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Nintendo president and CEO, Satoru Iwata, has said Nintendo is sorry for disappointing its hardcore fans by not revealing a new Zelda or Mario title at its E3 2008 media briefing.
“If there is any perception that Nintendo is ignoring the core gamers, it’s a misunderstanding and we really want to get rid of that misunderstanding by any means,” Iwata told Forbes. “We are sorry about [the E3] media briefings, specifically for those who were expecting to see Nintendo show something about ‘Super Mario’ or ‘Legend of Zelda.’
“However, the fact of the matter is the so-called ‘big titles’ need a long, long development period. … We really didn’t think this year’s E3 media briefing was the time to do so.”
Post conference, Nintendo did quietly reveal it’s working on a new Pikmin title, which coupled with Animal Crossing: City Folk did at least provide something for Nintendo’s hardcore to look forward to.
