jordan0386
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Great Rumbler said:
only when they say it out loud
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Nintendo spells it out to 'solitary anti-social teens'
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only when they say it out loud
Attack You
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Mariah Carey said:
Seems like the "beauty product" ploy to me. You know how that works.
Propagandhim
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Mariah Carey said:
God, you have nice breasts.
blame space
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karasu said:
Are you serious? Look at the huge amount of shit that's being shoved down millions upon millions of consumer's throats in all of the mediums you mentioned (apart from cupcakes, there's no such thing as a bad cupcake). At least Brain Age isn't as bad as bullshit like American Idol, Limp Bizkit, or Chuck and Larry.
Yeah but it's kind of different in this case because it's not like they are dissing people for going for a competing product, instead they're giving the cold shoulder this general demographic which includes people who like Nintendo systems and games.blame space said:
It would be more like if Apple came out and suddenly said they didn't like their desktop computer users because they're too nerdy and boring.
typhonsentra
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What are all the games (Actual games, and not just localizations) Nintendo has in the works right now for next year? Here's what I have so far:
- Smash Bros. (Wii)
- Mario Kart (Wii)
- Project O (Wii)
-Disaster (Wii)
- Advance Wars (DS)
- Kirby (DS)
- Fire Emblem (DS)
- Smash Bros. (Wii)
- Mario Kart (Wii)
- Project O (Wii)
-Disaster (Wii)
- Advance Wars (DS)
- Kirby (DS)
- Fire Emblem (DS)
Mariah Carey
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oo Kosma oo said:
I don't think a "'self development, health, beauty and fitness" stereotype is any shallower than what videogame players already have. Aside from the "beauty" aspect, I actually don't see how it's shallow at all.
And LOL at the edited out second paragraph.
blame space
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DeBurgo said:
No, it would be more like if Apple came out and had a huge ad campaign about a competing operating system: existing users shouldn't give a flying fuck. If Apple wants to bash Vista in order to sell more computers, more power to them, and if Nintendo wants to play off of a stereotype associated with video games in order to sell more consoles, more power to them as well. Me? I'll be finishing Zelda: PH and SMG.
On second thought I'm sure this is just some PR hack trying to pander to an audience that actually feels this way about video games. Pretty dumb since actual video game "journalists" were present. At any rate I'm sure Iwata doesn't feel this way. And who ever put together that presentation should be fired.
Mariah Carey said:
Hey I do my best.
I go to the gym, I'm a university student, I go out, I have a girlfriend (don't make her read the second paragraph!!!), I travel. But I don't need any entertainment company trying to shove some PR bs down my throat. It's like when one of your favourite authors would say "hey you know what? I used to write great novels, but they just weren't fun, and the people who read them are so antisocial, from now on I will write chicklit only" The problem is that Nintendo is both a company and a creative force in the industry, and if the company part gets too strong like now, the creative part will be hurt.
Can you all read?
"One slide of Dawn Paine's [UK Head of Marketing] presentation outlined the ways in which gaming has traditionally been perceived as"
que nerd image
So where exactly is it saying that Nintendo think we are all nerds who need to get a fucking life and such? Sheesh. That's not what it says, or what Nintendo supposedly said.
And btw, It's just reality. People DO think 'real gamers' are mostly nerds/geeks and anti-social and whatever. Where the fuck have you been all your life. Games for the masses (Fifa, Singstar, Halo, Guitar Hero, Mario and now DS and Wii gaming) is very different. It's just the way it is.
Edit:
Animal Crossing Wii
Kirby's Adventure
Battalion Wars 2
Super Mario Stadium Baseball
Card Hero DS
Eternal Chronicle (DS)
Soma Bringer (DS)
Untitled RPG (Wii, from Monolith Soft - Disaster: DoC, Baten Kaitos guys)
Plus other unannounced Wii & DS games and WiiWare titles.
PS. Project O isn't from Nintendo
"One slide of Dawn Paine's [UK Head of Marketing] presentation outlined the ways in which gaming has traditionally been perceived as"
que nerd image
So where exactly is it saying that Nintendo think we are all nerds who need to get a fucking life and such? Sheesh. That's not what it says, or what Nintendo supposedly said.
And btw, It's just reality. People DO think 'real gamers' are mostly nerds/geeks and anti-social and whatever. Where the fuck have you been all your life. Games for the masses (Fifa, Singstar, Halo, Guitar Hero, Mario and now DS and Wii gaming) is very different. It's just the way it is.
