Read from GamesIndustry biz, The Hollywood Reporter and TechCrunch that Nintendo is keeping an eye on the whole Stadia affair, but physical and game downloads are still the main thing for them:
Speaking to TechCrunch, Nintendo of America's senior director of corporate communications Charlie Scibetta said: "Streaming is certainly interesting technology. Nintendo is keeping a close eye on it and we're evaluating it.
"We don't have anything to announce right now in terms of adopting that technology. For us, it's still physical and it's digital downloads through our eShop."
The sentiment echos similar statements made by new Nintendo of America chief Doug Bowser, who told The Hollywood Reporter, “We’re always interested in how various new technologies can enable different ways to play games.”
We’re always looking at different business models and opportunities to expose our players to our games. Right now we’re seeing our catalog is going very strong. Even though we launched a number of our games a few years ago, there are new players coming onto the Switch platform who will want that catalog. We’ve seen a strong model that allows us to offer that catalog along with new content. From a subscription standpoint, one example we do have is Nintendo Switch Online, which not only provides access to online services and ability to play with your friends online, but also provides cloud save data backup and Nintendo Entertainment System which allows you to have a catalog of great NES games, some of which have been remastered or remade to allow for online play. I think we’re up to 40-plus games and we’re always adding more.
It’s always interesting to see what others are doing in the space. We’re always interested in how various new technologies can enable different ways to play games. As you look at the Switch, it is a unique device in that you have the ability to play games at home, pull it out of the dock, walk away and instantaneously be playing games on-the-go in any environment you want. We believe that is a unique experience that applies to a wide variety of gamers.
While Google is making bold promises with Stadia, there is a lot of scepticism. Earlier this week, analysts told GamesIndustry.biz they did not believe there were enough exclusive titles to warrant consumers paying the subscription fee.
Speaking to TechCrunch, Nintendo of America's senior director of corporate communications Charlie Scibetta said: "Streaming is certainly interesting technology. Nintendo is keeping a close eye on it and we're evaluating it.
"We don't have anything to announce right now in terms of adopting that technology. For us, it's still physical and it's digital downloads through our eShop."
The sentiment echos similar statements made by new Nintendo of America chief Doug Bowser, who told The Hollywood Reporter, “We’re always interested in how various new technologies can enable different ways to play games.”
We’re always looking at different business models and opportunities to expose our players to our games. Right now we’re seeing our catalog is going very strong. Even though we launched a number of our games a few years ago, there are new players coming onto the Switch platform who will want that catalog. We’ve seen a strong model that allows us to offer that catalog along with new content. From a subscription standpoint, one example we do have is Nintendo Switch Online, which not only provides access to online services and ability to play with your friends online, but also provides cloud save data backup and Nintendo Entertainment System which allows you to have a catalog of great NES games, some of which have been remastered or remade to allow for online play. I think we’re up to 40-plus games and we’re always adding more.
It’s always interesting to see what others are doing in the space. We’re always interested in how various new technologies can enable different ways to play games. As you look at the Switch, it is a unique device in that you have the ability to play games at home, pull it out of the dock, walk away and instantaneously be playing games on-the-go in any environment you want. We believe that is a unique experience that applies to a wide variety of gamers.
While Google is making bold promises with Stadia, there is a lot of scepticism. Earlier this week, analysts told GamesIndustry.biz they did not believe there were enough exclusive titles to warrant consumers paying the subscription fee.
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