Iwata's Personal Theory on Human Reproduction

Brian Ashcraft — Thu, 06 Sep 2007 06:30:49 MDT

Nintendo honcho Satoru Iwata doesn't just like to talk Nintendo games. He talks other stuff. Deep stuff. Stuff like reproduction and DNA and how this factors in why we compare out strengths and weaknesses. I'll let Iwata say it. It sounds better:

This is my personal theory, but all living creatures bear the task of passing down their DNA through reproduction. To reproduce, there's the necessity to show your superiority. The individuals who can do this well are the ones that were able to pass down their DNA... So I think it's natural for us to try to show that we're better than others. That's why we tend to compare our strengths with other people's weakness. This happens in any type of social organizations, such as in companies.

Way more interesting then hearing him drone on about old people playing Wii Sports!
Conversation with Iwata [Itoi's Site]

PS3 Going From Slaughter to Beaten Up in Japan

Brian Ashcraft — Tue, 04 Sep 2007 01:00:14 MDT

Number time: In Japan, the PS3 is catching up with the Nintendo Wii! Well, sorta. In August, the Wii outsold the PS3 3-to-1, moving 245,653 units compared with 81,541. The July ratio was 4-to-1, and the June ration was 6-to-1. At this rate, it's only a matter of time before the Wii is only outselling the PS3 2-to-1. Compare this to Microsoft, who sold 11,288 Xbox 360s in Japan in August. Yup, that means the Wii is outselling it almost 22-to-1. Yikes!
Wii Still Cleaning Up [Reuters]

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Iwata's Personal Theory on Human Reproduction

PS3 Going From Slaughter to Beaten Up in Japan