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E3 08: Reggie can't understand the disappointment photo

Did you feel numb watching Shigeru Miyamoto's saxophone pantomime during Nintendo's E3 conference? Did hearing that woman scream about puppies and broken wrists while laughing at her own jokes leave you out in the cold? If so, you're wrong because meat-flavored NoA boss Reggie Fils Aimes thinks that so-called "core" gamers had plenty to satisfy them during yesterday's show.

"How could you feel left out? The Animal Crossing that we've been hearing about that people wanted," explained the steak-and-chips boss, when it was suggested that Nintendo didn't have enough on show to thrill the traditional Nintendo fan. "Fully connected to the Internet, go to other people's towns. Plus as I said, Grand Theft Auto on the DS. How do you feel left out with those types of announcements?

"Make no mistake, Mr. Iwata said quite clearly: Mario teams, Zelda teams are working, they're bringing product out for Wii this generation. We're going to continue to bring all our best franchises to both of our key platforms and continue driving that experience both core as well as brand new consumers."

So there. You're bloody wrong if you weren't satisfied with Nintendo's conference. In fact, you only think you weren't satisfied, when actually you loved it. How could you not, when that utter staple of hardcore gaming culture, Animal Crossing, was announced? Don't argue with Hamburger Reggie.


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lowercaseluke's Avatar
lowercaseluke at 07/16/2008 07:33
YA REALLY LIKE THAT THROTTLE DONTCHA REGGIE?
kawitchate's Avatar
kawitchate at 07/16/2008 07:34
Lamito's Avatar
Lamito at 07/16/2008 07:34
I didn't enjoy the conference... i mean i actually did... I think?
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cynic79 at 07/16/2008 07:39
Reggie promised something for "core" gamers, not "hardcore" gamers. Given that Nintendo's biggest franchise is Pokemon, I don't think it's a stretch to say that a game like Animal Crossing is going to appeal to that demographic.
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killatia at 07/16/2008 07:39
it wasn't bad, nut microsoft's was much better.
MiOdd's Avatar
MiOdd at 07/16/2008 07:42
Yeah... I consider myself a big Nintendo fan and can honestly say I'm not excited for anything I witnessed during their press conference.
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covah at 07/16/2008 07:45
I watched that live and was just like "...really? fuck you!"
ShinAmano's Avatar
ShinAmano at 07/16/2008 07:46
Nintendo conference was garbage...there was absolutely nothing that interested me :(
Hoodie's Avatar
Hoodie at 07/16/2008 07:49
No Reggie, we said we wanted Grand Theft Animal Crossing. Yeesh.
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scorpius at 07/16/2008 07:50
Nintendo had a boring conference. fuck you Reggie, I hated it!!! Now what?
Also, Jim, you're the greatest :-)
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SnakeDude4Life at 07/16/2008 07:50
Reggie must think that Dead Space is TOO HARDCORE.

I mean is GTA on the DS? Great, if you like top down GTA or PS1 era looking shooter.
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Jim Sterling at 07/16/2008 07:51
falinter's Avatar
falinter at 07/16/2008 07:52
SAXAMAPHONE
mmmpek's Avatar
mmmpek at 07/16/2008 07:55
GROUP HUG EVERYONE! the healing begins now...
Velt's Avatar
Velt at 07/16/2008 07:56
I dont get Nintendo... so much cool stuff to do with the wii.
mikeyed's Avatar
mikeyed at 07/16/2008 07:58
I never wanted anything less than Nintendo to act like like presumptuous punks.
Nogarda's Avatar
Nogarda at 07/16/2008 07:59
*Don's a Sir Alan Sugar Disguise*

Reggie your Fired!
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garrfunkel at 07/16/2008 08:00
I was so disspointed. I read through the whole Live Blog a couple of times just to make sure I didnt miss the new Zelda or something.
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dawn fire at 07/16/2008 08:02
give me 'f-zero: awesome' and 'star fox: good again' not dumbed down a kiddy-fied and i will be happy
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matmanx1 at 07/16/2008 08:04
BWAHAHAHAHA
killias2's Avatar
killias2 at 07/16/2008 08:07
I'm still hoping for a big announcement down the line. However, the Dead Rising announcement certainly takes the sting off a bit.
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SnakeDude4Life at 07/16/2008 08:07
Wii= Just for Kids and Old people.
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Rosseh at 07/16/2008 08:12
I can't help but feel some mysterious 360 fanboy force taking over my body. The darwin will come packaged with a lightsaber game with online play and shit on them!!!!!

