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Major Nelson Strikes Back
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As juniors, we mustn't question it.
But selective memory.
Also, thinking outside the box is looked down upon now? It's declasse?
Weird.
Xaero Gravity
NEXT LEVEL lame™
Good lord.
That's harsh (I'm getting a lot of use out of that word this thread). He posts here and behaves himself, personally he's never really been one to get to involved in the politics of it all. He has fun, and seems like a good community kind of guy.
It's not so much thinking outside the box as it is kicking the box and wishing you were in it.
SMOK3Y
Generous Member
Well his post conveyed the opposite of what you're post is saying...
ohImlaughin
Banned
yeah im learning lol
Dreadx_Jecht
Banned
Pretty much
That spin.
The box, in any situation regarding the advice, is something you want to escape, not crawl back in, lol.
Jesus I'm glad my job isn't trying to serve a bunch of gamers. The hatred for this guy on neogaf (and honestly who gives a shit if this particular video was funny or not) is ridic. Let's replay events for a moment:
MN is a popular gaming figurehead for a company that announces a new console with a bunch of changes to the status quo of gaming that the community largely reads as being pretty dick. Yeah he doesn't come across great in some of the videos explaining the changes, but it's his fucking job to tow the party line. This does NOT make him a bad human being.
Sony smartly capitalizes on these changes and makes a serious effort to accommodate the gamers that were alienated by MS's fuckery. MS at some point clearly realizes they fucked up.
Sea change at MS where everyone from the CEO on down (including replacement of the Xbox head) turns 180 degrees (seemingly at least) and starts focusing on the people actually using the shit they sell. The Balmer days of strategic product leverage in the worst fucking way appear to be over (see: Office on iOS).
MN is still a dude that clearly likes games and now has the added benefit of working for a company that isn't evil.
I am a PC+PS4+Wii U+New 3DS gamer that looks at the reactions on this forum and am dumbfounded. We have two major console makers that are now focused on us. I honestly believe that the vitriol on neogaf is hurting gaming.
MN is a popular gaming figurehead for a company that announces a new console with a bunch of changes to the status quo of gaming that the community largely reads as being pretty dick. Yeah he doesn't come across great in some of the videos explaining the changes, but it's his fucking job to tow the party line. This does NOT make him a bad human being.
Sony smartly capitalizes on these changes and makes a serious effort to accommodate the gamers that were alienated by MS's fuckery. MS at some point clearly realizes they fucked up.
Sea change at MS where everyone from the CEO on down (including replacement of the Xbox head) turns 180 degrees (seemingly at least) and starts focusing on the people actually using the shit they sell. The Balmer days of strategic product leverage in the worst fucking way appear to be over (see: Office on iOS).
MN is still a dude that clearly likes games and now has the added benefit of working for a company that isn't evil.
I am a PC+PS4+Wii U+New 3DS gamer that looks at the reactions on this forum and am dumbfounded. We have two major console makers that are now focused on us. I honestly believe that the vitriol on neogaf is hurting gaming.
Admiral Woofington
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being a junior or a full member has nothing to do with your level of competence, it just means you were able to survive the time/post period by not posting something to get negative attention from mods.
GAF isn't 'meant to be above' any other place, but it's a much more heavily moderated site than others, especially when it comes to offtopic side.
therealbigrich
Member
Doesn't seem like a big deal to me
That spin.
I follow marketing, spin is my favorite language:3
ohImlaughin
Banned
Culture change for me comes across in both the Win10 release and Xbox changes. The way they marketed (blogged) and released Win10 was as unlike Microsoft as you can get (personally I don't think it was ready). My sense is that MS on the whole is somewhat rudderless now. But they're not evil and that's a definite fucking improvement.
As an aside, I was an AD+Exchange admin for a large bank in a past life.
Frecklestein
Banned
Attack of the Cringe
3rdamention
Member
I get it, but it's silly to single out his idea of console warriors with that little quote... He could have just said "I know some of you hate it" and left it at that... To add that in there was just more console warriors stuff people were already complaining about in this thread...
Major is smart, he knew what he was doing, just sliding a little jab in there to stir the pot...
Beerman462
Member
Sorry, I was a HUGE Xbox fan. I loved the OG and when the 360 came out I couldn't wait to get it. My first exposure to the Major was the infamous E3 video with him and Angry Joe. Now, I'm not an Angry Joe fan at all, but that incident combined with all the X360 vs PS3 propaganda from him, just makes me cringe. I am probably wrong, but it seems like he used to be an independent blogger turned MS mouthpiece? or was he always on their payroll? Please correct me on this if I'm wrong.
Exactamundo.
¡HarlequinPanic!
Member
has nothing on the Japanese sega exec's fighting against the playstation with the dreamcast commercials, but a harmless enough little video.
He's the Director of Programming, basically the community face of Xbox, as he decides, creates and produces their advertising front on the internet. He joined MS in 2001.
EDIT: he also lead a team that invented "Achievements".
Brad Grenz
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If only MS realized pretending to be the good guys isn't enough. That have to actually stop doing sleazy shit.
Do you guys know when a video fails being funny or incite at least some great moments?
Not one single Gif from the actual video is posted after all this pages/discussion.
It's that bad and for comparison check out Sakaguchi's Final fantasy - Mega64 thread.
Not one single Gif from the actual video is posted after all this pages/discussion.
It's that bad and for comparison check out Sakaguchi's Final fantasy - Mega64 thread.
Eppy Thatcher
God's had his chance.
Dis right here. Without that deft hand this might not have made it past page 2.
And we will all be clowns when they release the Scalebound marketing and Major is riding an actual MSBioLabs engineered dragon above Redmond.
Nevermind I hate the video.
Lol!!!
Chobel
Member
He did a poor job of showing it in his last comment here.
SenjutsuSage
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Very blunt, I like that. That said, nothing wrong with having a little fun. People need to get a sense of humor.
And I'm sure this comment is going to get a lot of criticism, but we can't also act like what was said isn't absolutely true for some posters.
Mick Stagger
Member
Douche chills
Enter the Dragon Punch
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Beerman462
Member
Ok, that makes more sense. I just never heard of him until the PS4/XB1 reveal. Basically his Angry Joe moment and this misdirection will forever taint him with me.
wat
It took him a while to get super well known like he is in the industry now, but he was making videos and talking store updates back the Blades interface was still around iirc.
Chobel
Member
You need to watch Arrested Development. Though not sure if that comment fits in here though.
CouchMaster
Member
The Destiny thing was clever, this was not. I hope when they eventually sneak in a BO3 advert it would be better than this.
Varjis
Member
Cringe in a dorky way? Sure. Was it a silly video that I'm sure they had fun with but was kind of hammy? Yes. Does everything have to be a thread nowadays? Apparently.
Cringeworthy to me is this old Playstation 3 marketing campaign from 2007.. I still remember this thing 8 years later for being so wacko...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=psd8oVToS8k
Now has MS done crazy ads too? Yes, this one just stuck with me.. mostly because I was like, is that Clifton Collins Jr.?
Gillian Seed
Banned
? The lightsaber combat in the prequels blows away what little is in the original trilogy!
That's one of the problems with the prequels.
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