[quote name='bvharris']Well yes, you do sound like a humongous ass, but I'm glad you at least tried to apologize for it in advance. This position you've taken is also not as clever or insightful as you think. Companies are run by human beings. Their CEOs are human beings and their boards of directors are human beings. Their decisions are informed by human motivations, one of which is greed, but pride/vanity, etc enter into it too. Just like when you or I make a decision.
Furthermore, one of the principal tenants of public relations is trying to evoke an emotional response in consumers - to get them excited for something so that they will buy it. That's the reason gaming companies have things like teaser countdown sites or big E3 announcements with epic music. If that wasn't true, companies would just announce a game when they were ready to announce it, whether it coincided with some big gaming event or not.[/QUOTE]
My point was not that Nintendo is a corporation therefore they are greedy. Nintendo makes games, some of which you'll like and some you won't. It's not their job to please every single fan's wishes. My point was there is no use in taking every game they refuse to localize as a personal insult. There is no point in wasting emotional energy in being so upset. I don't think the position "Everyone should just calm down" is insightful, smart or clever at all.
I think the gamers tend to overestimate the value of PR. If internet hype translated the way everyone thought it did, then Snakes on a Plane would be the highest grossing movie of all time and Final Fantasy VI Advance and Chrono Trigger would have been the best selling GBA and DS games with respective bullets.
[quote name='bvharris']As for you, and I know you said you weren't trying to be a jerk, but since you called my opinion childish, you can take your medicine.. I think it's oh so adorable when someone is trying to look like the smartest kid in the class but ends up looking like the exact opposite. And if they can be super condescending while they do it, all the better. Let's see if I can make your opinion look childish too: "Nice try, sport."[/QUOTE]
Take my medicine? I didn't call you any names or call you dumb last time I checked. I just disagreed with all the anger.