Topic: Should Satoru Iwata Get Fired And Replaced With Someone New?

What's odd is how everyone says "no more gimmicks"...when other products sell based on gimmicks.

Also, for those who want Iwata fired, you should list some good things that happened under Iwata's watch these past few years. If you cannot list any, you should do more research before you jump on one side of the bandwagon.

GameCube. It had stellar 1st &3rd party supports, yet it didn't sell well as Nintendo hoped for.

Nintendo had true 3rd party support with the Wii, DS, and 3DS.

especially the DS, look at the thing's library!!!

3DS has games from the following 3rd parties (that I can list): Activision, Capcom, Disney, Square Enix, Sega, Atlus (before Sega bought them), Marvelous & XSeed (same company btw), Ubisoft, Konami, Level-5, Namco Bandai, Tecmo Koei, LucasArts (Lego Star Wars), among others.

Even if he where to be replaced I don't imagine things would change much if at all, wii u is the only real problem area for nintendo imo, that's unlikely to be turned into anything other than a 1st party and indie machine, that thing has way too many thing going against it for a mere change at the top to install any confidence in it now, the wii u is what it is and nintendo will be stuck with it for a while; I'm sure most owners are now fine with this or at least just plain accept it.

I'm not talking about the DS ... I'm talking consoles and you are delusional if you think the Wii had true 3rd party support. It had shovel ware unless you count the first party Nintendo games. As for the gimmicks. No one has done more than Nintendo when all most people want is a console that allows you to only use a traditional controller and have access to certain games that can't run on the underpowered Wii U. I'm a Nintendo fan and you are clearly a Nintendo fanboy. You can't stand it when people state the truth and it makes you feel you have to justify your purchase. You can't see the forest through the trees while wearing your rose colored glasses. The truth hurts pal.

Well, it's a Youtube channel, it exists and the guy(Rich) has his opinions. Sometimes he pisses people off, but he will praise or trash any console manufacturer or gaming personality in a sometimes cheeky, but always fair manner. He's said some harsh things about Nintendo (and some good things) but he always explains why.

He feels the Wii U is a solid system with great games and a lot of potential, and I agree with him that the potential shouldn't be wasted. Iwata is being too conservative with marketing, third party relationships, and the types of games being released.

I suppose we'll know for sure at this years E3 if keeping him on was the right decision.

they should fire Iwata and hire LordJumpMad for CEO!

That's the thing...as the hardcore Nintendo fanbase, I'm not going to pass on Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze to "send a message" to Nintendo...because it's a great game and I'm not going to deprive myself of hours of fun and an amazing platformer that exceeded expectations. I see that as kind of self-defeating.

At the same time, I'd like to see a more diverse games line-up and more support from third party publishers. So what to do? I'm not buying/supporting Sony or Microsoft with their anti-consumer practices, online paywalls, unfinished and buggy games, and juvenile fantasy fulfillment passed off as "mature" content.

I'm happy with my Wii U purchase, but I see a lot of wasted potential and the public isn't excited about it because of poor marketing.

Next year can't come soon enough then.

I'd trust ljm more than iwata to introduce a tellytubby like touch screen, so finally DS games can be played on wii u, if you lying down also holding the wii u gamepad as well as wearing your belly screen that is, I approve!

I love my Wii U just like you and I won't pass up all of those games. But I can't help feel Nintendo wasted a chance to put the nail in Sony and Microsoft's coffin. More power, more storage, better online, and most importantly ... Better marketing would have gotten us more triple A titles to play. That's my biggest problem ... The marketing.

I will forgive iwata if he GIVES A RELEASE DATE FOR SMTXFE & X

He can't give release dates for games being developed by third parties....

I'll repeat myself. If you're enjoying Nintendo's output, then what are we arguing about? You said yourself that you love the system and the games are quality. So what do the essentially arbitrary sales numbers have to do with your enjoyment of the system?

As for telling the company what you want, you don't have to pass on good games. Just show you want variety by buying variety. On my console, I have no less than four Platforming titles, one Platforming DLC title, and two platforming VC titles, with intent to buy an arguable third. But that's not even half of my library. I also have two Fighting games, a Survival/Horror title, two party games, an Open World game, a Sandbox Game, and two other physical discs I can't remember off the top of my head and don't have on hand. I've got a few Indie titles rattling around, the free version of Wii Fit U, and I just picked up Golden Sun on the VC, too. I've still got at least five games I have yet to get due to lack of funds, tons of VC love coming my way, and I'm just getting started.

This is how I show the variety I want. Not by complaining about a man in an office making some mistakes.

All I want is NoA and NoE to have more freedom. If they were able to publish games using developers in their respective countries we would get more games faster and Nintendo would have more global appeal.

You sir are an amazing example of what consumer should care about.

Essentially, what I'm trying to say is that as a consumer, the most helpful thing you can do for Nintendo is buy what you want. Complaining that a man only partially responsible for the console's problems AND who just took a massive pay cut asapology should be fired isn't helping anyone.