De afgelopen E3 van Nintendo was voor veel gamers toch wel een beetje teleurstellend. Maarja waarom zou Nintendo ook eigenlijk met nieuwe grote aankondigingen komen als de huidige games maar al te goed blijven verokopen? Toch heeft Nintendo zelf toegegeven dat ze hun eigen E3 teleurstellend vonden. En dat is dan toch wel weer knap! Cammie Dunaway geeft bij deze toe dat de E3 toch wel teleurstellend te noemen was. Hieronder het interview waarin ze dit aan heeft gegeven.
VGC: What is your message to people who weren’t happy with Nintendo’s E3 conference?
CD: I would say the message is we were disappointed with our performance at E3. There were titles like Wario which we think will be really fun titles that we should have show cased. We were excited that Mr. Miyamoto made the commitment that Pikmin is coming. It would have been nice if we could have said that on stage. But, we think it was a good recognition for us that we care for our core fans, and not just the new people who are now discovering Nintendo.
VGC: You told me last night that you cried because people were making fun of you at the conference. Do you feel better now? How do you look back on the conference? What is your position on the conference (reactions)?
CD: My position as head of sales and marketing is that I’m listening to the fans. I’m championing the things they care about. I’m helping to make sure we bring great games to the market place. I’m genuine, I’m new to gaming I’m not pretending to be more than I am. I’m having a blast. I feel similar to people who are just discovering games for the first time. I think for us as an industry, its good that we’re growing. That brings more money to the industry. That makes it attractive for more people to develop more games. We have to embrace the fact that new gamers can be good for everybody. Core gamers should help new gamers to discover their passion for gaming.
