Iwata:

You had been doing research at Ubsisoft about how the Wii Remote could be used long before the Wii launch, hadn’t you?

Xavier:

That’s right. That experience was used in those two titles I just mentioned. Every time Nintendo approaches us with a new system, we try to find what really makes it special and then add our own unique creativity. So for us, Nintendo releasing a new platform means that we need to totally start again from scratch in terms of game design.

Iwata:

So it’s like Nintendo is presenting you with a challenge each time we release a new platform?

Xavier:

Exactly! (Laughs) We have to forget everything we have learned so far and think up new ways of playing. We learned lots of things with Wii and put them into practice.

Iwata:

I believe you’ve also been working on the popular Just Dance series10. I’d like to hear a bit more about that later…

 

Full interview HERE