Gamecube; deel 104: Import = gamen

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TOKYO (AFP) - Japan's Nintendo (news - web sites) flatly denied the possibility of its takeover by US software giant Microsoft, saying the leading game company was not up for grabs.

"Nintendo is not on sale, and there is no such talk at all," Nintendo public relations chief Yasuhiro Minagawa said Thursday, referring to a German magazine report that Microsoft was interested in buying the Japanese firm.

The Wirtschaftswoche magazine said Microsoft chairman Bill Gates (news - web sites) told the weekly on the sidelines of a conference with analysts in the United States that he would immediately make an offer if Nintendo's majority shareholder, billionaire Hiroshi Yamauchi, were ready to sell.

Minagawa said Microsoft had never approached Nintendo for a possible purchase of shares.

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From: drone8888@comcast.net [mailto:drone8888@comcast.net]
Sent: Wednesday, August 04, 2004 2:21 AM
To: DaRosa, Tim
Subject: The retraction of a title?? Scorn??


Hello there.

I am just writing, in regards to the recent announcement of the classic title, Mortal Kombat, being removed from your you Arcade Treasures 2 compilation disc.

I fully understand the positive impact it will have on sales of the Premium Packs, on the Playstation 2, and XBox releases of MK Deception, but I'm a little hurt.

Alright, I'm REALLY hurt! I am a PROUD owner of a Nintendo GameCube. Not only will I not be getting MK Deception,...I am also forced to live without the keystone of the series, on my pre-ordered Midway's Arcade Treasures 2 disc.

I do own the other 2 systems, although, I take things very personally. As do most gamers. I will not be purchasing either rendition of Deception, based solely on the fact that you have screwed GameCube owners again.

I know you have to pay the bills. I know that the PS2 is a cash cow. I know Microsoft has a fabulous online setup, to fully exploit every aspect of your game.

It's just,....you are selling a compilation disc. It is supposed to represent your finest moments, in videogame history. Would it really kill you to grant us Cube owners one last wish?? To go out with a bang??

Well, I'm sure your secretary will just delete this, so I won't wait by my inbox for a response. So,... secretary,... hear this!

I have been a Midway fan since I figured out how to flip a milk crate over, to play Rampage, when I was just 6 years old. (My mom took a picture!) I have also been a Nintendo fan, since Mario, on my dad's Atari. Both companies have fulfilled my every want, and desire, and even created yearnings for stuff I've never dreamed of.

Nintendo has never let me down! When sales were sluggish, when backers backed out, they were there. Can you say the same for yourselves?? I think not.

You took the survey approach. You took current fads, and pop-culture, and oozed it all over your potentially great games. Upping the maturity, and subtracting the most envigorating elements, just to make a buck.

BUT!!!! I still bought your games, because of the nostalgia, that enveloped me, everytime I saw a preview, or a screenshot. I thought, `This could be it,..their return to wonderful games.' Well, it hasn't happened yet.

Unfortunately, this has broken my back. I will no longer support you. I will no longer promote, or endorse anything that you produce. This is hitting me very hard.

I have talked AT LEAST, twenty people, into pre-ordering MAT2, for the GameCube, and I can assure you, that they networked at least a quarter of that afrterwards. You know how it works,.....1 person, can influence thousands.

I don't want you to take this as a threat. I just want justice. Please, give us back our Mortal Kombat on the GAMECUBE. Otherwise, we will have n other means of playing it.

Thanks for your time.
Michael.

Alright, now here's what he wrote back:

Michael,

The secretary let this one through…fyi, stay tuned. Later this month, you’ll learn that GCN owners will, indeed, have a chance to get their hands on the original MK. J

Take care and keep the Midway flag high!


Tim

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Nintendo shares rose 3.8 percent to 12,580 yen (62 pounds) on the Osaka Securities Exchange, outperforming a 0.46 percent gain in the Japan's benchmark Nikkei average The shares rose as much as five percent.

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Nintendo zal weer met een nieuwe WarioWare game voor de GBA gaan komen. Dat is bij een recente exhibitie van Nintendo in Japan naar buiten gekomen. De titel gaat "Mawaru Made in Wario" heten wat grofweg vertaalt naar "Spinning WarioWare Inc." De reden voor deze benaming heeft te maken met de bewegingsensor die bij de cartridge ingebakken zit. De minigames worden dit keer namelijk grotendeels gespeeld door de GBA zelf te bewegen of te draaien. Hierdoor wordt gebruik van de d-pad overbodig gemaakt.