UncleScrooge said:
Attoyou said:
I keep seeing this, what happened exactly?
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Nintendo and EA wanted to cooperate on the Wii U's online service. Thus EA gave an enthusiastic speech at e3 2011 painting a bright future for their partnership. But it turned out EA wanted Nintendo to use EA's online service as the default for the Wii U so Nintendo canceled the deal. When you read it on most gaming websites you'd think EA tried to talk Nintendo into something they didn't want but seriously - I doubt this was just a misunderstanding. Most likely Nintendo agreed at first (or gave EA the impression they'd agree) and later backed off which naturally pissed EA off. In any case (even if it was EA's fault - I don't have any insider info of course) Iwata's job was to make sure there wouldn't be a fallout between both companies. EA went from totally enthusiastic to "the Wii U is not a next gen console and we have other plans" in a matter of months.
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That sounds like it was EA's fault.
Negotiating with a Japanese company requires certain knowledge of the Japanese culture. Its not the same as the US/Europe. Spoken promises are highly valued there and its usually a very complex procedure. I am 100% convinced that this was EA trying to fool Nintendo and a translation/cultural issue. The Japanese dont exactly say NO in a convincing way, they are too polite. You have to be able to read it in them (for example they may bow alot giving you the impression they are agreeing with you when in fact they are apologising). It sucks, but its that way for every company dealing with japanese companies.
