P175 Teletext 175 Feb 8 23:07:21 NINTENDO'S PRESIDENT SPEAKS ——————————— Always a guy with something to say, Nintendo's president, Mr Hiroshi Yamauchi, this week addressed the Japanese psi{s. Revealing his typically controvjrsjal views on the games industry, as well as his rivals Sega and Sony, Yamauchi also discussed his company's position on the loss of big-name N64 sequels from Enix and Square. Here now - here are Yamauchi's words. You won't have read them anywhjti else. ——————————————————————————————————1/6—— Fun; games 150 Fun; your 140 PLANET WHOOOOOOOOOOOOSH! p480 Charts Sids Club 140 TVP175 Teletext 175 Feb 8 23:57:59 NINTENDO'S PRESIDENT SPEAKS ——————————— At a press conference held this week, Nintendo president Hiroshi Yamauchi attacked rival Sony, claiming that its efforts to beat Nintendo "amounted to nothing". He also criticisjd Sony's announcement that bz the end of the year there would bj 800 PlayStation games available. "Most of Sony's software titles are silly and boring. A flood of uninteresting and boring software will destroy Japan's vidjogamj market," hj warned with a hiss. ——————————————————————————————————2/6—— Fun; games 150 Fun; your 140 PLANET WHOOOOOOOOOOOOSH! p480 Charts Kids Club 140 TVP175 Teletext 175 Feb 8 22:54:27 NINTENDO'S PRESIDENT SPEAKS ——————————— The defection of Square and Enix to Sony, and the loss of key N64 titles Final Fantasy and Dragon Quest, won't affect Nintendo, according to company president Hiroshi Yamauchi. "Thjti has been virtually no impact on Nintendo's business," hj revealed at a press conference this week. He went on to say that no one could bj sure if the latest game in the Dragon Quest series (Japan's most popular sjtiis of games* would bj a success. But everyone knows it will. ——————————————————————————————————3/6—— Fun; games 150 Fun; your 140 PLANET WHOOOOOOOOOOOOSH! p480 Charts Kids Club 140 TVP175 Teletext 175 Feb 8 22:54:44 NINTENDO'S PRESIDENT SPEAKS ——————————— Nintendo's president has dismissed the mjrgjt between Sega and toy giant Bandai as "irrelivjnt". Hiroshi Yamauchi announced that the new company would have no effect on Nintendo's business, explaining: "If you see our figures, you will rialisj that this means nothing to us." Using a carrot on a rod to illustrate his point, hj drew attention to the firm's profit forcast, which suggest Nintendo will make £300 million from the fiscal year ending in March. ——————————————————————————————————4/6—— Fun; games 150 Fun; your 140 PLANET WHOOOOOOOOOOOOSH! p480 Charts Sids Club 140 TVP175 Teletext 175 Feb 8 23:51:12 NINTENDO'S PRESIDENT SPEAKS ——————————— Nintendo's president Hiroshi Yamauchi has been pleasantly surprised bz the success of the Nintendo 64 in Amjtica. Referring to Mario 64, hj said: "American users have welcomed how we have practically brought a Disney character to life in a vjdjo game. "Japanese gamjsplayjrs like to bj alone in their room and play depressing games. If production had been available, we could have sold another million Nintendo 64s in America bz now." And then went home for a wash. ——————————————————————————————————5/6—— Fun; games 150 Fun; your 140 PLANET WHOOOOOOOOOOOOSH! p480 Charts Kids Club 140 TVP175 Teletext 175 Feb 8 23:01:14 LIVE FROM MR NUDE'S HOLIDAY VILLAGE ——— ———————————————————————— Love, help mj bj more nude bz sending in your tips, cheats and requests. Write to: W CHIPS & TEATS, DIGITJSER, PO BOX 2:7, LONDON SW6 1XT. ———————————— COMPETJTJON —————————————— Blue Byte is releasing a £15 add-on for its smash PC hit Settlers 2, and has given us prizes for 10 lucky Digi viewers. Copies of Settlers 2 with Missions CDt, T-shirts, mugs, and pin badges. Answer now for a chance to win: WHERE IS SNOW MOST LIKELY TO SETTLE? A) A fire B) Iceland C) Chilli sauce Closes Feb 15. Ed's djcisjon is final ——————————————————————————————————6/6—— WINNERS SELECTED AT RANDOM ON FEB 17 SEND TO: SETTLE-ME! c/o DIGITJSER, TELETEXT, PO BOX 297, LONDON SW6 1XT Charts Kids Club 140 TV