Wii U在2013财年将任天堂深深的拽入亏损的泥沼之中，最初的失败让巨头后续的所有努力都收效甚微，而来自官方最新表态也在暗示任天堂内部似乎也已经放弃了Wii U，但暂时还不会任其自生自灭。

　　任天堂CEO岩田聪今天向投资者证实，公司的确正在研发新一代主机，也就是Wii U的继任者。目前，团队对于新主机的设计方向已经有了很清晰的概念，但要最终成型或许还需要点时间。

　　“当我们推出一款游戏机后便会转向其继任者的研发，这是一件很正常的事情。因为研发一款新产品往往会花去数年时间，而如果你硬要问我是否开始着手研发下一代主机，我会告诉你我们一直在努力研发它。”岩田聪说到。

　　岩田聪表示，目前我们还不能透露更多关于新主机的细节内容，但可以肯定的是任天堂不会懈怠于Wii U的支持，玩家今后仍可以获得很多给力的任天堂游戏。

　　虽然，岩田聪口口声声的说不会放弃Wii U，但正如稍早国外媒体所分析的那样，除了任天堂自己的游戏品牌之外，已经鲜有第三方厂商为Wii U提供作品和技术支持，这款主机已经被孤立，仅靠任天堂一己之力恐怕难在Wii U的生命周期内实现对PS4和Xbox One的翻盘。

　　因此，任天堂在下一代主机面世前所打算做的也许只有两点：充分发挥掌机优势，继续扩大3DS系列的市场份额来保证收入，其次便是在缺少外援的情况下尽可能为Wii U提供新内容支持，至少最后别让它死的太难看。

　　乐观预计任天堂的新主机有望在2年内出现，而近日我们还从岩田从口中得知，任天堂已经计划在2015年开始向中国等新兴市场出售廉价游戏机产品，而且真面目很可能就是稍早曝光的亚洲版2DS掌机。

http://tech.hexun.com/2014-05-14/164782170.html



Nintendo Already Has 'Clear Idea' About Wii U Successor
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by Luke Karmali, 14.05.2014

Nintendo already has "a clear idea" about what direction it plans to go in with its follow-up to the Wii U, though it won't be released until owners of its current console are "satisfied".
The news comes courtesy of an investor Q&A, in which company boss Satoru Iwata explained Nintendo has already begun working on the next iteration of its hardware.
"Once we launch a new platform, we naturally start to prepare for the next one," he explained. "As it takes several years to develop a single platform, if you ask us whether we are preparing for our next system, then the correct response will be that we are always developing new hardware.
"I of course believe that launching new hardware will not produce good results unless we first make sure that those who have already purchased our platforms are satisfied.
"We will continue to work hard to ensure that consumers who already own our platforms are satisfied, and make sure that people will continue to see great value in our software, but I would like to say that we are preparing for our next hardware system, and in fact, we already have a clear idea to some extent about the direction our next hardware is going to take.
"We do not believe that this year's estimate of 3.6m units of Wii U hardware will be the peak of its lifecycle, and we would like to work hard to make sure that we give sufficient momentum to the system so that we can expect good results in and after the next fiscal year, too."
Interestingly, elsewhere in the Q&A, Iwata re-emphasises that the company has merged its handheld and home console divisions. "As a result, our development of hardware and software can be done in a more unified fashion with individual developers being able to communicate directly with others more closely," he explains. Will this have a bearing on the next Nintendo console? Time will tell.
Last week, Nintendo announced another annual loss and revealed 6.17 million Wii U consoles have been sold since its November 2012 launch. Other firmer plans for the company's future include plans to branch off into a "quality of life" entertainment and health business, along with a fresh range of NFC figurines.

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[ 本帖最后由 Oishi 于 2014-5-14 19:29 编辑 ]

Nintendo Already Has 'Clear Idea' About Wii U Successor
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by Luke Karmali, 14.05.2014

Nintendo already has "a clear idea" about what direction it plans to go in with its follow-up to the Wii U, though it won't be released until owners of its current console are "satisfied".
The news comes courtesy of an investor Q&A, in which company boss Satoru Iwata explained Nintendo has already begun working on the next iteration of its hardware.
"Once we launch a new platform, we naturally start to prepare for the next one," he explained. "As it takes several years to develop a single platform, if you ask us whether we are preparing for our next system, then the correct response will be that we are always developing new hardware.
"I of course believe that launching new hardware will not produce good results unless we first make sure that those who have already purchased our platforms are satisfied.
"We will continue to work hard to ensure that consumers who already own our platforms are satisfied, and make sure that people will continue to see great value in our software, but I would like to say that we are preparing for our next hardware system, and in fact, we already have a clear idea to some extent about the direction our next hardware is going to take.
"We do not believe that this year's estimate of 3.6m units of Wii U hardware will be the peak of its lifecycle, and we would like to work hard to make sure that we give sufficient momentum to the system so that we can expect good results in and after the next fiscal year, too."
Interestingly, elsewhere in the Q&A, Iwata re-emphasises that the company has merged its handheld and home console divisions. "As a result, our development of hardware and software can be done in a more unified fashion with individual developers being able to communicate directly with others more closely," he explains. Will this have a bearing on the next Nintendo console? Time will tell.
Last week, Nintendo announced another annual loss and revealed 6.17 million Wii U consoles have been sold since its November 2012 launch. Other firmer plans for the company's future include plans to branch off into a "quality of life" entertainment and health business, along with a fresh range of NFC figurines.

http://ap.ign.com/en/news/12525/ ... out-wii-u-successor