I think I'm just about ready to give up on Nintendo. No hard feelings, you just don't interest me anymore old buddy...don't make this harder than it already is!! :'(
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gamesronlygames at 07/16/2008 08:12
How the mighty have fallen-fallen for profit margins instead of the reason Nintendo was created to begin with "To make great games" It is really sad to see the genius of Miyamoto playing that stupid sax. How uterlly tragic-from Mario maker to sax sellout.
Nintendos show was a joke. It was like they were pandering to board executives with the litany of profit margins and shovelware upswings. I felt bad for Shawn the snowboarder to have to watch that crazed business woman try to snowboard. They all looked like complete idiots. As much as I love Nintendos foundational past and few good current games the rest is becoming more and more lamentable-almost to the fact Nintendo will eventually not be considered a video game company any longer-they will be relegated to toys r us trade shows,etc while MS and SOny duke it out. What a pity-with so many great IPs to build on they bring out this shlock!
Joseph Leray's Avatar
Joseph Leray at 07/16/2008 08:20
Wait ... when Nintendo sticks Mario and Zelda in every little nook and cranny imaginable, shoehorning them into otherwise decent IPs, people complain. When Nintendo announces a slew of new (?) IPs at E3, people complain.

Did I miss something here?
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mistic at 07/16/2008 08:20
weakest E3-press-conference EVER...

I'm mad at myself for watching the full thing live... I just kept hoping for that one great news-item... but it never came :(
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PhazonYoshi at 07/16/2008 08:21
I... used to totally disagree with that and thought N's conference gave nothing to it's core audience, but now... well... I just can't allow myself to think Reggie is wrong, so... fuck yeah nintendo!
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B-Radicate at 07/16/2008 08:22
Does Miyamoto really wear Mario t-shirts (or only while "playing" the saxophone)? That's pretty fuckin' lame. I know he invented the dude and all, but show some respect for other game designers, if at all, and don't promote yourself on your own body like a fucking prick.

Also, Animal Crossing is not the hardest of cores. Sorry, Reggie. I do like the fact he sounds like he's a kid who got in trouble for not doing their chores or something.

"But mooooooom. Look, I DID clean my room!"
"No, honey, moving your shoes to the corner isn't cleaning your room."

What a whiny bitch. I have zero respect for Nintendo anymore.

Nintendo @ E3 = Epic fail.
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Kryptinite at 07/16/2008 08:25
Like I said yesterday: someone punch reggie in his shit.
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GuitarAtomik at 07/16/2008 08:26
Fuck you Reggie. Fuck you in the face.
Detry's Avatar
Detry at 07/16/2008 08:28
I got your back Kryp..

Punch him in the cornhole and I'll finish with a boot to the face.
gamesronlygames's Avatar
gamesronlygames at 07/16/2008 08:28
W-I-I WHAT DO YOU THINK IT STANDS FOR?

hOW ABOUT W-orthless I-diotic I-ntestinal
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manasteel88 at 07/16/2008 08:33
good thing everyone was waiting a few months to figure out what the fuck nintendo was doing for the rest of the year. Now we all can realize that Ninty isn't looking at gamers as viable consumers.

thank god I have an Xbox as well otherwise I'd be very disapointed with my gaming experience.
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AgentMOO at 07/16/2008 08:34
THIS guy is hardcore

Leathersoup's Avatar
Leathersoup at 07/16/2008 08:38
Reggie: "I don't get it. We told you how much money we made off of you! Why aren't you happy?!"
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JACK of No Trades at 07/16/2008 08:42
Nintendo truley sucks dick. If it wasn't for the extremely talented Mario and Zelda designers then Nintendo would be complete shit. And guys, Myamato doesn't do much of the design work anymore. He is basically Nintendo's puppet to get idiot fanboy's excited over a stupid fucking music (game?) thing. He is washed up. The Mario and Zelda developers would be better of on the 360/PS3. It would allow them to expand their creativity.

Reggie is an idiot that has to much money. He is not a gamer, he is a puppet just like Myamato.
Demtor's Avatar
Demtor at 07/16/2008 08:44
Nintendo is pretty worthless to me at this point. What a joke.
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TrailerParkJesus at 07/16/2008 08:45
I hate that drummer douche bag ^

And I've now come to accept the fact that Nintendo doesn't make games for me anymore, and I'm okay with that. Thanks for the SNES.
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CelicaCrazed at 07/16/2008 08:45
Mwahahaha!! Now you all know my pain in supporting the Toronto Maple Leafs!! Loving a golddigger that only wants your money :'(.
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casualweaponry at 07/16/2008 08:46
Ugh, I really, really don't get Nintendo.

