Quote:In January, Allard and the rest of the Xbox senior executives gathered to write brief statements on what motivates them to come to work every morning. The mission: to inspire the group's rank and file. "Most people put down flowery, make-the-world-a-better-place, Miss America types of things," Allard says. "I wrote: What gets me out of bed and into the office every day is the thought of Ken Kutaragi's resignation letter, framed, hanging next to my desk."

Quote:Year 2: Xbox titles look better than playStation 2 titles as isvs have more time with the graphics part and the overall system. we enhance the system to offer voice chat for multiplayers to further extend our networking leadership … dolphin [Nintendo GameCube] becomes a niche product (toy) and is not covered in the serious gaming magazines. It's a 2 horse race …

Quote:"If we can get the first couple million Xbox 360s into the hands of the serious gamers, we can get to 10 million first," he says. "And the first guy to sell 10 million units wins."

Great Rumbler Wrote:J Allard needs to be struck with a wet fish.

Quote:How about a dead decaying fish? That way it would leave a smell behind on his face.

Quote:Allard needs to shut his mouth, there's a difference in being excited about your product and being a complete ass.

Great Rumbler Wrote:I think maybe that's what I like about Nintendo, you rarely hear them saying stuff like that about their competitors. Well, Yamauchi did a lot, but he was also insane and I really respected that.