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Idiot Of The Week: NPR's Chana Joffe-Walt

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2008-01-11 11:45:58 by Harold Goldberg in VH1 Game Break
...Walt not only hasnt played Halo, not only hasnt read the books: she doesnt think gamers can read. She actually said that to the series writer, Joseph Staten. Hey, Chana: Im a gamer who won a national magazine award and had a book serialized in the Times of London. And every game critic I know in New York is just as accomplished or more...
 
Tags: chana joffe-walt, chana, joffe-walt, npr, audio story, story, story pass muster, books, halo books
 
 
 
 
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Walt Disney World And Nintendo Join Forces

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2008-01-18 00:45:52 by Brian Lockhart in DigitalBattle
...Walt Disney World Imagineers are working on a new program right now for the theme park, which is going to simply revolutionize the way we think of theme parks. Currently they are running trials with families as we speak. Revolutionizing the theme park experience sure seems like a tall order, but surprisingly, the revolution will come...
 
Tags: disney, theme park experience, theme park, park information, information, nintendo, park, disney magic connection, based
 
 
 
 
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Shigeru Miyamoto Gaming's Walt Disney

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2008-05-26 21:12:38 by Shawn Sines in Gaming Today
...Walt Disney as long as the people of Nintendo receive credit as well Whats important is that the people that I work with are also recognized and that its the Nintendo brand that goes forward and continues to become strong and popular, he said by way of comparing Walt Disneys role in the larger brand with his. And if people are going to...
 
Tags: miyamoto, shigeru miyamoto, miyamoto lives, nintendo receive credit, nintendo, nintendo brand, influential people, people, walt disney
 
 
 
 
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Chana Joffe-Walt needs to see this!

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2008-01-11 04:43:15 by RawmeatCowboy in Go Nintendo
Earlier today, we posted a story about NPR personality Chana Joffe-Walt. She seemed to think that games didnt have stories, and that gamers were either illiterate, or didnt read at all. I think I should send her a copy of Harvey Birdman, courtesy of GoNintendo A gamewith a storyand reading! I know, I cant believe it either! Thanks to our friend...
 
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NY Times: Miyamoto Walt Disney of digital generation

2008-05-26 21:14:09 by patlike in videogaming247
 
The New York Times recently interviewed Nintendo supremo Shigeru Miyamoto and called him the Walt Disney of digital generation. Whats important is that the people that I work with are also recognized and that its the Nintendo brand that goes forward and continues to become strong and popular, said Miyamoto when confronted with the comparison. And
 
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NPR Reporter Shocked By Inclusion Of Story In Gaming

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2008-01-11 13:28:55 by Earnest Cavalli in Game | Life
...Walt's recent edition of the network's All Things Considered program examines the success of the recent Halo: Contact Harvest novel, and concludes that story is an important element in gaming While the above might seem like it would go without saying to those of you who have handled a controller at some point over the past two decades,...
 
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NPR takes a condescending look at stories in games

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2008-01-10 00:00:00 by Scott Jon Siegel in Joystiq
...Walt didn't, which only partly explains her condescending -- borderline inflammatory -- piece on Bungie 's Joseph Staten, who wrote the latest Halo novel, Contact Harvest . Throughout the piece , Joffe-Walt takes unfair jabs at video game fans, questioning their literacy ("Do gamers read?") as well as their general sophistication Near the...
 
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Disney Magic Connection Tests Successful

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2008-01-30 01:41:49 by Brian Lockhart in DigitalBattle
...Walt Disney World would be implementing into the Magic Kingdom (and likely others to follow). Take a gander at the article to familiarize yourself with the cool new uses for the Nintendo DS that they plan on implementing in the park. After running their tests with families, the reports are in and people really love the way the Nintendo DS has...
 
Tags: disney, disney magic connection, walt disney world, magic, disney imagineers, walt disney, magic kingdom, park, nintendo join forces
 
 
 
 
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NPR personality proves she knows nothing about games

2008-01-10 13:04:08 by RawmeatCowboy in Go Nintendo
 
...Walt Apparently Chana Joffe-Walt had no problem at all doing a podcast related to stories in gameswhen she obviously has no idea whats going on. While the statement above may annoy you, her other statement paints gamers as illiterate dolts. Quite simply put, she asks Do gamers read? I have a question for you Mrs. Joffe-Waltdo you research...
 
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Video Marketplace Offers MORE!

2008-02-28 21:59:00 by DirtyDiva in Gamerscore Blog
 
...Walt Disney Studios, Oscar nominated, Best Supporting Actress Becoming Jane (Walt Disney Studios August Rush (WB March of Penguins (WB Training Day (WB Unforgiven (WB Check out the full press release for more from ABC and others
 
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