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Nintendo's Boss On Western Partnerships, Online
Matt writes "It seems Nintendo President Satoru Iwata has once again spoken out, in a talk to the Japan Economic Foundation, and GameCube Advanced has the highlights. Iwata downplays online gaming, citing the example of a PS2 golf sim which outsold its online counterpart [is this Minna No Golf Online, aka Hot Shots Golf Fore!, versus its prequel?] Also, Iwata speaks about Nintendo working with other non-Japanese companies (saying 'We are now holding negotiations with major Western game developers and will be able to conclude a deal by the end of the year if things go smoothly'), and about takeover speculation regarding Bandai [vague talk of 'a closer relationship'.] In addition, he warned again that the status quo in videogames is in jeopardy... 'We are facing a critical situation, in which the number of game players will decrease unless we change tack', Iwata said."
"Moderators - read this guy's Slashdot and Google posting histories before you use mod points."
Yeah mods!! Don't mod my comments on the merit of the content itself! Instead, base it on what a bunch of other mods (chosen via lottery as opposed to an extensive audition process) have said in the past on unrelated topics!
"Derp de derp."
Believe what you want. Merely saying that the merit of his content is in question. And looking at his past posts is a good way to gauge that.