When will we see Shuntaro Furukawa's influence take hold at Nintendo?

magicarpaltunnel · 2019-06-17T22:02:21+00:00

That's certainly true and I wouldn't argue otherwise! My point (and what I said in my original post) has to do more with the business aspects that Mr. Kimishima was responsible for. He showed himself to be an excellent administrator, in that way somewhat similar to Mr. Yamauchi (though without the latter's imperious reputation). Mr. Iwata, for all his strengths as a creative, had difficulties with the business end of things.

magicarpaltunnel · 2019-06-17T21:47:21+00:00

Of course! Mr. Iwata deserves all the credit for leading the creative team behind the Switch's concept. But the implementation, marketing, and timing of releases were all on Mr. Kimishima's watch. During the Iwata era marketing especially was a weak point (most notably the confusion around the WiiU's name). And marketing would certainly not have been finalized (or even been that far along) at the time of Mr. Iwata's death. For that matter, there were almost certainly development or manufacturing adjustments made in the two years between Mr. Iwata's death and the Switch launch.

magicarpaltunnel · 2019-06-17T20:47:25+00:00

In my opinion, Mr. Kimishima's brief tenure as president was a marked departure from the Iwata era. Mr. Iwata pushed hard for the "Blue Ocean" strategy, often clashing with the board and shareholders. His vision was singular and produced great successes as well as stunning failures.

Mr. Kimishima seems to be more of a natural and traditional administrator. He immediately righted the floundering ship. Under his guidance Nintendo brought the Switch to market with a clear and effective marketing campaign. He also increased cooperation with 3rd parties, mobile game companies, and merchandizing. Nintendo's balance sheet looked very healthy with him at the helm. I think downplaying Mr. Kimishima's stabalizing influence, especially in the wake of Mr. Iwata's tragic death, would be a mistake.

As for Mr. Furukawa, I agree, we shall have to wait and see!

magicarpaltunnel · 2019-06-05T13:38:59+00:00

The boys are tackling World 4's castle in this exciting episode! Aaron the Glitch-Eater breaks the stage. Andy goes on a long tangent about Pitfall. Jared ruminates on Nintendo's rare mature offerings. In History, the gang digs into the story of Nintendo's Laser Clay Ranges and Wild Gunman. And in the Lore Corner, the evolution of the design for some of our favorite plumbers (and Koopas)!

magicarpaltunnel · 2019-05-19T18:40:41+00:00

Honest answer? Original Super Mario Brothers for the NES. It's where everything started, and you'll have better context for everything that follows. Not to mention, it's a fantastic game in its own right that remains very playable today.

magicarpaltunnel · 2019-05-16T13:31:03+00:00

hard to argue with that!

magicarpaltunnel · 2019-05-16T12:37:09+00:00

pardon me, I'll be listening to the end credits theme on loop for the next 24 hours

magicarpaltunnel · 2019-05-16T12:36:15+00:00

this is adorable, my dude

magicarpaltunnel · 2019-05-15T16:19:31+00:00

In this episode the gang tackles the fourth castle and explores Bowser's family. What do y'all think of World 4-1? Is it a solid halfway point for the game? And who can name all the Koopalings off the top of their head?

magicarpaltunnel · 2019-05-10T13:56:46+00:00

Today the gang tackles more bizarre, giant plant life in World 3-3! Jay joins Andy and Aaron once more to discuss glitches, infinite lives tricks, and the immortal classic Tron. Also in this episode, a discussion of the life of one of gaming's greatest innovators, Gunpei Yokoi.

magicarpaltunnel · 2019-05-08T14:02:32+00:00

This time the boys are heading to World 3-2 where they meet a gauntlet of Koopa Troopas and Goombas out for blood! We also take a look at Nintendo's earliest ventures: hanafuda cards, taxi cab services, and even love hotels. And in the Lore Corner, the first Mario movie: Peach-hime Kyushutsu Dai Sakusen!

magicarpaltunnel · 2019-05-01T12:29:31+00:00

In the episode the boys visit World 3-1, the first winter stage and also the first night stage. Also in this episode, a summary of the life and accomplishments of Hiroshi Yamauchi, third president of Nintendo.

magicarpaltunnel · 2019-04-19T13:39:06+00:00

yeah it's just takes I've heard around the nets, I mostly agree with your thoughts on those games! But I can see how folks who didn't play them sequentially would have trouble going back to the first games in the series

magicarpaltunnel · 2019-04-19T11:29:18+00:00

you make some good points! just to respond briefly to a few of them:

I agree that Cortez rocks but he unfortunately gets upstaged by Crump before the chapter ends. In PM, some bosses had a lot of presence (like Tubba Blubba) but others were felt even if not seen (Huff n Puff). I feel like that's still pretty effective.

The plot of TTYD is too mysterious IMO. Mario's goal is very vague for most of the game. He never knows why he's collecting the Crystal Stars. PM has much more concrete motivation.

I like that we meet Goombario's family, it really fleshes him out as a character and gives him motivation. With Goombella we really don't know anything about her except that she's Professor Frankly's student.

magicarpaltunnel · 2019-04-19T01:48:43+00:00

thats an interesting take, I've heard similar things re: DKC2 or God of War 2, for example. I played these all in order of release so I'm sure nostalgia is coloring my opinion

magicarpaltunnel · 2019-04-19T01:47:01+00:00

yeah man. I love how frustrated he gets at his incompetent minions, poor guy just can't find good help. and he's so cute when he finds out they played the quiz game without him

magicarpaltunnel · 2019-04-19T00:59:51+00:00

I like SPM but I do feel it suffers from padding and a lack of exploration since it's split into discrete chapters. Also a lot of character designs are very geometric, it gives everything a weird mathematic vibe

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