Iwata: "We hope to make it a simultaneous worldwide release"

>I doubt they'll keep to it, but it's nice that MS's rather splendid
>idea is catching on.

Queue another statement, "We hoped for a simultaneous release but
couldn't be arsed to put the effort in to make it happen"

Smid wrote:
> Zomoniac wrote:
>
>>I doubt they'll keep to it, but it's nice that MS's rather splendid
>>idea is catching on.
>>
>>http://eurogamer.net/article.php?article_id=61410
>
>
> I really have absolutely no doubt that Europe will _not_ be included in
> this global simultaneous release...
>
> This is nintendo, for gods sake. Animal crossing?
<snip>

I don't think that's quite the same, AC was never planned to have an EU
release at all at the time the Jap/US ones came out was it?

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[ste parker] wrote:
> Smid wrote:
>
>> Zomoniac wrote:
>>
>>> I doubt they'll keep to it, but it's nice that MS's rather splendid
>>> idea is catching on.
>>>
>>> http://eurogamer.net/article.php?article_id=61410
>>
>>
>>
>> I really have absolutely no doubt that Europe will _not_ be included in
>> this global simultaneous release...
>>
>> This is nintendo, for gods sake. Animal crossing?
>
> <snip>
>
> I don't think that's quite the same, AC was never planned to have an EU
> release at all at the time the Jap/US ones came out was it?
>
no, they only released it here because they realised how well it was
selling on import.

"Smid" <smidscot DeleteThis @gmail.com> wrote in message
news:1130407101.301261.108950@f14g2000cwb.googlegroups.com...
> Zomoniac wrote:
>> I doubt they'll keep to it, but it's nice that MS's rather splendid
>> idea is catching on.
>>
>> http://eurogamer.net/article.php?article_id=61410
>
> I really have absolutely no doubt that Europe will _not_ be included in
> this global simultaneous release...
>
> This is nintendo, for gods sake. Animal crossing?

How about Ocarina of Time?

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In message <1130410463.256394.277760.RemoveThis@g14g2000cwa.googlegroups.com>,
BombayMix <bombaymix.RemoveThis@altavista.co.uk> writes
>>I doubt they'll keep to it, but it's nice that MS's rather splendid
>>idea is catching on.
>
>Queue another statement, "We hoped for a simultaneous release but
>couldn't be arsed to put the effort in to make it happen"
>
The logistics involved in a simultaneous worldwide release must be
horrendous. I think that any company that attempts to do it, is pretty
damned brave.

If MS cannot manage it with the 360 properly, despite the determined
effort they have made and with all the marketing and logistics clout
that they have behind them, then it comes as no surprise to me that
others will struggle to achieve it.
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Sprite wrote:
> "Smid" <smidscot RemoveThis @gmail.com> wrote in message
> news:1130407101.301261.108950@f14g2000cwb.googlegroups.com...
>
>>Zomoniac wrote:
>>
>>>I doubt they'll keep to it, but it's nice that MS's rather splendid
>>>idea is catching on.
>>>
>>>http://eurogamer.net/article.php?article_id=61410
>>
>>I really have absolutely no doubt that Europe will _not_ be included in
>>this global simultaneous release...
>>
>>This is nintendo, for gods sake. Animal crossing?
>
>
> How about Ocarina of Time?
>
How about Mario Kart: Double Dash? Or Advance Wars? Or a large number
of DS titles?

Nintendo have been getting a lot better of late.

Tim (tm)

Tim Miller wrote:
> Sprite wrote:
>
>> "Smid" <smidscot RemoveThis @gmail.com> wrote in message
>> news:1130407101.301261.108950@f14g2000cwb.googlegroups.com...
>>
>>> Zomoniac wrote:
>>>
>>>> I doubt they'll keep to it, but it's nice that MS's rather splendid
>>>> idea is catching on.
>>>>
>>>> http://eurogamer.net/article.php?article_id=61410
>>>
>>>
>>> I really have absolutely no doubt that Europe will _not_ be included in
>>> this global simultaneous release...
>>>
>>> This is nintendo, for gods sake. Animal crossing?
>>
>>
>>
>> How about Ocarina of Time?
>>
> How about Mario Kart: Double Dash? Or Advance Wars? Or a large number
> of DS titles?
>
> Nintendo have been getting a lot better of late.
>
> Tim (tm)

except for the DS itself........and i cant think of any worldwide ds
releases........

