"[People who play RPGs are] depressed gamers who like to sit alone..."

When I was bored i decided to look into nintendos history. this is a direct quote from the pre-president of nintendo!

look at the bottom at quotes http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hiroshi_Yamauchi

what do think about that.

EDIT: if you dont believe wiki then just goolge the quote, it will show a pages of the quote...basically more proof!

Well it is wikipedia so it has to be 100% accurate. :roll:

Well it is wikipedia so it has to be 100% accurate. :roll:

bigboss00

ya thats true but its been there awhile and anything thats not correct gets corected within atleast a couple of days

[QUOTE="bigboss00"]

Well it is wikipedia so it has to be 100% accurate. :roll:

AmayaPapaya

ya thats true but its been there awhile and anything thats not correct gets corected within atleast a couple of days

I don't see how they could correct this since it is supposedly from 1999, and I don't think they keep records of interviews.

[QUOTE="AmayaPapaya"][QUOTE="bigboss00"]

Well it is wikipedia so it has to be 100% accurate. :roll:

bigboss00

ya thats true but its been there awhile and anything thats not correct gets corected within atleast a couple of days

I don't see how they could correct this since it is supposedly from 1999, and I don't think they keep records of interviews.

They do in other websites...i just havnt looked. they should have it somwhere.

lol thats quite funny..im not really into RPGs but that is a harsh comment to people that do enjoy them..none the less i still laughed!

http://weblog.xanga.com/KnowledgeNOW/458622211/item.html

http://sailorcancer.livejournal.com/9677.html

that was just two websites! if you google the quote its everywhere...proof enough for you!

lol thats quite funny..im not really into RPGs but that is a harsh comment to people that do enjoy them..none the less i still laughed!

xlil-starx

Wow, all i really played are rpgs, and im not depressed at all.

It's just an opinion.

It's not true, it's a wikipedia link to another quote

It might do you some good to research these things before you post them.

[QUOTE="bigboss00"]

Well it is wikipedia so it has to be 100% accurate. :roll:

AmayaPapaya

ya thats true but its been there awhile and anything thats not correct gets corected within atleast a couple of days

Not true. I edited an article saying that high ketchup consumption has a hallucinogenic effect, and it stayed for about a week.

When I was bored i decided to look into nintendos history. this is a direct quote from the pre-president of nintendo!

look at the bottom at quotes http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hiroshi_Yamauchi

what do think about that.

AmayaPapaya

Uh...thats from 1999 so of course it wont botther me. It allso wont bother me because that is a comment from Nintendo the most famouse gameing company in history of game makeing and console makeing.:)

[QUOTE="AmayaPapaya"][QUOTE="bigboss00"]

Well it is wikipedia so it has to be 100% accurate. :roll:

ash10692

ya thats true but its been there awhile and anything thats not correct gets corected within atleast a couple of days

Not true. I edited an article saying that high ketchup consumption has a hallucinogenic effect, and it stayed for about a week.

Now THAT is something i'd like to try out.

It's not true, it's a wikipedia link to another quote

It might do you some good to research these things before you post them.

Jaysonguy

i posted other pages with the quote if you didnt see it. i think 7th comment? if you google the quote its everywhere so i did do my research

i posted other pages with the quote if you didnt see it. i think 7th comment? if you google the quote its everywhere so i did do my research

AmayaPapaya

And again i say so .... "Well everyone has opinions, just does not mean they are right. So big deal some uppity up thinks that, he is out of touch with what real RPG players are."

[QUOTE="Jaysonguy"]

It's not true, it's a wikipedia link to another quote

It might do you some good to research these things before you post them.

AmayaPapaya

i posted other pages with the quote if you didnt see it. i think 7th comment? if you google the quote its everywhere so i did do my research

No, that's not research

Linking to other people's blogs isn't confirming anything and it spread like wildfire.

This is the quote that wikipedia article links to.....

"Nintendo's unwavering former front man nabs himself the coveted number-one position on our list with a quote that unflinchingly demonstrates his opinion on advancing videogame technology, which is, simply, that it's bad. Take it away, Yamauchi. "I have been saying this for some time, but customers are not interested in grand games with higher-quality graphics and sound and epic stories. Only people who do not know the videogame business would advocate the release of next-generation machines when people are not interested in cutting-edge technologies." Yamauchi made this statement in early 2004, during a period when he had been keen to say that Nintendo was not in any hurry to launch a successor to GameCube. The company announced its next generation platform, Revolution, months later at E3 2004."

No part of that is anything like the quote it says it's about and nothing like the other sites you said. Wikipedia is NOT monitored unless they're contacted about something or if there's too much activity on one subject, it is a USER DRIVEN site that ANYONE can edit.

Be more careful next time because this is how these things become pretend facts on the internet.

oh oops that was the wrong link...i had another from a different page. i had two links to put on but had three links . i lost one of the links and had to re copy...i guess i copied the wrong one. anywase just google the quote and its everywhere. why is it so hard just to believe this anywase?

