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Banned
keep Iwata,
dump Reggie
dump Reggie
Well, isn't he the one that made Nintendo public? He was sliced by the axe he sharpened.
If Nintendo remained private, it's corporate condition would be a bit stronger by now.
GDC will be very interesting in that regard. That's where they'll apparently detail the Unity deal and demonstrate Wii U development tools based on web standards. All of that seems very much targeted at indies, and the interesting thing is that you don't even need a devkit at all to develop using tools like that....and crucially for the indie side of things, out of reach of all but the very well-connected, I'd imagine. If Nintendo's push to make that side of their console more appealing is going to bear fruit, it's going to be a bit further down the line I think.
keep Iwata,
dump entire NOA staff
Yamauchi's principles would destroy Nintendo today.
interesting...you don't even need a devkit at all to develop using tools like that.
Lol.Iwata is clearly the reason for Nintendo's over conservative approach. The man has ignored the company's pedigree of pushing the boundaries of gaming, and fostered a company that relied far too much on previous successes. Throwbacks are cool from time to time, but that's about all I expect out of this company now. It feels like they are bankrupt on ideas, and suffering from sequelitis.
The Wii U could have really upset Microsoft and Sony if it had lived up to the technical prowess that was once mentioned. Instead, it is more or less the most conservative and cowardly designed machine in the modern era.
The more interesting commonality in this thread is the general belief that Nintendo of America and/or Reggie Fils-Aime are problems that need addressing.
I think there's a split opinion as to Iwata's fate, but the prevailing opinion on NOA/Fils-Aime seems clearer.
I still want Reggie to do the E3 press conferences at least. Wouldn't be the same without him. He'll always have a place in the company, just perhaps not his current one.
Reggie is just a puppet he has no control over the direction of Nintendo's products.keep Iwata,
dump Reggie
In my opinion I think Nintendo made a mistake with Wii U when it comes to its 'hook'. Before Wii U was unveiled I was expecting some type a cool interface that would change gaming forever and would take the world by storm and sell like hotcakes. Then I saw the touchscreen controller and I was like meh. Iwata should have tried to make the Wii U as disruptive as the Wii was. Nintendo should have gone all out and made an innovative 'hook' for the Wii U that would wow the masses much like motion controls did.
I know it is much easier said than done to come out with something with such wow factor as motion controls. Perhaps Nintendo just ran out of ideas and a touchscreen controller was the best they can come up with at the time.
3DS? Whats that going to get? Anyway Nintendo has pretty much followed the line with generations with handhelds. Just Sony skipped ahead and have gained little from it.
What? Am talking price and size; how much would this handheld cost?
Only way the handheld/console system benefits is from being a handheld that happens to work on a TV. It should be affordable to purchase multiple consoles in one household.
Such a hybrid would be a lot less powerful than even the Wii U (because physics), so it definitely wouldn't help with Durorbis ports. At all.
I like Iwata. I don't know if he has the know how to dig Nintendo out of their current position without doing the things they most definitely do not want to do, but I'm not sure many/anybody does. But I like him. I like listening to him speak. I am convinced he comes from an honest, software quality first place. And I think he has a good head on his shoulders for keeping the games fun at Nintendo.
If he were to resign, it would be nice if he stayed on, at the very least to host Nintendo Direct. I like him as a face of Nintendo.
Please start. I worked at NOA at one point in time as well. So feel free.
He was a breath of fresh air when he made his first appearance.
Since then... eh.
A "console" so weak that it could only accept indie games would be a joke because indie games are largely a joke outside a few success stories.Nintendo aren't going the power route with Wii U, so the hybrid's power wouldn't matter for those ports anyway. They could get ports of indie games though. Again, if they weren't going for power, given the situation they are in, a hybrid system would have alleviated a lot of problems. I'm not going to beat a dead horse though. What's done is done. We can argue about what Nintendo should have done differently until we're blue in the face.
keep Iwata,
dump Reggie
Which must be why Wii U has nothing remarkable available for download, and 360, PS3 and Steam continue to get more, quality games.
I still want Reggie to do the E3 press conferences at least. Wouldn't be the same without him. He'll always have a place in the company, just perhaps not his current one.
In Japanese business culture, if you say what he said and you don't come through with that in the end, you either resign or kill yourself (I'm not kidding).
The gamble with the Wii U controller far outweighs having higher specs just to compare with 720/PS4. The GC still lacked support despite being more powerful than the PS2.That's exactly the problem. They tried going for an "innovative hook to shake gaming", even when they had no ideas for one. This resulted in the WiiU's controller.
Really, if they had no ideas for a hook like that, they might as well not have bothered with one. As it is, the "hook" is just making the Wii U cost more and giving no sales boost at all. Even if they don't want to go in a tech race, "forcing" hooks isn't the answer. They might as well admit that they'll try to go on a cheaper direction, rather than doing things like this and the 3DS' "3d".
The big mistake was showing WiiU in June of 2011 at E3 when Nintendo clearly wasn't ready. Despite readiness, that was more than 18 months ago-- and if Nintendo wasn't able to either create or facilitate software being ready once its hand was tipped, then there should be no sympathy nor free pass for the company here.
People really assume regional branches have more autonomy than they actually have.
Of course, people also assume presidents do things they don't like out of personal spite for them, so it's not hard to see the connection.
This guy gets it.
Iwata just shot himself in the foot.
I don't know how much the rest of you know about Japanese culture (I'm an expert), but honor and shame are huge parts of it. It's not like it is in America where you can become successful by being a liar. If you lie about something over in Japan, you bring shame to yourself, and the only way to get rid of that shame is repentance.
Iwata, publicly apologize and step down if you fail or you can kiss your business goodbye.
If Iwata leaves my guess is the new CEO will be a yes man to the shareholders and will shift their portable strategy to iOS and Android and Nintendo will release a Android based gaming tablet.
The gamble with the Wii U controller far outweighs having higher specs just to compare with 720/PS4. The GC still lacked support despite being more powerful than the PS2.
Personally, I think Scott Moffitt has been a disaster and a horrible hire. Marketing of the 3DS and Wii U has sucked, they've fucked up relationships with major online e-tailors and they've completely dropped the ball with retail. Plus he comes across like he has no idea about the products he sells. Bad stuff.
He already has a job.Plz. Hire. Wada yoichi
Iwata is a very sympathic man but I hope if he may resign, Nintendo will be more Core Gaming oriented like the previously Nintendo before Wii released. That means more hardware power, real Zeldas (SwS wasn't a real Zelda imo, too casual oriented), much better 3rd party support and new IPs.
Personally, I think Scott Moffitt has been a disaster and a horrible hire. Marketing of the 3DS and Wii U has sucked, they've fucked up relationships with major online e-tailors and they've completely dropped the ball with retail. Plus he comes across like he has no idea about the products he sells. Bad stuff.
I guess you're only as good as your last hit.