Examiner

Nintendo’s Satoru Iwata gave his GDC 2011 keynote earlier this morning in California. With a focus on social gaming and the social interface developers and other companies have given the game industry over the last twenty-five year, Nintendo acknowledged two of the largest contributors: Microsoft and Activision.

With Xbox Live and Call of Duty considered to be the ideal means for online social interaction, Nintendo recognized their assistance in the game industry and praised Microsoft for their constant dedication to the Live service. Xbox Live has millions of users and had formed a strong social network over the last decade. Iwata later praised Call of Duty in building a strong and constant online community of millions of players.

With Nintendo focusing on the improvements that other companies have implemented to the game industry, it’s refreshing to see a company like Nintendo thanking companies like Microsoft and Activision for their involvement in growing the industry over the last few decades.

http://www.examiner.com/video-game-in-national/nintendo-praises-microsoft-xbox-live-and-call-of-duty

That was nice of him.

Can u post something other than microsoft related

why? not many people do at least hes keeping us up to date...

We need more people like Mr. Iwata in the game industry.

Well that was nice of him

It's always nice to hear competitors praise each other once in a while!

He has, and what does it matter, he is providing forum with life, namely in a dead microsoft forum.

Also ya, I was reading along in class, it was nice for him to do so. 

Back in '07 right after Bioshock came out (a then X360 exclusive), in an interview when asked what he thought of it, Reggie exclaimed it was an incredibe game and "tremendously clever".  He also gave props to Halo and said he wished Little Big Planet was on Nintendo.

http://www.gamespot.com/xbox360/action/bioshock/news_6181941.html

Nice to hear Iwata giving credit where it's due as well.

Nintendo gained points in my opinion

Unlike another rival that seems to bash everything on other consoles only to re-use them on theres when they see it gets popular enough, you know who you are!

I know this is a business and all but you have to give props sometimes