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  • UncleSporkyUncleSporky Registered User regular
    edited March 2010
    Threepio wrote: »
    It won't be lenticular. It'll use the head tracking technology that was demo'd on the Wii a while back, but instead of using the camera in the Wii remote, it'll use the camera in the hinge of the 3DS.
    These are two separate things. The second is not really 3D since you only get that effect when you move your head.

    It won't be lenticular, it will be parallax barrier. Looks a lot like this without the shaking from side to side.

    dinoy.gif

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  • Brainiac 8Brainiac 8 Don't call me Shirley... Registered User regular
    edited March 2010
    Threepio wrote: »
    It won't be lenticular. It'll use the head tracking technology that was demo'd on the Wii a while back, but instead of using the camera in the Wii remote, it'll use the camera in the hinge of the 3DS.
    These are two separate things. The second is not really 3D since you only get that effect when you move your head.

    It won't be lenticular, it will be parallax barrier.

    I'm thinking it will end up being parallax barrier also. It would be a fantastic way to go without the problems that lenticular would bring.

    I'm also thinking 200 or less price point.

    Nintendo seems pretty dead set on making sure none of their handhelds are more than that.

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  • DarkWarriorDarkWarrior __BANNED USERS regular
    edited March 2010
    Threepio wrote: »
    It won't be lenticular. It'll use the head tracking technology that was demo'd on the Wii a while back, but instead of using the camera in the Wii remote, it'll use the camera in the hinge of the 3DS.
    These are two separate things. The second is not really 3D since you only get that effect when you move your head.

    It won't be lenticular, it will be parallax barrier. Looks a lot like this without the shaking from side to side.

    dinoy.gif

    The weird thing is that looks 3D to me without moving, its just weirdly high quality and sharp.

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  • RingoRingo He/Him a distinct lack of substanceRegistered User regular
    edited March 2010
    Couscous wrote: »
    Wedbush Morgan analysts Michael Pachter has told CVG that the just-announced Nintendo 3DS will need to have more of a "breakthough in gameplay" than just a 3D display - otherwise other firms like Apple will simply mimic it.

    Pachter mused over how Nintendo might achieve 3D without the use of glasses. "I don't understand the technology behind a 3D display that doesn't require glasses. If it's so easy to do, why would Samsung put out 3D HDTVs that require glasses? My guess is that Nintendo has figured something out that is either very cool and advanced, or is a gimmick, and until I see it, I really won't know."

    Pachter went on to comment: "What's interesting to me is that Nintendo is so bold. It seems that if 3D on portable devices was easy, Apple would have beat them to it. If they truly pioneer a technology, my guess is that Apple will mimic the technology. Without a real breakthrough in game play (as happened with the DS), I'm not sure that this device will do much more than serve as a replacement for current DS owners."

    What do you reckon, readers? Is 3D enough to get you excited for a new (probably more powerful - considering it's confirmed to be the "successor" to) DS?

    Nintendo this morning revealed the 3DS which it plans to release by the end of March 2011. Which is excitingly soon, by the way.
    Oh, Pachy.

    Why? Why does someone supposedly versed in business get to say stuff like this?

    If Nintendo can convince every current DS owner to give them another $200, then Nintendo's venture is a rousing fucking success! Once you've cornered the market and strangled every competitor, there isn't 'much more' Nintendo could do then just shoot for the same results again!

    rrrrargrhpachterraghg

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  • cloudeaglecloudeagle Registered User regular
    edited March 2010
    I'll agree that the PSP2 will have a tough, tough fight ahead of it. It'll go up against a handheld that has a huge momentum behind it AND a "hook" that will likely draw in casuals like crazy, not to mention the fact that the PSP has managed to generate a kind of anti-momentum based on software sales. Not to mention that the huge launch of the PSP Go resulted in a resounding "meh" from the general audience, so there's a danger the audience will automatically go "meh" again unless Sony can really pull a rabbit out of their hat and make the PSP2 awesome in some way.

    But how? I'm not really sure just having portable media capabilities will cut it nowadays, now that the iPhone and other smartphones do that just fine. Price might help, but let's face it, the lesson Sony took from the $600 launch of the PS3 was to re-launch the PSP at a $80 premium.

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  • cloudeaglecloudeagle Registered User regular
    edited March 2010
    Something interesting to note: apparently Walmart is doing pre-orders now. Buh? When did that happen? Not only that, but they're offering pretty aggressive pre-order bonuses of a $20 credit when you pre-order Mario Galaxy 2 or Halo Reach.

