Nintendo of America is lost without Cammie Dunaway

[Htown]

People hated her at E3, I guess, but the numbers don't lie.

She was NoA's executive vp of sales and marketing from October 2007 to October 2010.

When were Nintendo's products most popular in the North American market?

Exactly.

When did things start falling apart?

Exactly.

Prove me wrong.

 

[EmCeeGramr]

This rock keeps away tigers.

 

[TheSeks]

So, Reggie was Cammie's sockpuppet then?

 

[LiK]

NoA's secret weapon is gone.

 

[Wynnebeck]

People hated her at E3, I guess, but the numbers don't lie.

She was NoA's executive vp of sales and marketing from October 2007 to October 2010.

When were Nintendo's products most popular in the North American market?

Exactly.

When did things start falling apart?

Exactly.

Prove me wrong.

The year her kids didn't go on the ski trip.

 

[DR2K]

Someone had to work while Reggie was getting his body ready.

 

[NYR]

This rock keeps away tigers.

Went straight for the throat, love it.

 

[Madao]

what could they do? make her president?

 

[Mileena]

I don't think she had anything to do with people getting tired of the motion fad and Nintendo not making Wii games after 2010

 

[Zombie James]

This rock keeps away tigers.

 

[Iacobellis]

what could they do? make her president?

And put Reggie back into the spot he had in 2004.

 

[Mr. F]

The power of pantsuits will never be reclaimed.

 

[Acorn]

What it means is she chose the perfect time to bail out for her CV.

 

[JordanN]

People hated her at E3, I guess, but the numbers don't lie.

She was NoA's executive vp of sales and marketing from October 2007 to October 2010.

When were Nintendo's products most popular in the North American market?

Exactly.

When did things start falling apart?

Exactly.

Prove me wrong.

That's a textbook example of correlation does not imply causation.

 

[Hsieh]

This rock keeps away tigers.

Except in this case, as soon as the rock disappeared, Tigers showed up.

 

[RawkHawk2010]

Spoiler

No.

 

[zephervack]

Whats she up to now?

 

[thekonamicode]

She was all about putting smiles on more faces. Where did the smiles go?

 

[Duxxy3]

She would only make a bad situation even worse.

 

[Rimfya]

But the U in Wii U is basically a big smile.

 

[Anticitizen One]

The reason NOA was doing so well at the time when Cammy was there was because President Bush and his republican buddies deregulated the banking (and other industries) making access to money and loans ridicolusly easy. They also kept interest rates down to get people to buy overpriced houses and made americans feel rich. These combined made people feel like they had money to burn so families had 200+ dollars to throw away for a stupid game system with waggle controls for their kids or to "exercise" or "keep up with the jonses" or whatever

In 2008 the economy collapsed and the happy (fraud) days of unlimited disposable income were over

 

[Dead Prince]

no. they are lost without Perrin Klapan

 

[Keikaku]

This rock keeps away tigers.

One and done.

 

[thekonamicode]

no. they are lost without Perrin Klapan

I saw Perrin Kaplan at the Verge party on E3 Day Zero last year!

 

[Deleted member 13876]

no. they are lost without Perrin Klapan

She was cool. Came across genuine.

 

[Acorn]

Whats she up to now?

Something called kidzania according to her wiki.

 

[Nemesis_]

Indeed.

http://hausofnemesis.minus.com/m1hj2Ap5aSwz4

 

[Terrell]

I don't think she had anything to do with people getting tired of the motion fad and Nintendo not making Wii games after 2010

No, but her absence did have a lot to do with how Nintendo handled marketing the Wii and the few games that DID get released.

No one was steering that ship, and given what it's current trajectory was, it unsurprisingly hit an iceberg.

Besides, it's not like Scott Moffitt is doing a better job.

 

[AniHawk]

Except in this case, as soon as the rock disappeared, Tigers showed up.

hsieh, i want to purchase your rock.

 

[linkboy]

No, they're lost without Howard Lincoln because,

A) He would stand up to Reggie and probably fire him for being totally useless.

B) He wouldn't let the Wii U suffer like it is, he'd do something to try to fix it (instead of sitting on his ass with his hands in his ear like Reggie is).

 

[AniHawk]

I don't think she had anything to do with people getting tired of the motion fad and Nintendo not making Wii games after 2010

motion fad? motion controls are what made xbox 360 sales explode from 2010-2012. upcoming sony and microsoft consoles will have motion controls out of the box. they're part of console gaming now.

 

[Whiskeymatt]

No, they're lost without Howard Lincoln because,

A) He would stand up to Reggie and probably fire him for being totally useless.

B) He wouldn't let the Wii U suffer like it is, he'd do something to try to fix it (instead of sitting on his ass with his hands in his ear like Reggie is).

Counterpoint: the Seattle Mariners

Spoiler

Howard Lincoln is actually a pretty great owner who is more than willing to spend money when it's the appropriate time to do so

 

[Vamphuntr]

People hated her at E3, I guess, but the numbers don't lie.

