Author Topic: Iwata Compares Nintendo to Apple and mySpace (News and Haiku Thread) (Read 14284 times)

Jonnyboy117 · « **on:** March 23, 2006, 08:51:07 AM »

But the biggest Revolution secret will not be revealed for a few more weeks (E3).

In his GDC Keynote speech today, Satoru Iwata said he wants Nintendo WiFi Connection to be like mySpace in terms of ease of use and popularity. He also compared Revolution's Virtual Console service to iTunes and said that once other companies saw it, they jumped on board eagerly. This claim was backed up by the announcement that Sega Genesis (Megadrive) and TurboGrafx games will be available for the Virtual Console, in addition to Nintendo's own games from NES, SNES, and N64.

Although Nintendo's business practices, design philosophies, and devoted fanbase have long drawn comparisons to Apple from commentators, this is the first time Nintendo has favorably compared itself to the company. In the past, Reggie Fils-Aime has briefly mentioned iPod sales being dwarfed by Game Boy Advance sales, though that was before iPod had its biggest quarter yet in Fall 2005.

KDR_11k · « **Reply #1 on:** March 23, 2006, 09:10:08 AM »

What, "We sell overpriced hardware and host badly written emo poetry"?

Pale · « **Reply #2 on:** March 23, 2006, 09:11:14 AM »

Hahah, *insert another joke about emo kids on myspace*

Hostile Creation · « **Reply #3 on:** March 23, 2006, 09:14:49 AM »

I think they were trying to capitalize on the success aspects of the comparison. Both are immensely successful.

Caliban · « **Reply #4 on:** March 23, 2006, 09:16:02 AM »

What is this "emo" I read alot on these forums? I'm serious, no joke.

KnowsNothing · « **Reply #5 on:** March 23, 2006, 09:16:28 AM »

Oh hawt, Genesis games on Rev =oo I don't see how the Rev can be anything but the greatest console ever, k.

Kairon · « **Reply #6 on:** March 23, 2006, 09:18:05 AM »

Myspace would suggest some sort of uber Gamer card service ala XBLive, oh...to dream...

~Carmine M. Red
Kairon@aol.com

KDR_11k · « **Reply #7 on:** March 23, 2006, 09:18:35 AM »

Caliban: People who think being depressed, writing bad poems about their love of death and mutilating themselves is cool. Basically the whole "angsty teen" deal.

Caliban · « **Reply #8 on:** March 23, 2006, 09:20:29 AM »

Oh, lol. lmao.

vudu · « **Reply #9 on:** March 23, 2006, 09:22:58 AM »

I wrote a good emo lyric the other day ...

slit my wrists and watch the agony come pouring out

You're free to use that, if you want.

KnowsNothing · « **Reply #10 on:** March 23, 2006, 09:25:30 AM »

If an emo kid wanted to kill himself by slitting his wrists, wouldn't it be relief pouring out?

Ian Sane · « **Reply #11 on:** March 23, 2006, 09:27:48 AM »

My beef with emo is that usually what the person is depressed about is pretty minor. If you're going to be depressed save it for something major like your spouse leaving you or a loved one dying or getting cancer or your house burning down. Country singers sing about depressing stuff too but it's about their woman cheating on them and flipping their pickup truck.

Mario · « **Reply #12 on:** March 23, 2006, 09:34:17 AM »

The irony in that post just picked up a chainsaw and cut my head off

Ian Sane · « **Reply #13 on:** March 23, 2006, 09:35:20 AM »

"The irony in that post just picked up a chainsaw and cut my head off"

Well, I don't write poems.

Karl Castaneda #2 · « **Reply #14 on:** March 23, 2006, 09:36:34 AM »

You should. Haikus, too.

Kairon · « **Reply #15 on:** March 23, 2006, 09:37:21 AM »

You can flip my pickup truck...any day of the week...

~Carmine M. Red
Kairon@aol.com

vudu · « **Reply #16 on:** March 23, 2006, 09:40:02 AM »

slit my wrist open
agony comes pouring out
bittersweet success

Spak-Spang · « **Reply #17 on:** March 23, 2006, 10:03:40 AM »

Sega and Hudson
make virtual console games
Revolution Rocks

vudu · « **Reply #18 on:** March 23, 2006, 10:12:40 AM »

so many dumb people
it's nunchaku, not nunchuck
get it right, moron

Karl Castaneda #2 · « **Reply #19 on:** March 23, 2006, 10:25:48 AM »

I write Haikus, yes,
But I've got so much more, yes,
I've also got pie.

vudu · « **Reply #20 on:** March 23, 2006, 10:42:52 AM »

You can't just add yes at the end of every line in order to get the right amount of syllables. It's cheating. It's like throwing baby onto the end of a song lyric and then adding it to the end of the following lyric and saying they rhyme.

Viewtiful Gamer
is bad at writing Haikus;
not my Staff Hero

Artimus · « **Reply #21 on:** March 23, 2006, 10:58:04 AM »

Haiku is good for
Ev'ry post made in this thread
Spring comes with warm rain

TMW · « **Reply #22 on:** March 23, 2006, 11:09:59 AM »

Zelda and Sega
I loved the Iwataton
But where was Reggie?

Ian Sane · « **Reply #23 on:** March 23, 2006, 11:20:32 AM »

Everyone writing
Haikus, feel left out so I'll
Write a haiku too

Karl Castaneda #2 · « **Reply #24 on:** March 23, 2006, 11:26:00 AM »

Vudu, I'm sorry,
You just don't understand it,
My haikus are great.

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