EDIT: BTW there are more than enough non wikipedia links if you google so its worth your time.

oh oops that was the wrong link...i had another from a different page. i had two links to put on but had three links . i lost one of the links and had to re copy...i guess i copied the wrong one. anywase just google the quote and its everywhere. why is it so hard just to believe this anywase?

EDIT: BTW there are more than enough non wikipedia links if you google so its worth your time.

AmayaPapaya

OK. So for a moment, let's assume that it is true.

What's your point in bringing this to our attention?

Do you agree with what was said?

Are you flimsily trying to insult DS/RPG fans?

What purpose does it serve calling attention to a (probably out of context) quote from many years ago?

Either you are trying to make people feel bad, or you are trying to make Nintendo LOOK bad (on a Nintendo system forum page. brilliant), or you are simply trying to stir the pot to bring attention to yourself.

So. Which is it?

Its true. Just click at the number 23 next to the quote and look at the number 4.

Top 10 Tuesday: Wildest Statements Made by Industry Veterans

http://ds.ign.com/articles/695/695790p1.html

March 14, 2006 - Welcome to IGN's weekly countdown of the exceptional, fascinating, and absurd: something we like to call Top 10 Tuesday. Every week we'll feature the top ten games, characters, fashion statements or whatever else we can think of that in some way relates to gaming and its history. And just because it's called Top 10 Tuesday doesn't mean it's always going to be a list of the best -- we like to razz on stuff as much as praising it. From counting down the best consoles ever to revealing the worst use of fish heads in a videogame, this is where it's at.

This week, we're taking a look at the boldest, craziest or downright stupidest statements made by some of the industry's legends during the last 15 years. We're talking about everyone from former Nintendo president Hiroshi Yamauchi to "the father of the PlayStation" himself, Ken Kutaragi. Yes, these are the innovators - the pioneers of the videogame business as we know it today, but nobody's perfect, and today's selection of colorful quotes will, we think, more than demonstrate our point.

We aren't simply going to throw quotes at you, though. As you'll see below, we've not only listed some of our favorite verbal missteps, but have also provided some context as to when and why these statements were made. So sit back, grab some popcorn, and enjoy the entertainment.

4) Yamauchi's RPG Hate
Years after Square jumped off the Nintendo ship to support PlayStation with a series of smash-hit Final Fantasy role-playing games, Nintendo's retired president, Hiroshi Yamauchi, made some hilarious comments about the booming genre - and about the people drawn to it. "[People who play RPGs are] depressed gamers who like to sit alone in their dark rooms and play slow games," he noted in a 1999 interview. Yamauchi - who incidentally has prided himself on the fact that he has never played a videogame - went on to call RPGs as a whole both "silly and boring." Square Enix's Final Fantasy and DragonQuest RPGs continue to rank amongst the highest-selling games whenever they are released in Japan or America.

[QUOTE="AmayaPapaya"]

oh oops that was the wrong link...i had another from a different page. i had two links to put on but had three links . i lost one of the links and had to re copy...i guess i copied the wrong one. anywase just google the quote and its everywhere. why is it so hard just to believe this anywase?

EDIT: BTW there are more than enough non wikipedia links if you google so its worth your time.

Phantom_Leo

OK. So for a moment, let's assume that it is true.

What's your point in bringing this to our attention?

Do you agree with what was said?

Are you flimsily trying to insult DS/RPG fans?

What purpose does it serve calling attention to a (probably out of context) quote from many years ago?

Either you are trying to make people feel bad, or you are trying to make Nintendo LOOK bad (on a Nintendo system forum page. brilliant), or you are simply trying to stir the pot to bring attention to yourself.

So. Which is it?

Why is this such a big deal? i just wanted to see what people think about it. i thought it was interesting the ex president of nintendo said that? There are many people who like rpgs so i thought it would be interesting to see what people would say. Im not trying to bring attention to anything! i just wanted to see what people would say. there is no problem with that. why are you accusing me insulting rpg fans? i am an RPG fan! I am a nintendo fan! I couldn't care less if people knew me or not! i just go on the forums when im bored to help people or comment things! If there was a reason why i posted it, i was curious to see what people would say? Instead i got 4 or 5 comments on it while the rest were me defending why i posted and people not believing what was said? people like you were just making this some fight thing while i defended myself? this is a forum where people post things about nintendo or the ds! i chose this one because the ds was mainly for rpgs and there were many fans. is there really any need to argue about it?

T_T *Sigh* The world hates me, I suck at life, and my dog just ran away. T_T I'm going to go play FF IV in my barely lit bedroom by myself... Later...

When I was bored i decided to look into nintendos history. this is a direct quote from the pre-president of nintendo!

look at the bottom at quotes http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hiroshi_Yamauchi

what do think about that.

EDIT: if you dont believe wiki then just goolge the quote, it will show a pages of the quote...basically more proof!

AmayaPapaya

He also went on record to say that Earthbound was a masterpiece and the Itoi is a literary genius.