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    Image of cornunderscore2x cornunderscore2x
    06/15/09

    In reply to Sega President Departs To Helm ngmoco's iPhone Network
    This guy is a COO-for-hire douchebag. Remember him laughing at the suggestion of Shenmue 3? God forbid the company he runs has a passionate fanbase. He should fit right in at mediocre iPhone developer #210293.
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    Image of shouryuuken shouryuuken
    06/16/09

    @cornunderscore2x: ngmoco is actually a quality developer. i believe theyre more about pushing the device than making a quick buck.. them and gameloft (which is really just ubisofts mobile division) are the only big time devs taking the device seriously.
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    Image of shouryuuken shouryuuken
    06/15/09

    In reply to Sega President Departs To Helm ngmoco's iPhone Network
    good riddance, i want tom kalinske back.
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    Image of KrsJin KrsJin
    06/15/09

    In reply to Sega President Departs To Helm ngmoco's iPhone Network
    Good, maybe SoA will give a damn again.
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    Image of Kobun Kobun
    06/15/09

    @KrsJin: SoJ hardly does as it is. I think SoJ's killing off the Dreamcast effectively neutered SoA.
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    Image of Svend Joscelyne Svend Joscelyne
    06/15/09

    @Kobun: Technically, SoA killed the Dreamcast in the first place. Was Peter Moore's idea.
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    Image of Kobun Kobun
    06/15/09

    @Svend Joscelyne: I believe you've made a history cocktail. :p I don't mean to be rude, but do you know what you're talking about? SoA wanted the Dreamcast to continue given great success in NA and Europe; SoJ pulled the plug citing debt as the reason to get out of the hardware business. The only thing SoA killed was the Saturn (which I consider a mercy killing); SoJ ended the lives of the Genesis and Dreamcast.
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    Image of shouryuuken shouryuuken
    06/15/09

    @Kobun: although the jp saturn was the most successful sega console in its homeland. man i loved that thing, it probably would have done much better here if bernie stolar (idiot) hadnt banned lots of 2d games and rpgs. tom kalinske for life.
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    Image of Svend Joscelyne Svend Joscelyne
    06/16/09

    @Kobun: Huh. I could have sworn Moore has said in interviews that he pushed the whole 'console dropout' thing forward. I may have mis-remembered things from this post: [kotaku.com]


    I guess you could say SoJ killed the Dreamcast in terms of targets-or-bust ultimatums, or SoA/Moore (to a much much lesser degree) for coming back to them and saying they couldn't meet said targets.


    Thanks for the clearup though. Honestly, I do know Sega things, I just get confused easily. :D

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    Image of Kobun Kobun
    06/16/09

    @Svend Joscelyne: The full interview basically makes it sound as though SoJ stated it was canceling the Dreamcast due to finance issues and stated that for it to continue production as SoA wanted, SoA would have to sell a ludicrous amount of units to cover the losses.


    @shouryuuken: Kalinske has noted in a Sega-16 interview this divide among SoJ and SoA, given how quickly the company was willing to axe the Genesis and Dreamcast, both quite successful systems but not so much in Japan. I think the premature death of the Genesis and Sega's mismanagement of the Saturn (both SoJ and SoA) really killed the Saturn. It's why I defend Stolar -- the man put the Saturn out of its misery and successfully resold consumers on the Sega brand, making the Dreamcast a success. You can't argue with his record; his decisions in large part made the PlayStation and Dreamcast the successes they were. It was 3-D which sold the more expensive new consoles to people, not 2-D, and he understood that. Show the consumers what they're missing out on and give them a reason to upgrade.


    SoA seems like a ghost these days, and look at how SoJ continues to mismanage the company. There's no question that the best Sega games and its most known output comes from Japan, but the powers that me have to be among the most incompetent I've ever seen.

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    Image of ShadowOdin of dubious snowiness ShadowOdin of dubious snowiness
    06/15/09

    In reply to Sega President Departs To Helm ngmoco's iPhone Network
    HIS FOREHEAD GOES AGAINST ALL THE LESSONS OF BALANCE I'VE EVER BEEN TAUGHT IN GRAPHICAL DESIGN


    I AM ALSO WRITING IN ALL CAPS


    IT'S KINDA LIKE THAT GUY IN DILBERT THAT ALWAYS YELLS

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    Image of Curse lily Curse lily
    06/15/09

    @ShadowOdin finally got a copy of Suikoden III. Is upset wit...: WOULD YOU STOP YELLING ALREADY I'M WATCHING THE NEWS D:<
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    Image of ShadowOdin of dubious snowiness ShadowOdin of dubious snowiness
    06/15/09

    @Curse_Lily: DON'T YELL AT ME FOR YELLING!

