It was around this time last year that I finally went out and bought a Wii, I recall Nintendo had just recently released the Mario Anniversary console that was that funny red colour and came with a copy of New Super Mario Bros (??) as well as basically Mario All-Stars and a book.
I couldn't wait though and bought the Motion Plus pack with Sports Resort...I just wanted to get it home and set up - After all, Donkey Kong Country Returns was coming out. That and Goldeneye was an exclusive.
Not 12 months later and the console bundled with Mario Kart is about half the price I paid for my system.
Moving on...I have had Nintendo's for over 20 years - NES, Gameboy, SNES, N64, DS and Wii. I am not overly blown away by the 3DS - In fact considering certain 'Smart' Phones have the same 3D technology integrated, Steve Jobs philosophy of integration of components into ONE unit, perhaps people will no longer want a seperate device for hand held gaming - Android, iOS, Windows Mobile 7 and other mobile OS's will probably swoop in more than they already have - And the SONY PSP best watch out too.
I'm concerned about Nintendo now as they might be heading down the path of SEGA and focusing attention on developing software - Iconic branded games such as Mario, Zelda, Donkey Kong, Metroid, etc for other hardware platforms.
Supposedly this Christmas season the weight of Nintendo's holiday success balances on...the redesign of the Wii (sits down flat and doesn't have backwards Gamecube capability) and the release of the new Zelda game Skyward Sword.
I don't think it's going to be enough personally - The Wii has been out for years, if they are looked after the consoles last for years people already have Wii's - And Zelda? Great games but they don't suit everybody's taste. Perhaps if Nintendo did focus in on game software hings wouldn't be THAT bad...I mean theoretically they'd have more time towards making great games.
I just hope to never see them on SONY.
I still have my original GameBoy and love it. I also have a Virtual Boy that I stole from by brother in law.
ReplyDeleteThat's pretty funny AlenTesch - I have my original grey Gameboy as well as an 'original' red Gameboy I stole from my brother :P
ReplyDeleteI suppose it's just part of life that things lose their value pretty quickly as disgusting and annoying as it is man. Awesome post as always regardless buddy.
ReplyDeleteI really hope Nintendo doesn't go the way of SEGA, they're about the only people left now with deep roots in games and gaming. It's why the Xbawx and PS3 have such good third party compatibility, they need it.
ReplyDeleteThe motion thing was always kitschy, that's why so few people developed for wii. Look how few "awesome" games are out for Kinect and Motion Plus. It's a shitty concept in this iteration, and the Kinect is better used for all the other stuff people are hacking it to do.
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