According to an interview with MTV Multiplayer, Nintendo of America president Reggie Fils-Aime has re-confirmed that Nintendo is not only working on a storage solution but considers it “a mainstream problem.”  We knew Nintendo had to address the issue, but we were concerned with how urgently they would do so. 

This was exacerbated by the now famous “geeks and otaku” comment made by Nintendo of Europe’s Laurent Fischer.  Thankfully, Reggie’s on the ball and knows that North Americans need more space.  Here’s an important excerpt from the Multiplayer interview:

“From an Americas-centric perspective, here is the reality we see: We have a consumer base who loves virtual console. We have a user base who really is enjoying WiiWare content. So for us, really our challenge really is how do we satisfy all these consumers who are loving all of the product we make available on a download basis? As we continue to have things, as you point out, like ‘Mario Kart’ that has its own channel, when you’re playing from an Internet perspective, we’re just making this challenge tougher and tougher. So, in our view, this is becoming much more of a mainstream problem, which is why we have a sense of urgency to solve it.”