I think Nintendo doesn’t do achievements because the achievements shouldn’t be the sole reward. Nintendo wants to encourage developers to make gameplay that’s rewarding on its own, and doesn’t need the crutch of arbitrary trophies. Think of how many games you’ve played where you’ve slogged through tedious missions and…

Seriously glad they don’t have them. I find achievements to be the dumbest and most moronic thing ever invented in gaming. It literally is just a tiny thing that pops up and says “Hey! You did a thing!”. You get nothing for it and it means nothing. No one looks at your achievements or “gamer score/level”. Seriously,…

I know some people like it but I would lose some respect for nintendo if they did.

Granted it was six years ago, but here’s an explanation Nintendo’s Bill Trinen gave me about this, referencing his knowledge of how the company’s top developers in Japan think.

Reggie tends not to divulge more than what Nintendo has announced already. I know that going into interviews with him and try to have a conversation that’s less about hunting for product news and more about getting a sense about where Nintendo’s heads are at on a bunch of things. Gone are the days when I’ll be asking…