Iwata: Revolution will launch by Thanksgiving
The Nintendo next-generation console, code-named Revolution, will be released in North America by Thanksgiving. Satoru Iwata, the President of Nintendo, confirmed in an interview with Japanese newspaper, Sankei Shinbun, that the new machine will be available by the festive season.
“We can’t disclose the Revolution’s release period yet, but we have no plans to miss out on the year-end sales battle.
As for North America, we need to release it by Thanksgiving, or otherwise we won’t receive support from the retail industry. So the Revolution will be released prior to that period,”
Iwata told Sankei Shinbun (translated by Gamespot).
This indicates that gamers will be able to purchase the Nintendo Revolution console by November 23, dispelling rumors that the console would not be launched until sometime in 2007.
Commenting on the recent speculation about the price of the new console, Iwata assured consumers that the cost would not be unreasonable.
“Even if it’s a superb machine, it’s not going to sell if it’s 50,000 yen ($434). We plan to make [the Revolution] an affordable price.”
Reggie Fils-Aime, Executive Vice-President of Sales and Marketing for Nintendo America, discusssed the price issue further in interview with CNet News.
“The next-generation console from Nintendo, code-named Revolution, will cost less than $300,”
he said.
Iwata also revealed that a working model of the Revolution would be unveiled at the E3 expo in May.
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