Why are some Nintendo fans angry with Move?

[Porcupine_I]

RolStoppable said:

Porcupine_I said:

Seece said:

For so long, a LOT of Nintendo fans and fanboys have said "motion control is the future, it will be the future of gaming" they seemed quite proud Nintendo was the first to do this, but all of a sudden, now Sony's jumped on the bandwagon, they're getting nothing but hostitily.

 

i have been wondering the same for quite a while now, but my question would have been: "What do Nintendo fans want?"

 

Many of them act as if Sony needs to fall on its knees and beg forgiveness or issues an official apology or something.

 

So, Sony "copied" the Wiimote? Rejoice! You have been right about motion controls all along! The Move still can fail, but it's not going away just because you don't like it.

And do people honestly think bashing the Move now makes them any better then the Sony fans that have been bashing the motion controls back then? Its the same patterns: "if i can't have it so i don't want it" or "i like this one so the other one must be bad"

I also believe that Sony honestly believed that motion control is a "fad" back then, because of their experience with the Eyetoy. So, they where wrong, big deal! Its not like Nintendo were absolutely sure about their approach, hence the somewhat limited original Wiimote.

 

So, please tell me, what do you want? What would make you stop flocking into every thread that has the word "Move" in the title?

The most controversy regarding Move is still caused by the same thing that triggered it right after its official announcement at GDC earlier this year. People saw Move and its games and called it a copy of the Wii and its games (rightly so considering all the similarities) which was followed by several threads made by Sony enthusiasts claiming that this isn't the case.

A couple of months ago I explained what my problem with Move is, but in hindsight I realize that I worded it wrongly. I said that Sony fans should admit that Move is a blatant copy of the Wii and its games, but that is the wrong thing to ask for. There doesn't have to be a thread in which every Sony fan proclaims that Sony followed Nintendo. What I should have said is that those Sony fans in question shouldn't deny it, because that is the root of all problems. Not denying something means no effort at all, it doesn't require people to make a post.

When you look at threads that deal solely with the Move's games, there won't be many posts as the interest in Move is generally low, including the official thread which is still below 100 posts I think. But whenever it's mentioned that Move is a copy/not a copy you can be sure that it will be a long and controversial thread (unless a mod steps in and closes it down).

If everyone accepts that Sony is following Nintendo with Move (Sony fans not denying it and Nintendo fans not feeling the need to rub it in in every thread), then there shouldn't be much conflict at all anymore.

Of course Sony followed Nintendo, i can admit that, because it is obvious, wasn't there even a statement by Sony that they give Nintendo "all the credit" for making motion control popular?

But somehow your post implies that you should be entitled to demand that kind of  Statement from "everyone". Aren't people free to believe what they want any more?

Don't get me wrong, i can see why you would want that, but i can also understand why people wouldn't.

I don't think the behavior of fans on both sides will change any time soon, but telling them what to believe will not help the matter.