It’s not often that huge games publishers hold their hands up and admit their mistakes, but in an interview with VGChartz, Nintendo’s Cammie Dunaway has done just that, suggesting that Nintendo was “disappointed with [its] performance at E3″.

After the conference, there was much internet grumbling about Nintendo abandoning its core fanbase, a criticism which Dunaway acknowledges, expressing regret that more wasn’t done to appease the hardcore. “There were titles like Wario which we think will be really fun titles that we should have showcased” Dunaway admits. “We were excited that Mr. Miyamoto made the commitment that Pikmin is coming. It would have been nice if we could have said that on stage.” 

While Dunaway didn’t win herself too many fans with her enthusiastically patronising performance at E3, these comments should garner a bit of respect in the eyes of most reasonable Nintendoites. Elsewhere, she claims that before working for Nintendo, her family had “a Wii, 3 or 4 DSs, a PSP, an Xbox, [and] a PS2.”

Rival consoles in the house? I’m not sure The Reggienator would stand for that. The full interview can be found here. Check it out.

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This entry was posted on Tuesday, August 19th, 2008 at 12:14 pm by Chris Schilling
Disappointment, Interviews, e3.