This. Nintendo will not die from the Wii U, but depending on how badly it sells, Nintendo will need to reorganize their business.
And this doesn't mean firing Iwata. It means looking for fresher developers and designers, ones who can retain tradition, but also inject some fresh ideas into their library. Retro Studios, Next Level Games and Platinum Games did some really amazing stuff over the last couple gens, so Nintendo needs to get devs on their side who can approach th...
But the last Nintendo console was an enormous seller. One less-than-stellar console is not a good enough reason to fire someone who has contributed to such a resounding financial success. The big picture needs to be addressed.
If Nintendo's next two or three home consoles are bombs (similar to what happened to Sega), I could understand that view, but at the moment, there is no reason to go third-party for anything.
It was a great system. I don't know why people hate on it so much.
Look, I'm all for improved tech, but this article loses all of its credibility with this sentence alone:
"it doesn't have the raw power to attract the attention of the crowd eager for new boundaries and new possibilities"
This is a problem because history has constantly supported the fact that tech does not automatically equal first place. Nintendo alone have proven that time and time again. Hell, the PS2 was the weakest in tech in its gener...
Well-said bubble for you.
Look, man, if you don't agree with me, that's fine. That's the point of a discussion, but when you start throwing out the insults, that's where the whole side of the argument starts to come apart. Please don't start name-calling just because you disagree with my views. If you really think that your view is 100% right all the time, fine, but at least have the courtesy to be respectful in a discussion.
"Direct cause"? I did not say direct cause. Di...
So humans are strong enough to create something important through games, but (when applied to the examples I showed) they're weak enough to succumb to its influence? That means that the art is overpowering the creator AND its audience? That doesn't make any sense.
And even under your logic, you still haven't disproven my point: that the art DID SOMETHING. It caused an emotional response which contributed to that physical effect. The fact that there was a physical ...
I'm sorry, but judging from your comments on this issue, you seem to think that the world of media is completely separate from reality. That's not how art of any medium works. The things that people create in literature, paintings, sculptures, film, television, music and games are not made in a realm that is unconnected from reality.
Picasso created Guernica to show the damage of war in protest. Paul Simon contributed to ending apartheid in South Africa with African-i...
Isn't it better to not signify someone based on their gender? Isn't a good way to create equally respectful representations of protagonists in any medium to ignore those differences and judge them based on the quality of their personality and character instead?
...and a well-said bubble for you.
My experience with a cable box that has a front display that you can't turn off has taught me that these things can be annoying. I have to cover the cable box's bright-as-the-sun display with an opaque mouse holder and packing tape just to be able to sleep.
Fortunately, the PS4 controller isn't nearly as bright, but while I completely understand that it's a small quirk and it's not on the top of the priority list for Sony, a small firmware update could fix...
I can't say much for others, but my experiences with Gamestop employees hasn't been too bad. It's really the corporate management and widespread business ideals that everyone dislikes, and in that light, I'd agree that Gamestop is doing some real damage.
It's true that it's not good to wish ill on honest workers, even if you hate the business practices of the company that they work for. I don't want anyone to lose their job. I just wish everyone in...
Look, I hate Big the Cat as much as the next guy, but when's the last game he's actually made a real appearance (not just a brief cameo)?
The fact that the author is bringing this up shows that their argument isn't well suited for 2014. A lot of these things are problems people were complaining about back in 2009. Sonic has made much more progression since then.
I'm still not entirely convinced that it's actually happening. Shaq didn't look all that enthusiastic in that interview, so he could've just been rambling to get the interviewer on his feet.
If it does get made and released, I'll play it. Why not? It's a sequel to Shaq Fu. That's like a 3D reboot of Plan 9 From Outer Space. It's a hypnotically bad idea.
Seeing everyone's reactions to the interview on Twitter was pretty funn...
Has glitching and exploiting in competitive online games ever been worth tolerating? Of course not.
I understand what you're saying, don't sweat it. From what I've heard, critics seem more enamored about the game's narrative than its design, Sessler for sure. They say "you feel like the game is talking about you" or something similar. That's fine, but how? Many of the reviews I've read have never explained that, just referencing the personal subject matter and ignoring how that subject matter is arranged.
I'm not saying that they're...
Didn't he already discuss this "what makes a game" deal? And whaddya know: his opinion hasn't changed.
I personally have issue with Gone Home because so many critics are saying that they would like future games to follow its example and do things like it. While I have no problem with experimentation, I do have a problem with the idea that progressive game design needs to take a singular form, namely this "interactive experience" form (which is a te...
You do realize that the PS3 had and still has a huge, diverse library and a lot of really great games, right?
I would be more forgiving for this article if its argument didn't sound so desperately redundant...and the text actually looked like it was properly proofread.
Not every problem related to Nintendo can be traced to a single person, regardless of management level. Nintendo won't instantly be on top if Iwata is out. It will take a more widespread effort.