Nintendo apologizes to real gamers: Sorry for the 'misunderstanding'

Too bad, Nintendo. I sold my Wii yesterday.

No.
I am sick of your bullshit, Nintendo. My Wii will be finding a new owner soon and I will buy some damn PC games instead.

"If there is any perception that Nintendo is ignoring the core gamers, it's a misunderstanding and we really want to get rid of that misunderstanding by any means."

Showing some proper games would probably be a good start... just sayin'

The sad thing to me is that Nintendo seems to think that all 'core' gamers want are reiterations of the same stale franchises over and over. The LAST thing this world needs is another video game starring Mario or Zelda.

Nintendo - how bout growing a set of balls and come up with a new IP?

I'm more disappointed by Iwata's statement than that of Honey Ham Aime. It seems as though Iwata believes core gamers only care about Mario and Zelda, which I think makes him seem more out of touch than anything.

What did "core gamers" really expect? Nintendo has been developing a market strategy based on accessibility for years now; nothing about E3 should have been a surprise. Personally, I still enjoy playing a Wii game every once in a while. I think the better games on the Wii deliver a gaming experience reminiscent of old favorites, but with added style and mechanics.

If a core gamer bought a Wii with the notion that it would be their only console, they clearly haven't been following Nintendo for the last ten years, which, one could argue, doesn't make that person very "core" at all.

I hate most kiddie games, so yes, I don't care about Nintendo. I almost get sick when I look at my bought copy of Mario Galaxy, what a piece of shit entertainment.

I'm ok with sayint that Nintendo is doing some crucial mistakes (E3 media briefing, storage space, not showing Wii Motion Plus to developers in advance) because that stuff is true, but don't say Galaxy is sh*t because you may like it or not but that's just not a sh*t game.May be not suiting your tastes, but it's not sh*t.

I'm not sure if I made myself clear before...but I apologize to Nintendo for not caring about the Wii...sorry 'bout that big N.

No...really...I mean it...it's not you...it's me...I am so sorry.

Yeahhhhh, less Mario and Zelda and more original games that aren't glorified tech demos or 'lifestyle' titles, please. This fixation on the same handful of franchises by both Nintendo and fans is getting really tiresome.

Imagine how many unique classics Nintendo could have generated over the past 10 years if they weren't putting all their energies into the same franchises, the only game that I can think of that was a genuinely strong new franchise was Pikmin, and now even that is going to be milked to it's grave.

As someone who has played Nintendo games his whole life, it's gotten to the point for me where making a good game isn't good enough when the concepts, characters, and setting are so utterly done to death and depleted that they've even been robbed of their nostalgia factor.

If the best Nintendo can come up with is 'okay we'll give the nerds Mario and Zelda and Pikmin so they'll shut up' I can only hope that Microsoft or Sony's motion controllers will provide the games that the Wii should be.

ITT: We don't understand that E3 is dead.

You just summed it up perfectly. Where are my living room ninja games?

Note to Nintendo: If you read this do not misinterpret it and bring out "Living Room Ninja" a game about a young ninja forced to do chores in mildly ninja-esque ways.

What was that game called that looks like a black and white no more heroes that's in development?

another issue is when developers just atopped making any game wathsoever for the wii that isn'nt gimmicky. what about shmups, 2d and 3d fighters. Rpgs, adventure games.

is just a lack of variety, or re-release. it's sad when they just surf trough the most selled games in another console and just add waggle moves. RE4, Okami, Dead Rising....what's next... Mass efect?, Bioshock? dont make me go there...

"is just a lack of variety, or re-release. it's sad when they just surf trough the most selled games in another console and just add waggle moves. RE4, Okami, Dead Rising....what's next... Mass efect?, Bioshock? dont make me go there..."

RE4, Okami, and Dead Rising are ports. Lots of systems have ports. Most of the 360 and PS3 libraries are identical with eachother or with the PC. Don't even give the Wii shit for getting some ports. As a sidenote, RE4 started as a Gamecube game, so, if anything, it was just coming back home. You kids always complain about how the Wii is just a glorified GC, right?

Also, I understand the complaints against waggle when it's used horrible, a la Carnival Games. However, there is a consistent pattern here, which involves the following:

1. Define any use of the Wiimote as waggle.
2. Complain that games don't use the Wiimote in ways besides the waggle.

You see the issue here? If anything, Okami's motion controls were not waggle controls. It made use of the sensor bar and the pointer.

We don't know what the Dead Rising port will be like, but I'm, personally, excited. RE4 did a great job in integrating Wii motion controls without changing the game too much. Okami did an okay job, but should've spent more time polishing it.

"another issue is when developers just atopped making any game wathsoever for the wii that isn'nt gimmicky. what about shmups, 2d and 3d fighters. Rpgs, adventure games. "

Shmups come out like 3 at a time for Wiiware. Also there is Blastworks, which has gotten pretty good reviews. Smash Brothers is the system's primary fighter, and it's pretty sweet. Guilty Gear XX Accent Core is also available for the Wii. Zelda, obviously, is the premier Action-Adventure for the Wii, but Okami is there as well.. and this very article implies that the Zelda team is busy. Tales of Symphonia 2 is coming out for the RPG hungry, and Super Paper Mario is there (although it is very much a platformer-RPG hybrid).

There are good games for the Wii. There are also tons of crappily made minigame compilations. I just don't buy the latter....

I'm so fucking sick of Zelda and Mario.

Omg I remember that too. Project H.A.M.M.E.R SIGH FUCK AURVANTOID YOU MADE ME CRY. :( *crys*

I think I'll only be using my Wii for Brawl and Rock Band in the future.

At least he acknowledged that the presentation wasn't the best, instead of taking the Regginator's approach of "you'll suck on this and like it because I told you to".

Yeah, I agree with everything Killias said.

They don't really have to apologize, E3 is an entirely different entity now. Why the majority hasn't caught on to that fact confuses me, besides that xxxhardcorexxx gamers are impossible to please and want their IPs handed to them monthly on a golden platter.

Also, as long as developers along the lines of Suda51 stick around to bring fresh ideas to the Wii (making it look like a 360 game or adding 200 liters of blood is not a fresh idea), I don't really care about the "left out" feeling.

Anyone else think Robert Summa has been masturbating nonstop to this whole Nintendo debacle for the past week and a half now?

"this explains everything
http://www.vgcats.com/comics/?"

Haha, that's pretty funny. However, I think pretty much all of the major announcements sucked.. except the FF13 one. That's a damn coup.

E3 just ain't what is used to be.

Sorry, I'm still selling my Wii

It's impossible for me to get into anything on the Wii. I'm a graphics snob, and when I play my 360 for a month straight and then play my friends Wii, it feels like I'm playing an N64 with crappy motion controls. I respect the Nintendo crowd for their love of innovation,(I like innovation too, just not at the cost of a 'complete game'.) but how many hardcore gamers haven't jumped ship yet? Granted, the main reason I have one console, is because I can afford to have one console, with a family and my current pay.