Iwata: F2P model devalues software.
While Nintendo is making a lot of noise about how the Wii U will represent a major step forward in its online efforts, it appears it won’t be supporting free-to-play titles.
CEO Satoru Iwata told The Wall Street Journal that he believed the microtransaction model devalues software in the eyes of the consumer and is unsustainable in the long run.
“We have no intention to provide a property to any other platform, or making them available in a mode that does not require consumers to pay at all,” he said. “Nintendo is a company which is trying to maintain the overall value of video games.