E3: Nintendo's David Yarnton
"No, I don't have a crown."
Are you not aware we had a price increase? On 1st April, the price of Wii went up for UK retailers. [PR chap: "Due to problems with the exchange rate over the last year, we raised the cost price. Whether retailers choose to pass that cost on to customers is up to them. We have no control over what they charge for a Wii. Dell and Apple made similar moves recently so it's not unprecedented. The pound has fallen against the yen by 28 per cent in the last year, so every Japanese company is facing pressure at the moment."]
We can't tell you that.
You can guess.
No.
We've no plans. Nintendo doesn't like selling products at a loss. We've been round for quite a long time and we're a very successful company. It depends on the currency exchange - we can't make any predictions there.
I think it's MDF! It's not teak or oak or anything.
No.
No. I don't have a crown and we don't have a helicopter.
We've just announced the games we've got this year, so we won't be announcing what the future holds there. Some of the titles are slated for a 2010 release, so there will be more details of those products in the future. But I can assure you, at Nintendo we've always got something up our sleeve.
You're a Pilotwings fan, are you?
If you play Wii Sports Resort you can do a bit of parachuting and skydiving.
No.
Who knows?
The thing is, you can never predict anything with our company. Even if I said something it could be proved wrong in the future.
Could do. [PR chap: "Very possible. It wouldn't surprise me."]
In the event, Shigeru Miyamoto did not parachute in through the ceiling, but he did bring a painting of Zelda.