The rumors were true: Nintendo games can now play themselves!

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Torillian said:
And in MGS4 there were obviously sections that you had to play (most of the game), so I just find it funny that now there's a game that you actually don't have to touch, you can watch the whole thing if you so care to.

Think of it as having an expert gamer that you can ask for help anytime you want to... or even watch it play the whole game for you. The only difference is the player is an AI inside the console.

It's not so extraordinary if you think about it that way, and it's a perfectly valid analogy.