    It's been reported that Walmart has been going after Amazon hard lately as far as DVDs go, but it looks like they're expanding that front to games.

    (Thanks Brainiac for the heads-up.)

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  • Xenogears of BoreXenogears of Bore Registered User regular
    edited March 2010
    Multimedia wise the new handheld might not be so far off. DSi has a competent audio player and a really good if slightly underpowered web browser right now, so all they'd need to add is a decent video playback system and they'd be cooking with gas.

    Partnering with Opera this gen was a great idea, they really do make good products even for underpowered systems.

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  • CouscousCouscous Registered User regular
    edited March 2010
    Multimedia wise the new handheld might not be so far off. DSi has a competent audio player and a really good if slightly underpowered web browser right now, so all they'd need to add is a decent video playback system and they'd be cooking with gas.

    Partnering with Opera this gen was a great idea, they really do make good products even for underpowered systems.

    Nintendo probably still won't have many formats supported.

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  • Xenogears of BoreXenogears of Bore Registered User regular
    edited March 2010
    reencoding isn't a big deal usually, especially since most of my stuff has been aac for ages.

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  • lowlylowlycooklowlylowlycook Registered User regular
    edited March 2010
    cloudeagle wrote: »
    Something interesting to note: apparently Walmart is doing pre-orders now. Buh? When did that happen? Not only that, but they're offering pretty aggressive pre-order bonuses of a $20 credit when you pre-order Mario Galaxy 2 or Halo Reach.

    It's been reported that Walmart has been going after Amazon hard lately as far as DVDs go, but it looks like they're expanding that front to games.

    (Thanks Brainiac for the heads-up.)

    Do you have a link?

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  • cloudeaglecloudeagle Registered User regular
    edited March 2010
    cloudeagle wrote: »
    Something interesting to note: apparently Walmart is doing pre-orders now. Buh? When did that happen? Not only that, but they're offering pretty aggressive pre-order bonuses of a $20 credit when you pre-order Mario Galaxy 2 or Halo Reach.

    It's been reported that Walmart has been going after Amazon hard lately as far as DVDs go, but it looks like they're expanding that front to games.

    (Thanks Brainiac for the heads-up.)

    Do you have a link?

    http://gonintendo.com/viewstory.php?id=118189

    Or you can go to www.walmart.com and go to the pages for Galaxy 2 and Reach; the deals are active now.

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  • Brainiac 8Brainiac 8 Don't call me Shirley... Registered User regular
    edited March 2010
    cloudeagle wrote: »
    Something interesting to note: apparently Walmart is doing pre-orders now. Buh? When did that happen? Not only that, but they're offering pretty aggressive pre-order bonuses of a $20 credit when you pre-order Mario Galaxy 2 or Halo Reach.

    It's been reported that Walmart has been going after Amazon hard lately as far as DVDs go, but it looks like they're expanding that front to games.

    (Thanks Brainiac for the heads-up.)

    I found it interesting too. If that's how aggressive Wal-Mart is going to be, I'm all for it.

    They have won my preorder for Super Mario Galaxy 2, unless another, better deal is offered. 8-)

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  • AstaleAstale Registered User regular
    edited March 2010
    Threepio wrote: »
    It won't be lenticular. It'll use the head tracking technology that was demo'd on the Wii a while back, but instead of using the camera in the Wii remote, it'll use the camera in the hinge of the 3DS.
    These are two separate things. The second is not really 3D since you only get that effect when you move your head.

    It won't be lenticular, it will be parallax barrier. Looks a lot like this without the shaking from side to side.

    dinoy.gif

    The weird thing is that looks 3D to me without moving, its just weirdly high quality and sharp.

    Erm, how is that possible?

    That's an honest question, I'm not sure at all how that technology is supposed to work unless it involves a motion tracker trying to detect where your head is and move the image accordingly. Which, if that's how it works, would actually be pretty neat.

    Astale on
  • cloudeaglecloudeagle Registered User regular
    edited March 2010
    Brainiac 8 wrote: »
    cloudeagle wrote: »
    Something interesting to note: apparently Walmart is doing pre-orders now. Buh? When did that happen? Not only that, but they're offering pretty aggressive pre-order bonuses of a $20 credit when you pre-order Mario Galaxy 2 or Halo Reach.

