2013-04-26, 10:52 AM
I have to agree with KhainiWest here. There's not much attraction to the XBox or Playstation consoles, really. 95% of the content you can get on those systems, you can get on the PC as well, for likely cheaper. Those consoles, to me, only scream "higher graphics, stronger hardware." There's not as much focus on a unique play style that would set it apart from the PC gaming situation. Nintendo, however, is completely different. They set their own standard.
The reason Nintendo is hurting at all right now is because, in the west, all people want is higher graphics, more power. They don't really aim so much toward unique play styles. It's really killing the gaming industry as a whole, really. People like the creators of the Unreal engine... They flat out laughed at Nintendo's Wii U and said they wouldn't support the Wii U for the Unreal Engine 4 for future games, even though it's well within the scope of the engine. They said it's because they don't consider the Wii U a "real next generation console," which is f'ucking bullsh'it. Why do they think that way? Because of the fact that Nintendo ISN'T going for the most high-graphics supporting technology to date. This is a major reason third parties don't want to support Nintendo. They just see the company as a joke, because their consoles don't have the lead in hardware.
The entire gaming industry in the west is following these same ideas. It's infuriating to see the industry go this way. People who say Nintendo is going to fail are just blind to the truth. Nintendo is the only one capable of holding their own at this point. While the others just clamor to their higher graphics, more power, Nintendo is setting their own standard, reaching to a broader audience. I don't see Nintendo going anywhere for a long time.
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Back to the main point of the thread : This isn't that surprising to me. With all of the news from the Nintendo Directs this year, I wasn't expecting anything major to be announced at E3, because they seem to be doing their major release information distribution on their own terms.
The reason Nintendo is hurting at all right now is because, in the west, all people want is higher graphics, more power. They don't really aim so much toward unique play styles. It's really killing the gaming industry as a whole, really. People like the creators of the Unreal engine... They flat out laughed at Nintendo's Wii U and said they wouldn't support the Wii U for the Unreal Engine 4 for future games, even though it's well within the scope of the engine. They said it's because they don't consider the Wii U a "real next generation console," which is f'ucking bullsh'it. Why do they think that way? Because of the fact that Nintendo ISN'T going for the most high-graphics supporting technology to date. This is a major reason third parties don't want to support Nintendo. They just see the company as a joke, because their consoles don't have the lead in hardware.
The entire gaming industry in the west is following these same ideas. It's infuriating to see the industry go this way. People who say Nintendo is going to fail are just blind to the truth. Nintendo is the only one capable of holding their own at this point. While the others just clamor to their higher graphics, more power, Nintendo is setting their own standard, reaching to a broader audience. I don't see Nintendo going anywhere for a long time.
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Back to the main point of the thread : This isn't that surprising to me. With all of the news from the Nintendo Directs this year, I wasn't expecting anything major to be announced at E3, because they seem to be doing their major release information distribution on their own terms.