She was NoA's executive vp of sales and marketing from October 2007 to October 2010.

When were Nintendo's products most popular in the North American market?

Exactly.

When did things start falling apart?

Exactly.

Prove me wrong.

So your points are :

1) Nintendo's product were really popular in 2007-2010
2) Cannie Dunaway was executive VP of sales and mareketing at Nintendo in 2007-2010
3) Thus, Cannie Dunaway is the only one and the only factor responsible for the success of Nintendo in 2007-2010

hmmm reminds me of something...

 

[Oddduck]

Howard Lincoln gave Nintendo fans Rareware and Retro Studios.

Therefore Lincoln > Reggie

 

[The Lamp]

no. they are lost without Perrin Klapan

This. She made the Wii sound so magical.

 

[Screamapillar]

People hated her at E3, I guess, but the numbers don't lie.

She was NoA's executive vp of sales and marketing from October 2007 to October 2010.

When were Nintendo's products most popular in the North American market?

Exactly.

When did things start falling apart?

Exactly.

Prove me wrong.

Cammie joined in October 2007... DS Lite launched in May 2006, sales of that device exploded as soon as it went on sale. Wii launched in November 2006, sales of that device exploded as soon as it went on sale. So what exactly are you proving, that Cammie happened to be there during the honeymoon period? Because that's about all that happened. Your point about her being the reason behind the success means nothing. DS and Wii were explosive in Japan and Europe, just as in North America, and Cammie had absolutely no involvement in the European or Japanese market.

 

[Holy Order Sol]

Robo-Cammie was a disturbing sight though.

 

[Screamapillar]

The reason NOA was doing so well at the time when Cammy was there was because President Bush and his republican buddies deregulated the banking (and other industries) making access to money and loans ridicolusly easy. They also kept interest rates down to get people to buy overpriced houses and made americans feel rich. These combined made people feel like they had money to burn so families had 200+ dollars to throw away for a stupid game system with waggle controls for their kids or to "exercise" or "keep up with the jonses" or whatever

In 2008 the economy collapsed and the happy (fraud) days of unlimited disposable income were over

The most useless and factually incorrect post I've ever read on a forum.

 

[BrokenEchelon]

Correlation != Causation

 

[jay]

The reason NOA was doing so well at the time when Cammy was there was because President Bush and his republican buddies deregulated the banking (and other industries) making access to money and loans ridicolusly easy. They also kept interest rates down to get people to buy overpriced houses and made americans feel rich. These combined made people feel like they had money to burn so families had 200+ dollars to throw away for a stupid game system with waggle controls for their kids or to "exercise" or "keep up with the jonses" or whatever

In 2008 the economy collapsed and the happy (fraud) days of unlimited disposable income were over

Waggle is a Republican plot to disenfranchise black voters.

 

[Artemisia]

Is this a cammie appreciation topic?

Awesome. I was planning on making one to spread the love for cammie.

Face it. Nintendo has never had a more barren e3 lineup while still having the best conference. Cammie's power. Who else?

 

[A Twisty Fluken]

I used to think correlation implied causation, then I took a statistics class, now I don't.

 

[Kai Dracon]

When she left Nintendo, Cammie Dunaway took forty prototype Wii U games. She took 40 games. That's as many games as Reggie as ever approved.
And that's terrible.

 

[Goldmund]

The most useless and factually incorrect post I've ever read on a forum.

The reason NOA was doing so well at the time when Cammy was there was because there was this thing because of which it was Cammy at the time NOA was doing what at the time when Cammy was there was the reason because of which it was Cammy at the time doing so well because there was this thing.

 

[Stumpokapow]

Before continuing the discussion, it might be useful for posters to suggest what they think Cammie Dunaway's position entailed on a short-, medium-, and long-term basis.

 

[Anticitizen One]

Waggle is a Republican plot to disenfranchise black voters.

no but a lot of republican soccer moms bought it

 

[serplux]

When she left Nintendo, Cammie Dunaway took forty prototype Wii U games. She took 40 games. That's as many games as Reggie as ever approved.
And that's terrible.

Dude, she's like the richest woman in Redmond. Can't she just buy some prototypes?

 

[illmatic22]

This rock keeps away tigers.

Hey, the bear tax is worth it.

 

[Starphoenix]

Cammie joined in October 2007... DS Lite launched in May 2006, sales of that device exploded as soon as it went on sale. Wii launched in November 2006, sales of that device exploded as soon as it went on sale. So what exactly are you proving, that Cammie happened to be there during the honeymoon period? Because that's about all that happened. Your point about her being the reason behind the success means nothing. DS and Wii were explosive in Japan and Europe, just as in North America, and Cammie had absolutely no involvement in the European or Japanese market.

Well. This is a very holistic post.

 

[squidyj]

When she left Nintendo, Cammie Dunaway took forty prototype Wii U games. She took 40 games. That's as many games as Reggie as ever approved.
And that's terrible.

Was it when noone was looking?