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97alexk on 24 June 2015

Calm down already



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fireburn95 on 24 June 2015
ihatefatkatz said:
Normchacho said:

I say nitpicking because he mentions quite a few things in that post and you keep holding up that one example as proof that he has no idea what he's talking about when as I said, is still something the head of NoA would have at least a hand in dealing with.

What business dealing? What has Nintendo done well on it's business side as of late?

I'm not saying that agree in saying he should resign, I'm saying the points you are so eager to dismiss are certainly valid and reflect poorly on his job performance.

Also, why do you always jump right to claims of bias? I'll back up any and everything I say.

What other point did he make to justify Reggies sacking? All I got is that he doesn't like Reggie shit talking the competion, poor marketing, blames for the lack of games, blames for the lack of north american developers and blames for the lack of third party parties. The bold are global issues affecting Nintendo in every region; this should hint that this has very little things to do with Nintendo of America and more of the parent company (it can be said there is alsoa  lack of european developers as well) .

Blaming and asking for the resignation of reggie because of these reasons is beyond ridiculous and shows a poor understanding on how things work. 


Again you nitpick one point when you probably didn't even read entirety of OP, 

Reggie is damaging Nintendos reputation with development community. You haven't addressed that. 

Also he is plain out lying/deceiving which can also affect Nintendos reputation with the fans, which if you click the links on OP, it effing has already.

According to you, Reggie is incapable of fighting for more control in the business. You keep saying I don't understand Nintendos business structure, but does the fact Japan has so much power justify Reggie's lack of responsibility?

Reggie's name is on the signature of NoA, if he has no major control, and he is unable to gain more decision making power, why is he still there? If NoJ drive NoA into the ground, Reggie will get the blame because in any other business, the president or coo of the company does get the blame, there's no exceptions in the real world of business



gabzjmm23 on 24 June 2015
onionberry said:

I've seen this same thread for the last 7 years. also the "Iwata version".


i think we would see more and more of this type of threads, doom threads, resign threads, nx would flop, what do you think will happen with NX. especially due to the post E3 2015. 



generic-user-1 on 24 June 2015

yes he should go, not because hes talking shit, but because he isnt doing the rest of his job fine. NoE does a much better job. we get enough amiibos, NoE isnt such a fan of cutting games, and well you can buy the n3ds in europe, not just the n3ds xl...




fireburn95 on 24 June 2015
Hiku said:

Don't know about fired, but they could use a more humble and in-touch with today's gaming PR spokesperson.

Downplaying everything the competition does as irrelevant or uninteresting comes off as dishonest, or that they live in their own world and have no clue.

It's a big contrast to what we see from Sony and Microsoft.
For example, Shu playing Halo 5 with Holo lens.


I think Reggie should be the bigger man and quit. And i don't think he should leave Nintendo if he doesn't want to and Iwata is happy for him to stay, but there are people who can better do his job

It's like I Say in OP, he can promote his business without trying to undermine others 



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Mr_No on 24 June 2015

This reminds me when everyone wanted Satoru Iwata fired. It's almost the same thing.



The_BlackHeart__ on 24 June 2015

He (Reggie) does not think like a business man. He is simply another Nintendo fan.

There is no need to help justifying the people that purchased a Wii U. I mean, they already have one, you dont need to convince them of anything else other than giving them 4 or 5 good games per year.

What you REALLY need to do, is to convince the rest of the gaming population, not to aggravate them.

You don't cheap jab your way out of a bottom position. Instead, you adjust your game, take the pressure off you, get on your feet and then, once you win the fight: You can talk whatever you want.



fireburn95 on 24 June 2015
Mr_No said:
This reminds me when everyone wanted Satoru Iwata fired. It's almost the same thing.


Majority of people feel Nintendo needs a managerial restructure, preferably a team that could move Nintendo into the 21st century mindset



IamAwsome on 24 June 2015
fireburn95 said:
ihatefatkatz said:

What other point did he make to justify Reggies sacking? All I got is that he doesn't like Reggie shit talking the competion, poor marketing, blames for the lack of games, blames for the lack of north american developers and blames for the lack of third party parties. The bold are global issues affecting Nintendo in every region; this should hint that this has very little things to do with Nintendo of America and more of the parent company (it can be said there is alsoa  lack of european developers as well) .

