Kotaku
Matt "Nintendo" Casamassina, IGN's Nintendo head honco, announced today that he's decided to move-on from heading up IGN's Nintendo coverage. Casamassina said he requested last week that he be moved over to run either the PlayStation 3 or the Xbox 360 channels.
He writes that he's come to realize that he's "not into this job anymore."
My most-wanted games right now are DOAX2, Heavenly Sword, and Motor Storm — and none of these games are coming to a Nintendo platform.As of last week, I've put in a request with Tal to let me run either the PlayStation 3 or the Xbox 360 channels. Although he won't admit it, Doug Perry's heart is still with Nintendo, so I'll most likely be swapping positions with him. Doug ran N64.com and was my boss back in 1997, so it'll be like giving the keys to the city to the old mayor. With both Rare and Silicon Knights making games for 360, it'll be like returning home for me, too.
I hope Nintendo fans won't begrudge my decision. If you like my writing, just follow me to the new platform. If not, enjoy Doug's and Bozon's insane ramblings on IGN Wii.
See you on the other side.
I've emailed a request into Matt for an interview, but he's not responding. I suppose he's decided to allow the post on his official blog speak for him.
Shhhh, shhhhh. If you listen carefully you can hear the sound of a thousand Nintendo fanboy heads exploding.
Moving On [Matt's Blog, thanks JoseRZ]
Update: Casamassina's career move was a prank played by his co-workers. He's actually on vacation.
