Nintendo: "We aren't competing with Sony or Microsoft"

[HappySqurriel]

Outcast said:

noname2200 said:

Outcast said:

I think we can take this as meaning the following:

Nintendo is not competing for the attention of hardcore gamers.
Nintendo is competing for the attention of non-gamers.

Sony and Microsoft are competing for the attention of hardcore gamers.
Sony and Microsoft are not (this is changing slowly) competing for the attention of non-gamers.

Therefore they are not directly in competition in so far as target audience.

A serious question for you, Outcast: Do you actually want to learn what's going on, or are you just hellbent on making a fool of yourself? If it's the latter (and I suspect it is) then carry on, as you clearly don't need any help.

But in the unlikely event that it's the former, and in the even more unlikely event that you can stomach reading several hours of work by someone whose viewpoint is antithetical to your own, then go read here and here, and start using your critical thinking skills. Note that you'll have to parse through some Nintendo cheerleading, and that not everything the man says is gospel, but it will point out for you why exactly you're completely wrong. And if you have any questions, direct them to SkyRender, RolStoppable, or one of several other members who have their heads screwed on straight. But this method you're employing does nothing for you.

Again though, I doubt learning is what you're after.

 

Hello, noname2200. I have no idea who you are, but it seems you know me so I'll attempt to reply to your post in a way that would satisfy you.

I have nothing to learn from this Malstrom. I imagine he has a few things to learn from me, however; I'd point him in the direction of a dictionary for a start. Maelstrom.

Perhaps you think that a nobody who starts a blog on the internet holds more sway and influence over Nintendo's strategy than a high ranking employee from the company. Perhaps you think I'm wrong about taking the quote from the Nintendo employee, that they aren't competing with Sony and Microsoft, and daring to believe that that's what he actually meant. Perhaps you think some of the comments in this thread, that he meant something completely different to what he said are more valid than just quoting what he said. Perhaps you are the one that needs to do some thinking?

Who knows. 

 

You have no idea what you're talking about ... No one in Nintendo Korea has any influence in the direction of Nintendo as a company!

For the longest time Nintendo outsourced marketing and distribution in South Korea to a company which was fairly incompetent and corrupt ... From my understanding, only a couple of years ago Nintendo decided to return the work in house and the division is smaller and less important that Nintendo of Canada; which is in itself a tiny and unimportant division.