Where, oh where, has WhiteFleck gone? He hasn't posted here in forever, and he hasn't checked up on fantasy baseball in a while. This is kind of a big deal since he has a few empty spots on his roster and it sort of makes his team a push-over in our league. If anyone talks to him let him know I've been trying to get a hold of him.
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?
