Nintendo president Satoru Iwata talks of challenging the status quo, how failures make a stronger company, and the success of Japanese games in the Western world.
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Other nominees include games like SimCity & Tony Hawk's Pro Skater.
There are some good nominees in this list that are deserving to be inducted also, but I feel Metroid has had the most impact on the industry out of all of these. Look how Metroid influenced the evolution of the Castlevania games, and the "Metroidvania" subgenre of games have become a prevailing force in gaming today. Especially now, Metroidvanias are bigger than ever.
I can very much see Resident Evil being added later too, bc it really did popularize and define the survival horror genre. I would say that one is next in line.
If any Metroid game should get the honor it should be Super Metroid , it's perfection in my eyes . 30 years later and I still feel it's the most epic shit ever .
The GBA remake deserves it or Super Metroid, the original was a very sloppy and rushed game programmed in 3 months and it shows.
If you've never played the remake, it's absolutely a must play, fixes basically every flaw in the game. Check out ExoParadigmGamer's comparison video.
“Before even Kirby was born, HAL Laboratory released the super-cute puzzler Adventures of Lolo in 1989 and it has held up beautifully.” - A.J. Maciejewski from Video Chums.
Is that an admission of defeat? It is true that failure is not to be feared. No one ever learned to walk by never falling. I'm sure Nintendo have got the funds to be able to wipe off the whole Wii U investment, and start again with a 'proper' next-gen console.
Yes failure can make a company stronger but only if they are willing to adapt. This is my major problem with Iwata. I do not think he is a good CEO when he says
"If you do the same thing as others, it will wear you out. Nintendo is not good at competing so we always have to challenge [the status quo] by making something new, rather than competing in an existing market."
Look we all like something new. Something new is great but the problem is this quote shows a lack of understanding of the market. You have to compete and make your company compete. You can do that by bringing new things in but you make sure that idea is suitable to the market needs/wants.
I personally think this quote shows how short sighted he is. It is all about the long game not the short game which the Wii is a perfect example of the short game. It was a fantastic idea but now they are playing catch up with sorting out how to develop games in HD and online services (something its competitors have been doing for 6 years).
Nintendo needs to start getting rid of dead weight
In other words they embrace it?
I think nintendo will learn from their mistakes with the wii u. You cant rely on casuals all the time. Sure they are a big group but they arent a consistant group. However, because of the 3ds, nintendo arent in trouble quite yet. That things selling like crazy