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Polygon: "What Nintendo has learned from Kickstarter"
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grimshawish
Banned
Their Kotaku only with next to no content.
Aquamarine
Member
ShockingAlberto
Member
This word does not mean what you think it means.
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I was waiting for this.
Kacho
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FlashbladeGAF
Member
it's like they shouldn't have even shown us footage
my imagination is better
Should have quoted the article instead of providing them with more hits.
I feel dirty for clicking on that shit
Schnozberry
Member
Me too. I don't hate games journalism or any specific journalist, either. I just find it funny how often comfirmation bias seems to wind up getting printed in news posts. It would be perfectly fine if somebody wants to drop the hammer on Nintendo in an editorial, but it would appear that news and editorial are now so run together that we get ongoing opinion about companies or platforms that creeps into news stories regardless of relavence.
The story above in the OP is just boorish nonsense. It's clumsy and makes zero sense.
Portugeezer
Member
Do they?
I guess in their mind that is more direct contact to the consumer, via middle man (aka journalist). "Guess what we know that you don't?" "Oh we can't fucking say, but we know it"
Well this was the first to significantly look ahead to previously unannounced products, so writing an article about the change in focus and why could be useful. This just doesnt quite seem to be it
MrNyarlathotep
Banned
Nah, it would take a few hundred thousand funding a documentary about the writers lives to really get them on board.
Miyamoto:"Kickstarter? Is that a Pc game?"
They have been doing these kind of events for years, with the same exact tone of familiarity. Labelling it as a "Kickstarter video, but reliable" only proves to me that Nintendo created the ND as a response to clueless, apathic media, suddenly feeling excluded now that Nintendo can avoid pumping them of Mountain Dew thanks to social media.
Awesome.
Do you eat shit?
They have been doing these kind of events for years, with the same exact tone of familiarity. Labelling it as a "Kickstarter video, but reliable" only proves to me that Nintendo created the ND as a response to clueless, apathic media, suddenly feeling excluded now that Nintendo can avoid pumping them of Mountain Dew thanks to social media.
Awesome.
Do you eat shit?
Baconsammy
Banned
No idea what this has to do with Kickstarter. Imo it was an act of desperation after the Wii U bombed during the holidays and continues to do so now. Their stated goal two years ago was to attract back the core and garner great third party support. So far they're failing on both counts. Yesterday was a clear call to the core gamers. Hopefully Nintendo's goals are realisitc. If they were banking on another Wii-esque success, they're in for a rude awakening.
This comment nailed it. I don't know what's going on with Kohler lately. He seems to have lost the plot.
I hope Yoshi makes it's goal. Kind of ballsy to launch so many blind announcements ala Mario trilogy, those campaigns have been known to struggle.
Yeah, that comment totally rubbed me the wrong way. How dare I take Nintendo's word at face value instead of the regurgitated shit that is Game Journalism tm
DXB-KNIGHT
Member
What????? If a company is promoting it products and showing support is considerd something kickstarter??? Didn't companies do that for ages???
Between this article and the Edge one whats happening to the gaming journalism?
Between this article and the Edge one whats happening to the gaming journalism?
Cerebral Assassin
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Nintendo are taking hits away from these sites by directly communicating with Wii U owners, I'm not surprised they don't like it. To be honest I thought they would have had a ND channel pre-installed on the Wii U for them, like they did on the Wii(they could put up the Iwata Asks too).
MrNyarlathotep
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Yeah, that's exactly it. You sure got rational-GAFs number.
Portugeezer
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Lol, Nintendo just can't win sometimes. They do something awesome and get criticised for it, it's like sitting on their asses not saying anything would have been better for the Wii U doom sayers, now we know about some big games and the haters don't like it.
Smiles and Cries
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I could not even get pass the title and I tend to like reading CHRIS KOHLER stuff
perfect
Dave Meltzer
Banned
It's not even negative. It's just got a stupid click bait title and a forced comparison.
Baconsammy
Banned
There's absolutely nothing wrong with the Edge article. Or are we now going to insinuate that Edge is somehow anti-Nintendo now?
THIS.
I've been begging for NCL to get this implemented stat. I really hope that's in the plans. It should have Nintendo Directs, 3DS demos (Like how the Nintendo channel had DS demos), and bring an updated, new Nintendo week back.
Dave Meltzer
Banned
They only gave Skyward Sword a 10 so they could appear unbiased!
Yep, and they are incredibly pissed. When you willfully convert into a PR machine for video game companies, you become an expendable commodity. Polygon/Edge are just now realizing this...
ShockingAlberto
Member
Oh wow.
Kohler should know what that word means.
Either he doesn't or he's misusing it purposely to prove a point. I guess it's the difference between being ignorant and being jaded.
Rentahamster
Rodent Whores
That doesn't seem to be related to Kickstarter much at all. Seems like a thesis that's grasping for straws.
If jaded means clickbaiting.
Aquamarine
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Wired should have publicly apologized and posted more accurate terminology. "Vaporware" has incredibly negative connotations.
I remember the N64 Final Fantasy 6 render. Boy was I excited!
Cerebral Assassin
Member
It's a pretty bad article, & one that I doubt would be acceptable for the print mag(I would hope) given the numerous assumptions the writer makes.
EmCeeGramr
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I guess you could draw a comparison, but it's a very, very broad one that encompasses most business presentations ever. If it's due to Iwata's tone, then that probably has to do with Iwata being more candid whenever there's problems; if you go back and look at his other presentations in the last few years whenever he's addressing a problem, he takes on a similar apologetic and sympathetic tone.
He knew what he was doing.
So what Microsoft did with Major Nelson how many years ago.
Bidermaier
Member
well nintendo is kinda kickstarting the Wii U hype
Do you remember the threads before the Wii U release? They were all like.. "I have never been less hyped about a console ever"
Nintendo has just started they hype machine. They said they were serious about core gamer, they are delivering.
Do you remember the threads before the Wii U release? They were all like.. "I have never been less hyped about a console ever"
Nintendo has just started they hype machine. They said they were serious about core gamer, they are delivering.