Blaming and asking for the resignation of reggie because of these reasons is beyond ridiculous and shows a poor understanding on how things work. 


Again you nitpick one point when you probably didn't even read entirety of OP, 

Reggie is damaging Nintendos reputation with development community. You haven't addressed that. 

Also he is plain out lying/deceiving which can also affect Nintendos reputation with the fans, which if you click the links on OP, it effing has already.

According to you, Reggie is incapable of fighting for more control in the business. You keep saying I don't understand Nintendos business structure, but does the fact Japan has so much power justify Reggie's lack of responsibility?

Reggie's name is on the signature of NoA, if he has no major control, and he is unable to gain more decision making power, why is he still there? If NoJ drive NoA into the ground, Reggie will get the blame because in any other business, the president or coo of the company does get the blame, there's no exceptions in the real world of business

Yes, that is absolutely true. Reggie is the President and COO of Nintendo of America, but he doesn't have as much power as you think he does. Things like marketing, hardware, and online go back to Kyoto.   

Article on Dan Adelman and Nintendo of America

One thing that Reggie appears to have control over is American third party relations.  He mentioned the Wii's lack of mature third party games in the past, and seeing as EA/WB/Activision/THQ/Irrational were onboard with the Wii U from the start,  he tried to fix that issue. Same with the 3DS. The reasons they left, power and sales, go back to Kyoto. 

There are also several reviews on Glassdor that say some variation of "Japan has control/micromanages/We have to do what they say and never question it". 

Kotaku article on game company reviews. 

Nintendo of America doesn't have as much say as you  think. If they did you wouldn't see marketing blunders like E3 2012 and the god-awful Wii U launch ads. Heck, Iwata himself was responsible for Nintendo switching to directs instead of pressers. Does all of this justify Reggie's lack of responsibility? Not really, I think Reggie could do a better job, but it gives some background and context for his particular situation. 



Torillian on 24 June 2015
IamAwsome said:
fireburn95 said:


Again you nitpick one point when you probably didn't even read entirety of OP, 

Reggie is damaging Nintendos reputation with development community. You haven't addressed that. 

Also he is plain out lying/deceiving which can also affect Nintendos reputation with the fans, which if you click the links on OP, it effing has already.

According to you, Reggie is incapable of fighting for more control in the business. You keep saying I don't understand Nintendos business structure, but does the fact Japan has so much power justify Reggie's lack of responsibility?

Reggie's name is on the signature of NoA, if he has no major control, and he is unable to gain more decision making power, why is he still there? If NoJ drive NoA into the ground, Reggie will get the blame because in any other business, the president or coo of the company does get the blame, there's no exceptions in the real world of business

Yes, that is absolutely true. Reggie is the President and COO of Nintendo of America, but he doesn't have as much power as you think he does. Things like marketing, hardware, and online go back to Kyoto.   

Article on Dan Adelman and Nintendo of America

One thing that Reggie appears to have control over is American third party relations.  He mentioned the Wii's lack of mature third party games in the past, and seeing as EA/WB/Activision/THQ/Irrational were onboard with the Wii U from the start,  he tried to fix that issue. Same with the 3DS. The reasons they left, power and sales, go back to Kyoto. 

There are also several reviews on Glassdor that say some variation of "Japan has control/micromanages/We have to do what they say and never question it". 

Kotaku article on game company reviews. 

Nintendo of America doesn't have as much say as you  think. If they did you wouldn't see marketing blunders like E3 2012 and the god-awful Wii U launch ads. Heck, Iwata himself was responsible for Nintendo switching to directs instead of pressers. Does all of this justify Reggie's lack of responsibility? Not really, I think Reggie could do a better job, but it gives some background and context for his particular situation. 

Just as another angle on things:  Assuming all this to be true then Reggie is just a figurehead, a pretty face and fun personality that they put in the position to make themselves look better to the US audience.  Since everyone is pissed at the comments Reggie has been making and so many seem to have fallen out of love with the guy maybe he should be fired.  Not because Nintendo's strategy in the US has failed, but because he's not as useful of a figurehead as he once was.  



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