Cammie Dunaway(Wii) Interview

Yeah, I guess she's not a gamer but in fairness she's a marketing person not a pro-gamer.

Although maybe she needs to brush up on what her target audience want. Dunno if you've seen the Wii Sports Resort video with her, Reggie and some other bloke... she describes the frisbee game as "the cutest game that you have ever seen" - it may look like fun (and if it's anything like Wii Sports it'll be great) but how many gamers buy a game because it looks so darn cute..?!?

Luckily Reggie comes along and saves the day by playing the jet ski game, saying that it's "a little bit more my speed", and starts pretending he's a Hells Angel revving his throttle in a very manly way :D ...."Guys like power stuff!"

Go, Reggie!
 
She'd be lost on PS3 or Xbox360.
Why? She's a marketeer, why must she also be a "hardcore gamer"?

According to the NYT, she went to Nintendo after working for Yahoo. Previous to that, she worked for Pepsi. She would appear to know how to market products... even if she doesn't spend her evenings playing GTA4.

Nintendo of America is underlining its commitment to trying to broaden the market for video games beyond the traditional younger, male player by hiring a sales and marketing chief with extensive experience with mainstream brands.
Seems that they gave her the job purposefully because she's not the typical young, male gamer. Maybe that's partly why Nintendo have sold more consoles this generation than Sony and Microsoft.
 
I never said a hardcore gamer, but being an actual gamer helps, I believe that's why J Allard is always excellent when he's presenting ideas, same for Peter Moore.

There's clearly something missing when this isn't the case and it shows with her.
 
Looking at the people playing the wii in that video reminded me of when i had a short stay in a psychiatric ward when i was 21.
 
Thats what happens when you employ politicians, smile at camera say some thiing like we are hardcore, smile at camera, we are hardcore!!. Its like Sony saying its 2008 is the year of PS3 over and over and over. I'm not falling for it. Nintendo and Sony both had a bad E3. Nintendo did not produce anything of any depth or interest this year. Its a joke. Thank god I am getting a 360 soon.

Brain washing has never been my thing I'm not loyal to any brand for the sake of it I want content. The Wii is good if a little flawed the PS3 holds nothing I want just yet. Roll on September.
 
Its like a car salesman trying to sale you a car he knows nothing about. Its just a turn off. I'll probably still buy wii sports 2 though. :D doh.
 
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