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flint on 15 June 2014

They're obviously going to come third, but unless the Xbox somehow outsells it 2:1 then yeah it's still a three horse race, what else is he going to say anyway? Best of luck Wii U, you deserve to be up there with the PS4.



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Zadainie on 15 June 2014

Reggie is a funny guy.



Mr Khan on 15 June 2014
cheshirescat said:
I am going to predicate this by saying I cannot stand Reggie. It's not related to anuthing he does really, as I do not watch nintendo promotional material (nor do I for any company really, I just catch highlights). It is based solely on his face, his exceedingly puchable, shit-eatingest grinning face.

However, I don't blame him for the spin, it's part of his job, but this was a indeed a feckless attempt at spin.

You know, i feel the same way about Don Mattrick (and the US Senate Minority leader Mitch McConnell, though i actually do have reasons to hate Mitch, i have nothing against Don). In both cases you look at them and say "here's a guy who needs to have his teeth knocked in". No reason, just how they look.



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kitler53 on 15 June 2014
padib said:
Carl2291 said:

Well, the thread itself is about Reggie saying something rather silly. You should expect people from all sides to facepalm.

The problem comes when you try to deflect that by pointing out things the other PR guys do wrong, or by pointing out the clear double standards people have.

What you were doing was simply deflection. Avoiding talking about the apparent problem (though you may have earlier), and directing the conversation more towards problems in Sonys PR and Sony fans' behaviour.

And I was tired and grumpy

Hehe, okay :)

I realize I was overly defensive with Kitler. I am trying to react less but I think people jump on Nintendo reps too much in general and I expressed why but I'll slow down now that I said what I needed to say.

I promise you though I won't let it stop me from enjoying my summer and the festivities  

@Oni. What I meant was you're not there explaining why the Vita didn't getit like you always did for the Wii, and saying that people complaining are whiners. I thought that was a bit differential. Anyway it's ok.


well now that you seem calmer allow me to clarify that i wasn't hating on reggie or major nelson.  i laught at all of these PR statments because they are always quite silly.  but i fully understand that they are paid to put their company/product in the best light possible.  

i think reggie had some epic spin here.  we all know wiiU's sales haven't been great but reggie found a way to phrase things that is truthful but also misrepresnts the situation in his company's favor.  it was pretty epic spin. really, the best spin i've heard since xbone lost november's NPD that major nelson spun into an xbox victory with his "fastest selling console" spin. 



oniyide on 15 June 2014
padib said:
Carl2291 said:

Well, the thread itself is about Reggie saying something rather silly. You should expect people from all sides to facepalm.

The problem comes when you try to deflect that by pointing out things the other PR guys do wrong, or by pointing out the clear double standards people have.

What you were doing was simply deflection. Avoiding talking about the apparent problem (though you may have earlier), and directing the conversation more towards problems in Sonys PR and Sony fans' behaviour.

And I was tired and grumpy

Hehe, okay :)

I realize I was overly defensive with Kitler. I am trying to react less but I think people jump on Nintendo reps too much in general and I expressed why but I'll slow down now that I said what I needed to say.

I promise you though I won't let it stop me from enjoying my summer and the festivities  

@Oni. What I meant was you're not there explaining why the Vita didn't getit like you always did for the Wii, and saying that people complaining are whiners. I thought that was a bit differential. Anyway it's ok.

honestly i thought it was common sense why it wasnt coming to Vita. But its fine.



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oniyide on 15 June 2014
kitler53 said:
padib said:
Carl2291 said:

Well, the thread itself is about Reggie saying something rather silly. You should expect people from all sides to facepalm.

The problem comes when you try to deflect that by pointing out things the other PR guys do wrong, or by pointing out the clear double standards people have.

What you were doing was simply deflection. Avoiding talking about the apparent problem (though you may have earlier), and directing the conversation more towards problems in Sonys PR and Sony fans' behaviour.

And I was tired and grumpy

Hehe, okay :)

I realize I was overly defensive with Kitler. I am trying to react less but I think people jump on Nintendo reps too much in general and I expressed why but I'll slow down now that I said what I needed to say.

I promise you though I won't let it stop me from enjoying my summer and the festivities  

@Oni. What I meant was you're not there explaining why the Vita didn't getit like you always did for the Wii, and saying that people complaining are whiners. I thought that was a bit differential. Anyway it's ok.


well now that you seem calmer allow me to clarify that i wasn't hating on reggie or major nelson.  i laught at all of these PR statments because they are always quite silly.  but i fully understand that they are paid to put their company/product in the best light possible.  

i think reggie had some epic spin here.  we all know wiiU's sales haven't been great but reggie found a way to phrase things that is truthful but also misrepresnts the situation in his company's favor.  it was pretty epic spin. really, the best spin i've heard since xbone lost november's NPD that major nelson spun into an xbox victory with his "fastest selling console" spin. 

is it really good spin if no one believes it? serious question



VanceIX on 15 June 2014
Torillian said:
BraveNewWorld said:
What do you guys want him to do; say Nintendo's product is inferior? Jeez guys, talk about mountains out of mole hills...


While a PR person is going to PR it doesn't mean that people shouldn't call him out for when he makes bullshit spin like this.  

Well, that does tend to be PR in general...

But yeah, I agree. This is rediculous. It would have been better for Reggie to keep his mouth shut in this case.



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cheshirescat on 15 June 2014
Mr Khan said:
cheshirescat said:
I am going to predicate this by saying I cannot stand Reggie. It's not related to anuthing he does really, as I do not watch nintendo promotional material (nor do I for any company really, I just catch highlights). It is based solely on his face, his exceedingly puchable, shit-eatingest grinning face.

However, I don't blame him for the spin, it's part of his job, but this was a indeed a feckless attempt at spin.

You know, i feel the same way about Don Mattrick (and the US Senate Minority leader Mitch McConnell, though i actually do have reasons to hate Mitch, i have nothing against Don). In both cases you look at them and say "here's a guy who needs to have his teeth knocked in". No reason, just how they look.


Definitely agree with Mattrick, holy hell he's just asking for it with that smile.



outlawauron on 16 June 2014
MoHasanie said:
padib said:

I am trying to react less but I think people jump on Nintendo reps too much in general and I expressed why but I'll slow down now that I said what I needed to say.

People criticize executives of all 3 companies not just Nintendo. The largest fanbase on this forum is Sony fans so its obvious why MS gets the most hate followed by Nintendo and Sony gets the least. 

After E3 this year (and every community activity that shows this to be wrong), I'm not sure how this lie can prepetuate.



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MoHasanie on 16 June 2014
outlawauron said:
MoHasanie said:
padib said:

I am trying to react less but I think people jump on Nintendo reps too much in general and I expressed why but I'll slow down now that I said what I needed to say.

People criticize executives of all 3 companies not just Nintendo. The largest fanbase on this forum is Sony fans so its obvious why MS gets the most hate followed by Nintendo and Sony gets the least. 

After E3 this year (and every community activity that shows this to be wrong), I'm not sure how this lie can prepetuate.

No its still true. The most active Sony members on this site are gone but that doesn't change the fact that most users on this site are still Sony fans. Just because Pezus, Ethomaz and some other people left doesn't change everything. 



    

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