Wow, I just read a Wired interview with Nintendo's Hiroshi Yamauchi, recently retired head honcho of Nintendo. It's pretty eye opening stuff, and he's certainly got some interesting stuff to say. He apparently said to Steve Balmer "Hey Ballmer why don't you suck my tiny yellow balls." when Microsoft wanted to buy them out [:0] [:0] He seems to badmouth everyone, from Sony, Sega, to Capcom, and also says the PSP is awful and is shaped like a penis [:0]
I mean sure, he shows passion and dedication, but gees, these days you don't go off and bag everyone on the planet do you?
At least not in a mainstream magazine like Wired. I can see the average American joe sitting there nodding his head - "yeah.. yeah we are fat and arrogant. That Nintendo guy is right you know. How about that."
Boy, national patriotism is one thing, but business is surely another, especially in the position Nintendo is in the market.
I must admit though, it's VERY refreshing to hear those statements from him. Not the buttered up crap that we hear from the average media savvy company representative.
Ah, the corporate world. You just gotta love it.
lol yamauchi was famous for being the crazy bastard at the top, ive heard a few stories about him and how he basically says what he likes. regardless of what that does for nintendo