Comments on: Tokyo Game Show

By: » Game Boy Micro

» Game Boy Micro — Sun, 25 Sep 2005 13:53:55 +0000

[...] I’ve actually always been a fan of Nintendo, and despite the fact that they have a history of coming up with weirdass controllers, they’ve managed to hold on with the aid of their ridiculously good catalogue of franchise games. [...]

By: buttonmashing.com » Blog Archive » The Revolution will be blogged

buttonmashing.com » Blog Archive » The Revolution will be blogged — Tue, 20 Sep 2005 03:43:42 +0000

[...] I linked a handful of the “pro” sites with information about the new revolution controller when I first blogged it. Not to discount their contribution as gamers but I wanted to take a look around the gaming blogs and see what gamers are thinking. Here are a smattering of comments I’ve found over the past few days. [...]

By: Seirhune

Seirhune — Sat, 17 Sep 2005 00:13:16 +0000

I patiently watched Iwata’s speech that’s linked off of Nintendo. He brings up a lot of good points I think, about expanding the gaming audience. I’ve always admired Nintendo’s guts to go try something new and I appreciate that they haven’t gone in the direction games have been going this whole time. Though my circle’s opinion often says “Nintendo, they are like the Apple of the console world.” And the new controller definately does look like some spawn of Apple. With EyeToy-like capabilities.

I’m intrigued by it, my husband is worried it will continue to solidify Nintendo’s niche as “Oh, well, kids and older people can play it, so therefore it’s for people not as smart or experiences as me, the UberGamer. I must prove my intelligence through complexity and Mature rated games.” Bah, I say! Simplicity of design, intuitive motion. Pure joys of Mario.

Maybe it will make games more engaging again.

Because I’m tired of mashing the button repeatedly. I have faith.

(P.S. They don’t think you’re fat. Maybe. Heck, DDR is crazy popular…if only Nintendo thought of it back in the days of the Power Pad….hmmmm….)

By: Bobster

Bobster — Fri, 16 Sep 2005 11:22:30 +0000

The video makes it look like playing could be a physical work-out. Does Nintendo think I’m fat or something?

It does look like fun. The video shows two players working together with one controler. That may help me to get my wife involved in one of the most important things in the universe. Gaming.

By: CorvusE

CorvusE — Fri, 16 Sep 2005 09:45:44 +0000

I suspect my wife and I would be all over a MMO hockey title. It’s really only a matter of time, don’t you think?