    It's been reported that Walmart has been going after Amazon hard lately as far as DVDs go, but it looks like they're expanding that front to games.

    (Thanks Brainiac for the heads-up.)

    I found it interesting too. If that's how aggressive Wal-Mart is going to be, I'm all for it.

    They have won my preorder for Super Mario Galaxy 2, unless another, better deal is offered. 8-)

    Same here. It'll be interesting to see if/how Amazon reacts to this.

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  • RakaiRakai Registered User regular
    edited March 2010
    Amazon has a history of matching Walmart's GC's.

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  • SheepSheep Registered User, __BANNED USERS regular
    edited March 2010
    cloudeagle wrote: »
    cloudeagle wrote: »
    Something interesting to note: apparently Walmart is doing pre-orders now. Buh? When did that happen? Not only that, but they're offering pretty aggressive pre-order bonuses of a $20 credit when you pre-order Mario Galaxy 2 or Halo Reach.

    It's been reported that Walmart has been going after Amazon hard lately as far as DVDs go, but it looks like they're expanding that front to games.

    (Thanks Brainiac for the heads-up.)

    Do you have a link?

    http://gonintendo.com/viewstory.php?id=118189

    Or you can go to www.walmart.com and go to the pages for Galaxy 2 and Reach; the deals are active now.

    Online only or can I walk into the store at midnight and claim my game with a 20$ credit?

    Cause if so then fuck GameStop, I've found my replacement.

    Sheep on
  • cloudeaglecloudeagle Registered User regular
    edited March 2010
    Sheep wrote: »
    cloudeagle wrote: »
    cloudeagle wrote: »
    Something interesting to note: apparently Walmart is doing pre-orders now. Buh? When did that happen? Not only that, but they're offering pretty aggressive pre-order bonuses of a $20 credit when you pre-order Mario Galaxy 2 or Halo Reach.

    It's been reported that Walmart has been going after Amazon hard lately as far as DVDs go, but it looks like they're expanding that front to games.

    (Thanks Brainiac for the heads-up.)

    Do you have a link?

    http://gonintendo.com/viewstory.php?id=118189

    Or you can go to www.walmart.com and go to the pages for Galaxy 2 and Reach; the deals are active now.

    Online only or can I walk into the store at midnight and claim my game with a 20$ credit?

    Cause if so then fuck GameStop, I've found my replacement.

    Nope, it's online only and you have to have it mailed to you. Not sure if they do free shipping like Amazon, though.

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  • slash000slash000 Registered User regular
    edited March 2010
    Quick question: For NPD sales numbers of a console (say 360s), if they state that X units are sold does that mean units sold to consumers or units sold by (say Microsoft) to retailers?

    Just for clarification:

    NPD reports number of consoles that are sold at retail. That means Units sold as reported by NPD are actual units sold to consumers.

    Typically it's the publishers or manufacturers that report units shipped to retailers.


    Manufacturers and publishers will state the latter for a couple of reasons. One, it's the number they actually have and don't have to rely on third party indexing of the retail market. Two, shipped is always higher of course, so it looks better. Three, units shipped early on is an indicator of how much demand that the retailers expect, as they are the ones doing the ordering. So when units shipped is really high initially, its because retails are expecting the console or game to have a large demand and sell very well.

    NPD tells us sold to consumers. It's extremely useful because we find out more accurately how many people actually bought Console X or Game Y. We find out if there's actual interest (and market) out there for it. And so do publishers/manufacturers and developers who are deciding upon and planning for the market (and thus budget) for their games.

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  • UncleSporkyUncleSporky Registered User regular
    edited March 2010
    Astale wrote: »
    Erm, how is that possible?

    That's an honest question, I'm not sure at all how that technology is supposed to work unless it involves a motion tracker trying to detect where your head is and move the image accordingly. Which, if that's how it works, would actually be pretty neat.
    What you're describing is called head tracking, and it's one technique to make something appear to have depth. The image is adjusted based on where it thinks your face is to let you look around as if the device was a window into a world. But anything with a camera facing you can do this, provided it has enough processing power. The DSi can do it as it is, which is shown in one video of a DSiware game in Japan that's been thrown around a lot today.

    But that's not "3D without glasses," that's still just a flat 2D image that responds to your movement. If you want to watch 3D Avatar on the DS, that's another story.

