Square Enix, eager to top themselves from this morning, shared perhaps not the most popular viewpoint at the Bristol Games Hub today.
The rest of his speech revolved around why the industry needs to foster future game development talent at younger ages during their education.
Source: http://www.pocketgamer.biz/r/PG.Biz/Nintendo+news/news.asp?c=51359PocketGamer said:That was the take of industry veteran Ian Livingstone as he opened proceedings at Bristol Games Hub, a non-profit organisation designed to offer space for developers and academics in the South West of England.
Livingstone life president of Eidos, and best known for his work on the Fighting Fantasy interactive book series used his speech at the event both to offer guidance for developers just starting out, and to give advice to one of the industry's biggest players.
IP is king
"Nintendo should have their IP on every platform," said Livingstone, arguing that strengthening IP should take precedence over the health of the publisher's platforms.
"Otherwise a whole generation of young people will miss out on their games."
The rest of his speech revolved around why the industry needs to foster future game development talent at younger ages during their education.