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So, actual Nintendo news: They're closing their headquarters in Grossostheim, Germany, and consolidating all their European interests in Frankfurt, laying off 130 employees in the process. http://arstechnica.com/gaming/2014/06/nintendo-closes-european-headquarters-building-sacks-130-employees/
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Oh Reggie, I want to believe!
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Jun 6, 2014 20:42
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Astro7x posted:Oh Reggie, I want to believe! Oh Fils you taunting son of a bitch
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Jun 6, 2014 20:44
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EuphrosyneD posted:So, actual Nintendo news: They're closing their headquarters in Grossostheim, Germany, and consolidating all their European interests in Frankfurt, laying off 130 employees in the process. Those 130 employees worked at their main EU warehouse, which was also in Grossostheim and is also closing. They're supposedly cutting more than 100 localization staff from the Frankfurt office too, and will be contracting out a lot of future localizations.
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Jun 6, 2014 20:45
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Astro7x posted:The dude is clearly trying to do the most with the deck that's been handed to him. Yep, he's clearly little more than an American PR flack for NCL, given heavy responsibility for carrying out their decisions with little to no say over those decisions. He's said some stupid things, of course, but I feel kinda sorry for him when he has to pretend that Arkham City Armored Edition is a strong example of Western third-party support.
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Jun 6, 2014 20:56
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Reggie actually makes me laugh on stage, and he's miles above" girl wood" so uhh hes great
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Jun 6, 2014 21:03
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Barry Convex posted:I feel kinda sorry for him when he has to pretend that Arkham City Armored Edition is a strong example of Western third-party support. well thats literally his job sooo
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Jun 6, 2014 21:11
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EuphrosyneD posted:So, actual Nintendo news: They're closing their headquarters in Grossostheim, Germany, and consolidating all their European interests in Frankfurt, laying off 130 employees in the process. Maybe they got fired for taking too long to translate SMT4. E: Also, what happened to Japanese companies never firing anyone? I'm sure that's been discussed in this thread.
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Jun 7, 2014 00:31
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All that "REGGINATOR!" crap started because he debuted at E3 2004, which was an amazing show for Nintendo and he got the credit for it after years of lackluster showings. Now he's pretty much Chuck Norris... hasn't done anything cool in forever but the internet still won't shut up about him because it was funny for five minutes like a decade ago
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Jun 7, 2014 00:57
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Pretty much every Reggie interview ever is him stiffly stating a pre-approved party line with a weird mixture of condescension and embarassment.
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Jun 7, 2014 01:00
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The_Frag_Man posted:E: Also, what happened to Japanese companies never firing anyone? I'm sure that's been discussed in this thread. It's another layer of the mystique people have constructed around Nintendo. Companies are not obliged to care about foreign employees, and Nintendo is no exception.
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Jun 7, 2014 01:05
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Astro7x posted:Oh Reggie, I want to believe! I can't even tell what that's supposed to be.
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Jun 7, 2014 01:48
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surf rock posted:I can't even tell what that's supposed to be. It's a rendition of Samus from Metroid 1, but they've been wearing pins like those for some time now and they sadly have no relevance to whatever's being announced or talked about.
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Jun 7, 2014 01:50
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Here's Nintendo's E3 broadcast schedule according to Twitch:quote:Tuesday 6/10 PT: http://www.computerandvideogames.com/465807/features/your-essential-e3-2014-calendar/
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Jun 7, 2014 04:56
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They've got a lot more than that. They're streaming the entire convention long on their own Twitch channel, with gameplay demos and interviews. I'll post those full schedule sheets sometime this weekend but I'm already cramming work all weekend as is. Maybe I'll sneak it in before I go to sleep tonight I dunno. You'll definitely want the sheets handy because games sometimes appear on different streams within the same hour so you should be prepared to hop around if you want to see everything.
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Jun 7, 2014 05:03
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AngryCaterpillar posted:Here's Nintendo's E3 broadcast schedule according to Twitch: Twitch has since revised their schedule; the four Nintendo slots now just read "Nintendo Demo." So I wouldn't assume there are going to be as many as four unannounced games, at least in playable form.
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Jun 7, 2014 06:21
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Reggie is an awesome PR person and a terrible CEO. He's identifiable and recognizable but makes some terrible decisions sometimes. Not that Iwata is any better.
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Jun 7, 2014 06:22
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Four unannounced titles, one of which let's assume is Mario Maker. Any guesses on the other three?
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Jun 7, 2014 06:29
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Pyroxene Stigma posted:Four unannounced titles, one of which let's assume is Mario Maker. Any guesses on the other three? The Mario Galaxy team is working on something that wasn't ever announced. Retro too probably, and I'd love for it to be a Metroid but I have my doubts.
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Jun 7, 2014 06:31
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I love this optimism about real games being announced. We all know the big reveal will be some fitness tracker that's actually a rebranded tamagotchi
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Jun 7, 2014 06:32
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Pyroxene Stigma posted:Four unannounced titles, one of which let's assume is Mario Maker. Any guesses on the other three? Luigi Maker Wii U Vitality Sensor Nintendoland 2
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Jun 7, 2014 06:33
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Most probably a new Zelda game.
