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Title: Why close the Nsider Forums?
Post by: that Baby guy on September 17, 2007, 05:23:04 PM
I can't figure out exactly why.  Anyone else hear anything?  The best I can figure is that Nintendo doesn't want to be held responsible for what forums members post and say.  My guess is that it's probably a PR safety move or something.

Could it have something to do with the outsourcing of NP or the expanding to San Francisco/New York?  Any other ideas?
Title: RE:Why close the Nsider Forums?
Post by: pappasmalls11 on September 17, 2007, 05:25:08 PM
I think it is to set a prescedent for gamefaqs to close so everyone can come here and ruin paradise!
Title: RE: Why close the Nsider Forums?
Post by: Kairon on September 17, 2007, 05:35:01 PM
New forum software? Or has Nintendo finally abandoned their hardcore fanbase?
Title: RE: Why close the Nsider Forums?
Post by: that Baby guy on September 17, 2007, 05:51:34 PM
Was anyone getting unruly or something like that?  Anyone?  Anyone?
Title: RE: Why close the Nsider Forums?
Post by: Mashiro on September 17, 2007, 05:54:52 PM
Someone said Killer7 was terrible and the forums asploded in an orgy of violence and hate which the interweb hath never seen . . . twas a glorious sight to behold.
Title: RE:Why close the Nsider Forums?
Post by: that Baby guy on September 17, 2007, 05:57:36 PM
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Originally posted by: Mashiro
Someone said Killer7 was terrible and the forums asploded in an orgy of violence and hate which the interweb hath never seen . . . twas a glorious sight to behold.


You broke the Nsider forums?
Title: RE:Why close the Nsider Forums?
Post by: Mashiro on September 17, 2007, 06:01:32 PM
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Originally posted by: thatguy
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Originally posted by: Mashiro
Someone said Killer7 was terrible and the forums asploded in an orgy of violence and hate which the interweb hath never seen . . . twas a glorious sight to behold.


You broke the Nsider forums?


This light dinner is over . . .
Title: RE: Why close the Nsider Forums?
Post by: NinGurl69 *huggles on September 17, 2007, 06:15:21 PM
Nintendo was tired of post counting.  I say, good for Nintendo.
Title: RE:Why close the Nsider Forums?
Post by: Darkheart on September 17, 2007, 06:42:36 PM
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Originally posted by: thatguy
I can't figure out exactly why.  Anyone else hear anything?  The best I can figure is that Nintendo doesn't want to be held responsible for what forums members post and say.  My guess is that it's probably a PR safety move or something.

Could it have something to do with the outsourcing of NP or the expanding to San Francisco/New York?  Any other ideas?


Someone started a Hawtness thread and Nintendo banned the whole forum
Title: RE: Why close the Nsider Forums?
Post by: NinGurl69 *huggles on September 17, 2007, 06:45:22 PM
That would be very sad too, tho only Hawtness in principle.  Their execution wouldn't compare to ours.
Title: RE: Why close the Nsider Forums?
Post by: Darkheart on September 17, 2007, 06:58:12 PM
Ours was the best~!  I would almost create an entire forum TO HAWTNESS THREADS; IMAGINE INDIVIDUAL HAWTNESS THREADS DEDICATED TO EACH CHARACTER AND FETISH~!
Title: RE: Why close the Nsider Forums?
Post by: Svevan on September 17, 2007, 08:38:57 PM
I am sure you can find a "forum" that does something like that, although you may have to pay a weekly fee for access.
Title: RE: Why close the Nsider Forums?
Post by: Infernal Monkey on September 17, 2007, 11:17:13 PM
NSider couldn't compete with NeoGAF and GameFAQs for biggest collection of idiots ever, so they gave up trying.
Title: RE:Why close the Nsider Forums?
Post by: Darkheart on September 18, 2007, 02:10:00 AM
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Originally posted by: Svevan
I am sure you can find a "forum" that does something like that, although you may have to pay a weekly fee for access.


Hmmm I don't remember ever paying for 4chan :/
Title: RE: Why close the Nsider Forums?
Post by: Spak-Spang on September 18, 2007, 02:10:54 AM
Well Nintendo is revamping its website for a new look and feel.  Perhaps they felt that either:

A) A message board would not really fit in the new vision of the site
B) The design of the message board needs to be changed with the site not only in appearance, but rules for posting.

I don't know why they couldn't have moved the page and disconnected it from the Nintendo main page though and kept it going.  It would have made much more sense, and people wanting to chat could still find it.  
Title: RE: Why close the Nsider Forums?
Post by: UERD on September 18, 2007, 03:07:26 AM
I'm going to guess there are liability issues involved, especially because Nintendo was like 'go away and start your own forums'.
Title: RE: Why close the Nsider Forums?
Post by: BigJim on September 18, 2007, 12:08:58 PM
Many companies organizationally place their websites/online communities under their Marketing wing.

This just sounds like part of the continued shakeup of that department, at least until they are finished outsourcing to their new locations.
Title: RE: Why close the Nsider Forums?
Post by: Shecky on September 18, 2007, 02:27:06 PM
Yeah this isn't the first time it's disappeared if I recall correctly.  Didn't they used to have a code vault which was essentially the forums, that disappeared?

What good timing though... I'm sure that forum was about to explode anyways with WiFi for Brawl being announced officially
Title: RE: Why close the Nsider Forums?
Post by: couchmonkey on September 20, 2007, 04:19:02 AM
Two guesses:

1. Amazing guess: Like ShyGuy said in the NP thread, Nintendo is outsourcing the forums along with the magazine (I think this is very likely).

2. Optimistic but unlikely guess: A new Wii channel offering forums makes NSider obsolete.