    It seems likely that the 3DS's method of making you see a 3D image is going to be parallax barrier. I kind of explained it here.

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  • Brainiac 8Brainiac 8 Don't call me Shirley... Registered User regular
    edited March 2010
    Aaaaand Sony chimes in:
    "Our focus on 3D right now is on the console. There's a tremendous amount of opportunity on PlayStation 3 with 3D. The amount of interest in 3D from the retail side and game publishers is off the charts. We know we have a hit with 3D on PS3 and we're going to concentrate our efforts there. I think it remains to be seen where Nintendo goes with 3D on a portable. Having been in the portable space for quite awhile, I think it's an interesting move but one I'd like to see where they go from a demographic standpoint. 8 and 9 year olds playing 3D is a little bit of a stretch given where some of our research is right now." - SCEA's Director of Hardware and Marketing John Koller

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  • Undead ScottsmanUndead Scottsman Registered User regular
    edited March 2010
    I wish I lived in a world where corporations either didn't have to A. Lie their asses off or B. Be completely delusional.

    "We know we have a hit with 3D on PS3"

    Really? Just like you knew you had a hit on your hands with the PSP or PS3? You're either full of yourselves, or full of shit.

    And I can't really blame them, as EVERY company has to make statements that make them sound like they think they're the most amazing thing to ever grace the planet.

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  • UncleSporkyUncleSporky Registered User regular
    edited March 2010
    Yeah, those 8 and 9 year olds don't want 3D, or it makes games too hard for them, or something. Wait, why are we doing this in the console space again? Oh that's right, little kids don't play our console. That's a good thing, somehow.

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  • SheepSheep Registered User, __BANNED USERS regular
    edited March 2010
    Lol DS is fer 9 year oles lol

    EDIT

    Naw, guys, I'm sure we're taking him out of context. I'm positive. We have to be.

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  • Brainiac 8Brainiac 8 Don't call me Shirley... Registered User regular
    edited March 2010
    Interview with Pachter...and I'll post a hilarious part. :lol:

    http://www.industrygamers.com/news/pachters-podium-super-mario-galaxy-2-halo-reach-not-system-sellers/
    One of the things I love about Reggie is that he is paid to be biased. It is his JOB to promote Nintendo and its products, and he's exceptional at his job. He is a sincere, smart, great guy and he sounds completely logical when he talks about his company. For most of the time over the last 3 1/2 years, his company's products have been on fire, and he had it relatively easy--it's not hard to say great things about a company when everything is going well. Now, his company is still doing fine, but in comparison to prior years, Nintendo's products are showing signs of weakness.

    In contrast to Reggie, I'm paid to be objective. I am almost NEVER 100% correct, and neither I nor the people who pay me expect me to be. We are paid to be "close enough," and to provide investors with objective views about the future. When talking about what will happen in the future, all that really matters is that we're rational, logical, thoughtful, thorough and remain unbiased. That's why I'm not held to a batting average. The reason you and other members of the press ask me questions is that I'm accessible, responsive, colorful, and more often than not, am credible. If I failed to be credible, people would not seek my opinion. So my credibility batting average is really quite high.

    :lol::lol:

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  • Santa ClaustrophobiaSanta Claustrophobia Ho Ho Ho Disconnecting from Xbox LIVERegistered User regular
    edited March 2010
    I like how he just kind of slipped in that whole '4 teh kiddeez' thing. It was so smooth.

    I wanna hang out with that dude.

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  • DritzDritz CanadaRegistered User regular
    edited March 2010
    In regards to the PSP2 discussion earlier I am fairly certain that Nintendo will once again find themselves alone in the dedicated portable gaming market next 'gen'. The next Sony handheld will be marketed as a smartphone.

    It's just a guess of course. I know it is dumb to say a company is unbeatable in any market but Nintendo's been king of the handheld market for so long. Despite Apples dominance in smartphones there does seem to be a lot room there (as proved by Android*).

    * Ok full disclosure I know the Palm Pre didn't do that well :(

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  • jothkijothki Registered User regular
    edited March 2010
    I like how he just kind of slipped in that whole '4 teh kiddeez' thing. It was so smooth.

    I wanna hang out with that dude.

    The best part is that it was complete gibberish. He threw in an insult that made no sense whatsoever, just so that it would be there.

