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Broncos724 on 15 July 2008

I've seen across many sites Nintendo fans screaming and moaning how Nintendo had a terrible E3 conference and that they've forsaken the hardcore.  I think people need to understand that, while E3 is very much for the excitement of gamers and showing off new games, it's also a business event, and a media briefing.  At least in the USA, Nintendo is a publicly traded company that has investors that have put their own money in Nintendo in the hopes of making a profit.  What I'm getting at is that Nintendo has to answer to their investors, and they have a responsibility to demonstrate that their business model is profitable.  In this aspect Nintendo surely succeeded with their media briefing.

As a gamer I was just as disappointed as everyone else, but you can't have tunnel vision and think everyone is expecting the same things out of Nintendo as you.  Many were looking to see a continued, profitable business model, and Nintendo delivered.  Besides, we all know there is more E3, and it's very possible some games could be announced, like how SSBB was announced the day after their briefing.



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akuma587 on 15 July 2008

So, you are willing to let Nintendo treat you shittily because they are making money?

If I have to give hats off to anyone it is MS, because they have showed me that they care about getting games for the 360, especially 3rd-party games. I guarantee some money changed hands to get a simultaneous release date in the West with FFXIII.



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Broncos724 on 15 July 2008

I am very disappointed that Nintendo didn't show anything outside of Animal Crossing. However I know Nintendo and they won't go into the holiday season with just Animal Crossing, a core franchise will be announced between now and TGS.

Secondly Nintendo doesn't owe me anything, so there's really no question of me being treated good or bad. They will put out games, and if I'm interested in them I will buy them. If not then I will go somewhere else. And you definitely can't blame Nintendo for trying to make as much money as possible.



kingofwale on 15 July 2008

kinda sad to see consumers being un-consumer-like.

why not just pull out your wallet and say "take as much as you want from me, you are here to make money, we understand"



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akuma587 on 15 July 2008
kingofwale said:
kinda sad to see consumers being un-consumer-like.

why not just pull out your wallet and say "take as much as you want from me, you are here to make money, we understand"

 

QFT, I stuck with Sony because they make the kind of games that I want to play, and I always feel like they have put me first.  Sticking with a company for other reasons is what turns people into fanboys.



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Red4ADevil on 15 July 2008

This is what ive been saying for a while on another forums i join. Thats why it called Business Summit i was actualy impressed with the sales info and such. i thought the announcement of bundling the WiiMotion with Wii Sport sequal and the other new Wii Speak peripheral was good.



Broncos724 on 15 July 2008
kingofwale said:
kinda sad to see consumers being un-consumer-like.

why not just pull out your wallet and say "take as much as you want from me, you are here to make money, we understand"

 

My purpose with this thread is to give a logical explanation for why Nintendo showed what they did at their conference.  Like I said, I too am very disappointed at the lack of big titles, but I can still be rational and understand their reasoning for doing so.



halogamer1989 on 15 July 2008

My thinking exactly, although MSFT won.



Hyperion on 15 July 2008

They are not treating us "shitty". The games ARE in development and WILL come. They just weren't shown at E3. Whoop-de-fucking-do.



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Cheebee on 15 July 2008

Yeah, I kinda agree with Broncos, I mean, it's still upsetting for us gamers who've been getting hyped by rumours and speculation for months, but from a business point of view, it makes a whole lot of sense.
Also, if you seriously, honestly believe Nintendo, being the huge gigantic bigass company that they are, with all their different studios and substudios and developers and programmers and artists etc etc, plus all their second parties, are only working on WiiMusic (been in development for years), Wii Sports Resort, Mario Sluggers (Pretty much done, will release next month) and Animal Crossing right now, you're gonna have to have your head examined.



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