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Nintendo Learns from Mistakes with GameCube

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the a-company-that-learns-is-no-company-at-all dept.

kukyfrope writes "Reggie Fils-Aime, Nintendo of America's Executive VP of Sales and Marketing, talks about what went wrong with GameCube and how Nintendo will not make the same mistakes when launching Wii. Reggie admits that the initial software lineup for the GameCube was simply not 'diverse and strong enough from a first and third-party perspective,' and by Nintendo's showing at E3 2006, the Wii will launch with a wide variety of games for may types of gamers."

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  1. GTA:SA by hotspotbloc · · Score: 2, Interesting
    I know Nintendo stays away from games like GTA:SA and they are one of the greatest game makers ever (Mario is still the king) but it's games like GTA:SA that sell like gasoline at a SUV convention. IMO they'll problems if the hot games are PS3/XBOX only (kinda like the GC).

    I really hope they make it.

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  2. What are developers saying... by __aaclcg7560 · · Score: 3, Interesting

    I'm more interested in what developers have to say about Nintendo's third-party support than what Nintendo has to say. Nintendo's documentation (or lack thereof) was a nightmare to deal with when I was a lead tester at Atari (Backyard Football and Backyard Baseball). Where Microsoft and Sony provided extensive checklists on what they expected for a release candidate build, you had to roll your own checklist for Nintendo.

  3. PAL version of GameCube was composite only by MadAndy · · Score: 2, Interesting

    Not even an s-video cable available for it. Hired one out and it looked awful, so refused to buy one. Hopefully they've fixed that on the Wii!

  4. Re:I think I read this article already.... by BenjyD · · Score: 3, Interesting

    I seem to be the only person on Slashdot who really liked Luigi's Mansion. The vacuum mechanics, the ghosts, the way Luigi hums along with the music, it was really enjoyable. A bit short, maybe, but great fun. I think it's also one of my girlfriend's favourite games of all time, behind Mario 64 and Mario Kart, of course.

  5. Nintendo and "that sort of game" by Rob+T+Firefly · · Score: 3, Interesting
    Nintendo has a reputation from the SNES days when they took the blood out of the first "Mortal Kombat," but after the outcry that caused they let up on that for MKII. Although they keep their first-party titles mostly clean, they have no problem letting the third-parties make whatever insane games they want anymore.

    Don't lets forget the awful but profane "South Park" games and the awesome but filthy "Conker's Bad Fur Day" for N64, and the gory "Resident Evil" titles for the 'cube complete with my favorite blood-covered-chainsaw -shaped controller.

    I feel dirty invoking anything Acclaim-realted, but this would be incomplete without a mention of the much-overhyped "BMX XXX," which had topless female bike riders and FMVs of strippers uncensored for Gamecube and Xbox, while Sony censored the nipples out of their version.

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