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Jun 7, 2014 06:35
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Cyra posted:Most probably a new Zelda game. That was announced though
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Jun 7, 2014 06:36
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Gonna guess we'll also see a release announcement for DS games on Wii U. Maybe the announcement of something like Gamecube games, too.
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Jun 7, 2014 06:36
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Kewpuh posted:That was announced though When?
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Jun 7, 2014 06:39
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They said they would be talking about a new Zelda at this E3 but it was never "announced"
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Jun 7, 2014 06:42
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Suspicious Dish posted:When? January 2013. http://au.ign.com/articles/2013/01/23/new-hd-zelda-revealed-for-wii-u
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Jun 7, 2014 06:42
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Kewpuh posted:The Mario Galaxy team is working on something that wasn't ever announced. Retro too probably, and I'd love for it to be a Metroid but I have my doubts. One the one hand I want a new Retro Metroid game more than anything, on the other hand if they announce it I'll jizz myself to death.
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Nuts and Gum posted:I love this optimism about real games being announced. We all know the big reveal will be some fitness tracker that's actually a rebranded tamagotchi Nintendo never goes all-in on more than one gimmick at a time, we already have something like that announced, and all the slots are for things that haven't been announced. I'm pretty sure this isn't going to turn Nintendo's fortunes around but I have a feeling they're gonna have some neat stuff at E3. Just because a company makes bad decisions sometimes doesn't mean every single decision they ever make is bad.
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Jun 7, 2014 06:43
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They probably have more than 4 unannounced projects but the majority of them would be for 3DS. I already made my guesses earlier but I'll repeat them. For 3DS: all first-tier IPs have entries on 3DS now, so second tier IPs would be next (WarioWare/Land, Punch Out, for example). For WiiU: beyond what we already know, not expecting much. Animal Crossing seems to make the most sense since they've already made HD models of all the villagers for the Animal Crossing Plaza. DS and N64 Virtual Console release dates. smaller eShop-only games (like Pushmo World is). So.. The Game That Will Spearhead Their NFC Project, then Hyrule Warriors, X, Bayonetta 2, Zelda U (trailer), Animal Crossing U, SMT x Fire Emblem (if it's not vaporware), Smash Bros, Mario Kart 8 (yes it's already out but I guarantee you it will be on the show floor), Pushmo World, NDS VC. That's what Wii U gets. And another Mario RPG wouldn't surprise me too. As long as it's Alphadream and not IntSys.
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Jun 7, 2014 06:52
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Viewtiful Jew posted:I think when some people said "Just wait until you see how the PS4 fares!" last year they weren't actually hoping it would do as bad as it's doing in Japan signaling the general death of consoles over there. Like you still need some sort of anchor to keep things stable. It's funny when everyone saying iPhone/iPad will never make it big in Japan, even their own Japanese mobile operators were saying the same thing, and fast forward Apple is murdering everything in Nipponland.
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Quest For Glory II posted:They probably have more than 4 unannounced projects but the majority of them would be for 3DS. I already made my guesses earlier but I'll repeat them. On 3DS, still no Metroid. I'm not hopeful though, my understanding of Japanese companies is that Sakamoto probably still has control of it if he wants it, so we're likely to get creepy rear end Other M poo poo on that front. Also would Sakurai have started on his next thing now that Smash is close to done? We might hear about a new Kid Icarus or something. Wii U Kid Icarus would be pretty fantastic.
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It's not close to done, the Wii U version won't be out until Winter and I'm sure there are DLC plans REGARDLESS OF WHAT SAKURAI SAID IN AN INTERVIEW A YEAR AGO so don't bring it up!! And after that, dude's probably gonna fuckin take a nap for a few months. Hibernate.
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Jun 7, 2014 08:25
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I'm cautiously optimistic about the E3 stuff, I'm expecting a slew of 3DS poo poo, hopefully its stuff I actually want. 
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Nuts and Gum posted:I love this optimism about real games being announced. We all know the big reveal will be some fitness tracker that's actually a rebranded tamagotchi No, they already said they aren't doing the QoL stuff at E3. However I don't think there's four unannounced titles, that's a really dumb assumption to make. 4 video streams? 4 unannounced WiiU titles of course! That's forgetting 1) 3DS also exists, 2) there are a ton of announced titles we've seen that haven't been shown in playable form yet.
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Palladium posted:It's funny when everyone saying iPhone/iPad will never make it big in Japan, even their own Japanese mobile operators were saying the same thing, and fast forward Apple is murdering everything in Nipponland. The only force greater than Japanese isolationism and xenophobia is their lust for a better cell phone.
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Jun 7, 2014 13:43
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Just announce MK8 downloadable poo poo and let me buy it before you disintegrate Nintendo
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Crowbear posted:Reggie is terrible and always has been. He's the meme-spouting PR mascot for a branch of the company with absolutely no autonomy. And a lot of Nintendo fans buy into it! I wish I could understand why. I don't think I've ever seen an interview with him where he didn't come off as a sleazy shyster.
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Jun 7, 2014 13:56
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What more could you want? *said with Reggie shrugs meme and slight stumbling over words*
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Instead of arguing about Reggie, you guys need to just play the games!
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