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Solved: If Shigeru Miyamoto never said his most famous quote, who did?!

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  1. Oxalis
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    It's okay, we have a new version to use now. "Late is just for a little while, Suck is forever." ~ Gabe Newell 2023

    It's okay, we have a new version to use now.

    "Late is just for a little while, Suck is forever." ~ Gabe Newell 2023

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    EmperorPenguin
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    TLDR if you checked the comments to find out the answer, like I did: Spoiler It was said by Siobhan Beeman, the project director at Origin from 1989 to 1992. (correction: Ellen is their wife, not...

    TLDR if you checked the comments to find out the answer, like I did:

    Spoiler It was said by Siobhan Beeman, the project director at Origin from 1989 to 1992. (correction: Ellen is their wife, not the same person)
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      LorenzoStomp
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      It's confusingly written, but Ellen Beeman (née Guon) is Siobhan Beeman's wife. Articles about both of them can be found on the internet. Also, it appears the writer of this article is not the...

      It's confusingly written, but Ellen Beeman (née Guon) is Siobhan Beeman's wife. Articles about both of them can be found on the internet. Also, it appears the writer of this article is not the first to track down the true source of the quote, here's a blog from April 2022 using the correct attribution.

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      1. EmperorPenguin
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        Thanks for clearing that up, I had a really hard time understanding what the article was saying.

        Thanks for clearing that up, I had a really hard time understanding what the article was saying.

  3. rkcr
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    "A delayed game is eventually good, but a rushed game is forever bad" is a quote often attributed to Miyamoto, but where's it really from?

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  4. Nemoder
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    Wherever it came from it was certainly more true in the 80s and 90s for systems that couldn't do post-release updates. Still mostly true today of course for public perception and those initial...

    Wherever it came from it was certainly more true in the 80s and 90s for systems that couldn't do post-release updates. Still mostly true today of course for public perception and those initial reviews but early access and perpetual betas have changed things somewhat.

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