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[Mr.Squirrel]

So glad I made it in on page 1. This thread is gonna be glorious

 

[KojiKnight]

There were DICE and BioWare employees doing this on the day of the unprecedented partnership announcement, so I'm not sure EA cares.

Depends on how big it blows up really... If the gaming press doesn't have much to cover, they may focus in on these comments. If enough pick up the story, it could cost him his job. That said, if they aren't interested in making a story out of it, he'll be fine.

 

[Htown]

Sounds to me like folks over there were pissed they couldn't figure out how to tap into that Wii money, so now that Nintendo's doing terribly they're getting their shots in.

 

[Relaxed Muscle]

 

[Vexxan]

Straight to the point but probably a bit too unprofessional.

 

[LiquidSolid]

There goes his career.

Yeah, I'm sure EA will fire him just to protect their unprecedented partnership with Nintendo. Just like they did with the guy that said the Wii was two Gamecube's duct taped together.

 

[AOC83]

I predict:

 

[Silver_DNA]

Dat tact!

 

[Flightmare]

perfect

 

[ymmv]

 

[Hero of Legend]

Wonder if he'll keep his job, that's VERY unprofessional, I'd imagine EA not liking this.

 

[Pooya]

Just because EA have ditched Nintendo, doesn't mean EA employees can start ripping them apart, this dude is going to get a bollocking.

don't think they care, the DICE guy already said similar things, less blunt though.

 

[DD]

But EA is another crap. I don't get it...

 

[8bits]

I don't really know why anything he says regarding the Wii U should matter. EA isn't supporting it. There conversation over.

 

[Shaanyboi]

wow... just... wow.

So glad I made it in on page 1. This thread is gonna be glorious

Welcome to the slums of Page 2

 

[Beetleking11]

Are neogaf going to fire this guy?

 

[Ridley327]

Twitter is simultaneously the best and worst thing that's happened to the industry.

 

[Baconsammy]

Comes across as a dick, but he's dead-on about where the casuals and kids went.

 

[Aquamarine]

So he works in the industry but he isn't allowed to have an opinion?

Having an opinion is one thing.

Loudly proclaiming "lol Wii U sucks amirite guyz", considering his senior position at EA and the public platform that he's chosen for discourse, is fundamentally unprofessional, crass, exaggerated, and juvenile.

 

[fluffydelusions]

wow

 

[Demoncarnotaur]

I don't get that less memory than 360 quote.. that is not accurate, is it?

Perfect. :lol

 

[StevePharma]

There were DICE and BioWare employees doing this on the day of the unprecedented partnership announcement, so I'm not sure EA cares.

This.

EA has other things on it's mind.

 

[Nirolak]

This strikes me as very fake or very stupid.

Well, he seems to work there: http://www.linkedin.com/pub/bob-summerwill/6b/261/73b

 

[Miles X]

There goes his career.

lol it's EA, hardly.

 

[VariantX]

Extremely unprofessional.

I don't care how much of that is actually true, that's completely disrespectful.

Starting to think professionals in this industry and twitter simply do not mix well together.

 

[Zen_Arcade]

Does anybody know how to act like a professional in this industry?

Seriously. Almost every day there's a new developer who acts like an idiot.

 

[heyf00L]

I don't want WiiU to fail, but I don't want to buy one until I'm sure it won't, which will only help it fail.

 

[Lactose_Intolerant]

So he works in the industry but he isn't allowed to have an opinion?

That's what the PR department is for. He can have an opinion, he doesn't need to share to people publicly on the internet. Especially if it can harm the relationship of his employer. EA still makes games for the 3ds ( this might not be true, I didn't look this up but it is EA. They are on everything that can make them money.)

 

[Reiko]

There were DICE and BioWare employees doing this on the day of the unprecedented partnership announcement, so I'm not sure EA cares.

EA has immunity that Adam Orth doesn't.

 

[DC R1D3R]

He sounds upset

I'm upset too :[

 

[enewtabie]

If he was one of my employees, he would be getting a coaching or perhaps leaving the building. He's a senior so maybe not, but he's gonna hear some crap about this. Don't burn bridges. Especially on social media.

 

[Goldmund]

My goodness. There's an Ice Cube song about days like today, but I forget it right now.

I think all sides, as well as casual and impartial observers are having a blast today.

 

[CrunchinJelly]

Wii U owners should boycott EA games until they issue an apology.

 

[Meelow]

Damn! I'm all the way at work but I can hear my WiiU crying from here.

Nah, I don't think this will be that bad, we know Wii U is more powerful, and this is really unprofessional.

 

[Raist]

Between this and yesterday's "Nope, we're not making any WiiU games atm" I'd like to see EA's "Contact us" inbox.

 

[BigBoss]

This is good, isn't it?

 

[SquiddyCracker]

How has not a single gaming journalist asked Nintendo about that "unprecedented partnership"?

 

[bigdaddygamebot]

Does anybody know how to act like a professional in this industry?

It's so cute when people use Twitter as Instant Messenger.

It's like the Darwinian Internet Awards for people's careers.

How has not a single gaming journalist asked Nintendo about that "unprecedented partnership"?

Because they're afraid to piss off Nintendo...or they have short memories...or they're bad at their jobs?

 

[KojiKnight]

Depends on how big it blows up really... If the gaming press doesn't have much to cover, they may focus in on these comments. If enough pick up the story, it could cost him his job. That said, if they aren't interested in making a story out of it, he'll be fine.

To further this, if this thread makes it to 10+ pages, it'll start hitting the little websites... then it has a chance of "going viral" and if it does, at the very least this guy will likely be forced to make an appology.

 

[lunchwithyuzo]

Who to believe, the EA guys who ported FIFA13 or the EA guys who ported NFSMW?

 

[RobbieNick]

This is bullshit. Criterion admitted they got more power out of Wii U when they made Most Wanted on it and it showed. It's the superior console version.

EA is just being a dick because Nintendo wouldn't let Origin be the main OS(thank God).

 

[TalesOfWin]

Having an opinion is one thing.

Loudly proclaiming "lol Wii U sucks amirite guyz", considering his senior position at EA and the public platform that he's chosen for discourse, is fundamentally unprofessional, crass, exaggerated, and juvenile.

I prefer this over the standard robot answers.

 

[King_Moc]

Maybe if EA Sports could make games as good as Mario and Zelda Nintendo owners would buy them? They don't buy them because there is no reason to.

 

[ringwaldhaze]

Gen4?

 

[Ryuuga]

 

[Vorundor]

But EA is another crap. I don't get it...

Takes one to know one?

 

[daxgame]

 

[Beetleking11]

Damn is this new record?? How much there is Nintendo Doom thread??

 

[CaptainTiptop]

Oh my lord, this thread will be... interesting.

 

[Soviet]

inb4 GAF fired another person.