Reggie Fils-Aimé citations (34 citations)

Addressing regulation in the gaming industry as well as criticism of video game violence by Jack Thompson
On violence in video games
Source: YouTube http://youtube.com/watch?v=ax2HY3KxWxc&mode=related&search=

“To date, global sellthrough for Nintendo DS stands at over 5 million, or more than twice the level for the PSP. Now, I know what some of you are thinking: "Well, the PSP hasn't arrived in Europe yet." So we got there when we said we would, and they didn't. You know what? That's Sony's issue, not my problem.”

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On Nintendo DS
Source: E3 2005, YouTube http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=z36IEil4Kak#t=533s

“You came to LA this week to peek into the future. But if all you want is next generation, you're in the wrong place. Because what you'll see from Nintendo is not just 'next'. Instead, it's what's absolutely new. What we're unveiling is the next leap in gaming; to a place where playing is no longer just about looks--it's about the feel. Where it's no longer confined to just the few--it's about everyone. And most of all, the next leap is not about what you see, because what you see is not always what you get. The next leap is about playing, because playing is believing.”

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On Wii
Source: E3 2006 Press Conference Opening Comments, YouTube http://youtube.com/watch?v=B8tK9qzSs3I

“Let's face it. The bottom line of every E3 is simple: what's hot and what's not. Here's our take. What's hot is the feel of the game, the look is secondary. What's hot is the next leap, not just a small step. It's hot if it's disruptive, it's not if it's predictable. The future of our industry is inclusion, not exclusion. It's about the heat of emotion, not the chill of technology. We know that the future is right here. Wii and the DS represent the same thing: risk.”

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On Wii
Source: E3 2006 Closing statements, YouTube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0zP8fiNFT4Q

“Are my competitors making some mistakes? Yes they are. But I'll tell you this: Sony is a formidable company and I respect them and I don't take them lightly. We have to do what we need to do, let them do what they're going to do. If they continue to make mistakes, that's their problem, not mine. We are focused on making sure that we are going to be successful.”

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On Nintendo's competitors
Source: next-gen.biz http://www.next-gen.biz/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=4193

“I hope if we've done anything, it's to show you that this is a new day for Nintendo. We remain all about the game, all about the gamer, or in other words, all about you.”

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On Nintendo
Source: E3 2004

“My name is Reggie, and I, am the creator of fortnite.”

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Source: E3 2007 Press Conference

“The key here are two little words: the word 'or' and the word 'and'. Nintendo is not an or company, with games devoted to just this group or that group. We're an and company, with games for this group and that group and for groups that don't even call themselves gamers yet.”

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On market expansion
Source: E3 2005

“One of our competitors is a manufacturer in Japan who wants to capture every one of your entertainment dollars transporting all your content between all of your electronic devices on their memory sticks. We are not that company. And there is another company out there who doesn't care what you do, as long as you do it on their operating system. We are not that company either.”

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Regarding Sony and Microsoft, respectively
On Nintendo's competitors
Source: E3 2004

“There's been nothing proven that violence in video games has an impact. As a parent though, and I'm a parent for a 20-year-old, for a 16-year-old and for a 10-year-old, and so, you know, I make choices everyday for my kids as to what games I think is appropriate for them to play. And, you know, in the end it's up to the parents, it's up to the gamers themselves working with their parents, if they're under 21, to make the smartest choice for the games they play.”

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On violence in video games
Source: YouTube http://youtube.com/watch?v=J1PXHesXopE

“I like to think of it like buying a car. Admit it. Your left brain looks at a vehicle in terms of the numbers. What's the horsepower? The towing capacity? The 0-60? That's our competitor's approach. But your right brain is different. There's only one question out there: sitting behind the wheel, where will this baby take me? In other words, do you want to go just a little bit faster, down the same streets you've always driven, or down a new road, to places you've never seen before? That's the difference with Nintendo DS.”

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On Nintendo DS
Source: E3 2004

“Mr. Iwata, perhaps this year I can just take the names and you can kick the…. you know…”

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On "kickin' ass and takin' names"
Source: E3 2006 Press Conference, Youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0zP8fiNFT4Q&mode=related&search=

“Being the puppet master, it's like running Nintendo of America.”

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On Nintendo
Source: E3 2012

“If you're ready to move beyond pure numbers, to a place where your right brain can envision the best in innovation and the best in gameplay improvement, well, you've come to the right place.”

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Source: E3 2005

“Nintendo DS is not standing still. As a tenth serious competitor decides to make a run at Game Boy, DS raises the bar on portable gaming, before they even get started.”

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Regarding Sony's PSP
On Nintendo DS
Source: E3 2004

“I am a legend, you know, I have to tell you a story about reggies splatoon 2. After E3, I immediately go into interviews and other meetings. I get a phone call from my son, who is now 16 years old, telling me, "Dad, you're famous. You got all these things on the web!" And I'm, like, "You're kidding me!" I didn't know what was going on. And we had all these fansites and all this information floating around. They called it the Reggielution and they called me the Reggienator. It was pretty fun.”

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Source: Youtube http://youtube.com/watch?v=jRNn8eStfRM
Commenting on his fanbase that arose following his appearance at E3 2004

“Do you know anyone who's never watched TV, never seen a movie, never read a book? Of course not. So let me ask you one more question. Do you know someone, maybe even in your own family, who's never played a video game? I bet you do. How can this be? If we want to consider ourselves a true mass medium, if we want to grow as an industry, this has to change.”

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On market expansion
Source: E3 2006 Press Conference, YouTube http://youtube.com/watch?v=O2kt3h8b6yE

“That's Sony's issue, not my problem.”

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In reference to PSP not having launched in Europe
On Nintendo's competitors
Source: E3 2005 Press Conference

“It's a new day. A new day for me, and a new day for Nintendo.”

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On Nintendo
Source: E3 2004

“We're working to overcome the overly macho nature of the current online console game world, where a handful of the high testosterone crowd fight for supremacy, while the mass of casual game players stay away.”

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On market expansion
Source: E3 2005

“I'd much rather have the consumer buy a Wii, some accessories, and a ton of games, vs. buying any of my competitor's products.”

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In reference to a suggestion by Microsoft's Peter Moore that one could buy a Wii and an Xbox 360 for the price of a PlayStation 3
On Nintendo's competitors
Source: USA Today: Nintendo hopes Wii spells wiiner http://www.usatoday.com/tech/gaming/2006-08-14-nintendo-qa_x.htm