Nintendo not interested in “freemium” games

Nintendo president Satoru Iwata sure is speaking his mind lately isn't he? Well, in the latest interview with AllThingsD, Iwata let it stand clear that he and Nintendo have no plans to ever offer free games whether it be on mobile devices or social networks (like Angry Birds on Android and FarmVille on Facebook). By doing so, he believes consumers devalue content and contribute to the downhill fall of quality games. Decreasing a game's price “wouldn't be a bright future and the entire industry will fold.”

In short “Nintendo is not interested” in the freemium market. But let's say if Nintendo were to go down the freemium route, given its exponential growth on social networks like Facebook, Iwata says the company would only do so if it could put a unique spin on things.

Naturally, Iwata also reiterates that Nintendo is a hardware and software company. Iwata says Nintendo will never develop its IPs such as Mario, Zelda and Metroid on other platforms. Yeah, that's also what Sega said before dropping out of the hardware race and milking Sonic out on every platform as possible.
source: Ubergizmo