Way back in the old days, my compadre Plagiarize and I used to debate Nintendo vs. Ms/Sony in the console wars. A long-time Nintendo nut, he was very excited about the new DS and the upcoming "Revolution" console. Having seen the DS and read a lot about the Revolution's just-announced motion controls, I stated they were toys, not real gaming consoles. Gimmicks as opposed to real game-making technology.
Now the Revolution is the Wii, and I’ve been proven mostly wrong. Why mostly? Because Nintendo is apparently dead set on the Wii being nothing more than a casual game delivery system intended for people who don’t normally play games.
The latest evidence? Fatal Frame: Mask of the Lunar Eclipse, the fourth game in the series, was released in Japan last year. The Suda-51 designed game was intended to revitalize the franchise by using the Wii’s excellent Fps-style...
Now the Revolution is the Wii, and I’ve been proven mostly wrong. Why mostly? Because Nintendo is apparently dead set on the Wii being nothing more than a casual game delivery system intended for people who don’t normally play games.
The latest evidence? Fatal Frame: Mask of the Lunar Eclipse, the fourth game in the series, was released in Japan last year. The Suda-51 designed game was intended to revitalize the franchise by using the Wii’s excellent Fps-style...
- 4/8/2009
- by Mr. Dark
- DreadCentral.com
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