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  • Capt HowdyCapt Howdy Registered User regular
    edited March 2010
    Brainiac 8 wrote: »
    Aaaaand Sony chimes in:
    "Our focus on 3D right now is on the console. There's a tremendous amount of opportunity on PlayStation 3 with 3D. The amount of interest in 3D from the retail side and game publishers is off the charts. We know we have a hit with 3D on PS3 and we're going to concentrate our efforts there. I think it remains to be seen where Nintendo goes with 3D on a portable. Having been in the portable space for quite awhile, I think it's an interesting move but one I'd like to see where they go from a demographic standpoint. 8 and 9 year olds playing 3D is a little bit of a stretch given where some of our research is right now." - SCEA's Director of Hardware and Marketing John Koller

    Sweet, they answered my question.

    Or did they?

    Edit - Wait, so only 8-9 year olds play DS, and they don't play PS3?

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  • AstaleAstale Registered User regular
    edited March 2010
    I wish I lived in a world where corporations either didn't have to A. Lie their asses off or B. Be completely delusional.

    "We know we have a hit with 3D on PS3"

    Really? Just like you knew you had a hit on your hands with the PSP or PS3? You're either full of yourselves, or full of shit.

    And I can't really blame them, as EVERY company has to make statements that make them sound like they think they're the most amazing thing to ever grace the planet.

    Blame jittery shareholders, a fickle buying public, ect ect.

    The problem is while a 'we have the greatest product evar' comes across as corporate blather, a 'it has some issues but we're working on them' comes across as DOOMED. And given how often people get burned for being early adopters of new technology, anything less than SUPER OPTIMISTIC will turn off buyers big time.

    Press releases are pretty much advertisement these days, they have to be.

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  • Capt HowdyCapt Howdy Registered User regular
    edited March 2010
    Brainiac 8 wrote: »
    Interview with Pachter...and I'll post a hilarious part. :lol:

    http://www.industrygamers.com/news/pachters-podium-super-mario-galaxy-2-halo-reach-not-system-sellers/
    One of the things I love about Reggie is that he is paid to be biased. It is his JOB to promote Nintendo and its products, and he's exceptional at his job. He is a sincere, smart, great guy and he sounds completely logical when he talks about his company. For most of the time over the last 3 1/2 years, his company's products have been on fire, and he had it relatively easy--it's not hard to say great things about a company when everything is going well. Now, his company is still doing fine, but in comparison to prior years, Nintendo's products are showing signs of weakness.

    In contrast to Reggie, I'm paid to be objective. I am almost NEVER 100% correct, and neither I nor the people who pay me expect me to be. We are paid to be "close enough," and to provide investors with objective views about the future. When talking about what will happen in the future, all that really matters is that we're rational, logical, thoughtful, thorough and remain unbiased. That's why I'm not held to a batting average. The reason you and other members of the press ask me questions is that I'm accessible, responsive, colorful, and more often than not, am credible. If I failed to be credible, people would not seek my opinion. So my credibility batting average is really quite high.

    :lol::lol:

    If Wii HD doesn't happen this year, Pachter should have to get this tattooed on his face.

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  • cloudeaglecloudeagle Registered User regular
    edited March 2010
    Apparently "close enough" for Pachter means "more or less within the same plane of existence."

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  • -Loki--Loki- Don't pee in my mouth and tell me it's raining. Registered User regular
    edited March 2010
    cloudeagle wrote: »
    Apparently "close enough" for Pachter means "more or less within the same plane of existence."

    I wasn't aware he even got that close.

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  • Brainiac 8Brainiac 8 Don't call me Shirley... Registered User regular
    edited March 2010
    I loved how he claimed Reggie is payed to be biased (he is) but that Pachter and 'other analysts' are completely unbiased and objective.

    Being objective when talking about all three systems describes Pachter to a T....wait... :?

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  • SpoitSpoit *twitch twitch* Registered User regular
    edited March 2010
    Dritz wrote: »
    In regards to the PSP2 discussion earlier I am fairly certain that Nintendo will once again find themselves alone in the dedicated portable gaming market next 'gen'. The next Sony handheld will be marketed as a smartphone.

    It's just a guess of course. I know it is dumb to say a company is unbeatable in any market but Nintendo's been king of the handheld market for so long. Despite Apples dominance in smartphones there does seem to be a lot room there (as proved by Android*).