On 2005-10-27 14:34:38 +0100, Chris F <chris.f.TakeThisOut@haha.u> said:

> Tim Miller wrote:
>> Sprite wrote:
>>
>>> "Smid" <smidscot.TakeThisOut@gmail.com> wrote in message
>>> news:1130407101.301261.108950@f14g2000cwb.googlegroups.com...
>>>
>>>> Zomoniac wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> I doubt they'll keep to it, but it's nice that MS's rather splendid
>>>>> idea is catching on.
>>>>>
>>>>> http://eurogamer.net/article.php?article_id=61410
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> I really have absolutely no doubt that Europe will _not_ be included in
>>>> this global simultaneous release...
>>>>
>>>> This is nintendo, for gods sake. Animal crossing?
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> How about Ocarina of Time?
>>>
>> How about Mario Kart: Double Dash? Or Advance Wars? Or a large number
>> of DS titles?
>>
>> Nintendo have been getting a lot better of late.
>>
>> Tim (tm)
>
> except for the DS itself........and i cant think of any worldwide ds
> releases........

We got Another Code first


Zo

Zomoniac wrote:

>>
>> except for the DS itself........and i cant think of any worldwide ds
>> releases........
>
>
> We got Another Code first
>
>
> Zo
>
did we? before japan?


and, pedantically, thats not simultaneous

Chris F wrote:
>
> except for the DS itself........and i cant think of any worldwide ds
> releases........

Mario Kart DS is to be virtually simultaneous (same week). Also,
Superstar Saga 2 is currently down to come out in Europe first due to
the success of the first game here (but that may change).

The DS had the shortest Nintendo console release period, from first
release (in the US) to last release (in Australia, I believe).

And the US has only just got DK: King of Swing.

Tim (tm)

On 27 Oct 2005 02:58:21 -0700, "Smid" <smidscot DeleteThis @gmail.com> wrote:

>Zomoniac wrote:
>> I doubt they'll keep to it, but it's nice that MS's rather splendid
>> idea is catching on.
>>
>> http://eurogamer.net/article.php?article_id=61410
>
>I really have absolutely no doubt that Europe will _not_ be included in
>this global simultaneous release...

Maybe the globe they're referring to with 'global' is that OTHER globe
which doesn't include Europe.

Choobs

On Fri, 28 Oct 2005 08:08:14 +0100, deKay
<andyk.DeleteThis@deleteme.lofi-gaming.nospam.org.uk.invalid> wrote:

>Soni tempori elseu romani yeof helsforo nisson ol sefini ill des Thu, 27 Oct
>2005 15:53:54 +0100, sefini jorgo geanyet des mani yeof do
>uk.games.video.misc, yawatina tan reek esk Tim Miller
><news.DeleteThis@economic-truth.co.uk> fornis do marikano es bono tan el:
>
>>Mario Kart DS is to be virtually simultaneous (same week). Also,
>>Superstar Saga 2 is currently down to come out in Europe first due to
>>the success of the first game here (but that may change).
>>
>>The DS had the shortest Nintendo console release period, from first
>>release (in the US) to last release (in Australia, I believe).
>>
>>And the US has only just got DK: King of Swing.
>
>Castlevania was released here, then in the US less than a week later. We also
>got Mario vs Donkey Kong before the US by some months. And Minish Cap.
>
>deKay

you seem to be missing the meaning of "simultaneous" which is what the
original argument was about, not us getting stuff first for a change

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