I was about to say gameinformer still around? lol wow
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Game Informer's McNamara: "I seriously think Nintendo has banned Game Informer"
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I was about to say gameinformer still around? lol wow
People still buy magazines?
It's the future already you guys.
If you're a Gamestop Powerup Rewards member you automatically are subscribed to the magazine.
It seems you know what happened between GI and Nintendo. Can you tell us more? Why did Nintendo ban GI and why are Nintendo being so difficult to GI?
Thanks.
People still buy magazines?
It's the future already you guys.
I only have it because of the powerup card deal which is easily one of the better gaming deals available. I'm sure 90% of their readership probably feels the same.
Nintendo does not (outwardly) care about reviews.
billy beane
Banned
I doubt it. Game Informer is too big for Nintendo to ban. I know many of people who only hear about video games through the magazine.
Mama Robotnik
Member
Unlikely that they have banned Game Informer.
More likely that they simply do not care about Game Informer.
More likely that they simply do not care about Game Informer.
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Deleted member 17706
Unconfirmed Member
Umm... outlets like Famitsu are far worse in terms of journalistic integrity than anything over in "the west".
Ding-ding.
Holy Order Sol
Member
Do we even know for a fact that anything has happened at all?
I mean wtf. This is like arguing that some guy in the distance looked at you funny and wants to start shit when their dick was just itchy or something.
I mean wtf. This is like arguing that some guy in the distance looked at you funny and wants to start shit when their dick was just itchy or something.
Woody Invincible
Banned
It's a fucking magazine, who cares?
Then they are morons.
But I've pretty much already figured that out with their marketing and PR disasters. If they think they can get away with all this crap and still sell the Wii U like the original Wii, they might be in for a rude awakening.
But they might ban Nintendo from something like their Christmas card list.
Oppo
Member
jesus christ. i am getting out of here.
grimshawish
Banned
Sounds like their trying to get exclusives there.
"If you don't give us what we want, we won't give you anything"
Looks like no one had a good E3, especially those who have nothing to talk about for the next few months (especially since other than WiiU/3DS most of those games shown are not 2012 releases).
Slightly ridiculous. Nintendo best ignore them; they have ways to reach their customers and other customers through other media and other sites/mags.
"If you don't give us what we want, we won't give you anything"
Looks like no one had a good E3, especially those who have nothing to talk about for the next few months (especially since other than WiiU/3DS most of those games shown are not 2012 releases).
Slightly ridiculous. Nintendo best ignore them; they have ways to reach their customers and other customers through other media and other sites/mags.
Nintendo seems content with releasing their own information and I think ultimately this is the best way to do it. GI readers aren't in need of information, the audience they need to inform is the one that likes Nintendo, bought a Wii/DS but doesn't keep up with gaming and let it rot. People have the internet, they use Facebook and Twitter, just connect directly to them, no need for bro-centric middle-men.
TAJ
Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that.
What?! These are people who basically give away their used games because they don't know better.
grimshawish
Banned
DOESN'T SHE KNOW ABOUT PS3/VITA CROSSPLAY!
Cerebral Assassin
Member
I doubt that they think that the Wii U will be the fastest selling console ever, not in the middle of a recession.
OldJadedGamer
Banned
Oh yeah, then they obviously didn't ban them since they are still working closely with the parent company.
Femmeworth
Banned
Nintendo must be still bitter about The Thousand-Year Door review.
SouthernDragon
Member
Nat Geo below Reader's Digest?! This is an OUTRAGE
Thank god you don't review video games.
lol
legendnthamaking
Banned
They ban Game Informer but still do business with Geoff "fanboy" Keighley and G4? OK.
I don't really see the logic of his call to arms. Why should consumers boycott a company for a conceived slight against anyone besides the consumer? Magazine previews are all well and good for the managing editor of a magazine, but they're fluff pieces whose value totally evaporates once the product actually hits the market.
legendnthamaking
Banned
fly high ~ayunite~
Member
Well, this is very unprofessional.
Sentenza
Member
Which isn't very clever from their part.
Geoff is tsundere for Reggie.
Stumpokapow
listen to the mad man
You know Famitsu is literally a game publisher in Japan, right?
It bodes poorly for several categories of their software, as well as for third party software on their platform, to not have a good relationship with western press.
So readers understand that Game Informer won't bend to the will of Nintendo. Them not having coverage of newest Nintendo games is not out of laziness. It is because Nintendo is preventing them from having access to preview copies of their games and assets to use in their magazine. Nintendo is probably doing this for the same reason Ubisoft blacklisted EGM from their events. Not having preview access to new games makes your magazine or outlet look like a weaker outlet. Nintendo is probably attacking GI in their very means of getting comprehensive coverage in a way to influence coverage of their games throughout production to release. Sony did the same to 1UP after they gave MLB The Show 07 a bad score. It's a way to directly financially influence the way a media outlet covers a game.
IrishNinja
Member
which specifically? TTYD? i keep seeing exerts here...
heh, my thoughts here.
yeah, this'll be what does them in. not the other stuff.
i did not know this.
Unlike that bastion of journalistic integrity, Famitsu.
Exterminieren
Banned
I think it's more so a matter of Nintendo preferring to work with Nintendo Power, as far as North American game magazines are concerned. They seem to have gotten some exclusive announcements from Nintendo, lately. But flat out refusing to work with Game Informer? I think that's false.
great, hahaha