Online gamen? (van Nintendo.com forum)
geschreven door iemand van Nintendo of America
Okay, I've finished reading all of your posts.... Whew!
I'll keep this thread opened and bookmarked.
Thank you all for participating, and not name-calling when opinions contrary to your own were given. A flame war almost broke out somewhere in the mid-20 pages, but died before it got out of hand.
You all have valid points, and thoughtful insight. You rock!
My Final Thoughts, for now
Thank you, again, again. You've been heard. I think one of the dangers of a thread like this, is many people think they were "finally" being heard. That's a perception problem on our part that we'll need to work on, as you've always been heard. I've had 4-5 similar threads over the past year, but this one got the greatest response. (Another one was getting a great response, too, but degraded into a flame war and I had to lock it.)
To the rare request for turn-based games, to the overwhelming "we want online gaming" opinions, this thread has re-inforced what we've been hearing for quite awhile. And, we're taking steps to move in the right direction.
No, we'll never be able to please everyone with every decision. For example, to those who want us to go back to cartridges, it's not going to happen unless suddenly carts can be made as quickly and inexpesively as optical discs.
Let me give you a real-life example of feedback. Back in the days of the original Game Boy, we heard "we want a color Game Boy" soooo much, I use to joke that I should change my phone greeting to "Nintendo Consumer Service, this is Greg, we know you want a Game Boy with a Color screen, is there anything else I can help you with?" As technology caught up with what consumer's wanted, we were able to release a Game Boy with a color screen. Ditto for the Game Boy Advanced SP with a built-in light. We heard the consumer's for years asking for it--and as game players ourselves, we wanted it--but it took time before we could do it.
With that being said, there are some that would say we waited too long to put out a Game Boy with a color screen or built-in light. Some said we should have released both features many years sooner, even if it meant pricing it out of most consumer's reach. And, that's valid, as that deals with perception. Even though most gamers still don't play online, they want online gaming because they want the option to do it, and think it would be cool to do. I, agree. It's kinda like car makers making some high-end brand-imaging cars. While very few people own a Dodge Viper, and I doubt they make much money on it, it was a huge image boost when it was introduced, and continues to shape perception.
So, you've been heard, again. And, again, we thank you! We are a business, but at the core it's people who play our games that make or break us. We have some things we need to improve on. While people can debate whether or not we have an image problem, I can tell you that image is one thing we're going to be working on. A lot. We've got some killer products, but for some folks we've lost the "cool." We'll get it back. Or, at least the non-dorky 2004 version of "cool."
met dank aan BMH voor het melden van dit bericht
[ Bericht 1% gewijzigd door gamecube_master op 02-05-2004 09:46:56 ]