{"id":686,"date":"2008-07-15T15:52:42","date_gmt":"2008-07-15T21:52:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/nerdflood.wordpress.com\/?p=686"},"modified":"2008-07-15T15:52:42","modified_gmt":"2008-07-15T21:52:42","slug":"nintendo-failed-miserably-today-but-they-will-still-make-tons-of-money","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nathanielpayne.com\/blog\/nintendo-failed-miserably-today-but-they-will-still-make-tons-of-money\/","title":{"rendered":"Nintendo failed miserably today (but they will still make tons of money)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Nintendo&#8217;s <a href=\"http:\/\/www.joystiq.com\/2008\/07\/15\/highlights-from-nintendos-e3-2008-press-conference\/\">E3 press conference<\/a> was this morning. My co-worker and I got the opportunity to watch it over our lunch break. And let me tell you, I want that hour back. Here&#8217;s a list of what they announced (plus my quick thoughts on each <strong>in bold<\/strong>).<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>New <em>Animal Crossing<\/em> for the Wii. <strong>No<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>We Speak microphone for online chat to be introduced along with <em>Animal Crossing<\/em>. <strong>Has potential<\/strong> (but it all depends on whether or not they actually use it in more than just this one game).<\/li>\n<li><em>Wii Sports Resort<\/em> (otherwise known as Wii Sports 2). <strong>Minigames. <em>Sigh<\/em>; I <em>suppose<\/em><\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>Wii MotionPlus add-on to be packaged with <em>Wii Sports Resort<\/em>. <strong>Has potential<\/strong> (but once again, it all depends on whether or not they actually utilize it in more than one game).<\/li>\n<li>Recipe cookbook? <strong>No<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li><em>Grand Theft Auto<\/em> for DS? <strong>No<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li><em>Guitar Hero on Tour<\/em> for DS? Plus a sequel already? <strong>Double no<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li><em>Wii Music<\/em>. <strong>Heavens above, NO<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The alleged announcement that <a href=\"http:\/\/www.joystiq.com\/2008\/06\/17\/nintendo-promises-core-gamers-will-be-happy-with-e3-showing\/\">Nintendo promised<\/a> would make us core gamers happy never arrived. Kid Icarus? The next Zelda? Another Metroid title, but in a different style? No. None of the above.<\/p>\n<p>Oh, wait! <a href=\"http:\/\/multiplayerblog.mtv.com\/2008\/07\/15\/reggie-tells-us\/\">What&#8217;s that Reggie<\/a>? You know what the core gamer should be excited about coming from Nintendo? Please, we&#8217;re all ears!<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>As I wrapped my chat with Miyamoto, I ran into Reggie Fils-Aime, president of Nintendo of America and asked him: &#8220;What games should the hardcore fans be playing later this year?&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Reggie quickly replied: &#8220;&#8216;<em>Grand Theft Auto<\/em>&#8216; on the DS and <em>&#8216;Animal Crossing<\/em>&#8216; on the Wii.&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Let me repeat that: Reggie thinks <em>Animal Crossing<\/em> is a <strong>hardcore gamer title<\/strong>. Really, Reggie? Do you actually think that? Could it have gotten lost while being translated to English from the nebulous language of <em>marketing bullet-point sheet<\/em>? No? Hmm.<\/p>\n<p>Luckily there&#8217;s still some hope that some third party publishers will be pushing out some quality content this year, because it&#8217;s painfully obvious from today&#8217;s press conference that Nintendo doesn&#8217;t care about its core anymore. They want more of that sweet casual money that has launched them back to the top.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Nintendo&#8217;s E3 press conference was this morning. My co-worker and I got the opportunity to watch it over our lunch break. And let me tell you, I want that hour back. Here&#8217;s a list of what they announced (plus my quick thoughts on each in bold). New Animal Crossing for the Wii. 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