From VGC: "Former Nintendo of America (NOA) president Reggie Fils-Aimé has claimed that the company’s US arm was “forced” to launch Game Boy Micro in 2005 due to a lack of alignment between different parts of the business.
Writing in his new book, ‘Disrupting the Game: From the Bronx to the Top of Nintendo’ (transcribed by VGC), Fils-Aimé said having to launch the GBA redesign after the launch of its successor, Nintendo DS, was a direct result of the “siloed thinking” that was holding the company back at the time.
Fils-Aimé was NOA’s executive vice president of sales and marketing in 2005. He said the firm’s US arm was “planning on closing out the [Game Boy Advance] line” that year with a Black Friday promotion that would clear its remaining inventory, as GBA was in “a state of decline” and NOA had switched its attention to making the recently launched Nintendo DS a success."
Embracer CEO demonstrates a masterclass in mental gymnastics in latest interview.
"I'm sure I deserve a lot of criticism, but I don't think my team or companies deserve all the criticism. I could take a lot of that blame myself. But ultimately I need to believe in the mission," he said.
OK give us Kingdoms of Amalur 2 with AAA budget and we will accept your excuse
CGM Writes: While we were over at PAX East, we were able to sit down with Goichi Suda (Suda51) and talk about the upcoming remaster of Shadows of the Damned
We explore the Sega classics that are ripe for revival! From Panzer Dragoon Saga to Virtua Fighter, discover why these legendary games deserve a comeback on next-gen consoles. Dive into a nostalgic journey and see which Sega titles are set to captivate a new generation of gamers in 2024.
Turned based Phantasy Star and Shinning Force remain at the top of my list of Sega IPs that need to return. At the very least I'd take a Shining Force collection that has 1,2,3, CD and the Game Gear entries.
I was hesitant to put these two on. I've personally played more PSO than the RPG version. And shame on me, I don't remember much about Shining Force to talk about it properly.
That said, so many Sega licences deserve their place in this list.
A new Phantasy Star in the numbered series would be amazing. Shining Force too. But I’d settle on some collections as that’s probably the best we will get
I don't trust Sega to do a proper comeback. The games will be just remastered and/or monetized to death.
You have to respect this guy's knowledge of the business. He seems to always be able to pinpoint the flaws and strengths of each company with honesty.
Don't see the problem because I thought the Micro was amazing
I love the GB Micro, still wish I bought them all when they were on clearance but i wasn't even a teen at the time. I have big adult hands now and honestly find it extremely comfortable.
I wish I could have bought a micro !
I was only a child and my regular Gameboy advance wasnt broken. Forgive me world, I was too young !
It woulda been a lose lose. Nintendo releases the system and sales are far from favorable. Nintendo keeps it Japan only and fans would’ve complained about not Nintendo not releasing it in America (I guess it woulda been a financial win)