No new versions of the games everyone wanted (Zelda, Starfox, et al), more pointless wagglefests (fuck you Wii Music) and more stupid add-ons.

I'm still sore about how dumbed-down Mario Kart and Smash Bros are.

I still like Nintendo, but they are making it hard for me to do so. Casuals are a shitty revenue source. Support the hardcore!
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Alexradl at 07/16/2008 08:49
I was utterly confused when she-reggie walked on stage showing us family photos and talking about the time she broke her wrist. I mean, this is E3, this event is being televised and streamed live to numerous gaming websites. I highly doubt Nintendo's demographic was tuned in, anxiously watching their press conference like many of us.

It doesn't make sense. They obviously knew their hardcore followers were watching their event, waiting for them to announce the next big game. Wii Music, Wii Sports Resort, and Animal Crossing. Really, that's what you have been working on for the past year?

Fuck you, Reggie. A few months ago you went on Gametrailers TV and told us that there were going to be games for the hardcore Nintendo fans at E3. Wii Musuic, Wii Sports Resort, and Animal Cross. It's obvious that Nintendo has moved on to a new demographic completely, ignoring the fans that made them what they are today. Their presentation at E3 simply reinforced that opinion. So long, Nintendo, it was great while it lasted.

Wii Music, Wii Sports, Animal Crossing. How could we be disappointed? Right, Reggie?
JACK of No Trades's Avatar
JACK of No Trades at 07/16/2008 08:52
What Nintendo forgot is that:

The hardcore gamers will stick with you through thick and thin untill you fuck them over.

The casuals are very forgetful and would move on to the next best hype without even thinking twice.

Bad move Nintendo.
Guagloves's Avatar
Guagloves at 07/16/2008 08:53
...but all I wanted was you to announce pikmin 3. damn you reggie.
Fenx's Avatar
Fenx at 07/16/2008 08:53
Where the hell is Metroid? Don't fuck with me Nintendo.
Leathersoup's Avatar
Leathersoup at 07/16/2008 08:54
So are we allowed to say that the Wii has officially become a fad now? :)
killias2's Avatar
killias2 at 07/16/2008 09:00
"So are we allowed to say that the Wii has officially become a fad now? :)"

Not yet, but if this is really all they have going right now... we're swinging closer and closer to fad territory. I mean, don't get me wrong, I'm still happy with the Wii. But this complete lack of respect for core gamers.. it's really several steps too far.

If this continues, I'm not getting another Nintendo console.
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foxhound421 at 07/16/2008 09:00
the Wii is the biggest disappointment for me this generation and Nintendo's press conference does a great job of summarizing why. i understand that their marketing strategy has changed significantly, but for Reggie to suggest that i should be satisfied a new Animal Crossing or a shitty version of GTA for the DS is fucking insulting. "oh, the Zelda and Mario teams are working on something" well fucking show it to us! THAT'S what anyone who watches/attends E3 wants to see, not Shaun fucking White.
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DanGale at 07/16/2008 09:02
@dawn fire

give me 'f-zero: awesome' and 'star fox: good again' not dumbed down a kiddy-fied and i will be happy

Ignoring the grammatical atomic bomb that was detonated over your keyboard, I wish they would "dumb down" Starfox again. If anything it's gotten more complicated and "hardcore" lately. I'll be happy when I can pick up a sequel to Lylat Wars and just shoot some bad guys, not like the bore-fest the 'unfriendly' and 'unkiddy' Starfox Command was.

I too am going to have to go with Orcist and reiterate:

Wait ... when Nintendo sticks Mario and Zelda in every little nook and cranny imaginable, shoehorning them into otherwise decent IPs, people complain. When Nintendo announces a slew of new (?) IPs at E3, people complain.

Did I miss something here?

Though I'd like to put out for the record that Nintendo could put out a new Zelda every month and I would still buy them and enjoy them.
DanGale's Avatar
DanGale at 07/16/2008 09:04
@foxhound421

a shitty version of GTA for the DS is fucking insulting

Woah, you've actually played it? I haven't even seen a screenshot. You have to hook me up with your sources!
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casualweaponry at 07/16/2008 09:04
Another thing that pisses me off...

Both Sony and MS have upgraded their dashboards and added additional functionality.

Meanwhile, Nintendo owners still have no viable storage solution for VC games. Hell, no DVD support either. The casuals would have loved that.

Seriously, why did Nintendo even bother with E3? Are they holding all of the cool stuff for the Tokyo Game Show? Or are they really that lame?
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