IGN's "Game Execs Are Lying To You" [Beautiful Artwork]

[bugrimmar]

Mr Khan said:

bugrimmar said:

Mr Khan said:

It depends on Iwata's context. I would say that Nintendo customers still don't demand online games. If you look at how their games sell, there is no correlation between online features and sales as near as i can see.

why do people buy call of duty?

it sure as hell isn't because of the 4 hour campaign.

That's what i meant by context. Clearly some games on other platforms took off due to a demand for online games, but Nintendo hasn't had a game that was really made a breakout hit specifically becasue of online. Mario Kart Wii is the only one that i could think of, but that game could (and probably is) just as easily riding on local multiplayer.

 

"Nintendo customers do not want online play" could still be an accurate statement to make. A bit alienating to certain cores of it, but from a cold business perspective it could still be a safe statement.

well.. it would be ok if he had said "nintendo customers". but he didn't. he just said "customers" in general.

his full quote adds:

"At the moment, most customers do not wish to pay the extra money for connection to the Internet, and for some customers, connection procedures to the Internet are still not easy"

"Game companies now find it difficult to make online game businesses successful, and their enthusiasm for them is cooling"

so.. he really did make a blunder of a statement. no way of really saving face there.