So long, gay Bowser! Doug Bowser is retiring.

[Humility]

Someone named Daisy or Peach, I'm sure. Though it would be absolutely hilarious if the next person to take his place was named Luigi or Mario.

Also about Bowser retiring...
Eh... I honestly didn't know who the guy was till I opened the thread.
I don't keep up with Nintendo or Sega or Microsoft related stuff, for that matter

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To be honest, I don't know one person named Daisy or Peach for that matter... except at that strip... nevermind.

 

[Zerpina]

To be honest, I don't know one person named Daisy or Peach for that matter... except at that strip... nevermind.

And THAT would make it that much better

 

[Humility]

And THAT would make it that much better
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I'll shout out a YoHo to that, matey.

 

[bjork]

Is this real? If so, then YEEEESSSSS!!!!! He has done nothing but deliberately try to destroy Nintendo’s reputation.

Okay, I'll bite, because I have a great distaste for empty statement posts like this: how, and why would he? And please don't go, "they sue everyone and they're greedy" because his job is to make the arrow go up on the chart.

 

[MDGeistsfavMC5song]

Is this real? If so, then YEEEESSSSS!!!!! He has done nothing but deliberately try to destroy Nintendo’s reputation.

not to be a jerk but, Nintendo has been doing a fantastic job of that themselves since the 80's... not always bad, there were great times too, but most of the BS Nintendo has done was not due to ol' Bowser here.... not that I want him to stay, he cant be a good influence due to his particular experiences in the industry.. I guess it really doesnt directly affect me, I havent given Nintendo a dime in decades, but what Nintendo does affects everybody in gaming, particularly us who love game preservation etc..

 

[TruxtonTatsujin]

The worst thing Doug Bowser has done is.... nothing at all. I only know if him as the guy who replaced Reggie. He's made like no meaningful contributions for his entire time as president. People like to point the finger at him for Nintendo's latest antics but most of that is coming from the Japanese side.

 

[Tonberry]

The worst thing Doug Bowser has done is.... nothing at all. I only know if him as the guy who replaced Reggie. He's made like no meaningful contributions for his entire time as president. People like to point the finger at him for Nintendo's latest antics but most of that is coming from the Japanese side.

Yeah this thread is really confusing. Do people think that Nintendo is run by the American branch?
They’ve been cutthroat for forever, and arguably more so in the past with Yamauchi.

 

[MDGeistsfavMC5song]

The worst thing Doug Bowser has done is.... nothing at all. I only know if him as the guy who replaced Reggie. He's made like no meaningful contributions for his entire time as president. People like to point the finger at him for Nintendo's latest antics but most of that is coming from the Japanese side.

right? the only time Ive seen him was when he was defending "variable pricing".... dont get me wrong, I doubt he was a great influence nudging Nintendo to be a better company, but I sure as hell cant point to any of the BS Nintendo has done over the years being directly because of Bowser... again, its probably a good thing he's leaving, but I doubt very much it will change anything for the better.. but I enjoy seeing everybody else happy!

 

[Scotty]

"...Bowser is retiring"

Well, I guess the Mushroom Kingdom has one less problem to worry about.

 

[Tonberry]

right? the only time Ive seen him was when he was defending "variable pricing".... dont get me wrong, I doubt he was a great influence nudging Nintendo to be a better company, but I sure as hell cant point to any of the BS Nintendo has done over the years being directly because of Bowser... again, its probably a good thing he's leaving, but I doubt very much it will change anything for the better.. but I enjoy seeing everybody else happy!

I have a kind of theory that this new Nintendo hatred comes from younger people who haven’t realized that they’ve never been squeaky clean until recently, because much of it has been easier to spot as a consumer in recent years.

Not to be an old man yelling at clouds, but it seems like these people are also in the age demographic with people who are nostalgic for the ”gray logo” era, where everything they released were NSMB sequels or similar low-effort shlock, so it’s kind of hard to take seriously sometimes, because Nintendo between 2010-2017 made infinitely more dogshit software AND hardware compared to now. They hardly tried at all.

 

[Humility]

Nintendo does mostly exclusive games (excluding a lot of the games from the console online stores) which is what makes them as good as they are. They are touchy though and it's mostly because of being exclusive. Who wouldn't get upset for having their genuine ideas stolen? They don't want people taking their own original ideas and not just publishing them, but also selling them. It's like the Palworld thing, it looks like pokemon, but really it's just some of the looks. I do question some of the Pal designs though which is easy target. I've played it long enough to know that. Anyway, It's pretty much taking the credit of their creativity and as a person who has the biggest imagination and a most creative passion, I more than understand why Nintendo is touchy, but that doesn't mean they're always right. I can favor one side or another but I keep an open mind.

 

[NOTthatHARD]

Good riddance, but nintendo is not going to change for the better just because one guy left the company.

 

[030079AR]

What is the point of NOA besides persecuting people. No talent whatsoever in there.

Yeah, You got the point.

 

[Waffles's iconWaffles]

I literally don't know who he is, so I'll avoid casting judgment on himself or his character -- your reactions seem pretty universal, though, which tells me a few things about this fella and where he stood.

