play in the rain. – Rob Manuel
Reggie Fils-Aime There is a reason why, on a DS, you get that little click when you press a button. There is a reason that it was important to have a microphone in the Wii Remote. – Reggie Fils-Aime
Reggie Fils-Aime The appeal of Wii to nongamers has taken away some of the seasonality of sales we’ve come to expect in the past. – Reggie Fils-Aime
