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gamesfreak wrote:
> A grew up on the opposite end of the spectrum
>
> I went the ways of Sega.
>
> True story.
Marry me
> A grew up on the opposite end of the spectrum
>
> I went the ways of Sega.
>
> True story.
Marry me
A MS buyout would be bad news.
You know how a lot of programmers are very actively against MS' business ethics? Well I can see lots of Nintendo staff sort of not liking supporting an "immoral and foreign" company, sort of. :-)
Not that they'd go on strike or leave in droves, but it would probably be enough to take their hearts off their work a bit, which could sort of... you know, knock Nintendo's productivity just for that.
And that's providing MS would let everything else stay status quo...
I've probably put this badly, but psychology of being owned by rivals, might work badly for Nintendo's staff. Sort of? :-)
A collaberation though, that would be spectacular.
Both parties would be fueled with enthusiasm and would have equal say and control on their respective ideals and the like.
And then the gamer's dream:
MS technology with hardcore western games, on the same plate with Nintendo's innovations and trippy eastern output.
And then that crazy company from Twycross who are eastern/western/hardcore/fun/god knows what else....
Live, wireless DS, etc...
You know how a lot of programmers are very actively against MS' business ethics? Well I can see lots of Nintendo staff sort of not liking supporting an "immoral and foreign" company, sort of. :-)
Not that they'd go on strike or leave in droves, but it would probably be enough to take their hearts off their work a bit, which could sort of... you know, knock Nintendo's productivity just for that.
And that's providing MS would let everything else stay status quo...
I've probably put this badly, but psychology of being owned by rivals, might work badly for Nintendo's staff. Sort of? :-)
A collaberation though, that would be spectacular.
Both parties would be fueled with enthusiasm and would have equal say and control on their respective ideals and the like.
And then the gamer's dream:
MS technology with hardcore western games, on the same plate with Nintendo's innovations and trippy eastern output.
And then that crazy company from Twycross who are eastern/western/hardcore/fun/god knows what else....
Live, wireless DS, etc...
A grew up on the opposite end of the spectrum
I went the ways of Sega.
True story.
I went the ways of Sega.
True story.
Tiltawhirl wrote:
> It's true, I don't have exact sales figures but a lot of Nintendo
> gamers will have grown up with Mario and still play the games
> today...me for example.
I agree with that.
Im not interested in Nintendo, and never owned one as a kid.
> It's true, I don't have exact sales figures but a lot of Nintendo
> gamers will have grown up with Mario and still play the games
> today...me for example.
I agree with that.
Im not interested in Nintendo, and never owned one as a kid.
Tiltawhirl wrote:
> Foszy wrote:
> Umm ok but which country/culture are you talking about as i could
> see
> that happening in Japan but not here in Britain.
>
> It's true, I don't have exact sales figures but a lot of Nintendo
> gamers will have grown up with Mario and still play the games
> today...me for example.
And me.
> Foszy wrote:
> Umm ok but which country/culture are you talking about as i could
> see
> that happening in Japan but not here in Britain.
>
> It's true, I don't have exact sales figures but a lot of Nintendo
> gamers will have grown up with Mario and still play the games
> today...me for example.
And me.
Foszy wrote:
> Umm ok but which country/culture are you talking about as i could see
> that happening in Japan but not here in Britain.
It's true, I don't have exact sales figures but a lot of Nintendo gamers will have grown up with Mario and still play the games today...me for example.
> Umm ok but which country/culture are you talking about as i could see
> that happening in Japan but not here in Britain.
It's true, I don't have exact sales figures but a lot of Nintendo gamers will have grown up with Mario and still play the games today...me for example.
Tiltawhirl wrote:
> Foszy wrote:
>
> They may be universally accessible but they aim most of there games
> at the younger age group. They dont really aim to sell to the twenty
> plus market, unless there a hardcore gamer.
>
> The majority of people who play Nintendo games are in the higher age
> range as they've grown up playing their games.
>
> Just because they have cutesy graphics does not make them childish
> games. They're all about game play, it's just Nintendo don't feel the
> need to shove a load of needless violence and swearing in and create
> controversy to get their sales figures up.
Umm ok but which country/culture are you talking about as i could see that happening in Japan but not here in Britain.
> Foszy wrote:
>
> They may be universally accessible but they aim most of there games
> at the younger age group. They dont really aim to sell to the twenty
> plus market, unless there a hardcore gamer.
>
> The majority of people who play Nintendo games are in the higher age
> range as they've grown up playing their games.
>
> Just because they have cutesy graphics does not make them childish
> games. They're all about game play, it's just Nintendo don't feel the
> need to shove a load of needless violence and swearing in and create
> controversy to get their sales figures up.
Umm ok but which country/culture are you talking about as i could see that happening in Japan but not here in Britain.
Whitestripes DX wrote:
> Why do you think I just said, taffer?
Sorry, I didn't read your reply, I did post a similar reply earlier but it got deleted, so I posted it again without really considering the other posts.
> Why do you think I just said, taffer?
Sorry, I didn't read your reply, I did post a similar reply earlier but it got deleted, so I posted it again without really considering the other posts.
Twelvety percent of statistics are made up on the spot.
Edgy wrote:
> Nintendo do games for all ages. Not Childrens games (okay, bar
> Pokémon Channel)
>
> It's like saying that Mirosoft only do childrens games because they
> released Blinx. Truth is, they do games that appeal to all too.
So the ratios of kids games to more mature games mean nothing to you?
I guess 2:10 is close enough to 50:50 to completely ignore the difference, right?
> Nintendo do games for all ages. Not Childrens games (okay, bar
> Pokémon Channel)
>
> It's like saying that Mirosoft only do childrens games because they
> released Blinx. Truth is, they do games that appeal to all too.
So the ratios of kids games to more mature games mean nothing to you?
I guess 2:10 is close enough to 50:50 to completely ignore the difference, right?
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