Recently, Nintendo president Reggie Fils-Aime talked fairly candidly about the issues present in Wii title, Disaster: Day of Crisis. Reggie called the voice acting “laughable” and then essentially told the IGN interviewer that he doesn’t believe Disaster is worth a $50 price tag. Currently, the game is only available in Europe and Japan and is missing on NA release lists.
In addition to that, Reggie said he would monitor the game in Europe and if it sells well, he would bring it to North American audiences. Considering Reggie’s fairly candid sentiments, I’m not exactly sure if we want the title to make the jump over the pond.
Reggie’s comments are fairly odd, considering the amazing amount of garbage present for the Wii on store shelves. Instead of knocking a game that has 3D graphics and voice, perhaps he should knock on titles that only consist of mini-games or frantic waggle movements. It would be nice to have the bar raised.
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Sure the voice acting is pretty bad, but it's tolerable. It's certainly no Chaos Wars.
How could Reggie ever try to sell it now? "Oh, that game I said had terrible voice acting and wasn't worth $50? Forget everything I said, because that game fucking rules! Go buy it. Also, Wii Music."
What puzzles me is why Reggie would stab Nintendo of Europe in the back like that. NoE is surely going to have a tougher time selling this game now that the president of NoA has started bashing it.
Working hand in hand with the endorsement I read, let's not overlook the fact that this is a Monolith Soft game. These are the people behind the excellent Xenosaga on the PS2, and perhaps more relevant here, the Gamecube exclusive Baten Kaitos series. Although I'm sure Meatfist would argue that the Baten games were far from a financial success (which seems to be Nintendo's obvious focus), they were unique, quiky, and well crafted titles, despite their shortcomings.
The folks at Monolith do not make BAD games. As others have said above me, Nintendo has made worse titles themselves this generarion, and at the very least allowed or endorsed them.
I'm going to be very agitated if US audiences don't get a chance to access this title.
Pull your head out of your ass Reggie.
"Perhaps he should knock on titles that only consist of mini-games or frantic waggle movements"
Dude, I hate to break it to you but have you not seen gameplay from Disaster?
It's more of an on-rails shooter mixed with some driving and QTE's, not so much a mini-game collection.
Maybe if they had more minigames Reggie would think it's the most amazing thing he's played since Cooking Mama?
Hmm... maybe I should get an R4...
also Nintendo of America is showing how ugly it can be yet again to its consumer.
I can't believe this is probably the nail in the North American release's coffin. I was really looking forward to playing this. Don't make me use the Homebrew Channel to go region free, Nintendo.
What's interesting is that for a long time, we've been looking forward to Disaster, and at one point, it looked like we might never see it completed. Now its finished and Nintendo want to get crappy about it, like its crashing their bs casual Wii party.
I hope that the sales of Disaster are really great, so we can all stick it to the stupid Man that Nintendo are fast becoming.
It also shows something else, that Nintendo are perhaps only interested in promoting titles, that meet with their minds eye of what Wii should have on it. It'll be interesting to see if Reggie has to swallow those words.
Seriously, Reggie? Bash on like, Dogz or something, why the hell bash on a second-party (I think) game which everyone has been looking forward to since when? I think the game won't be coming over and he's trying to just tell everyone "hey, not worth your time anyway" to pacify everybody.
If HAMMER comes back, it'd better not get this too.
Well the voice acting prob isnt the best but overall it looks very promising
1: Core gamers, hate casual gaming.
2: Core gamers also buy the most games.
3: Casual Games sell best once off (shovelware).
4: Slight and make fun of core games.
5: Core gamers realise they're being silly and buy casual
6: ?????
7: Profit!
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