<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="yes"?><oembed><version><![CDATA[1.0]]></version><provider_name><![CDATA[Malstrom's Articles News]]></provider_name><provider_url><![CDATA[https://seanmalstrom.wordpress.com]]></provider_url><author_name><![CDATA[seanmalstrom]]></author_name><author_url><![CDATA[https://seanmalstrom.wordpress.com/author/seanmalstrom/]]></author_url><title><![CDATA[Email: Iwata Asks]]></title><type><![CDATA[link]]></type><html><![CDATA[<p><em>I was wondering what you would think about that Wii U hardware Iwata Asks article.  I liked it as well because Nintendo&#8217;s hardware is typically quite resilient, and I like to hear about what they&#8217;ve done with the hardware.  However, it bothers me that they even entertained the idea of a cube shape for the system.  Seriously, Nintendo is obsessed with the GameCube.  I haven&#8217;t seen you mention this yet, but the Wii U game box design is essentially a blue GameCube game box design.</em></p>
<p><em>GameCube game:</em></p>
<p><em><img class="alignnone" alt="" src="https://i0.wp.com/3.bp.blogspot.com/-48myKpMbkfw/UBbVD8Nz-vI/AAAAAAAAPI0/I5bmpj9ZfuM/s320/spider-man+2+video+game+box+art.jpg" height="320" width="233" /></em></p>
<p><em>Wii U game:</em></p>
<p><em><a href="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2012/08/ac3box.jpg"><img class="alignnone" alt="" src="https://i0.wp.com/www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2012/08/ac3box.jpg" height="350" width="530" /></a></em></p>
<p><em>Nintendo wants to make another GameCube, but market it as a Wii to fool people.</em></p>
<p>Not a bad point. They did try to use the DS brand to sell 3d output with 3DS.</p>
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