Earlier this month, Nintendo’s president and CEO, Satoru Iwata, revealed he’s against laying off workers. Although reducing the number of employees in a company is better for the business in the short run, Iwata doesn’t want the morale of staff to decrease due to the fear that they may be laid off. Speaking with VentureBeat, the founder of Oddworld Inhabitants, Lorne Lanning, has praised Iwata’s stance on layoffs.
“When he said that, in my opinion, he was immortalized in the creative community? I would work with him in a second,” said Lanning. “When a man in that type of position, in a world where the golden rule is the rule and that’s what’s expected at public companies, he stood up and said, “That’s not what we’re about. We’re about building great stuff. We have great people to build great stuff. We’re gonna do that.”
Lanning has also praised Nintendo’s way of doing things. While he’s not entirely sure of whether Microsoft will subsist in 100 years, Lanning is confident Nintendo will be here after a century.
“When I look at the history of Nintendo, I say, “Nintendo is gonna be here in 100 years.” I have no doubt,” Lanning said.” I doubt Microsoft will be here in 100 years. I know Zynga won’t be here in 100 years. I’ve been here longer than Zynga. [Laughs] We’re not making headlines in the Wall Street Journal, but we’re still building what we set out to build. Now we have to be clever and smaller in how we think, but we’re more self-empowered than we’ve ever been.”
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Congratulations, you must be so proud.
It is always delightful to see those that might have been reading into entertainment media falsehoods get with the truth and give credit where it is rightfully due. Nintendo have been about gaming from their onset in 1889.
I can see that. Nintendo is one of the most well known brands in the gaming industry, hell, in the WORLD.
Microsoft won’t be here in the gaming market, but they will still be here.
microsoft might not be here in 10 years
Microsoft needs to stick to PC’s. I wish they left the gaming industry alone.
I someday want to see them be as big as Disney. Imagine Nintendo theme parks ^_^
My granchildren will be Nintendo fans like me and my nephew.
shut it! fuckin’ boring life shit
you do not deserve that name. bitch
I don’t give a f*** for what you think
Thats Great :)
LONG LIVE NINTENDO! Greatest game company in the world. : D
Yeah!
said no one ever
Said everyone ever*
Um, He-Man Forever just did…
I said it.
I said that before…
“By the power of greyskull.”
Obviously. Sony might last 75 years if they’re lucky. Microsoft (Xbox division) 30 years, and Nintendo, at least, 150 years.
By the way, 5th,
*.*
Source? Statistics?
Look at the PS4, it has huge momentum and looks like they will pull a Wii……but with actual games.
It has a huge momentum in statistics but that doesn’t mean anything…
Pull a Wii? No. No person over the age of 45 will ever play a Wii. Wii appeals to everyone, even people who can’t stand to play bowling with Wii Sports.
*will ever play a PS4*. Why can I not have proper grammar today?!?
That’s true! Like all Nintendo games!
I’m 49 and I pre-ordered my PS4 on the first day. I also have a WiiU and a 3DS, so I am not a Sony loyalist, but I am not getting an XBOX One.
Well, you’re on the brink of not being able to play games anymore.
Believe me. I have been playing since I got the original Pong console for my birthday when I was a kid. I am FAR from the end of my gaming days.
PS4 I’d say will have a better start than the PS3, but will turn consumers off in the long run due to pricey internet and such.
Pricey internet? lol What?
Considering that not having to pay for internet on the PS3 was such an advantage over the Xbox 360; consider if that advantage was lost, to be replaced with a slight price advantage. That’s what the PS4 is with Xbox One.
microsoft as a whole has practically died
Nintendo has enough money left for at least 53 years. (as of March 2013). and that’s if they never turn profit again. Thanks to the stellar lineup shown at E3, it’s safe to assume they can last longer.
They’ll DEFINITELY make a profit with Pokemon X and Y.
Nintendo will have to just give money away because there won’t be any room for all the X and Y profits
I think that’s what they have been doing with all the great promotions. 30$ for buying shin megami 4 and fire emblem? I hate my guts for not having the money for the game :'(
How in the ball fuck did you come up with that number? The fact that iwata had to comment on potentially laying off workers should be the first sign of trouble. Yes I know he said he’s against it but with all these horrible decisions Nintendo has made over the years, its safe to assume he’s also against turning a profit.
“The fact that Iwata had to comment on potentially laying off workers” just means it was brought up at an investor’s meeting. Staff numbers is always brought up at investors meetings, whether it means potentially decreasing or potentially increasing or staying the same.
is not sign of trouble, it just that, you can “make up” the numbers by lying off people, not because YOU NEED to lay off people, it’s just numbers
Yea like the fake profit Sony did by selling there headquarters. Company’s like that don’t deserve investors.
Probably, though i expect there will be a few company merges along the way.
Sony’s SCE will probably still be around, but i don’t know about their other branches.
MS could be, but honestly, all someone needs to do is make an OS that catches on and provides a better deal and service and they’re done, Apple could of, but they’re just as greedy.
