International Superstar Soccer '01 Preview
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We have learned that ISS ‘01 is coming to the Nintendo GameCube, although it will not come to America. Said Mr Katsuya Nagae, Executive Vice President and General Manager of KCEO (Konami Computer Entertainment Osaka), “We haven’t received any development tool yet, but [there are plans to bring ISS to Gamecube] because this is one of the strongest titles for Konami KCEO. So we will definitely have ISS for Gamecube.”
“From the information we have got, Gamecube sounds fantastic - at least from what Nintendo has promised so far”, acknowledged Mr Yasuo Okuda, Deputy General Manager of KCEO and Producer of ISS on PlayStation 2. “So I am expecting to have the development tools. However we are still not certain if [Nintendo’s] information is true or not. But expectations from the R&D side are high.
“As far as the marketing side, football appeals to the all wide range of player – from kids to the high end [adults]. Even though the Nintendo Cube is designed for kids we can approach the general players [a wider audience]. If we go for the high end audience, like Metal Gear Solid, it might be difficult to market. But Nintendo Cube could be a good tool to spread out the ISS product to a wider range of players” Mr Okuda concluded.