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Forums - Gaming Discussion - Nintendo programmer leaves for Microsoft

Ari_Gold on 08 May 2008
Soriku said:
http://www.shacknews.com/onearticle.x/52561

Long-time Nintendo programmer Colin Reed has left Nintendo for a position at Microsoft, Shacknews has learned.

During his 11 years at Nintendo, Reed served in many key programming roles, including technical lead on NST's Metroid Prime: Hunters (NDS) and main system programmer on Nintendo EAD's Pikmin (GCN).

Reed will be joining the team at Microsoft responsible for the racing-sim series Forza Motorsport, which is headed up by internal studio Turn 10. Prior to his departure, he was working with NST on an undisclosed project.

His resignation marks the latest high-profile departure from Nintendo. In late April, Metroid Prime series developer and wholly-owned Nintendo subsidiary Retro Studios lost three pivotal staff members.

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lol, leaving Pikmin for $$$$$$$$$$$$$$


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DOATS1 on 08 May 2008

not everybody prefers pikmin over forza y'know.




stof on 08 May 2008

Hey Ari, I think you meant to say :


lol, leaving $$$$$$$$$$$$$$ for $$$$$$$$$$$$$$



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Serves me right for challenging his sales predictions!

Bet with dsisister44: Red Steel 2 will sell 1 million within it's first 365 days of sales.

ToastyJaguar on 08 May 2008

people move on to new things.




mesoteto on 08 May 2008

wonder if Micro will try to spin this to hrt Nin



 

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starcraft on 08 May 2008

Perhaps we'll see the development team expanding out into another genre as well as Forza 3?

Then again, he was a "technical lead" at Nintendo, so he'll probably just help Turn 10 wring everything they can from the Xbox 360.



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gebx on 08 May 2008
mesoteto said:
wonder if Micro will try to spin this to hrt Nin

?? are you being serious ??

That would be the dumbest/lamest press release in gaming history..

MS - "We offer MORE Money!! Take that Nintendo!!"  <--- ???

 



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noname2200 on 08 May 2008
DOATS1 said:
not everybody prefers pikmin over forza y'know.

 System Error: Does not compute.



Ail on 08 May 2008
stof said:
Hey Ari, I think you meant to say :


lol, leaving $$$$$$$$$$$$$$ for $$$$$$$$$$$$$$

 

Depends how much Nintendo was paying him :P

Shoudn't assume that by default every developer makes kick ass cash.

Not everyone works at Blizzard or Rockstar and necessary gets to cash in on the company profits..

 



PS3-Xbox360 gap : 1.5 millions and going up in PS3 favor !

PS3-Wii gap : 20 millions and going down !

Ail on 08 May 2008
gebx said:
mesoteto said:
wonder if Micro will try to spin this to hrt Nin

?? are you being serious ??

That would be the dumbest/lamest press release in gaming history..

MS - "We offer MORE Money!! Take that Nintendo!!"  <--- ???

 


Why not ?

Each time Google and Microsoft steal a guy from each others there's a press release somewhere..( because they want others developpers out there to know they can convince the best folks to work for them).



PS3-Xbox360 gap : 1.5 millions and going up in PS3 favor !

PS3-Wii gap : 20 millions and going down !