 

[Zerpina]

Nintendo does mostly exclusive games (excluding a lot of the games from the console online stores) which is what makes them as good as they are. They are touchy though and it's mostly because of being exclusive. Who wouldn't get upset for having their genuine ideas stolen? They don't want people taking their own original ideas and not just publishing them, but also selling them. It's like the Palworld thing, it looks like pokemon, but really it's just some of the looks. I do question some of the Pal designs though which is easy target. I've played it long enough to know that. Anyway, It's pretty much taking the credit of their creativity and as a person who has the biggest imagination and a most creative passion, I more than understand why Nintendo is touchy, but that doesn't mean they're always right. I can favor one side or another but I keep an open mind.

The problem is, Pokémon isn't an original idea. Games like Digital Devil Story: Megami Tensei / Shin Megami Tensei in 1987 and Dragon Quest V in 1992 had monster taming mechanics and allowed monsters to join their party to fight before Pokémon was released in 1996. So, it's not really an original idea.

 

[bjork]

I literally don't know who he is, so I'll avoid casting judgment on himself or his character -- your reactions seem pretty universal, though, which tells me a few things about this fella and where he stood.

I think your approach is right, but reactions here are in no way a good way to gauge anything about the guy. Nobody has specifics of why he's bad or untalented or whatever, just "nintendo bad, greedy grrr" empty messaging, for whatever reason. He might be the shittiest human alive, I have no idea. But I woudn't just automatically assume that the way folks are seemingly doing here.

 

[Frickinfrik]

Okay, I'll bite, because I have a great distaste for empty statement posts like this: how, and why would he? And please don't go, "they sue everyone and they're greedy" because his job is to make the arrow go up on the chart.

Apologies. It’s just that he was rather controversial among the fandom. Didn’t he also literally called us broke not too long ago? I don’t know how he’s like as a person. But we know he’s infamous business wise. I don’t think he’s an asshole in reality. Because I do not know him personally.

 

[Humility]

The problem is, Pokémon isn't an original idea. Games like Digital Devil Story: Megami Tensei / Shin Megami Tensei in 1987 and Dragon Quest V in 1992 had monster taming mechanics and allowed monsters to join their party to fight before Pokémon was released in 1996. So, it's not really an original idea.

I never thought of that but you're right.

 

[Zerpina]

I have a kind of theory that this new Nintendo hatred comes from younger people who haven’t realized that they’ve never been squeaky clean until recently, because much of it has been easier to spot as a consumer in recent years.

Right, it's like a lot of the BS you see on social media.

Thirty years ago, half of the BS we see now. Ninety percent of the population wouldn't have even known about it unless they were in a very small niche circle of people or the nationwide news reported it. Like someone shooting up a church. When I was a teen, you never heard about them. They did happen, but because social media wasn't a prevalent monster like it is now, it didn't make the nationwide news. Local, yes, and maybe a few whispers here or there, but again, ninety percent of the nation didn't know about it.

And as for being squeaky clean? Ha! Nintendo used to have sex hotels in Japan.

They used to make nude pin-up playing cards because they started as a playing card company after all, in 1889.

And let's not forget, you may have bought a Switch 2, but you damn sure don't own it. Nintendo basically made you sign an EULA waiver when you powered the thing on, that if you modded it in any way, shape, or form, and they got a whiff of it, they could and would brick your system. And well, you're just SOL and JWL <Shit outta luck and Jolly well fucked> and will probably get sued by them as well. If I'm not wrong, that also falls into repairing it because, let's face it, they want all your money.

About the guy retiring, ya like a few people here said, I didn't and don't know the guy. He may be awesome, or he might be a pure prick. I don't know and honestly, I don't care. Because in the end, someone just the same or maybe worse will take his place. It just depends who can make the company the biggest profit in the end.

 

[Cardboardtubeknight Cardboardtubeknight]

I think I've now seen more about Doug Bowser in this thread than the actual guy

 

[Graves Ruinwalker]

I wonder who his successor will be.

Either

Zack Sephiroth

Or Kevin Ganondorf

Take your bets , gentleman . Only destiny will decide the outcome ... and the degree of greed .

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Right, it's like a lot of the BS you see on social media.

Thirty years ago, half of the BS we see now. Ninety percent of the population wouldn't have even known about it unless they were in a very small niche circle of people or the nationwide news reported it. Like someone shooting up a church. When I was a teen, you never heard about them. They did happen, but because social media wasn't a prevalent monster like it is now, it didn't make the nationwide news. Local, yes, and maybe a few whispers here or there, but again, ninety percent of the nation didn't know about it.

And as for being squeaky clean? Ha! Nintendo used to have sex hotels in Japan.

They used to make nude pin-up playing cards because they started as a playing card company after all, in 1889.

And let's not forget, you may have bought a Switch 2, but you damn sure don't own it. Nintendo basically made you sign an EULA waiver when you powered the thing on, that if you modded it in any way, shape, or form, and they got a whiff of it, they could and would brick your system. And well, you're just SOL and JWL <Shit outta luck and Jolly well fucked> and will probably get sued by them as well. If I'm not wrong, that also falls into repairing it because, let's face it, they want all your money.

About the guy retiring, ya like a few people here said, I didn't and don't know the guy. He may be awesome, or he might be a pure prick. I don't know and honestly, I don't care. Because in the end, someone just the same or maybe worse will take his place. It just depends who can make the company the biggest profit in the end.

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I agree .
I think it could be just a deception just to cool down the hardcore nintendo fans and its critics and set him as a scapegoat for their own failures and horrible decisions .

But this guy was there , not very existing if its about Nintendo stuff and just vanished again .

I have a better question : Was he really the CEO or just toilet cleaner with a name to a nintendo villian to give Nintendo clout for nothing ?