Nintendo warms to critical user-generated comments

George HarrisonNext-Gen examines Nintendo’s once controlling past with regards to user-generated content, particularly critical comments made about the company online. VP George Harrison divulges…

“Opening up a MySpace area doesn’t sound all that innovative to you guys,” he told an audience of game marketers. “But for us it was a big deal. When people previously said bad things about Nintendo on our community areas, we deleted. Now we had to take the decision not to meddle.”

Great to see the company backing the value of learning from your fanbase. Surely they delete sailor mouth comments, however…