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Airaku on 13 April 2015
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SanAndreasX said:


Don't know when NoA was formed, but its first chairman was Hiroshi Yamauchi's son-in-law (he was the guy who gave Mario his name), and then there was Howard Lincoln, who was pretty well-respected by Mr. Yamauchi as well.   Ken Lobb was responsible for a lot of the Nintendo/Rare collaborations but he went to work for Microsoft when Microsoft became the sole owner of Rare.  NoA doesn't really have anybody of that caliber anymore.


To be honest I think Reggie fills those shoes very well. He is also a very fun guy and I love how he interacts with his fans. Unfortunately, Japan seems to make him more of a public figure than a leader. He had to fight to get Xenoblade Chronicles ported to the Wii. That really shows that NoA doesn't have the power or responsibilities placed on them that they once had. I know this is very debatable in many aspects and many will say that I am wrong. Though this is really how I see things these days. Nintendo is still a huge household name and still a giant, though don't seem like the behemoth back in the 90's. They marketed the way Microsoft and Sony do today, pushed games and power like their competitors do today. It's like they don't want to be that mainstream powerhouse of a company these days.

I respect Iwata, I really do. Though I feel like he tried to make the company smaller and distant to a huge market of the gaming industry. The Wii had such a mass market appeal and had great games. Nintendo went with a word of mouth approach to marketing that system. The Wii U is an amazing system and failed to pick up momentum because they are doing a poor job marketing it. I feel they need to be a lot more aggressive with the NX even if it costs them a little bit of their "play nice, reputation". Then again Nintendo wasn't very "play nice" in the 90's when Nintendo and Sega literally took turns punching each other in the face lmao. To be honest, we may need that Nintendo back. Even if it makes them look like arrogant dicks for a while. Sony was like that with the PS2 and look at where it got them today? Microsoft saw great success with the 360 with that attitude. Even if the Xbox One is not exactly the system we wanted, Phil Spencer is doing the best he can. I have the utmost respect for Phil Spencer. He respects the fans and the competition and is changing their brand image, but he has the image behind his product as the torch was passed to him. Call me what you will, but Nintendo may need to take 2 steps back to take a leap forward (and no I am not a Soviet lmao).

Also I will once again state that this is how I feel about Nintendo these days, and I say this as a fan who loves Nintendo. To be honest I literally went from the original PlayStation to GameCube and I never looked back. Such an amazing and irreplaceable console. Nothing but great games after great games, and TONS of underrated titles.