Oh. A meat joke. How unexpected.

Also, I wish Nintendo would cut the BS. They changed their target audience, and I've accepted. Stop trying to pretend you're company is something that its not.

I treat Nintendo like this: Just like a casual game comes out every so often on the PS3 or 360, every so often something will come out on the Wii that'll interest a 'core' gamer. Personally, I'm waiting for Mad World and No More Heroes 2. If I want something with substance, that's what I got a PS3 for.

What a bunch of fucking shit. Sure thing PR boy, I'm sure you're all over the message boards in between the cocktail parties.

New Starfox and F-Zero then please.
And while I'm at it, fund a River City Ransom sequel. Oh and Pilotwings. And a 2D Metroid on wiiware or DS. Also, make another RPG with square. I could go on.

HEY NINTENDO!! LISTEN TO THIS:

MAKE FUCKING GAMES YOU STUPID TWATS. YOU HAVE THE FUCKING IDIOT CASUAL MARKET ON LOCK AND WITH THE COMBINATION OF WII SPORTS/FIT YOU NEVER HAVE TO VENTURE IN TO THAT TERRITORY EVER AGAIN. MAKE A FUCKING VIDEO GAME NOW! please?

More of the same, eh?

They listen all right . . . they just implement things way too late . . . ie. Club Nintendo, "realistic" Zelda, proper marketing campaigns, etc.

Put Mother 1, 2 and 3 on WiiWare or something then.

"hey meester, can we have more games?"

This isn't Nintendo-specific, but I found it absolutely fascinating that we completely throw away quotes from PR and administrative figures and replace them with whatever we want to hear or whatever we think they are really saying. Perhaps we shouldn't post interviews anymore. Maybe Destructoid should just post up pics of Reggie, Howard Stringer, and other big wigs and just play Mad Libs.

@John B

The SD card can be accessed in-game in World Tour and Rock Band 2. Songs can be played right off the cards.

If Nintendo listens to us... do they have a rare medical condition that causes them to be unable to hear the word "Mother"?

People who say Nintendo has changed its target audience are morons. What Nintendo is doing is catering to both sides.However, They're main goal is to hopefully get both sides to enjoy the same games. A task that has its share of obstacles, starting with trying to break down the barrier that separates "hardcore" from "casual" for lack of better terms.

If Nintendo has "abandoned" the hardcore gamer, then why did it release the epic and innovative Mario Galaxy, the impressive FPS controls of Metroid Prime 3 or the fun bikes and smooth online play of Mario Kart ? What about the massive content and additional fan service in Smash Bros. Brawl Or he good use of Wii controls in Zelda:TP (except for the standard sword attack) or the cleverness of Super Paper Mario and what about the announcements of cult favorite sequels to Sin & Punishment and Punch-Out coming out later this year ? What about the GameCube ports of certain franchises like Pikmin and Metroid Prime that some fans wished for ? What about the early confirmation of new Pikmin, Zelda and Mario games in the works and the exciting new MotionPlus peripheral ? In addition, We don't know yet what new projects Retro Studios, Monster Games and Monolith Soft are working on next. What about Club Nintendo finally coming out in North America ?

You really cannot say that Nintendo has forgotten about their loyal fans when you look at all of the facts.

Nintendo's got its share of issues, but of course so do Microsoft and Sony. There's the Wii's lack of storage space and a generally weak online service and a lack of third-party multi-platform support and how Wiiware is being overwhelmed with shovelware titles and how the Wii doesn't have much in the way of AAA third-party titles. Also, titles like Disaster have yet to come out in North America and Wii Music was a dud and Animal Crossing was a fairly lazy rehash title or how third-parties have been largely focused on offering only party games.

Fortunately, 2009's starting off with an impressive amount of good quality third-party support leading the pack through out the year and Nintendo may announce some surprising new titles later on. There's more hardcore and mature titles coming out than ever before with more planned for next year too (like No More Heroes 2) and MotionPlus is going to improve upon the responsiveness of the Wii remote controller's capabilities and offer further untapped potential that is sure to capture the interest of more developers. 2009 has what it takes to be one of the Wii's best years for gaming but I'm not going to say that it will not have its share of disappointments as well(which happens every year on every platform).


I could go on but you get the picture by now.

The point is, Nintendo has to find a balance between the games they offer and how many titles they can release and which ones will appeal to the hardcore, casual, expanded audience or some or all of them. They've got to try and satisfy all of their customers but the truth is that they'll always make some mistakes along the way. However,Nintendo has done more good than bad for this generation in my opinion.It has helped open the industry's eyes especially when the hardcore market has been shrinking and development costs have skyrocketed and the obsession of better graphics and more horse power will make games more fun. Nintendo took a different approach by using innovation, creativity and accessibility to explore new ways of gaming via controls and make software that no one else has made that generally appeals to all age groups. As a business, Nintendo hasn't seen this level of success in years and it caught everyone off guard, including Nintendo itself.

Oh crap, here come the TL:DR comments

^ I'm so cool because I talk shit about the Wii like everyone else that thinks they are a "hardcore gamer".

The guy was just praising the system and he gave a fair comment by mentioning some of the flaws he found with Nintendo games.

I'm a hardcore Wii gamer.

Thus, the lies of the hundred spreaded from the mouth of meatmouth. For he hated those who did not have the mark of the casual for they required more.

I wish the Wii wasn't a shovelware system. Reggie should change that.

Also, I think this "interview" explains alot:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jRQkXJAcKHo