    I AM ALREADY WATCHING HIS FOREHEAD!
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    Image of Kobun Kobun
    06/15/09

    In reply to Sega President Departs To Helm ngmoco's iPhone Network
    If I grow one of those simulated neckline goatees, can I become president of Sega, too? It's been a dream of mine. I'd do it in a heartbeat, or at least in the shortest amount of time it'd take me to grow the thing on my chin.
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    Image of Xenris Xenris
    06/15/09

    In reply to Sega President Departs To Helm ngmoco's iPhone Network
    I had no clue who this guy was and really dont care, so how will this affect me?
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    Image of Michael McWhertor Michael McWhertor
    06/15/09

    @Xenris: You don't find the president of a major publisher leaving his position to work on iPhone games even moderately interesting or indicative of possible market changes?
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    Image of normalmode normalmode
    06/15/09

    @Xenris: Whenever there's a Sega game from Japan you're dying to see in the U.S., his replacement might be a lot of say on greenlighting its localization. Worst case scenerio, Sega will pass, but will allow another company to bring it over. Isn't that what's happening to Sakura Taisen?
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    Image of Kobun Kobun
    06/15/09

    @normalmode: General consensus says Sakura Taisen was like many titles of the time deemed "too Japanese" for the market I believe.
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    Image of bableebooblah-new and improved. bableebooblah-new and improved.
    06/15/09

    In reply to Sega President Departs To Helm ngmoco's iPhone Network
    not the smartest move man, you had madworld , house of the dead, and sonic. and you left it all for a cell phone biz?

    must have not loved his job i suppose.

    which just wants my head to explode.
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    Image of NaeemTHM NaeemTHM
    06/15/09

    @bableebooblah-new and improved.: House of the Dead and Madworld are great Wii games (also valkyrie chronicles is awesome), but the fact remains that Sega is NOT doing well. This dude is probably just looking out for his own ass.
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    Image of bableebooblah-new and improved. bableebooblah-new and improved.
    06/15/09

    @NaeemTHM:

    it's always a good move to look out for yourself, but with all the good games that sega is now publishing that is bound to make money, how could they NOT be doing well?
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    Image of shouryuuken shouryuuken
    06/15/09

    @bableebooblah-new and improved.: we really cant tell the future, and althought the conduit, bayonetta, and... well crap i dunno.. okay those 2.. although they look good.. who knows how theyll do. i dont think either one is a million seller to be honest.. if the conduit is really fun multiplayer wise.. itll probably crack a million due to the lack of competiton..
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    Image of Soul Cat Lives! Soul Cat Lives!
    06/15/09

    In reply to Sega President Departs To Helm ngmoco's iPhone Network
    Why should I care?
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    Image of Michael McWhertor Michael McWhertor
    06/15/09

    @Soul Cat Lives!: You want to know things?
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    Image of Dillinger23 Dillinger23
    06/15/09

    @Soul Cat Lives!: You should care because we care, and that's what matters, US.


    We Care A Lot About Disasters, Fires, Floods And Killer Bees

    We Care A Lot About The NASA Shuttle Falling In The Sea

    We Care A Lot About Starvation And The Food That Live Aid Bought

    We Care A Lot About Disease, Baby Rock, Hudson, Rock, Yeah!


    We Care A Lot About The Gamblers And The Pushers And The Geeks

    We Care A Lot About The Crack And Smack And Whack That Hits The Street

    We Care A Lot About The Welfare Of All The Boys And Girls

    We Care A Lot About You People Cause We're Out To Save The World


    YEAH!


