darthv721888d ago

I guess it's fitting the new head of the Nintendo America is named "Bowser"

remixx1161888d ago

I thought the same thing lol

SuperSonic911888d ago (Edited 1888d ago )

LOL!
Is this a sick joke!?
LoL
All your princesses are in trouble.

starchild1888d ago

Haha does that mean the next Mario game will sport Bowser as the hero and Mario and gang as the villains? I mean, now that Bowser is the new Nintendo of America president.

TiredandRetired1888d ago

"Previously, Bowser was an executive with industry powerhouse Electronic Arts, most recently as the company’s Vice President of Global Business Planning."

-Oh God, Bowser is real and he was born out of EA. Bye Reggie, we'll miss you. :\

rainslacker1888d ago

I'm calling nepotism on this one. Guess his uncle works as a janitor for Nintendo maybe?

No Way1888d ago

He's actually not even qualified.. he's just a janitor. But the name draws interest and intrigue.

Well played, Nintendo.

OneLove1887d ago

But....Bowser is just a evil kappa.

uth111887d ago

be even more fitting if his name was Mario Bowser

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UnSelf1888d ago

this nigga's name is Bowser.

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EddieNX 1888d ago

My body wasn't ready for this.

He's done a great job though and times change and Doug's surname certainly fits the bill.

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MrSwankSinatra1888d ago

Oh hell yeah, im definitely happy about this. time to get some new blood to oversee the american audience.

SPEAKxTHExTRUTH1888d ago

It doesn’t matter who is in charge of NOA when NOJ pulls all the strings.

Sono4211888d ago

Exactly,this means little to nothing.

MrSwankSinatra1888d ago

Actually it does matter, regardless if NOJ pulls strings or not. New blood is needed to reinvigorate a company and that is just a fact.

annoyedgamer1888d ago

American Audience is the problem.

S2Killinit1888d ago (Edited 1888d ago )

NO we are not! We are like everybody else. The problem is those who think all Americans think the same. Im American (naturalized) and like many Americans I like all sorts of games including Japanese games. Stop pushing a political agenda on gamers.

2pacalypsenow1888d ago

And Nintendo needs to adapt to the American Audience.

Not the other way around.

traumadisaster1887d ago

There’s a problem with our money? Oh ok, we can send it elsewhere then.

Stereotype much...?

King_Noctis1888d ago

Reggie had done an amazing job, so I don’t know why you are happy for him to be replaced. The guy is funny and he truly care about games.

jznrpg1888d ago

I wouldn’t say amazing job, not much to show for WiiU , ton of shovelware of for Wii in US . Switch is doing better but it needs more adult games , exclusive Japanese rpgs

conanlifts1888d ago

The american audience now has a former VP from EA in charge of Nintendo. Wait for all of the microtransactions and unfinished, unpolished games.

Bane351887d ago

You really dont what youre talking about because as NOA you may have some say in certain things but at the end of the day we all know who gets the final say

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Segata1888d ago

My body was not ready for this news. End of an era.

The 10th Rider1888d ago

Yeah, both Iwata and Reggie gone :/

I hope Reggie sticks around to appear time-to-time, assuming he's retiring and not going to work somewhere else.

It's too bad Miyamoto is getting up there in age, it might not be too long before he's out as well.

Ristul1887d ago

It's sad, I will miss the guy. I will always remember his excitement when presenting new hardware, the Nintendo DS comes to mind. Oh well, he deserves the rest, he leaves the company on a high note with the Switch doing so good.

cbuc11251888d ago

So Bowser will be running Nintendo? Uh oh....

nowitzki20041887d ago

Mario will not be rescuing Peach in the next game and Bowser dating simulator is coming.

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ZeekQuattro3d ago (Edited 3d ago )

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.

FinalBoss3d ago

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.

jznrpg1d 7h ago

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

anast3d ago

I don't trust Sega to do a proper comeback. The games will be just remastered and/or monetized to death.

gold_drake2d ago

shining force.

but indont see that happening unfortunately.

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Former Blizzard President Suggests Players Should Have Option to Tip Developers

Former Blizzard president Mike Ybarra recently suggested an interesting concept that has sparked a debate among gamers - the idea of being able to tip developers after completing a game.

LG_Fox_Brazil9d ago

If I had a 100% way to be sure that this money would go to a fund or a reserve dedicated only to the guys who develop the games, be them designers, artists, programmers and so on, I could think about it.

But we all know that this 'tip' would only end up in a publisher's CEO pocket to buy a new yacht, so, no, I ain't tipping anyone anytime soon on this industry

neutralgamer19928d ago

Exactly these companies were raising money for good causes and gamers were donation and come to find out they are keeping a good chunk of be pie

PapaBop8d ago

Yeah tip your developer, 5% proceeds go to developer, 95% to the publisher or whoever. Isn't tipping for staff not making minimum wage? How about they just pay their developers properly and like you know, give them fair bonuses? Too much to ask from Blizzard these days, Kotick saw to that and is now laughing all the way to the bank.

MrDead8d ago (Edited 8d ago )

It's the t**ts at the top looking at ways to cut devs wages and get the players to tip them like waiting staff, and I'll guarantee a percentage is skimmed and kept by Activision Blizzard. This is 100% for shareholder and CEO playouts.

Popsicle8d ago (Edited 8d ago )

I have to agree with this. On the surface tipping devs sounds like a great idea, but in the end it leads to pay cuts and subsidization of pay. Tips then become an expectation or the devs “can’t make a living.” Lastly, especially in the US, tip culture has gotten out of control, and it serves as an excuse not to properly pay employees. Sounds good but doesn’t end well.

drizzom7d ago

@ Popsicle

I think your right on the nose with how much tipping has become rampant. Instead of it being a relationship directly between the customer and the developer or employee, it now has a middle man ingrained in the system. DoorDash is one example. It ends up becoming a metric where the company can measure 'just how much more money you are willing to part with' before raising the price on the main product.

1Victor8d ago

Uh so they’re trying triple dip or more we buy the game that they’re already withholding/cutting content for dlc we was told that season pass would help the developers thrive we felt for it.
Now on top of all that plus their sales bonus they want tips enough is enough whatever happens to you create/built a good game get a bonus for sales milestones you care about your game and community we reward you with more sales not for doing 3/4 of a game then save the other 1/4 for dlc and passes after

raWfodog8d ago

The 'tip' is me buying your game in the first place.

S2Killinit8d ago

Very well said. If it was possible to send the money to either the developer or some organization for the betterment of gaming, sure. But we all know that will not be the case.

Rynxie8d ago (Edited 8d ago )

No, it would go to those on the top. They will still fire developers, have a bunch of microtransactions, raise prices of games and so on.

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H99d ago

So they eventually don't pay their workers and depend on our tips to pay them like the case with waiters!

Deeeeznuuuts8d ago

That kind of practice is only normal in the states, as far as I know anyway, what a backwards system

H98d ago

No it's as well in a every country that wants to amercanize

bloop8d ago

Ireland is literally the first stop across the pond and we don't have a tipping culture. The only establishments here that would expect a tip are the tourist haunts that Americans visit. Other than that, you might tip in a restaurant as a sign of gratitude for great service and waiting staff would be paid a full wage anyway.

Rebel_Scum8d ago

Tipping is not customary iin most countries dude. Get a passport lol.

Jin_Sakai9d ago

Is this a joke? How about the big wigs giving up some of their pay for their hard working developers.

MrBaskerville8d ago

Maybe the CEO could earn his money based on tips.

mastershredder9d ago

good god. The devs are not baristas dude. Total 1% ideals. Fing Chadosaurus.

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