Online games 'tomorrow'? No chance, says Nintendo boss

Microsoft and Sony listen on...

By Jon Bernstein, 7 June 2002 09:59

NEWS Online gaming will happen but not as quickly as some in the industry are hoping, the president of Nintendo said yesterday taking a gentle swipe at game console rivals Sony and Microsoft. Satoru Iwata told reporters said the internet was not up to the demands of interactive gaming. He said: "The infrastructure is not yet fully accessible. We never said online games would never happen. But we don't think it will happen tomorrow." Both Sony with the Playstation2 and Microsoft with the Xbox offer users online gaming features.

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