tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12624260.post114737933174775117..comments2023-09-16T08:57:22.030-07:00Comments on oogu: WiidiculousBughttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05112909837995062972noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12624260.post-1147457085176497662006-05-12T11:04:00.000-07:002006-05-12T11:04:00.000-07:00I'll admit - it's certainly interesting. But to m...I'll admit - it's certainly interesting. But to me, it's interesting from an almost academic point of view. Not necessarily from a "wow! fun!" view.<BR/><BR/>Obviously the motion sensing wand technology lends itself really well to things like baseball, tennis, or lightsaber games. But, driving games? FPSs? Stealth games? RPGs? I don't know.<BR/><BR/>You there are other issues. In Nintendo's press conference, they said "The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess will make great use of the Wii's new technology." And I found myself thinking "shit. I'm gonna' have to buy this damn console just so I can play a new Zelda game." But the next thing they said was "And the game will be available for the GameCube, too." Rad! I get to play the game and don't have to buy the Wii to do so. Bad move on their part.<BR/><BR/>Another bad move in my book: creating the only Next-Gen wireless controller with a wire. (lame)<BR/><BR/>The big point Nintendo tried to make at the outset of their pWiisentation (is it old yet?) was that you don't know anyone who hasn't read a book, watched TV, or seen a movie. You know plenty of people, however, who haven't played games. They look at the Wii as a way of reaching that untapped market.<BR/><BR/>So, I thought "well, Mom doesn't play games. Let me look at the Wii from her point of view." What did I see? An incredibly daunting system to try and get used to. Mom is never going to fire up a Wii and start waving her arms all around to try and control Mario as he jumps through outer space.<BR/><BR/>I just think Nintendo is kidding themselves a bit with that entire line of thinking.Bughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05112909837995062972noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12624260.post-1147407729954915872006-05-11T21:22:00.000-07:002006-05-11T21:22:00.000-07:00Word has it that lines to try out the Wii and a we...Word has it that lines to try out the Wii and a wee-bit long (6 hours and 1,000 people deep) while there's no similar lines for the 360 or the PS3 booths.<BR/><BR/><A HREF="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aGlvLQzvJNA" REL="nofollow">TWO CAN PLAY THE YOUTUBE.COM GAME!</A><BR/><BR/>If E3 interest in any indication, I wouldn't rule this console out on a bad name and a dumb actor.EmoRiothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10832669840890970845noreply@blogger.com