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-- "For young players, classic games are brand new. For older players, they bring back memories and make you feel good."

 

-- “Throughout the history of game development, the game control mechanism has become more and more sophisticated, ... Perhaps those who have quit gaming or who have never played games look at the game controller and think it's too difficult to play, even before they dare to touch it."

 

-- "If we continue down the same path as we have in the past, people may become tired of gaming."

 

-- "We consider ourselves, above all else, as a gaming company. We believe other companies (in the console marketplace) see themselves primarily as technology companies."

 

-- "We do not run from risk. We run to it. We are taking the risk to move beyond the boundaries of the game industry to reach new players and current players."

 

-- "In our business, too often people with a fresh idea don't have a chance. I believe if Tetris were presented today, here is what the producer would be told: Go back give me more levels give me better graphics give me cinematics and you’re probably going to need a movie license to sell that idea to the public."

 

--“Above all, video games are meant to just be one thing: Fun for everyone.”

 

--“On my business card, I am a corporate president. In my mind, I am a game developer. But in my heart, I am a gamer.”

 

--"'It's a lot of fun!' can quickly become: 'Well, it's a lot of fun, but...!’”

 

--"Of course, it is valuable to devise an offshoot of a current idea. But it is invaluable to come up with a brand-new idea of what a game can be."

 

-- "I've never once been embarrassed that children have supported Nintendo. I'm proud of it. That's because children judge products based on instinct. Everyone wants to appeal to people's instincts, but it's not easy."

 

 

Which one do you guys like the most ?



 

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I like the last quote the best. He is right about children being instinct driven. When you hit puberty, you quickly learn the rules of life. No longer can you just enjoy something because you enjoy something. You have to enjoy what the majority tells you to enjoy. If you don't? It's isolation and hell to pay every single day of your life.

I believe that's why Nintendo is in the situation they're in right now. And I believe it's that reason as to why they have struggled (sans wii) to sell consoles since the N64. They didn't sell out to be "cool." Their games are great, and they're fun... but not cool like Halo, or COD or TLOU. The majority of teenagers and adults aren't going to be caught dead playing Kirby. In private? Sure... but not in public.

It's really pathetic.



*sigh* .. This is just another reminder. Man I miss Iwata :(

6 and 7 are my favorites.

If we lived in age where the primary purpose of a game is to have fun, we'd be better off. What values are important when developing video games, specifically from western developers and their fans, suck.



shenlong213 said:

--“Above all, video games are meant to just be one thing: Fun for everyone.”

 

--“On my business card, I am a corporate president. In my mind, I am a game developer. But in my heart, I am a gamer.”

 

 


These 2 are my favorite quotes of Iwata's. They really show what a genuinely nice person he was and how passionate he was, he really wanted to make people happy and have fun. 



shenlong213 said:

 

 

-- "For young players, classic games are brand new. For older players, they bring back memories and make you feel good."

 

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Which one do you guys like the most ?

This one is so true for me.

But I like this one too:

-- "I blame Wii Fit!"  



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7 is forgotten so often when it comes to counting Mhz and polygons...
Sad times.



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Beautiful.



"Just for comparison Uncharted 4 was 20x bigger than Splatoon 2. This shows the huge difference between Sony's first-party games and Nintendo's first-party games."

T_T so touching



                  

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I love all of them.



Man someone must have already posted the GameCenter CX Iwata asks right?
Everyone should go watch that.