Nintendo's Reggie: Obama Too Busy To Worry About Video Games
Nintendo's Reggie: Obama Too Busy To Worry About Video Games
April 1, 2009
Issues such as the recession, healthcare and the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan are likely to keep President Barack Obama's attention away from video games, said Reggie Fils-Aime (left).
The Nintendo of America chief also believes that the video game industry is in a better position politically than it has been in the past.
Fils-Aime made his comments during a wide-ranging interview with GameDaily:
We have the first sitting president with a multiple gaming household, between the Wii and the DS. I believe that our president has more pressing issues to deal with, from the economy to the military conflicts.
Certainly, as an industry, we've met with representatives of Congress and other parts of our government. What they see is an industry that is mainstream, is creating jobs and is creating vibrant forms of entertainment. Those are all positive things for this country. So we are in a more favorable legislative environment compared to five or six years ago.
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Posted 11/22/09 at 12:06am
JDKJ: You should get Phil McCraken to help you spackle those banisters.
JDKJ: You should get Phil McCraken to help you spackle those banisters.
Posted 11/21/09 at 11:57pm
ZippyDSMlee: Oh in the pirate hunter article I need my song ieda heckled DS,JD,Beemon sic im !!!
ZippyDSMlee: Oh in the pirate hunter article I need my song ieda heckled DS,JD,Beemon sic im !!!
Posted 11/21/09 at 11:56pm
ZippyDSMlee: JD:no I am tried from prepping the banisters for painting , worked on them from 12 to 4 and 6 to 8...after I got back from the store...got up early got ready...blah...been up all day..I need a nap...
ZippyDSMlee: JD:no I am tried from prepping the banisters for painting , worked on them from 12 to 4 and 6 to 8...after I got back from the store...got up early got ready...blah...been up all day..I need a nap...
Posted 11/21/09 at 11:42pm
JDKJ: No. You gonna stay up late tonight soldering?
JDKJ: No. You gonna stay up late tonight soldering?
Posted 11/21/09 at 11:41pm
ZippyDSMlee: JDKJ:Don't you mean Mctite?
ZippyDSMlee: JDKJ:Don't you mean Mctite?
Posted 11/21/09 at 11:33pm
JDKJ: @Zip: Neil, Bob, and Lik McTaint. The McTaint brothers. LOL!!!
JDKJ: @Zip: Neil, Bob, and Lik McTaint. The McTaint brothers. LOL!!!
Posted 11/21/09 at 09:44pm
Flamespeak: I still think military personell, killing other military personell, on a military complex should be handled by military courts.
Flamespeak: I still think military personell, killing other military personell, on a military complex should be handled by military courts.
Posted 11/21/09 at 09:43pm
Flamespeak: I could see this a mixture of the two charges rather than just one or the other.
Flamespeak: I could see this a mixture of the two charges rather than just one or the other.
Posted 11/21/09 at 09:43pm
Flamespeak: I think this was mainly a person who snapped, but evidence is showing he definitely had strong inlinations to islamic-extremism.
Flamespeak: I think this was mainly a person who snapped, but evidence is showing he definitely had strong inlinations to islamic-extremism.
Posted 11/21/09 at 09:41pm
Flamespeak: People are trying to claim that Hasan's actions were not terrorism. I don't jump on the 'terror train' like others, however
Flamespeak: People are trying to claim that Hasan's actions were not terrorism. I don't jump on the 'terror train' like others, however
Posted 11/21/09 at 09:38pm
mentor07825: Britain certainly does deserve it! And the French! God damn it, it was a hand ball!!!
mentor07825: Britain certainly does deserve it! And the French! God damn it, it was a hand ball!!!
Posted 11/21/09 at 09:34pm
ZippyDSMlee: mentor07825:Well Brittan dose deserve it....
ZippyDSMlee: mentor07825:Well Brittan dose deserve it....
Posted 11/21/09 at 09:33pm
ZippyDSMlee: Alyric:I don;t hasliburton having to pay back billoins... don;t you love it when the rich roll over the goverment without a care?
ZippyDSMlee: Alyric:I don;t hasliburton having to pay back billoins... don;t you love it when the rich roll over the goverment without a care?
Posted 11/21/09 at 09:32pm
mentor07825: I say we nuke the whales, for the benefit of both mankind and the environment.
mentor07825: I say we nuke the whales, for the benefit of both mankind and the environment.
