Iwata to visit Australia

Nintendo’s president will soon head over to Australia to investigate why the Gamecube isn’t doing so well here. Satoru Iwata has never been here to Australia, but he soon means to fix that. Before the end of the year, he’ll make the trip to find out exactly why the GameCube is so far behind the Xbox and PlayStation 2 in Australia when it’s doing pretty well in other parts of the world.

I can tell you why it’s doing so poorly here; you don’t need Nintendo’s President to Visit.

He is quoted as saying:

“First of all, I am most sorry that the GameCube’s performance is bad in Australia among any area in the world”.

“One of the biggest things I feel unfortunate about is that I have not been to Australia. I am looking forward to learning more about Australia.” 

Iwata also addressed the Aussie media about Nintendo’s general E3 showing, and their current position in the overall industry. When asked about the PSP, Iwata said, “if people want to listen to music on the go, then they should purchase (an) iPod.” When asked about Microsoft’s Xbox Live subscribership, Iwata snapped back, saying, “One million Xbox Live subscribers? We don’t say that is successful. If it were a console, that’s a total failure.”

Looking forward to your visit el’ Presidente!