[ QUOTE ] ...and really my arguement was that implementation of IR and Motion sensing was Nintendos attempt to make a fresh new experience. [/ QUOTE ] ... back in 1989... I'm not so sure Wii-Mote is a fresh new experience, since it is just a functional version of the Power Glove. Same idea, wave your hands around in front…
[ QUOTE ] [ QUOTE ] I guess to illustrate my point better we can look at the gamecube, which was decently powerful system with pretty good loadtimes, nice design and a pretty nice controller. It was very much the alternative to other consoles in terms of hardware and I guess it's really not what Nintendo wanted to do. [/…
[ QUOTE ] too bad because you decided to not go powerful and "focus on the game design"... [/ QUOTE ] They don't go "powerful" because: A) They can't afford it. B) It wouldn't generate maximized revenue. Nintendo isn't running a gamer's charity. They exist to make money, and making money is what they're doing. Whether or…
I hear a lot of people say that the Wii isnt about graphics, and that Nintendo doesn't need to compete in the "fast hardware" market. Theres not even anything that great on the Wii right now. Wii sports is fun until you realize its really nothing more than a tech demo. Then you've got... umm.... nothing? So we've got a…
It's primarily about exploiting an untapped demographic. The guy can bitch and moan about how he thinks Nintendo's console is a POS. Good for him, we all have opinions, but numbers don't lie, the console is selling very well. The Wii, however, does not appeal to me, but I can see the appeal many gamers have found for it.…
I honestly don't understand this. I see huge long posts about how going cheaper "allow them to push the envelope of their own games" which makes no sense at all. The only thing making the system cheap and less powerful does is allow Nintendo to sell lots of them by virtue of the lower price and (allegedly, I haven't seen…
[ QUOTE ] This is more like it: (Strictly talking about the constoles' ability, not the actual games made, obviously) [/ QUOTE ] I'd say that still isn't quite right. Power and "fun" are almost completely independent of each other. There is hardly any correlation between the two (like I said before, I know of several DS…
[ QUOTE ] ok cool. party system... sooo... its the Nintendo Minii-game, not the Wii? I don't get it. [/ QUOTE ] Wii, as in we want to play games together. Wii as in W-i-i the i's being two people, notice they didn't call it the Wi, that would be a single player experience. Wii as in the commercials, two people show up and…
[ QUOTE ] [ QUOTE ] ok cool. party system... sooo... its the Nintendo Minii-game, not the Wii? I don't get it. [/ QUOTE ] Wii, as in we want to play games together. Wii as in W-i-i the i's being two people, notice they didn't call it the Wi, that would be a single player experience. Wii as in the commercials, two people…
[ QUOTE ] I honestly don't understand this. I see huge long posts about how going cheaper "allow them to push the envelope of their own games" which makes no sense at all. The only thing making the system cheap and less powerful does is allow Nintendo to sell lots of them by virtue of the lower price and (allegedly, I…