    * Ok full disclosure I know the Palm Pre didn't do that well :(

    I was waiting for WM7, but given a choice, I'd much rather go for a sony ericson phone with gaming built in

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  • Santa ClaustrophobiaSanta Claustrophobia Ho Ho Ho Disconnecting from Xbox LIVERegistered User regular
    edited March 2010
    jothki wrote: »
    I like how he just kind of slipped in that whole '4 teh kiddeez' thing. It was so smooth.

    I wanna hang out with that dude.

    The best part is that it was complete gibberish. He threw in an insult that made no sense whatsoever, just so that it would be there.

    Naw. It made complete sense. He wants to know where it will go from a demographic standpoint. Either that means Nintendo needs to attract a more adult audience with their handheld or convince the children to grow up.

    See? Smoooooooove!

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  • AstaleAstale Registered User regular
    edited March 2010
    Brainiac 8 wrote: »
    Interview with Pachter...and I'll post a hilarious part. :lol:

    http://www.industrygamers.com/news/pachters-podium-super-mario-galaxy-2-halo-reach-not-system-sellers/
    One of the things I love about Reggie is that he is paid to be biased. It is his JOB to promote Nintendo and its products, and he's exceptional at his job. He is a sincere, smart, great guy and he sounds completely logical when he talks about his company. For most of the time over the last 3 1/2 years, his company's products have been on fire, and he had it relatively easy--it's not hard to say great things about a company when everything is going well. Now, his company is still doing fine, but in comparison to prior years, Nintendo's products are showing signs of weakness.

    In contrast to Reggie, I'm paid to be objective. I am almost NEVER 100% correct, and neither I nor the people who pay me expect me to be. We are paid to be "close enough," and to provide investors with objective views about the future. When talking about what will happen in the future, all that really matters is that we're rational, logical, thoughtful, thorough and remain unbiased. That's why I'm not held to a batting average. The reason you and other members of the press ask me questions is that I'm accessible, responsive, colorful, and more often than not, am credible. If I failed to be credible, people would not seek my opinion. So my credibility batting average is really quite high.

    :lol::lol:

    Reggie comes off as a bit of a douche in that article too.

    "This analyst thinks that the Wii is lacking a Catalyst for the coming year, any comments on that?"

    *Reggie proceeds to badmouth the analyst(s) without answering the question*




    I happen to disagree with that analyst as well, but uh, it was a valid question, and so why not go 'We don't feel that is correct and this is why' instead of 'yeah well he's a doo doo head'. Gives some credence to his later comments that Reggie does fine because he's never really had to exert any effort or influence.

    I dunno why I even bring it up, I guess it just irks me because it reminds me too much of American politics these days. Reporter asks a senator an important, on-topic question, and the response is 'such-and-such told you to ask that right? well he has awful teeth, really awful'. Personal attacks without actually answering anything. Pure garbage.

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  • Brainiac 8Brainiac 8 Don't call me Shirley... Registered User regular
    edited March 2010
    You don't know Pachter, do you? :?

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  • AstaleAstale Registered User regular
    edited March 2010
    Brainiac 8 wrote: »
    You don't know Pachter, do you? :?

    No, and he could be a moon unit for all it matters. The question was valid, and the response was childish.

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  • Brainiac 8Brainiac 8 Don't call me Shirley... Registered User regular
    edited March 2010
    Astale wrote: »
    Brainiac 8 wrote: »
    You don't know Pachter, do you? :?

    No, and he could be a moon unit for all it matters. The question was valid, and the response was childish.

    Reggie actually did answer the question (the interviewer just didn't quote everything) but he also was once and for all slamming a stupid prediction Pachter keeps making.

    It still didn't shut him up about it. :?

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  • AstaleAstale Registered User regular
    edited March 2010
    Ah. Well that's different. Got a link to the interview? If it was in that article, nevermind, I'm going to go through it again to check myself as I post this. I'd like to read the whole thing, cause this whole 3d plus rolling out new models thing they're going to be doing has me curious. Mindboggled, but curious.

    Edit: Found the link in the article.

    Edit 2: Okay, yeah, he does address the issue before going off on the rant. Though I'm not sure his logic is as solid as it should be, seeing as how there will be one major difference between the U.S. and Japan launch, in that there was no announcement of yet ANOTHER hardware release during the Japan sales. However, that assumes that 1: Consumers here will care anyways, and 2: Consumers here are the type to read the internet enough to know there IS going to be another hardware relase in a little over a year. Could be a tossup. Might sell crazy, might be a flop.

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