I think the thought process and general maturity level is, in this case, comparable.Originally Posted by JSnake
Really? You think posting a stupid thread is comparable to being a marketing shill fanboy?
So to answer your question: yes, really.
I think the thought process and general maturity level is, in this case, comparable.Originally Posted by JSnake
Really? You think posting a stupid thread is comparable to being a marketing shill fanboy?
lolOriginally Posted by JSnake
Really? You think posting a stupid thread is comparable to being a marketing shill fanboy?
Is this really a time to compliment the guy?Originally Posted by Rez
I think the thought process and general maturity level is, in this case, comparable.
So to answer your question: yes, really.
Well who else does he have to talk to. :(Originally Posted by bpfd
Apparently the Layton twitter is "back by popular demand".
NeoGAF: 9Originally Posted by pakkit
So I lost count, who's winning? Twitter or GAF?
What in the world is viral about an official thread?Originally Posted by dammitmattt
GAF already does with each big Official Thread.
Originally Posted by JSnake
http://www.crispygamer.com/features/...-accounts.aspx
Dude got his own article.
ffsThis bombshell admission, posted to the TopHatProfessor account in the late hours of July 9 (and later removed), likely came as a shock to most of the over 2,500 followers DiLuigi had amassed up to that point.
zomg a famous dude thinks i'm coolOriginally Posted by JSnake
http://www.crispygamer.com/features/...-accounts.aspx
Dude got his own article.
hey neogaf shoutoutOriginally Posted by the article
While the reaction on Twitter was mostly positive and appreciative of DiLuigi's efforts, the reaction on gaming message board NeoGAF, where DiLuigi was a devoted member, was more negative. When a user turned up the fact that DiLuigi had used NeoGAF to promote the TopHatProfessor account without disclosing his role in creating it, the moderators decided to ban DiLuigi from further posting. "Nothing says more professional than faking a twitter as being some sort of pseudo official thing for Nintendo," wrote NeoGAF user shuri. "You did something stupid and then added layers of stupid on top of it. It was like a stupid cake. And now you're eating it," added user ShockingAlberto. "Why is a 'game journalist' viral marketing for Nintendo for free?" asked user Tiktaalik.
On that last point, DiLuigi defended his actions by arguing there was no real conflict of interest. "While I am the main Nintendo writer for Gaming Vice, I will not be doing the review or any sort of preview for the upcoming Layton game," DiLuigi said. "Those will be given to someone else due to the fact that I admittedly have a bias towards the series." Despite his unorthodox methods, DiLuigi compared the Twitter account to the efforts of any other journalist trying to get more attention for an under-appreciated game in which he believes. "Professional game journalists (i.e. people who do this for a living) do this all the time, to a lesser extent than TopHatProfessor of course."
As for the response of the posters and moderators on his beloved NeoGAF? "Honestly, those reactions were perfectly justified," he said. "I just wanted people to take note of the game's existence and, as evidenced by the Twitter page, I did my job. ... I was banned from an Internet message board. Life goes on."
Since June? I'm not entirely sure.Originally Posted by upandaway
Puzzle 280? How long has he been doing this for?
The way I see it, the problem wasn't that he is making a fan-project. The problem was that he was advertising it on NeoGAF without admitting it is his own baby.Originally Posted by tenritsu
Sorry for the massive, massive bump but it seems as though WWRU has not yet learned his lesson, :lol
I found this on his Twitter.
http://twitter.com/TopHatProfessor
Apparently WAY more people have been added into the mix since now there is a Twitter account for each of the main characters from Diabolical Box and there are even Twitters (is that the plural of Twitter?) of characters from the next game, The Last Time Travel. The last time I checked up on this it was just him and like five other people and now it's double that.
Roger DiLuigi, you should be Nintendo PR, but you are a fool for doing all of this for no cash. :lol