Nintendo's Iwata discusses NGP and 3DS plans

Nintendo held its quarterly earnings briefing in Tokyo today, and CEO Satoru Iwata had a few things to say when asked about Sony’s NGP, which was announced yesterday.

When asked about the forthcoming competitor to Nintendo’s 3DS, Iwata said “They’re trying to appeal to customers from a different direction than us. The customers will decide which is correct.”

He was also asked what Nintendo would be doing to counter the threat of the NGP, to which he repliedtext1"> “Arial;color:black;mso-themecolor:text1">Nintendo is not the kind of company that thinks about how we oppose (an)other company's product."

Arial;color:black;mso-themecolor:text1">According to Bloomberg Japan, Iwata was much more willing to talk up his own handheld. He told those present at the briefing that pre-orders were going well, although he was keen to stress the importance of consistent sales rather than a “rocket start”. Pre-orders started last week and were greeted with queues of gamers eager to secure their 3DS on the Japanese launch date of 26^th February.

Arial;color:black;mso-themecolor:text1">Iwata also revealed that Nintendo had plans for a firmware update scheduled for May that will improve wireless functionality and allow players to transfer internal software from a DS to a 3DS. Andriasang