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“I have been saying this for some time, but customers are not interested in grand games with higher-quality graphics and sound and epic stories. Only people who do not know the videogame business would advocate the release of next-generation machines when people are not interested in cutting-edge technologies.”

Hiroshi Yamauchi

Prior to the announcement of the Nintendo Revolution "Top 10 Tuesday: Wildest Statements Made by Industry Veterans" ign.com http://www.ign.com/articles/2006/03/14/top-10-tuesday-wildest-statements-made-by-industry-veteransquote-

“Hey Ballmer, suck my yellow balls”

Hiroshi Yamauchi

This comment was reported as being a response to Microsoft's offer to buy Nintendo in "How Nintendo boss silenced Steve Ballmer" The Inquirer (7 January 2005) http://www.theinquirer.org/?article=20547, and other news sites, but it actually derives from a parody article "Pride" http://middaysoftware.com/MinhsBlogs/articles/223.aspx that was purportedly to be in the February 2005 issue of Wired magazine, and which first appeared on the web at a Spanish gaming site, Gamerah.com http://www.gamerah.com/noticias.php?bias=180#180
"Microsoft's Ballmer beat off Asian genital challenge" ~ The Register (7 January 2005) http://www.theregister.co.uk/2005/01/07/ballmer_nintendo_ceo/
"Nintendo Responds to Fake Interview" ~ Advanced Media Network (8 January 2005) http://gc.advancedmn.com/article.php?artid=4086
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“There are many people in the industry that know nothing about games. In particular, a large American company is trying to do engulf software houses with money, but I don't believe that will go well. It looks like they'll sell their game system next year, but we'll see the answer to that the following year.”

Hiroshi Yamauchi

In reference to Microsoft, prior to the release of the Xbox "Top 10 Tuesday: Wildest Statements Made by Industry Veterans" ign.com http://www.ign.com/articles/2006/03/14/top-10-tuesday-wildest-statements-made-by-industry-veterans

“"If we can increase the scope of the industry, we can re-energise the global market and lift Japan out of depression - that is Nintendo's mission.". Regarding lukewarm GameCube sales which had yielded the company's first reported operating loss in over 100 years, Yamauchi continued: "The DS represents a critical moment for Nintendo's success over the next two years. If it succeeds, we rise to the heavens, if it fails, we sink into hell."”

Hiroshi Yamauchi

“[People who play RPGs are] "depressed gamers who like to sit alone in their dark rooms and play slow games."”

Hiroshi Yamauchi

"Top 10 Tuesday: Wildest Statements Made by Industry Veterans" ign.com http://www.ign.com/articles/2006/03/14/top-10-tuesday-wildest-statements-made-by-industry-veterans