Anyone got examples of Nintendo talking trash this generation?

[.jayderyu]

STEKSTAV said:
- "Apple isnt a viable gaming platform"

- “I have doubts whether people will be wearing glasses to play games at home. How is that going to look to other people?”

- "I've been very intrigued with Little Big Planet (from Sony). I don't know that it belongs on their platform."

- "New Super Mario Wii will outsell MW2"

- "I think we would have been embarrassed to do what our competitors are currently doing,"

- “Looking at what PlayStation is doing, it feels very ‘Wii-too’”, he told the LA Times. “In terms of Microsoft, we'll see when they actually show off their software. I think our competitors will be challenged in a number of ways: bringing fun experiences to life, because in the end that's what the consumer wants."

- Nintendo Wii: Reggie Claims No One With A Wii Would Buy PlayStation Move

- "After 52 months in the market, the installed base of the DS in the U.S. is larger than the installed base of the PlayStation 2, at the same time frame"

- "Having talked to a lot of consumers in our market, the consumer wants to pay just once for their overall experience. I’ve heard complaints when consumers buy maps or extra levels. From a Nintendo perspective, we believe selling a game that is fair to the consumer and charging them once instead of multiple times is the best business model."

- "More and more retailers are experimenting with the used game model. We don’t believe used games are in the best interest of the consumer. We have products that consumers want to hold onto. They want to play all of the levels of a Zelda game and unlock all of the levels. A game like Personal Trainer Cooking has a long life. We believe used games aren’t in the consumer’s best interes"

Yes, an awesome list of the "smack talk" Nintendo has done. Though some of them aren't.

1. Apple is a company, but in context. This isn't smack talk, it's stupidity. It's like saying the PC isn't a viable gaming platform. iSeries uses the PC process of movement. Start technical move to other areas.

2. Not smack talk. That's consumer behavioural observation. This could apply to movies not just video games. It's not a zing against 3d, it's will consumers want 3d glasses 3d at home. Personally I'll wait.

3. He actually admits it's a good game, but Sony has gone gung ho for action, shooters and other violent games. I'ts like saying Seseme street shouldn't be on the PS2 because it was the hardcore machine last gen. oh wait.....

4. That's just disgusting smack talk right there. Not only are walking the walk, they are insulting and doing bragging rights before the games came out. This is just bad behaviour as anything the others have given out even worse in some cases. booooo reggie, boooo.

5. Again it's out of context, but it is a bit degrading. So yeah I think it can fall into smack talk. Though it's no where saying that Move is a fad.

6. This isn't smack talk. This is the behavioural association that comes from the studies of Innovators series and Blue Ocean. Reggie was brought into Nintendo for his experience with Pepsi and his capability of Blue Ocean. He's talking about the consumers and it's valid. I'm not going to a 5 star restaurant when I wan't something quick to eat.

7. Come on Nintendo this is a bit insulting isn't it. Do you really need to be poor winners?

8. Once again this isn't smack talk. It's about consumer behaviour. It's also a bit short sighted. It's all about cost to content value. If your going to charge a lot for a game $60. Then it better be worth keeping and playing for a long time. Nintendo along with only a few companies has proven that a single solid game will sell for a LONG time without additional content. However a cheaply sold game with additional content later can make even more profits with cheap DLC. Not smack talk, but it is stupid. Come on Nintendo aren't you the company that's trying to embody that the consumer doesn't always know what it wants?

9. Again I don't see how this is smack talk. If you found a FPS that was so good that you could keep on replaying it forever regardless of console then you do. It's only because FPS don't have lasting qaulity that new editions sell so well.

10. Whers the Otaku comment? well let's just say that was a pretty damnd insulting smack in the face to consumers.

 

Anyways. Nintendo surely haven't been saint's this gen. Anyways great summary of questional comments.