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Nintendo of America interview: hardcore gamers too impatient
 Normally, I don't really have many gripes with Nintendo of America. They do a good job of getting games out in reasonably quick time for me to enjoy on my US Wii. Today has seen a slight dent to that track record, because Andrew just showed me something so arrogant that it makes my eyes bleed. It's an interview with Perrin Kaplan of Nintendo of America, and doesn't read very well at all in parts. I'm sure that the tone of voice that went alongside statements like these means that they probably appear a lot harsher in text form than they actually were. Nevertheless, the underlying tone is clear: Nintendo don't agree with us that there aren't enough good games announced for the Wii.
GI: Reggie said last year that there would be regular releases through out the calendar year...
Kaplan: Do you feel like there haven't been?
GI: No, I don't.
Kaplan: There have been 52 games! [...] I think we've had quite a few. You don't think so? Are they ones that you just don't like?
GI: No. Paper was great. WarioWare's good..but...
Kaplan: So you're already done with Paper and you're ready for something next. The average consumer spends a little bit of time with it. You have to remember as a core gamer you have an insatiable appetite. You, at all costs, probably don't shower or eat until a game is done. You're a freak. And then you want the next one. I think we've launched a lot.
This is the part that worries me the most:
Kaplan: You don't like Big Brain?
GI: Big Brain is cool, but it's following the same mini-game formula. The party game.
Kaplan: Those products are for me. Those products are for you to enjoy, but for me to really spend time on. Me, meaning an alpha mom. That's all part of what we're offering.
GI: It seems like the core gamer is being left in the dust for this new gamer.
I'd have to agree with GameInformer. Quite honestly, the last seriously excellent Wii release was in late November, and was an enhanced port of a GameCube title. Kaplan's point that hardcore gamers are going to be begging for more faster isn't totally without merit (however she chooses to express it), but seriously, you can't ignore those people the way Nintendo are doing right now. These are the people that supported them in the GameCube days: you need to do a better job of accommodating them.
It's not all bad, though. Kaplan gives some fairly good information and does tell us that there are "some additional surprises" in store at the newly revamped E3 in six weeks, and does end by mentioning that she'd love to see if "core gamers" are still feeling grumpy come December-time. That's an awfully long way away.
By the way Perrin, my Xbox 360 is arriving on Monday. If you read my site then tell me your Xbox Live gamertags!
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themanwithapc
Atrocious really. Then again, this is the same person that said the Wii would be region free....
Good news on the 360 front, you finally stumped up the cash. My gamertag is given below. I look forward to some Halo 3 madness ^_^