It stuns me that everyone continues to act as though Nintendo is so bloody 'innovative' ('innovative', the 'paradigm' of the '00s). Motion sensors have been around forever, Microsoft had a motion sensing gamepad eons before the 'Wii' (Big-N deserves bankruptcy for that abomination alone) was ever thought of. Big-N steals from MS (among others) and everybody talks about how innovative they are? What, do you have to be on crack to be a Nintendo Fan-boy/girl, or what? I hear the same crap with the DS, "Ohhhh, they were the first ones with touch gaming!". Say what? I was playing games on my Palm a decade before the DS. Color touch gaming? Had that on my PPC. Color touch gaming with net access? PPC again. Huh, come to think of it, Nintendo does have a history of stealing from MS, don't they? I like my DS, but there isn't a single thing about it that hasn't been done a dozen times before.
Big-N decides to use ideas that have been around forever, Sony decides they will too, BFD -- the only thing surprising here is people making the ludicrous claim that Sony is stealing from Big-N when it wasn't Big-N's idea in the first place. Doesn't matter, though, both Big-N and Sony are going to discover the hard way (though I expect Sony already knows whilst Big-N is, as usual, at least for the past two generations, lacking in anything remotely resembling a clue) why it is that motion sensing has never been anything but a gimmick in gaming. Big-N can diss gamers all they want (talk about stupidity, it is never, ever a good idea to urinate all over your core demographic, even if your core demo is stupid enough to take it) but that won't change reality. After the crack wears off will come the sad realization that waving your arms around in the air is about as fun as having to run in place for an hour before your on-screen character will go from one town to another.
Oh, and the idea that waving a DVD remote around in the air is somehow more 'natural' and thus will bring in the non-gaming masses? Not even crack can explain that one, we're talking outright mental retardation as the only possible explanation. But then the name "Wii" (way to cement your "kiddie" image there, Big-N) pretty much already proved there are plenty of brain damaged idgets at Big-N HQ.
It saddens me to see Big-N fall so far. It stuns me to see how many fan-boy/girl lemmings are going to need medicating when they inevitably realize they just jumped off the reality cliff, too.
What's that I hear? Ah, yes, it's the sound of Joystiq well and truly jumping the shark.
Dragging religion or politics into where they're not needed is rarely a very bright idea, but it's especially stupid to do so for a badly written puff piece that lacks a coherent sentence, let alone a discernable point of any import.
"and the idea of gaining respect by 'kicking butt' is pretty much analogues to shanking the biggest guy in the big house so you don't be nobody's bitch."
Actually it's more yet another example of the biggest problem facing the gaming industry -- systemic immaturity on a fundamental level. Sadly, an immaturity that severely limits the gaming industry and, unless addressed, will inevitably lead to yet another collapse.
Anatomy of shame: Dual Shake vs. Wiimote
May 9th 2006 9:03AM (Joystiq)Big-N decides to use ideas that have been around forever, Sony decides they will too, BFD -- the only thing surprising here is people making the ludicrous claim that Sony is stealing from Big-N when it wasn't Big-N's idea in the first place. Doesn't matter, though, both Big-N and Sony are going to discover the hard way (though I expect Sony already knows whilst Big-N is, as usual, at least for the past two generations, lacking in anything remotely resembling a clue) why it is that motion sensing has never been anything but a gimmick in gaming. Big-N can diss gamers all they want (talk about stupidity, it is never, ever a good idea to urinate all over your core demographic, even if your core demo is stupid enough to take it) but that won't change reality. After the crack wears off will come the sad realization that waving your arms around in the air is about as fun as having to run in place for an hour before your on-screen character will go from one town to another.
Oh, and the idea that waving a DVD remote around in the air is somehow more 'natural' and thus will bring in the non-gaming masses? Not even crack can explain that one, we're talking outright mental retardation as the only possible explanation. But then the name "Wii" (way to cement your "kiddie" image there, Big-N) pretty much already proved there are plenty of brain damaged idgets at Big-N HQ.
It saddens me to see Big-N fall so far. It stuns me to see how many fan-boy/girl lemmings are going to need medicating when they inevitably realize they just jumped off the reality cliff, too.
Jesus the hardcore gamer
Apr 20th 2006 6:47PM (Joystiq)Dragging religion or politics into where they're not needed is rarely a very bright idea, but it's especially stupid to do so for a badly written puff piece that lacks a coherent sentence, let alone a discernable point of any import.
GDC: The Nintendo keynote blow by blow (Updated)
Mar 23rd 2006 4:44PM (Joystiq)Ah, it's fun to watch the line between fanboy and insane cultist being crossed...
Girls and hardcore gaming meet in the Home of Chrome
Feb 27th 2006 8:53PM (Joystiq)Actually it's more yet another example of the biggest problem facing the gaming industry -- systemic immaturity on a fundamental level. Sadly, an immaturity that severely limits the gaming industry and, unless addressed, will inevitably lead to yet another collapse.
Microsoft on the 8 faces of Vista: Oops!
Feb 21st 2006 8:14PM (Engadget)No kidding. Engadeget, now with almost as much ABMer stupidity in one sentence than your average /. post manages in an entire thread.