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Satoru Iwata recently spoke to a Japanese newspaper about how the Wii's virtual console could be a forum for small, independent games. He also mentioned that the WiiConnect24 service could be used to broadcast DS demos, with a flashing light on the console showing software was ready to download.

'When creating a packaged game to be priced at 5,000 yen, developers tend to feel the need to create a rich game,', he commented. 'Yet it is possible to create a reasonably entertaining game in two months with a team of three.' 5,000 yen is AUD$60.

In regards to the Wii controller and how it strays from the previous controllers (that Nintendo themselves had pioneered), Iwata suggested that even the Wii development team had initial doubts about it. 'The current design for game controllers was determined by Nintendo, so some of our staff disagreed with changing it. Yet after some hands-on time with the prototypes, we knew we had a working formula.'

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