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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Re: Nintendo's Reggie: Obama Too Busy To Worry About Video Games

Submitted by TBoneTony on Wed, 04/01/2009 - 23:23.

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.

TBoneTony

Re: Nintendo's Reggie: Obama Too Busy To Worry About Video Games

Submitted by Mattie on Wed, 04/01/2009 - 13:49.

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.

Re: Nintendo's Reggie: Obama Too Busy To Worry About Video Games

Submitted by hellfire7885 on Wed, 04/01/2009 - 09:57.

So, now certain peopel will want him impeached?

Re: Nintendo's Reggie: Obama Too Busy To Worry About Video ...

Submitted by Austin_Lewis on Wed, 04/01/2009 - 09:09.

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.

Re: Nintendo's Reggie: Obama Too Busy To Worry About Video ...

Submitted by Chuma on Wed, 04/01/2009 - 10:43.

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.

Re: Nintendo's Reggie: Obama Too Busy To Worry About Video ...

Submitted by hayabusa75 on Wed, 04/01/2009 - 15:42.

Unless you did it Chris Rock-style.

"There is no sin except stupidity." - Oscar Wilde

"De minimus non curat lex"

Re: Nintendo's Reggie: Obama Too Busy To Worry About Video Games

Submitted by magic_taco on Wed, 04/01/2009 - 08:31.

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.

Magic Taco

Re: Nintendo's Reggie: Obama Too Busy To Worry About Video Games

Submitted by Shadow D. Darkman on Wed, 04/01/2009 - 09:06.

@Taco:

I thought assigning pet names to Dennis was Jack's field.

@Jack

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Re: Nintendo's Reggie: Obama Too Busy To Worry About Video ...

Submitted by DeepThorn on Wed, 04/01/2009 - 07:48.

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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Re: Nintendo's Reggie: Obama Too Busy To Worry About Video Games

Submitted by ZippyDSMlee on Wed, 04/01/2009 - 07:09.

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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Re: Nintendo's Reggie: Obama Too Busy To Worry About Video ...

Submitted by PHX Corp on Wed, 04/01/2009 - 06:55.

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

America has just became its own version of the Jerry Springer Show after a bizarre moment in Florida involving a carnival worker.

Re: Nintendo's Reggie: Obama Too Busy To Worry About Video ...

Submitted by hayabusa75 on Wed, 04/01/2009 - 15:41.

What's your point? He hasn't actually accomplished anything yet.

"There is no sin except stupidity." - Oscar Wilde

"De minimus non curat lex"

Re: Nintendo's Reggie: Obama Too Busy To Worry About Video ...

Submitted by Vordus on Wed, 04/01/2009 - 08:25.

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.

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Cecil475: @PHX Corp - The dude's a moron who wouldn't know crap if it came up and kicked him.05/19/2013 - 6:36am

PHX Corp: http://kotaku.com/ea-sports-developer-calls-wii-u-crap-and-nintendo-wa-508481261 EA Sports Canada Moron calls Wii U 'Crap' and Nintendo 'Walking Dead'05/18/2013 - 11:42am

E. Zachary Knight: If the videos are of sufficient quality that people subscribe and watch regularly, then those let's players are providing a service that people want. That is the heart of capitalism. That is not something that should be shamed.05/17/2013 - 8:06am

E. Zachary Knight: I have no idea who either of those people are. However, I still don't see why making a business out of creating let's play videos is somehow evil or wrong.05/17/2013 - 8:04am

MaskedPixelante: It sure is if you're just doing it for the money. See Tobuscus and/or Pewdiepie for what happens when people get into it just for the money.05/17/2013 - 7:30am

E. Zachary Knight: Why is it wrong to make money doing LPs? Why should that be something that should be shamed?05/17/2013 - 6:20am

MaskedPixelante: https://twitter.com/PsychedelicSA/status/335183893214924801 Now here's an interesting, glass half full thought about the Nintendo LP thing. It outs the people who are just doing LPs to make money.05/17/2013 - 5:56am

E. Zachary Knight: I responded in writing to all this "let's play" stuff Nintendo Started. No need for my permission, I won't give it. It's not mine to give. http://divineknightgaming.com/?p=29205/16/2013 - 2:21pm

E. Zachary Knight: Lars Doucet of Levelup Labs has a Reddit going on game companies that allow monetization of Let's Play videos. http://www.reddit.com/r/Games/comments/1egayn/lets_build_a_list_of_game_studios_that_allow/05/16/2013 - 1:04pm

Sleaker: @Imautobot - yah I wouldn't use an emulator as a good first run test of how stable the console is, haha.05/16/2013 - 11:47am

E. Zachary Knight: The 50th person to jump off a bridge is just as dumb if not dumber than the 1st.05/16/2013 - 10:03am

MaskedPixelante: Yeah, let's all jump on Nintendo for doing this, even though they're hardly the first company to do this...05/16/2013 - 9:47am

E. Zachary Knight: Wow Nintendo, this is wrong. http://kotaku.com/nintendo-forcing-ads-on-some-youtube-lets-play-video-50709238305/16/2013 - 8:44am

Imautobot: @Sleaker, further gameplay has revealed that the controller button do stick under the faceplate. Also, The NES emulator (Emuya)keeps crashing on me, though I think a bad ROM is causing it.05/16/2013 - 7:10am

Papa Midnight: AE: I wonder if any other publishers will follow suit.05/15/2013 - 8:12pm

Andrew Eisen: EA is ditching Online Pass. http://venturebeat.com/2013/05/15/ea-kills-its-controversial-online-pass-program/05/15/2013 - 7:20pm

Avalongod: @Zach and quicnkold...I've read the bill and the intent of it is to fear-monger. It's not a balanced message. I don't recall the ESRB being mentioned at all. It's more "keeps your kids away from these movies/games or they'll become violent"05/15/2013 - 4:35pm

E. Zachary Knight: quiknkold, The big problem with that legislation is the amount of misinformation out there. Who is going to ensure that the information in the pamphlet is accurate?05/15/2013 - 3:25pm

quiknkold: REBeardogg : I'm on the fence about this. on one side, I want parents to be aware of the ESRB, and even Movie Ratings. On the other hand, I feel this will be used for nothing but Propaganda. The ESRB does a good job.05/15/2013 - 3:07pm

IanC: Frostbite is coming out on iOS devices. Yet the Wii U cant handle it? *coughbullshitcough*05/15/2013 - 2:31pm

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