Edit:
That andtyphonsentra said:
Animal Crossing Wii
Kirby's Adventure
Battalion Wars 2
Super Mario Stadium Baseball
Card Hero DS
Eternal Chronicle (DS)
Soma Bringer (DS)
Untitled RPG (Wii, from Monolith Soft - Disaster: DoC, Baten Kaitos guys)
Plus other unannounced Wii & DS games and WiiWare titles.
PS. Project O isn't from Nintendo
Holy Order Sol
Member
I have short hair.
Not my problem.
Not my problem.
karasu
Member
blame space said:
Exactly. And people complain about it there too. But not even Uwe Boll would call the people who like his films antisoical shut ins. It's just ridiculous. Anybody arguing otherwise is simply suffering from battered wife syndrome. I'm sorry. Something like Wii Sports isn't anymore of a social experience than Halo. And if you really want to strive for a 'normal' sense of social interaction, you take your ass to the tennis court.
Mariah Carey said:
Mariah Carey
Member
EDIT:^^ Yes, I applaud you for finding a poor body makeup job. People who use makeup on their face and body while on TV are the height of shallowness, thank you for your insight.
Oh, I dunno. I just think you're reading a little too much hostility in this. Nintendo isn't saying "We don't like our nerdy customers and we want cooler ones." They just recognize that there's a perceived negative stereotype about videogames and the people that play them, and they want to erase it.
oo Kosma oo said:
Oh, I dunno. I just think you're reading a little too much hostility in this. Nintendo isn't saying "We don't like our nerdy customers and we want cooler ones." They just recognize that there's a perceived negative stereotype about videogames and the people that play them, and they want to erase it.
blame space
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karasu said:
Well, let's not equate Wii Sports to shit, because it's not.
My point was, sometimes a company has to capture an extremely large audience in order to keep pleasing their existing one while still growing as they see fit. Nintendo wanted to expand the audience that video games touched (or repackage 10 year old hardware and think of a creative advertising/PR angle if you're a cynic), and in doing so they had to "sell out".
But playing through SMG, who gives a shit?
TheRipDizz
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Fuck you, Nintendo. How's that for negative and antisocial?
SolidSnakex
Member
blame space said:
You give a shit because at least with the Wii it doesn't seem like those types of games are Nintendo's focus.
blame space
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SolidSnakex said:
Their focus? I don't care what their focus is. Just like I don't care what Sony Pictures' focus is, I just want to watch movies I'm interested in.
andthebeatgoeson
Junior Member
Wait, so Yamauchi isn't crazy at all and deserves credibility? Can someone send me an email when these types of things change.Gigglepoo said:
And you fell for Nintendo's marketing ploys. And I bet you don't think they are competing for the same market as Sony/MS.Crayon Shinchan said:
Fuck Nintendo. the burning pit of my soul renders my guts into black darkness of the eternal torment when I read their teeny bopper, "oh everything is so fucking happy" PR comments. I'm gonna go play some fucking manhunt 2 and kill some fucking bitches alone in my room while rubbing my hair and face with bacon grease.
words like proactive and paradigm...aren't those just buzzwords that dumb people use to sound smart?
...I'm fired, aren't I?
Frester said:
words like proactive and paradigm...aren't those just buzzwords that dumb people use to sound smart?
...I'm fired, aren't I?
TheRipDizz
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It's messed up that they are addressing the stereotype at all, true of the responder or not. You don't get to replace one stereotype with another "positive" one and come out looking like you have some sort of enlightened message. All stereotypes are fucking stupid.beef3483 said:
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HURRAY NINTENDO.
Now books can be for all of the family, and not lonely nerds hunched over an 800 page tome in a dark room lit by a desk lamp.
Read colorful, heart-warming books with members of your family! Interactive illustrations, quizzes, and stat-tracking graphs for that family member with a competitive edge! Only $49.99, coming Christmas 2008!
HURRAY NINTENDO.
ZombieSupaStar
Member
well I was just blessed with nice bone structure, but do whatever can get you paid nintendo.
JoshuaJSlone
Member
Sounds like someone missed Literature Collection DS.Chrono said:
disappeared
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I don't even know how anybody can respond to bullshit like this.
Count Dookkake
Member
Nintendo is taking gaming out of the ghetto.
Kai Dracon
Writing a dinosaur space opera symphony
LOL - Nintendo PR knows they have a live one and are going to strangle it for all it's worth. Really, they're just employing the same tactic you see when people in a group that is looked down upon by another group try to make themselves appear more appealing: don't try to get them to see that your guys are actually okay. Just tell them "oh, we know those guys are scumbags too... we're the GOOD ones! We're not like them! We're just like you, see?"
blame space
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karasu said:
focus = $$$
Mario is selling better than ever.