Hilarious Quote from Nintendo Exec
07-23-02 | 02:27 PM
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Hilarious Quote from Nintendo Exec
No one will deny that Sony is a world-class hardware company, and no one would deny that Microsoft is a world-class software company. Nintendo aspires to be neither one of those things.
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07-23-02 | 05:30 PM
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Peter's not with Nintendo anymore is he? I think he switched sides and joined the evi--- uh, Microsoft's XBOX division. 
Or was that Peter Moore? I get confused on those two...
Or was that Peter Moore? I get confused on those two...
07-23-02 | 05:45 PM
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Well duh, that's because they are a game company...sheesh.
Well duh, that's because they are a game company...sheesh.
But I do agree a Marketing guy of all people could choose better words.
07-24-02 | 11:43 AM
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One would postulate that to be the worlds best Gaming Company you would by default have to also be both the best Hardware company and the best Software company.
Atleast the best out of all those who deal with games as well. (Sony, Microsoft)
Atleast the best out of all those who deal with games as well. (Sony, Microsoft)
07-24-02 | 02:55 PM
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Originally posted by s}{ammer
yes, but his comment wasn't that they wanted to be the best, it was that Sony and MS were world class and nintendo didn't want to be.
yes, but his comment wasn't that they wanted to be the best, it was that Sony and MS were world class and nintendo didn't want to be.
07-24-02 | 04:29 PM
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I was just disagreeing with what other people said about the quote.
I was just disagreeing with what other people said about the quote.
07-24-02 | 05:38 PM
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Sort of related:
At least Nintendo named the Gamecube "Dolphin" during development, and not "Pearl Harbor".....
I know that most of you know what I'm talking about, so I'll leave it there.
At least Nintendo named the Gamecube "Dolphin" during development, and not "Pearl Harbor".....
I know that most of you know what I'm talking about, so I'll leave it there.
07-25-02 | 06:46 AM
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I find it amusing. It was a bad way to word what he was saying. Does anyone have the full interview? Sometimes they cut out parts that make the qoute make a lot more sense.
07-25-02 | 09:10 AM
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I thought it was very funny and forwarded it to a few friends.
Just be glad this hasn't turned into a "It's funny cause it's true -- Nintendo's hardware and software really isn't world class" console-bash.
Just be glad this hasn't turned into a "It's funny cause it's true -- Nintendo's hardware and software really isn't world class" console-bash.
07-25-02 | 06:57 PM
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An even better one....
"If video games truly had that large an affect on people those kids who grew up playing pac man would be standing around in dark rooms, eating magical pills, and dancing around to repetitive electronic music,"-Nintendo executive 1989
