LOL. Even the dude that came out in a Splatoon costume?
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Meet the New Faces of Nintendo
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Honey Bunny
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Koizumi is one bad motherfucker
TannerDemoz
Member
Can we see the lovely face of the English translator?
Especially him
Great write-up! I admit I've been too focused on the old guard to really get to know the "new" people. Koizumi seems like a guy who gets it. I never liked Miyamoto's insistence on keeping story completely out of his games. Zelda specifically has been in need of a narrative overhaul.
And who cares if he's excited to be in the spotlight for the company? Who wouldn't be, especially considering his career?
And who cares if he's excited to be in the spotlight for the company? Who wouldn't be, especially considering his career?
That was my impression too. Felt bad for the guy, although it almost sounded like he gave up at some point. The other translator(s) obviously had a clear script to work with whereas Suda probably decided to wing it.
ShockingAlberto
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I mean, if anything, Kimishima will be dead or retired. He is quite old.
Most of the people that were presenting were the newer generation, or at least post-Miyamoto and such.
Schopenhauerian
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Interesting to note that Koizumi has been publicly disagreeing with Miyamoto on this subject since at least 2007. Collected some of the elementary facts into a recent post, and would certainly be interested to hear from folks who know more of the pertinent details/history.
TheMoon
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Movalpolos didn't even watch this thing, he's just trolling for no reason.
Seeing the "new faces" of Nintendo was what I looked forward to most from the presentation, some of the people I recalled by name from Iwata Asks, but I wanted to see how they were, whether they would be unafraid to be fun and goofy like Iwata was and I'm so glad that they were willing to be goofy (and Kimishima willing to play along with the snapping thing)! Koizumi's presentation of the AR aspects of the Switch helped me to understand, I recall rumors back in late 2015 that NX might have an AR focus but I was unable to visualize it until Koizumi's presentation.
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Jpop
Unconfirmed Member
Bill Trinen let the new translators have a go at it. He'll be keeping his job.
What do you think of the new crowd? Nuke from orbit if bad thread.
Trinen's face is screaming, " I've made a huge mistake."
Funny thing is when he first came out, I made a joke to my son that he was the official Nintendo Magician. Then he actually became that. Was hilarious.
KojiKnight
Member
One of those men (besides Kimishima obviously) are being prepped to be the new president. Still think Trinen would do well as NoA CEO... Nintendo hasn't had a westerner on their board of directors since Howard Lincoln left right?
Either way, his stepping back probably nabs they have more in store for him.
Either way, his stepping back probably nabs they have more in store for him.
themagicalkitsune
Member
Glad to see Koizumi getting some exposure, for all intents and purposes I see him as Nintendo's future.
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Jpop
Unconfirmed Member
Nintendo's been trying to give spotlight to the new guys for the past couple of years right?
Yeah I like Koizumi! He oozed confidence and seems to know what is up.
The translator on the stream was so bad lol I am not quite sure if it is because Suds was speaking gibberish or if it was because the translator is new. He reminded me of the "Boom there goes the dynamite" video
The translator on the stream was so bad lol I am not quite sure if it is because Suds was speaking gibberish or if it was because the translator is new. He reminded me of the "Boom there goes the dynamite" video
Koizumi isn't really a new face despite this being his first public appearance. He's been around since the early days of Nintendo's game development. He's a legend.
He's the one that wrote the script of story for Link's Awakening and directed Sunshine, Galaxy, Galaxy 2, Jungle Beat and many other fantastic games.
He's the one that wrote the script of story for Link's Awakening and directed Sunshine, Galaxy, Galaxy 2, Jungle Beat and many other fantastic games.
Booker.DeWitt
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man, one thing that I paid attention is that they dress themselves horribly. god damn it, there was a dude with a mustard suit with short pants. my 4 year old can do better.
I take "new face" to mean the front-facing representatives of Nintendo. But I've known of him since Mario Galaxy.
Gurgelhals
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And he invented Z-targeting for Ocarina of Time. That alone makes the man a genius.
entremet
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Public facing, though.
Well it helped they gave him basically the whole presentation.
HappehLemons
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Koizumi is a OG and developed a ton of slam dunks.
TheMoon
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Imagine having a clue what one is talking about
All of these guys have made big leaps in the last few years.
The Silver
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Can't see the president as anything but an old Yakuza boss
Gurgelhals
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If anything, this is a description that fits Hiroshi Yamauchi a lot better:
Though looking at old photographs of him, "utterly terrifying evil overlord" might describe him even better. Yamauchi was scary as hell. Kimishima, on the other hand, comes across as a kindly old uncle in comparison.
Shikamaru Ninja
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It took Iwata and Miyamoto a long time to get to greatness in stage. Most of these guys are just beginning their international PR presence.
TheMoon
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you're parodying your username here, right? lol
srsly, some of the shit you guys are saying here today. wow^^
Revolutionary
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All I could think of when watching the 1-2 Switch producer was "he needs to tailor his goddamn pants"