Microsoft is becoming less relevant every day. What the fluff is this Windows 8? That was Microsoft, shooting itself in the foot.
Good, I’ll need someone to look after Kirby and smash bros though.
Sorry. We don’t have time to find replacements. Please understand and continue working on Smash Bros.
Go away you fake one!
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Not so good morning at all…
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seeing that nintendo is one of the oldest companies in game industry i wouldn’t be surprised if they last for long time. They have legends and they have made made legends.
I have no doubt they will be. maybe.
Isn’t this statement contradictory to itself?…
Nintendo has proven that it can find ways to reinvent itself in order to stay with the times. If videogames ended tomorrow I have no doubt they’d do it again. Nintendo is here for a long time coming still…
Nintendo has already been around for more than 100 years. It was found in 1889
Indeed it has…
I think he is adding another 100 years to that.
So that means Nintendo will be here for 200+.
Can’t wait to play some Oddworld again.
nintendo can last 100 years, but do it without satoru iwata
Duh! Iwata is great and Asian turn to live longer than any other race but not 200 years.
nintendo is a great company, my first vacuum cleaner was by them ” the kirby vacuum cleaner” and now they are a video game company that creates the finest vacuums, thanks wii u for a dust free and spotless house.
Come to think about it. A plumber name mario fixes all the pipe leaks in our apartments.
That’s a creative way to use the WiiU. I personally use it to play games.
It’s nice to hear some praise for Iwata for a change. That includes coming from me.
Like I’ve said countless of times aswell…
Our Empire outlasts every competition!
I’m 23 and Iwata is making me a happy dude.
I agree 100%
That’s awesome! I already now this!
just picture how good a vacuum cleaner would be by nintendo in 100 years. O_O
how can something collect more dust than the wii u…. i bet that my house wouldnt have dust at all. inwiiuwedust, bless you…..
Dude I love you so much! So freakin funny! XD
Iwata has always been one of the best things that happened to Nintendo imo. He isnt asshole to other devs like Yamauchi ( altough i think Yamauchi is cool too). He raised Nintendo from dust with doing things no one would have ever tried DS,WII,3DS and i have feeling that Wii U will be somekindof succes too. Now before anyone says anything about 3rd parties, Nintendo has 3rd party support its not in homeconsoles but its on their handhelds and handhelds have always been atleast in my opinion best thing about Nintendo, because you can take those awesome games with you anywhere. I cant say same about Sony handhelds they have no support from anybody, i have one and i never have taked it with me what a lame system Vita is. Anyway Iwata literally rules. Oh and the whole Nintendo Direct thing is very awesome delivering news directly to fans. Keep going Iwata you rule!
Sony handhelds have no support?
Sega
Namco bandai
Tecmo koei
Gust
Atlus
Ubisoft
Gungho online
Konami ( Kojima loves the vita)
Telltale games
Team 17
Square enix
Ripstone
PQube
Activision
Playerthree
NIS America
EA
NNOOO
Code masters
Drink box studios
Neko entertainment
Warner bros
Playdead
Milestone SRL
Odd world inhabitants
Rising star games
Zen studios
And that is just some of the supporters. You fanboys need to fuck off.
Speaking about fan boys, I heard a few think that atlus owns Fire Emblem.
All that third party support and the Vita still sucks? I now blame Sony and their over pricing ways. Price cut of the vita is a must then.
The Vita itself doesn’t suck. There are tons of great games on it too. The amount of systems sold sucks. The Sony marketing sucks. And yes, the storage/pricing sucks. But a price cut isn’t beneficial without a system seller, which I assume will come with Tearaway and Killzone Mercenary.
But the Vita is so worthless next to my 3DS. I feel like all the money i used to Vita are wasted, it barely has any worthwhile games besides from old psp jrpgs and soul sacrifice. 3DS dominates it has all the awesome games comin this year BravelyDefault,SonicLostWorld,TlozAlbw etc. What is comin to Vita? thats right nothing it keeps collectin dust. 3DS goes with me everywhere because its so awesome, Vita just gathers dust. There is a reason why 3DS is the best system out there.
@Little Jacob
You’re full of shit kid.
No im full of skulls and that makes me skull kid……
gravity rush, god eaters 2 (if it gets released, and i realize its on the psp but i’ve personally played the vita version and its gorgeous and plays like a beauty), ragnarok odyssey, virtues last reward, tokiden. all these wonderful games say hi. i realize its opinion but to someone like me the vita has plenty of high quality masterpieces.
I have both the 3DS and Vita and my Vita gets a lot more use than my 3DS – even with Animal Crossing on it. >.<
Tons of great games that keep me busy on my Vita.
Remember Call of Duty: Black Ops: Declassified?
That got a 4/10 from IGN!
Yeah, I also remember the one on the 3D…. wait, the 3DS never had one.
It is on the 3DS but not Declassified. the actual Black Ops game is on the 3DS.
