Quote:It would seem that Nintendo has asked for the discontinuation of importing at European retailers, as well as a list of any suppliers who'd continue to do so.
"Nintendo has issued a cease and desist letter to a number of independent retailers," European PR boss Shelly Friend told UK trade magazine MCV. "It rigorously protects its worldwide trademarks and in doing so ensures fair play in the market for all retailers."
This is a somewhat surprising story, and one which is sure to upset the substantial fanbase Nintendo has garnered across the European continent.
In another European related announcment, Nintendo's Andy Williams has apparently decided to resign from the comapny this fall to pursue a role as general manager UK of MGM Home Entertainment. (wj)
Source: Gamerfeed
Ah yes, Nintendo's genius at work again. Screw European gamers over and over until their asses are bleeding (sorry for the crude analogy, but it's the only fitting one I could think of). Nintendo is doing so poorly in Europe because of their poor release dates, high prices (1 quid = $1 USD to them, it seems), and bad marketing. The only reason why they still have some fans over there is because of importing (if I hadn't imported games from the U.S. while living in Croatia I would have had to pay over $100 per game). Sure some fans wait for the UK releases, but even those patient ones import games every so often. Who here would have been willing to wait almost half a year for Metroid Prime? I certainly wouldn't have.
I'm sure Nintendo thinks they're smart for doing this since it will force gamers to buy domestic releases, but unless they lower the prices of their games and release them sooner this is only going to kill them in Europe.
Quote:Accoring to the Nintendo Norway release list, there are new Mario titles on the way to the Gamecube. Which Mario titles?
Paper Mario and Super Mario, but neither of these titles have been announced... does Norway know something we don't? We'd be happy to see either title surface, but as of now, no additional info is available.
Could this have something to do with Nintendo's Space World cancellation? As soon as Nintendo coughs up the info, we'll have it for you.
Source: pizzicato on 6.6.2003
Hmm, interesting. But even more interesting is the fact that those two Mario games have been taken off that release date list. Possibly another slip by Nintendo Europe?
By the way, the correct answer is 4, because it has the best button layout -- a large forum homepage button, and big buttons to all five main forums. All vital features. The minor things 5.0 has (links to the RC Archives page, the Mods List, the Main Page, etc) are minor... and overshadowed by that skin's lack of a big homepage button and complete lack of the extremely useful forum link buttons.
In a pizza, what is the most important part? Cheese is good, but not as important because a bad sauce can either make or break a normally delicious slice of pizza. So, what *do* you think? Yes, you.
Look at the oldest seven threads on <A href="http://tcforums.com/forums/search.php?s=&action=showresults&searchid=1249&sortby=lastpost&sortorder=descending&pagenumber=2">this</A> page. I was cordial. It wasn't until I expressed my dislike for Wind Waker in <A href="http://tcforums.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&postid=8197#post8197">this</A> thread that OB1 started to single me out for his angry flaming pleasure.
It was when I said:
Quote:OB1, you seem very obstinate to me. It's okay if someone has an opinion that differs from your own. And guess what. Your opinions aren't always right. Nobody's are 100% of the time.
After that, I became a target for him. I responded in similar manner.
OB1 is the instigator and the troll, not I. It's not my fault that he can't stand how someone could think differently about Wind Waker than he does.
Since the whole "let's get together in a real, physical place" plan is never going to happen, how about we all get together for a net meeting or something like that. Then we can actually talk to each other! Does that sound like fun? Eh? Eh??
