Capcom criticizes AIAS nominations
A few days back, we talked about the AIAS awards which has Loco Roco, Wii Sports, Gears of War among its many nominees for a wide variety of categories. One thing that we didn’t notice from the list is that no Capcom games were nominated, Dead Rising for the Xbox 360 and Okami for the PS2 were surprisingly absent from the Console Game of the Year category. This earned the ire of Capcom and in an issued statement, this is what they had to say about that:
According to the AIAS DICE website, ‘Since 1998, the peer-based Interactive Achievement Awards are dedicated to recognizing the outstanding products, talented individuals, and ground-breaking development teams that have propelled the advancement of the multi-billion dollar worldwide entertainment software industry.’ What the site neglects to mention is that a product, individual or development team cannot and will not be nominated for an award unless a company buys its way in to the AIAS.
Harsh as it may sound, you can’t really blame Capcom for feeling that way since for the past two years, no Capcom game has been nominated for an AIAS award. Also, they really believe that finances and memberships are taken into consideration when its time to nominating a game.
Now, it’s a good thing that there are two sides to any story. Speaking to GameSpot, AIAS President, Joseph Olin denied Capcom’s accusations and mentioned that the only reason why the members-only rule is in place is because it allows AIAS to be a purely independent organization, and memberships are not their way of making money. He continued by saying:
As powerful a medium we are, we need an independent voice that is able to recognize singular accomplishments within the medium. The only way to do that is to involve all the various parties, … have them put aside their natural competitive tendencies, … and be able to speak as one voice as to what are the year’s best games.
Now, it’s your turn to share your thoughts on this issue. We’ll keep you updated for future developments.
Via Gamespot
A few days back, we talked about the AIAS awards which has Loco Roco, Wii Sports, Gears of War among its many nominees for a wide variety of categories. One thing that we didn’t notice from the list is that no Capcom games were nominated, Dead Rising for the Xbox 360 and Okami for the PS2 were surprisingly absent from the Console Game of the Year category. This earned the ire of Capcom and in an issued statement, this is what they had to say about that:
According to the AIAS DICE website, ‘Since 1998, the peer-based Interactive Achievement Awards are dedicated to recognizing the outstanding products, talented individuals, and ground-breaking development teams that have propelled the advancement of the multi-billion dollar worldwide entertainment software industry.’ What the site neglects to mention is that a product, individual or development team cannot and will not be nominated for an award unless a company buys its way in to the AIAS.
Harsh as it may sound, you can’t really blame Capcom for feeling that way since for the past two years, no Capcom game has been nominated for an AIAS award. Also, they really believe that finances and memberships are taken into consideration when its time to nominating a game.
Now, it’s a good thing that there are two sides to any story. Speaking to GameSpot, AIAS President, Joseph Olin denied Capcom’s accusations and mentioned that the only reason why the members-only rule is in place is because it allows AIAS to be a purely independent organization, and memberships are not their way of making money. He continued by saying:
As powerful a medium we are, we need an independent voice that is able to recognize singular accomplishments within the medium. The only way to do that is to involve all the various parties, … have them put aside their natural competitive tendencies, … and be able to speak as one voice as to what are the year’s best games.
Now, it’s your turn to share your thoughts on this issue. We’ll keep you updated for future developments.
Via Gamespot
