Update #72 - Release window and Vita announcement

freddythemonkey

In a 2016 interview with Miyamoto, Joshua Wittenkeller actually asked him about that quote.  Miyamoto clarified, "What I meant to say is that if you release a game in a bad state, you will always regret it." 

So yeah, I think I more or less agree with you when you say the original quote probably shouldn't be treated as an absolute.  I think, especially through a modern lens, the quote speaks more about Nintendo's philosophy towards patches than anything else.  Their games have occasionally had a serious issue that needed patching (like in Skyward Sword and Pokémon X/Y),  but they generally like to try and get it right the first time (I believe the Hollow Knight devs mentioned this when working with them to get their Switch port out, but I couldn't find the interview :'c).

Reviewers generally don't re-review games after patches come out, but even if they did, I think it would still be hard to deny the power of a first impression.

I prefer a delayed game that a non-perfect one.
Games nowdays have thousands of patches, day-one patches and fixes months (and even years!) after release because they are all rushed, it's ridiculous.

Coincidentally, 505 Games took it upon themselves to re-publish that game to the One, before it was known to have redeemed itself. Good on them imo.

@autumn thanks for that context for the quote, now I want to start spamming it myself

Internally we have targets and goals, but production needs to hit certain milestones before we can know if those targets and goals are obtainable. Until we have those boxes checked, we'll be cagey about an actual release date, but we aren't letting production be aimless. 



Bad news is always bad news, but if you look at CotM, Inti Creates got bad PR from how the codes and everything were handled, but once the game was available, people really enjoyed it because at the end of the day, the game is what matters. While we hate to disappoint even a single backer, we want to be open about the process and make sure that when we reach the end of the journey we can be proud of what we accomplished. 

I'm hoping that the rise of the switch gets Konami to change their mind on a number of franchises. As a fan (and former employee), I think they have so much untapped potential. 

Thank you a lot for your answers Question (that sentence sounds odd lol). 

I already stated what i think, but i wanted to add two more cents on the whole discussion.

First, i think the negativity about the delay can't be avoided. As i said above, the Mighty Number 9 ghost is still upon us and people keep remembering it. I think the damage made  by the delay can't really be healed completely. It is just something that happened and that's it.

Second, i really believe IGA wants to do the best that he can, and that includes listening to fans and backers...sometimes, a little too much. From Vepar's look to Miriam's walking speed, IGA listened to everything people complained and i really think he shouldn't listen to fans and backers that much.

I'm sorry if this will sound offensive, but people need to learn to be a little less demanding and stop complaining about everything. As i said before, several games nowadays have tons of delays. Doom 2016 took nine years to be completed. Mass Effect Andromed., on the other hand, was made in roughly four years, with third-party studios to speed things up...and we all know what happened due to that (i didn't even played it, due to how awful it looked and sounded).

That has been a worry of mine since the beginning. So many games these days get multiple patches and they still aren't in great shape. I just started Hob, and despite being on version 1.17, the game crashed twice within the first hour. I'm sure Bloodstained is going to end up with a few patches, but I really hope the game plays well enough and doesn't force me to consider waiting until the game is patched in order to play.