Former Nintendo UK general manager says hardcore gamers in the team initially “poo-pooed” Nintendogs
Posted on 3 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in DS, News | 0 comments
Nintendogs is one of Nintendo’s most successful DS games having sold over 20 million units. The journey to get there wasn’t easy though. Even within Nintendo’s internally, there were doubts as to whether the game would actually succeed.
David Yarnton, former Nintendo UK general manager, told GamesIndustry that “a lot of the hardcore gamers in our team poo-pooed it.” Once they got some hands-on time though, it didn’t take long for them to be “converted”.
Yarnton said:
