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Would you buy a streaming Atari 2800

Hell yes 12 25.53%
 
Fuck no 31 65.96%
 
Only if it have the label... 4 8.51%
 
Total:47
DonFerrari on 09 April 2015

 

 

Don Mattrick were asked what was his opinion about Facebook gaming requiring internet connection all the time, mainly talking about Mobile game over 4G. He was very passionate about it.

 

And when questioned about people without reliable internet. His answer? Was pure gold: "For them we have a product called mineswepper". He further added "No one complain that you can't use your cellphone without signal or eletronics without eletricity, why lack of 4G should be a concern?".

 

This started an uproar with fans and advocates of offline gaming, leading to severe loss for Zynga and Mattrick stepping down as CEO.

 

Don is back to Canadá with a dream. Making an always online Atari 2800 without cartridges.

 

Source: http://www.vgchartz.com/article/258646/zynga-ceo-don-mattrick-steps-down/

 

http://techcrunch.com/2013/07/26/after-losing-nearly-half-its-users-in-a-year-investors-dock-zyngas-valuation-by-400-million/

http://www.engadget.com/2013/06/12/don-mattrick-xbox-360-offline/



duduspace11 "Well, since we are estimating costs, Pokemon Red/Blue did cost Nintendo about $50m to make back in 1996"

http://gamrconnect.vgchartz.com/post.php?id=8808363

Mr Puggsly: "Hehe, I said good profit. You said big profit. Frankly, not losing money is what I meant by good. Don't get hung up on semantics"

http://gamrconnect.vgchartz.com/post.php?id=9008994

Azzanation: "PS5 wouldn't sold out at launch without scalpers."

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Mr.Playstation on 09 April 2015

1st April called it wants its thread back.



Send a Friend Request On PSN :P

DonFerrari on 09 April 2015
Mr.Playstation said:
1st April called it wants its thread back.


Look at source... But too bad it's late for April 1st



duduspace11 "Well, since we are estimating costs, Pokemon Red/Blue did cost Nintendo about $50m to make back in 1996"

http://gamrconnect.vgchartz.com/post.php?id=8808363

Mr Puggsly: "Hehe, I said good profit. You said big profit. Frankly, not losing money is what I meant by good. Don't get hung up on semantics"

http://gamrconnect.vgchartz.com/post.php?id=9008994

Azzanation: "PS5 wouldn't sold out at launch without scalpers."

DonFerrari on 09 April 2015
Versus_Evil said:

The second paragraph got a laugh here. One day... One day they'll make a vacuum cleaner that doesn't run on electricity.

My whore does an excellent vacuum cleaning of milk.



duduspace11 "Well, since we are estimating costs, Pokemon Red/Blue did cost Nintendo about $50m to make back in 1996"

http://gamrconnect.vgchartz.com/post.php?id=8808363

Mr Puggsly: "Hehe, I said good profit. You said big profit. Frankly, not losing money is what I meant by good. Don't get hung up on semantics"

http://gamrconnect.vgchartz.com/post.php?id=9008994

Azzanation: "PS5 wouldn't sold out at launch without scalpers."

XanderXT on 09 April 2015

He's so ignorant. What about third world countries? They don't have reliable Internet!



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Lafiel on 09 April 2015
DonFerrari said:
Versus_Evil said:

The second paragraph got a laugh here. One day... One day they'll make a vacuum cleaner that doesn't run on electricity.

My whore does an excellent vacuum cleaning of milk.

that's a pretty distateful joke



QUAKECore89 on 09 April 2015

Ahh Don Mattrick, God, he's so ignorant.




OdinHades on 09 April 2015

That guy is such a failure. He first ruined Xbox and then failed at Zynga. I just hope Nobody is crazy enough to give him a Job as a leading person again. He may have his qualities. But not at running a company and certainly not when it comes to gaming.



唯一無二のRolStoppableに認められた、VGCの任天堂ファミリーの正式メンバーです。光栄に思います。

Conegamer on 09 April 2015
DonFerrari said:
Versus_Evil said:

The second paragraph got a laugh here. One day... One day they'll make a vacuum cleaner that doesn't run on electricity.

My whore does an excellent vacuum cleaning of milk.

Eww. That's a bit much don't you think?

I agree with Versus, that second paragraph reminds me of E3 2013.



 

Here lies the dearly departed Nintendomination Thread.

Burek on 09 April 2015

Make joke threads all you want, but it's Don who's laughing all the way to the bank

http://venturebeat.com/2015/04/08/don-mattrick-gets-about-15m-for-leaving-zynga/

That's on top of $5M he got as a signing bonus 2 years ago.

He should try politics next, only they earn more for screwing up all the time.