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PS4 on 28 June 2007
In an interview with Nintendo Power this month, famed Zelda director Eiji Aonuma had this to say when asked how Nintendo can expand the gaming market without alienating its core base:

It’s because of gamers that games have come as far as they have… it’s not Nintendo’s intent to alienate those people… We think we can involve everyone — people who played games in the past because the approach is so new, and people who were never gamers.

People avoid change like the Plague, and gamers like myself are no different. But even though the Zelda director says Nintendo won’t alienate core gamers, said players better anticipate the “new approach” assuming they haven’t already; otherwise there’ll be some disappointed folk like those we’ve already seen. The question then becomes, will the final result be better for gamers, non-gamers, or both?
 


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Diomedes1976 on 28 June 2007

Speaking is easy ,but the reality says otherwise .



Blones on 28 June 2007

Bring on some change, I'm ready for it.



DonWii on 28 June 2007

And it begins with Metroid Prime 3 in August.



takkxyz on 28 June 2007

Change is always welcome (for me)



I am a PC gamer, and also have a NDS now, but without access to a Nintendo Wii until End of 2007.

Currently playing: Super Smash Brothers Brawl(Wii), Mystery Dungeon: Shiren the Wanderer(DS), Dragon Quest Heroes: Rocket Slime (DS), WiiFit(Wii)

Games Recently Beaten: Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: My Life as a King (Normal; Very Hard after the next DLCs become available)

1 word: RTFA

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Kytiara on 28 June 2007
Diomedes1976 said:
Speaking is easy ,but the reality says otherwise .

Not to be snide, but exactly how does reality say otherwise?  So far as I can see, Nintendo has been releasing casual games as well as core games up to now, and have plans for each in the future. 

Your comment could just as easily be attributed to Sony or Microsoft as Nintendo.  Sony saying they'd sell 5 million without any games.  Microsoft saying that the year headstart would be insurmountable...I am a Nintendo fan (not fanboy) as well as a hardcore gamer and at this point in time I don't feel slighted at all.  In fact, I already have my list of games I'm getting for the wii, none of which are casual games, and I have enough to keep me busy until next year easily.  how exactly is this Nintendo alienating me?



Diomedes1976 on 28 June 2007

The hardcore Wii games are simply ports of Game Cube .



Legend11 on 28 June 2007
PS4 said:
In an interview with Nintendo Power this month, famed Zelda director Eiji Aonuma had this to say when asked how Nintendo can expand the gaming market without alienating its core base:

It’s because of gamers that games have come as far as they have… it’s not Nintendo’s intent to alienate those people… We think we can involve everyone — people who played games in the past because the approach is so new, and people who were never gamers.

People avoid change like the Plague, and gamers like myself are no different. But even though the Zelda director says Nintendo won’t alienate core gamers, said players better anticipate the “new approach” assuming they haven’t already; otherwise there’ll be some disappointed folk like those we’ve already seen. The question then becomes, will the final result be better for gamers, non-gamers, or both?

The part I highlighted says it all...  Core gamers on the Nintendo better prepare themselves for the "new approach" on the system or face disappointment.  What does that mean?  Well anyone reading between the lines will take it as meaning more "casual" games on that system at the expense of "hardcore" games.



DonWii on 28 June 2007

The "new approach" refers to how you play the game. For example, Zelda Phantom Hourglass uses stylus control rather than the standard d-pad/ABXY controls. It makes it more accessible to casual gamers, while still being a game aimed at the core gamer.



Kytiara on 28 June 2007
Diomedes1976 said:
The hardcore Wii games are simply ports of Game Cube .

So far perhaps, but none of the new ones I mentioned will be....