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This Week In The Business: Great Job, Sega
“We go to Sega and the board turned it down, which I thought was the stupidest decision ever made in the history of business.” — Former Sega of America CEO Tom Kalinske, talking about the deal he had with Sony to share in the development of a new console.
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This Week In The Business: You Do Not Talk About Fail Club
“We’re trying, as an industry, we’re trying so f**king hard to just be fine. We talk about our successes and our achievements, but we shun mentioning our failures.” — Vlambeer’s Rami Ismail, talking about what’s right and wrong with the game industry in a recent blog post.
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This Week In The Business: Missing Out On Mobile
“It’s outright embarrassing how totally unrepresented many of the industry’s biggest players are in the mobile arena.” — Jeferson Valadares, Bandai Namco’s head of mobile, talking about how traditional game publishers need to get busy making mobile games.
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This Week In The Business: Making Sense Is Boring
“What the other companies are doing makes business sense, but it’s boring” — Legendary Nintendo designer Shigeru Miyamoto, talking about Nintendo’s philosophy of creating gaming experiences.