Nintendo: If you make good games you don't need DRM

Nintendo of America boss Reggie Fils-Aime has weighed in on the controversial topic of DRM, claiming that developers should simply make better games to limit second-hand sales.

One of the biggest talking points coming out of Microsoft's E3 appearance is the restriction being placed on used game sales for Xbox One.

Fils-Aime is taking a relaxed view of the issue, saying that Nintendo doesn't have the same problems with used games because consumers don't want to trade in their Mario or Pikmin titles.

"We have been able to step back and say that we are not taking any technological means to impact trade-in and we are confident that if we build great content, then the consumer will not want to trade in our games," he told Polygon.

Fils-Aime also took a shot at annualised franchises, claiming that players get tired of them a lot quicker than they do with Nintendo games.

"The consumer wants to keep playing Mario Kart," he added. "The consumer wants to keep playing New Super Mario Bros. They want to keep playing Pikmin.

"So we see that the trade-in frequency on Nintendo content is much less than the industry average - much, much less."