Nintendo Issues Response to DSi BS
Take that, Nikkei and your speculative "journalists."
2009年10月27日 15時11分に掲載, アヌープ＝ガンタヤット著
Today's Nikkei did something it frequently does: breaks major announcements a few days before they're announced. The major announcement that was broken was Nintendo's revised DSi system (which I've tentatively labeled DSi BS, or "Big Screen") for the Japanese market, and the company's expansion of the DSi platform into Korea and China.
Famitsu picked up on the story and phoned Nintendo's about it. Responded the company's PR firm, "We conducted no interviews. We believe it was an article based on conjecture."
Mmm-hmm.
Past Nikkei "conjecture" leaks have included Xbox 360 price drops, Super Mario Galaxy 2 and Wii Fit Plus, and a variety of non-game services for Xbox 360 and Wii. Oh, and Nikkei also provided first word on the DSi itself last September.
Expect more DSi BS in the not-so-distant future.
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Reader Comments (showing 2 of 2)
yowvapa @ 2009.10.27, 21:35
It would be wise for Nintendo not to quickly confirm reports, as there is an advantage of doing so. For example, it may build interest in the revised DSi model, something Nintendo wanted if it want it to sell well. We will know more about the model in the comming weeks.
Rockgamer @ 2009.10.28, 2:02
I have to admit, I thought the "BS" in the title referred to something else at first. :)
But yeah, the one thing Nintendo's statement didn't do was actually deny the existence of revised system. That pretty much means it has about a 99.9% chance of being real.