2011-04-26, 10:43 AM
ShiKage Wrote:You're acting like any console puts out any decent games anymore. Other than the Zelda franchise, I tend to stay away from console games. All I ever hear about with XBox and PS3 are FIRST PERSON SHOOTER GAMES! "<Company name> HAS JUST RELEASED <generic FPS title> 3! THIS IS THE MOST BADASS THING SINCE FOREVER!" .......Seriously? You point and shoot. What's so ground breaking about that? ._.
Console video gaming, as a whole, has been disappointing since the end of the Nintendo 64 era. Even then... I felt like there were a lack of great games.
I'm not really going to be too impressed with video gaming until they start making classic-style games that would make gaming fun again OR until they release one of the following :
Virtual Reality (I don't see this ever happening, to be honest...)
Holographic Video Gaming (I'm not sure how this would work, either)
Motion control is decent and all, but is it really great for gaming? I think using controllers is a much better option for quite the majority of video games. Motion controls seem nice on sports games, dancing games, or even games like Zelda (while still using a controller, of course... If it turns into Kinect type gameplay... I'm not touching it), where motion controls would actually enhance the game. Even then... it can be too tedious to bother with, especially if you've just gotten off a long work day or something similar.
TL;DR : I'm not excited for the next console at this point. As long as they don't delay Skyward Sword and release it specifically for the next console, I don't give a sh'it. If they do, I'll rage and my blood will boil hotter than all of the lava in hell.
B'itch please, the Wii was amazing for toddlers and middle aged ladies, but you can't deny the fact that it was somewhat dumb for real/semi-hardcore gamers. It's obvious that most gamers felt disappointed by the lack of improving the Wii showed.
The Motion Controller has already fallen back too much compared to how smooth the Kinect and Move are, obviously after more developing. The only problem with the Wii is that it hasn't aged well, and it really starts to show its 5 years in the market. Even if they still sell, it hasn't received a super expected game in months, like when MH Tri arrived or No More Heroes 2.
PS3 and 360, especially PS3 with the price cut and the pirating, have become much more appealing after getting a more bigger and appealing catalogue for classic gamer audiences.
Nintendo also recovered a lot of popularity, outside America specifically, since around Europe and the rest of the world the N brand could be seen only on handhelds. The N64 and the Gamecube were major flops sadly, and the Wii sales had to deal with that.
If Nintendo releases a powerful console on the vein of the PS3/360 and it fails, Nintendo definitely has a problem dealing with major 3rd parties and dishing out top-tier tools for developers and, in the end, good games for the not-casual audience.