So much fail in this one
sure do! it was as fun as the new super mario bros games!
But unlike the Super Mario Bros. games, IGN had given Declassified a 4.5 out of 10.
they were both as shit as each other.
What the fuck are you talking about, stranger?
EA supports the vita? With what? Kojima can love anything but if he is not given permission to work on it is not goin to happen. The vita will sell but it will be during the transition pass betwin the 3ds and his successor.
Need for Speed, FIFA, Madden, Plants vs Zombies
” I cant say same about Sony handhelds they have no support from anybody, i have one and i never have taked it with me what a lame system Vita is.”
That statement alone proves you do not have one.
I have its waiting Pso2 to be released here. Other than Soul Sacrifice no games on it interests me. 3DS FTW Baby!
I know Japanese, so I’m playing all the greatness from the Vita ;) the amount of gems in Japan far outweigh the “gems” on the 3DS.
Question: Are you blind to see the fact that the Nintendo 3DS has more games than Sony’s portable Titanic known as the PS Vita?
The 3DS has been out longer than the Vita; of course it has more games. But they both have great games. In the year and few months that the Vita has been out, I have already played about 70 games on it. I have played a lot of games on my 3DS since it has come out, but probably not nearly as many as I have on the Vita. The 3DS has big name titles that are wonderful, but the Vita has a lot of sleeper hits.
Comparing both the 3DS and Vita’s metacritic scores, they both have comparable amounts of well reviewed games:
http://www.metacritic.com/browse/games/release-date/available/3ds/metascore?view=condensed
http://www.metacritic.com/browse/games/release-date/available/vita/metascore?view=condensed
Well duh.
Nice going man. My brother and I will keep on gaming.
The non believers have began to see the light as was stated :
“Humbleness cometh before exultation.” Iwata, Reggie, Miyamoto and others took 50% to 30% pay cuts to revitalize and instill confidence in their company and loyal consumers. Result of which the 3DS is the next generations greatest console. When you are good and humble others praise you are should always be. Nintendo gaming is true entertainment. Even when real television existed in the 1980s nintendo was there. Smile and realize a great loving ONE is smiling on nintendo and it’s gamers :).
“as should always be.”
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Zx9ibaR4YU&list=FLmMPrcpWVGVpJnq7_etj-kQ&index=6
Indeed, we will rise above everything hahahahahahah…
Wrong video…
Oh well always a pleasure watching his lordship…
rofl @ you thinking paycuts have much influence over nintendo’s overall net profit whahaha..economics not even once..
I like that aspect of how Nintendo runs its business too. Nintendo also gives more to its customer than Sony or Microsoft.
But I do think for Nintendo to stay relevant they have to take some risk on the side of hardware. The Wii and the Wii U are not powerful as the competition and that has to change. The next portable handheld console must be competition with the likes of IPod and kindleHD fire and Tablets.
I do feel as though Nintendo will last the longest out of all the three. Only they will march to the their own tempo and mostly worry about the quality of gameplay and content
erm MS won’t be here in 100 years, i think they will & have a much better chance of this than Nintendo, MS may not be in the games industry though, well they could be, via owning Nintendo.
BOOOO
thanks for predicting our future
now stfu nobody
Go take your pills before you harm yourself.
XD it’s so fun to to see all the fail trolls struggling to say something rude about Nintendo. Find a new life purpose you little shits.
I don’t get why people continue to hate and criticize companies and corporations, unless they were like Microsoft.
I agree. Can you believe Don Mattrick literally left Microsoft for more money? I mean getting money is why these companies make video games and all but it still seems kind of money whore- ish.
That’s true, Nintendo will be fine, and will be here for a long time.
They will most certainly outlive Sony and Microsoft.
If you ask me, yeah, Nintendo is a full dedicated gaming company, Sony and Microsoft has to deal with other stuff as well. But I think Microsoft will be the first to leave, all their recent layoffs, and poor decision making is hurting their own image and definitely will hurt them in a long run, Microsoft (Xbox) is losing their own throne faster than I was expecting.
Btw, nice avatar.
:D
I’m glad i read the comments and i wasn’t forced this time to see the duck face faggot user from here. Thanks a lot.
And all of us will be dead in 50.
lol. the sign in the back just says “lego”. very creative XD.
I honestly think that any company can try to be there as long as they can, maybe forever if they try. Since I wonder what will happen when this hundred is over? :P
Nintendo will outlast everyone in the entertainment industry. They have already been around for 124 years.
As long as Nintendo is around during my entire lifetime, that’s all that matters to me. Though I hope they’re around forever. It would be a sad world if they ever disappeared, and all that was left is Sony and/or Microsoft. Disturbing. : S
The may be here in 100 year but not as a video game company. Remember Nintendo started out as a playing card maker. In 100 years video game will be holograms you interact with. No one alive to fay will be her in 100 years so I could be wriong.
I really hope Nintendo will live long past me.
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