Posted 11/21/09 at 09:28pm
Austin_Lewis: I say we try Al Gore too. I always said he was in on the racket.
Austin_Lewis: I say we try Al Gore too. I always said he was in on the racket.
Posted 11/21/09 at 09:16pm
Alyric: The leaked information proves these organizations knowingly defrauded governments (i.e., taxpayers) out of billions of dollars. Yet there will probably never be a trial.
Alyric: The leaked information proves these organizations knowingly defrauded governments (i.e., taxpayers) out of billions of dollars. Yet there will probably never be a trial.
Posted 11/21/09 at 09:15pm
Flamespeak: working on other things makes me angry. I might have had a jet pack by now. :p
Flamespeak: working on other things makes me angry. I might have had a jet pack by now. :p
Posted 11/21/09 at 09:14pm
Flamespeak: Just thinking of all the time and manpower wasted to try and make things emit less CO2 emmision that could have been spent
Flamespeak: Just thinking of all the time and manpower wasted to try and make things emit less CO2 emmision that could have been spent
Posted 11/21/09 at 09:07pm
Alyric: @Zip: FYI, the construction of solar panels puts out more pollution than any form of energy production. To say nothing of the toxic components of the panels that cannot be recycled.
Alyric: @Zip: FYI, the construction of solar panels puts out more pollution than any form of energy production. To say nothing of the toxic components of the panels that cannot be recycled.
Posted 11/21/09 at 09:04pm
ZippyDSMlee: I know I know not the point.
ZippyDSMlee: I know I know not the point.
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Um, how many firsts can we add more to Barack obama
First african american president
First Tech savy President
First president who owns a Truckload of Comics
The very first president to own a game console(Wii)
Notice a coincidence here
Watching JT on GP is just like watching an episode of Jerry springer only as funny as the fights
I would suspect that because there have been few US presidents, there would be vast lists of 'Firsts' for all of them.
Nontheless, having a geek in the Whitehouse is worth a smile every now and then. The fact that the most powerful and influential person in the world is someone that the internet generation can relate to in so many ways will surely be a boost both for his popularity and for the acceptance of policies he implements, especially after the tech-phobic bush administration.
What's your point? He hasn't actually accomplished anything yet.
"There is no sin except stupidity." - Oscar Wilde
I guess its good for him to ignore it your not going to like it when it dose something...(applies to all politicians).....
Gore,Violence,Sexauilty,Fear,Emotion these are but modes of transportation of story and thought, to take them from society you create a society of children and nannys, since adults are not required.
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Well, until he is willing to look into legalization of pot and prostitution to quit wasting government money jailing those people ($30,000/person), make money off of their transactions they are doing anyways, and put restrictions on things like age, qualify, and location, I am not really concerned in what he is doing. That is unless he comes up with a better idea, and it would help with the economy, health care, and aggression in other countries, most noticeably Mexico. It would also lower crime, open up room in our jails for real criminals, not with a lot of pot heads, and go back a little to this country being free. Though I dont smoke, drink, or use prostitutes.
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Glad about the article Den-Den.
But wait?; Didnt Honeycakes email obama about banning "murder simulators", when obama is probably a gamer himself, I remember obama owns a Wii, I think.
@Taco:
I thought assigning pet names to Dennis was Jack's field.
@Jack
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Yeah, that's what people said about his take on the 2nd amendment too, don't worry, he'll be too busy. But he's already tried to triple the cost of ammunition once, using an executive order.
Be wary of this kind of thinking.
Probably going to have to agree with you on this one. I'm doubting that increasing ammo costs in the US is going to reduce crime any.
Unless you did it Chris Rock-style.
"There is no sin except stupidity." - Oscar Wilde
So, now certain peopel will want him impeached?
Reggie's too busy raking in the inifinite amount of cash flow from the casual gaming crowd to stop the bad shovelware from getting onto the Wii.
Of course Obama doesn't have time for this. Two wars, closing Guantanamo, a bad economy and getting criticized at virtually every turn by the party of No, I wouldn't worry about it either if I were him.
Obama has allot on his plate, so I think we should all let him try to run America the best way he can and each night he can come home to his family and play some Wii with his kids.
Although I don't know if they would be playing anything like Madworld for example, I am sure that he is able to understand the ESRB to decide what games he buys for his kids.