    And It's A Dirty Job But Someone's Gotta Do It


    We Care A Lot About The Army Navy Air Force And Marines

    We Care A Lot About The SF, NY And LAPD

    We Care A Lot About You People, About Your Guns

    About The Wars You're Fighting Gee That Looks Like Fun


    We Care A Lot About The Garbage Pail Kids, They Never Lie

    We Care A Lot About Transformers Cause There's More Than Meets The Eye


    We Care A Lot About The Little Things, The Bigger Things We Top

    We Care A Lot About You People Yeah You Bet We Care A Lot,


    YEAH!


    Well, Its A Dirty Job But Someone's Gotta Do It

    And It's A Dirty Song But Someone's Gotta Sing It

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    Image of shouryuuken shouryuuken
    06/15/09

    @Dillinger23: you forgot the "whoa-oooo-ohhh-oh-ohhh"
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    Image of Curse lily Curse lily
    06/15/09

    In reply to Sega President Departs To Helm ngmoco's iPhone Network
    This math problem it's just wrong it doesn't matter how much i try add it all up the eye to forehead ratio on this guy it's just wrong Mr.McWhertor
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    Image of bableebooblah-new and improved. bableebooblah-new and improved.
    06/15/09

    @Curse_Lily:

    just look at him, a 747 jet airplane can land on this guy's forehead.
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    Image of Curse lily Curse lily
    06/15/09

    @bableebooblah-new and improved.: Er..by any chance was he here in NY on jan.15 near the hudson river?
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    Image of Gantz: Your Trusted Friend in Science. Gantz: Your Trusted Friend in Science.
    06/15/09

    In reply to Sega President Departs To Helm ngmoco's iPhone Network
    What an idiot?


    Sega is doing awesome these days, why someone would leave such a high-up position to work with an iPhone game company is far beyond any logic I can muster.

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    Image of Gantz: Your Trusted Friend in Science. Gantz: Your Trusted Friend in Science.
    06/15/09

    @NaeemTHM: The Conduit, Bayonetta, Aliens vs Predator


    Thats awesome as far as I'm concerned.

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    Image of Kobun Kobun
    06/15/09

    @Gantz: Your Trusted Friend in Science.: I think Sega's doing fairly well myself, but someone will point out that the company is just publishing those games. Actual releases from the company's development teams are in rather short supply of late.
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    Image of Aerundel Aerundel
    06/15/09

    @Gantz: Your Trusted Friend in Science.: Good job listing games that aren't even out yet.
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    Image of misc.insanity misc.insanity
    06/15/09

    @Aerundel: Valkyria Chronicles.
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    Image of Haruhila Haruhila
    06/15/09

    @misc.insanity: Probably the only legitimate answer here.
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    Image of shouryuuken shouryuuken
    06/15/09

    @Haruhila: too bad it sold poorly. awesome game though.
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    Image of Soul Cat Lives! Soul Cat Lives!
    06/15/09

    In reply to Sega President Departs To Helm ngmoco's iPhone Network
    Does anyone else find the name "Plus+" annoying?
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    Image of Gantz: Your Trusted Friend in Science. Gantz: Your Trusted Friend in Science.
    06/15/09

    @Soul Cat Lives!: Yes, yes it is.

    My redundancy meters are reading off the charts.
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    Image of RRRansom RRRansom
    06/15/09

    In reply to Sega President Departs To Helm ngmoco's iPhone Network
    Plus+?


    Plus Plus?


    Plus Plus Publishing?

     Reply
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    Image of Gantz: Your Trusted Friend in Science. Gantz: Your Trusted Friend in Science.
    06/15/09

    @RRRansom: Its like he has a terrible stutter problem and is forcing it upon the rest of the world.
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    Image of somerandomgothperson somerandomgothperson
    04/03/09

    In reply to Hands On With iPhone Multiplayer Shooter LiveFire
    I have no idea why, but I tend to like the bad graphic, fast shooters like the old UTs, Quake Live, and others.
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    Image of Archaotic Archaotic
    04/03/09

    In reply to Hands On With iPhone Multiplayer Shooter LiveFire
    That screenshot reminds me of GoldenEye. However, I still maintain that serious gaming is not worth even attempting on the iPhone; the controls and battery life are just not a good fir.
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    Image of rainofwalrus rainofwalrus
    03/27/09

    In reply to Awkward Moments At GDC: Neil Young Tuck in Your Shirt
    isnt that Gary Whitta? doesn't he get any props on Kotaku? LMAO.
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