The more I get excited. I can't wait for e3 and all the content that will be revieled. I honestly think that Nintendo will break through the US market this time. To me at least, it seems they haven't made a huge impact since the SNES (this is from what I've seen with people I know). I hardly hear anyone talk about the Gamecube. In fact, the Gamecube section at my local game shop has such a tiny section on the wall. It's sad. It's hard for me to find games for it.
I think so too, but it certainly won't get a lot of attention from G4, but that is not important. What is important is how many consoles they sell. Few things that will lead to their success will be that: a) their system will start out at a price of about $200 to $250 and possibly even lower, we won't know until E3. B) the new level of interaction. Nintendo will only demand games that actually make very good use of the controllers capabilities. C) the learning curve for developing on the console is rather small compared to both the ps3 and 360. Especially for those who already developed gamecube games since the wii is essentially a faster gamecube. Nintendo won't certainly be dominant. They won't destroy Sony or MS but there will be a good amount of buyers for the console for its simplicity and level of interactivity that PS3 and 360 cannot give. I do see myself buying the revolution and from what I know, it certainly is 'revolutionary' compared to what is out there right now. You gotta look at nintendo as apple and sony/MS as the PC industry. "Apple may have 10% of market share, but it is certainly the top 10%", got that from steadster's sig, which is a quote from Douglas Adams. I see the nintendo the same way.
Now that I think about it, the controller may hinder some success. Yes, it's inovative and the games MADE for it will be something new to sink your teeth into, but what about the games made for multiple systems? Now that I think about it, there will probably be an adapter of some sort to hook in an alternative controler to play the SNES, Gamecube and N64 games. The price tag will be a big influence on what people purchase. ESPECIALLY during the holiday season. Parents will say "$500 or $200?". Which do you think most will choose? No way in hell I'm going to save up and spend $500 JUST for a system. I don't care if it scratches your nuts while you play (sorry), or shows you the future, I'm NOT going to spend that amount of dough. I'm a serious gamer, but I do have other priorities that require my money (BILLS). If I was living at home still, hell yes I'd splurge my $1000 a month on games. Yet, that's not the case. There are 3 major companies right now. I don't see much bashing on the TV adds right now (remember Sega Gen and NES?). I figure they're all turning a good profit to even need to try and slander one another. Ok now I'm rambling. I'm for Nintendo on this Gen. maybe the phantom will actually come out and blow everyone out of the water. :110:
I will be interested to see what kind of third party support will be available from the start. After reading the linked write up in the Metal Slug thread about how the controller gestures will just be translated into joystick/button style input, I am concerned that game developers will just not use the controller movement the way it is intended. I had the same fear when the DS came out, but thankfully the game developers (for the most parts) seemed to try different things with the interface. As far as the price, the Wii is still going to be looked at as the "kids" console, particularly if Nintendo does stick with the name. If it comes out at the lowest price point of the next gen consoles, then it will be the hands-down winner at Christmas (if the November/Thanksgiving release date is true) simply because parents are historically cheap and Nintendo is a known name. I am hoping that they will finally have a working system at E3, or at least videos of people playing it where you can actually see the responsiveness of the controller movements. That is where my biggest concern still lies.
It will be up to the consumer to really decide if a multiplatform game is executed well on Nintendo's system. But of course, Nintendo will be very chosy if that game will be given the green light to be developed on their system. Nintendo only wants successful games on their system, games that people will buy, not a lot of 3rd party support where the majority of the games end up being crap and not sell at all. Having this new level of interaction, this give Nintendo a good excuse to be like it was back in the day, where they had control in the development of 3rd party games.
I'm not sure that this is entirely a good thing. Historically, Nintendo has had a somewhat prudish view of their consoles. Granted, I think that Nintendo has "matured" a little bit in what they perceive as acceptable, but I don't think that having direct control or influence on what is or is not in a third party's game is appropriate anymore. They can make suggestions or outright deny certification for a game, but they should not take part in the actual development.
With so many crappy games making the cut at every generation, their requirments and standards are just politics and empty words to my ears.
