Following a mostly lackluster response to Nintendo's presence at this year's E3 Media and Business Summit – particularly the company's press conference – company president Satoru Iwata has issued a statement to 'core' gamers.

"If there is any perception that Nintendo is ignoring the core gamers, it's a misunderstanding and we really want to get rid of that misunderstanding by any means," Iwata said in a recent interview with Forbes.

"We are sorry about [the E3] media briefing, specifically for those who were expecting to see Nintendo show something about 'Super Mario' or 'Legend of Zelda.'

"However, the fact of the matter is the so-called 'big titles' need a long, long development period. ... We really didn't think this year's E3 media briefing was the time to do so."

In the absence of the aforementioned titles, Nintendo instead chose to focus on more 'casual' titles such as Animal Crossing: City Folk for the Wii and the long-awaited Wii Sports sequel, Wii Sports Resort.