Nintendo to publish The Conduit [update]
by David Hinkle 
{ Oct 2nd 2008 at 12:47PM }
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Update: It turns out our skepticism was warranted. Cammie did mean to say "exclusive first-person shooter." Okay then, back to waiting on who will publish this game.
During the fall media summit, Nintendo's Cammie Dunaway has called The Conduit an "exclusive first-party shooter coming to Wii." Could this mean Nintendo is publishing the game? Sure, and, frankly, we all expected as much. But, it could just be a slip of words. Maybe she meant first-person shooter? We're going to try and stay optimistic about it and just go with Nintendo publishing the thing, because we'd like to see that. If she did just mix up her words, expect an update from us.
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Sonic_13 @ Oct 2nd 2008 12:55PM
It was definitely just a slip up. Maybe Nintendo is going to publish the game, but it would be a second-party game, not a first-party game.
KingKRule @ Oct 2nd 2008 1:16PM
Ha I always wondered what constitues a second party title, and Sonic you have cleared this up for me... Learn something new everyday
Ethan @ Oct 2nd 2008 2:00PM
When they own the distribution rights to the game but not the developer.
Winboy @ Oct 2nd 2008 1:01PM
My face was priceless when I read this. :D Nintendo can do no wrong with first party titles.
scott509 @ Oct 2nd 2008 1:04PM
great news. seriously this just gets better and better but does anybody know if they picked the control scheme yet....? yea i know about the contest.
Tony @ Oct 2nd 2008 1:06PM
The day keeps getting better and better! ;-)
jpc168 @ Oct 2nd 2008 1:15PM
it sounds to me like a slip-up, but you never know. i think the title of the post definitely needs to be updated to point out the fact that its not confirmed and its a possible slip-up
Fulluphigh @ Oct 2nd 2008 1:21PM
I actually think this news could be rather unfortunate: it makes the odds of friend codes being included much higher.
The devs stated that they don't want to use the system, but if it's going to be a second party title, it seems very unlikely they won't.
James @ Oct 2nd 2008 1:34PM
I misread it at first and was like "What? First PARTY shooter?" then was imagining some form of 1st-person Mario Party with guns...
sn1per @ Oct 2nd 2008 2:54PM
I'm gonna go with this being a slip by Cammie Dunaway.
I swear, that woman is like the Sarah Palin of Nintendo. She clearly knows nothing about videogames, and was only hired to make the soccer moms buying Wiis for their kids feel like they could identify with the company.
Anthony @ Oct 2nd 2008 4:03PM
Great news that Nintendo are publishing "The Conduit!"
I can't wait to see a "The Conduit" triology emerge - I am confidant not only will the Conduit deliver but it will motivate greater things from other developers.
And leave Palin and Dunaway alone already lolz the industry needs more women at all levels.
sn1per @ Oct 2nd 2008 4:46PM
So basically, what you're saying is, we should put women in positions of power, regardless of their abilities? Are you suggesting that women can't reach these positions based on their own merit?
Who's the sexist now?
ramuji @ Oct 2nd 2008 5:30PM
Please explain how you feel that Mrs. Dunaway, with a B.S. in business administration, an M.B.A. from Harvard Business School, and the former chief marketing office at Yahoo!, is unqualified to be the executive vice president of sales & marketing at Nintendo.
Other than you somehow find her personally unacceptable, of course. I happen to find her quite charming, but that also is irrelevant to whether or not she is qualified to do the job, no?
sn1per @ Oct 2nd 2008 5:53PM
I don't see how an MBA makes you qualified to do PR for a video game company, which is essentially what she is doing here.
Anthony @ Oct 3rd 2008 6:35AM
sn1per, I wasn't suggesting you were sexist.
I believe that Cammie and Sarah have reached where they are on their own merit. They are both talented and able women with great potential which has made one Executive VP of Sales and Marketing and the other Republican Party nominee for the VP of the USA. Nobody *put* them where they are today. It is down to their own merits.
trainwrecka @ Oct 2nd 2008 6:09PM
we've got Reggie, Iwata, Siggy, and more to speak for us. Is it really that bad that they hired someone to reach women better? Nintendo is on top and breaking barriers the industry thought no one could break. I may not relate to Cammie doesn't mean my mom doesn't (or the casual gamer).
Sarcasm
I'm sure McCain nabbed Palin to win over soccer moms
/sarcasm
Palin is the type of conservative most women and men relate to, McCain is too liberal for most conservatives. She became an overnight success for this reason. A lot of people share her views in the same way a lot of people share the views of Obama.