Since I am overly negative of Nintendo, here's what I'm reading:
Wii U:
User accounts: Wii U will have individual user accounts, rather than one system-wide account.
While other companies are innovating, Nintendo is once again playing catch up. Needed, but nothing to be happy about.
Online: Miyamoto: "Network has to have a totally new concept to be different."
Means absolutely nothing. You can say whatever you want, show us what it is you're doing. Nintendo can not do online gaming, and until they prove beyond a shadow of a doubt that they have a concept that works, I'm not going to believe a word they say.
3DS:
Nintendo first-party DLC: Nintendo considering DLC for their own software, mentions "Super Mario" as an example:
"If a Super Mario user gets tired, we can then sell digital extras which will drive extra revenue, encourage higher communication amongst users, and possible increased satisfaction and hardware install bases."
Again playing catch up.
60% of 3DS users have connected to the Internet; wants to expand digital offering, but at "infant stage" now.
Iwata: "Nintendo's priority is to satisfy existing 3DS users, as well as to prepare titles that will expand the user base combined with network."
"Infant stage" can be used to describe a lot of things Nintendo. Throwing that term out for their online infrastructure is being very generous.
General:
Third parties: Several new, previously unconsidered alliances/partnerships with third parties.
Hear this every E3, nothing ever changes. Just because they say Square Enix will create games for them doesn't mean you'll get any good games (Mario Basketball, remember that?).
Retail title downloads: 3DS and Wii U both support digital download of retail titles, but... they still aren't quite sure how to implement it just yet.
Good news! DD is the way to go for the future, and Nintendo is stepping up to the plate.
Item billing: "We should not decline third parties if they want to offer item billing" (paying to unlock content).
DLC: Still planning to offer DLC (possibly talking about their own software), but needs more time to complete its feasibility study on the market and its needs.
Study? How about studying gamers on the 360/PS3 and how many DLC has been bought for those consoles?
More sharing: "Digital will include user to user communications and sharing" (More social networking integration? More Swapnote-like apps? More emphasis on Streetpass/Spotpass?).
Friends please. If you can have a simple friends list like in XBL then you'd be set for life.
Better-paced software + DLC: Nintendo has learnt that it shouldn't have stagnant periods between software launches: can fill the gap, and DLC can extend the life of a title.
Uh huh. Same deal with third parties in this one. Prove it or keep quiet.
This will be Nintendo's worst financial year, but Iwata thinks the company can reach break-even on 3DS hardware in Q3 of this year.
As it should be. I'm predicting Nintendo is going to need a few more of these types of years before fixing their problems.
Miyamoto still around, Iwata angry at Wired. "Miyamoto is saying his basic work is to create a big hit."
Miyamoto's ideas are so far away from what gamers want that it doesn't even matter what he's trying to do. Miyamoto should be in charge of Wii Sports types games since that is the only type of games he's interested in making, and the rest of Nintendo should focus on real games.
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Thinking Luigi and WAAAA > Pokemon Trainers was dumb, and Pokemon rocks.
In other news, Valve is a pretty f***ing terrible company, let's be honest.