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Rpruett on 25 July 2010
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Kasey said:
Rpruett said:
Kasey said:

I don't understand people on this thread saying that Nintendo is, has been, and always will be, doomed.  Really? Because I think Nintendo easily dominated this generation, and it probably will the next, as well, thanks to Nintendo 3DS.  Even last generation, due to the Gameboy Advance/SP, Nintendo was still viable competition (again, I mean overall, not in console wars).  It should also be noted that Nintendo has the strongest and most stable handheld market of ANY other video game company in history.  I think Nintendo is far from doomed.  I think Nintendo will continue to be the leaders in gaming innovation for years to come.

Note for all the Nintendo haters out there:  Please note that I didn't say graphics, multimedia, or HD.  I said innovation.  It is pretty much impossible to deny Nintendo's true skill in that department.


I don't believe that innovation is equivalent to having the guts to release a console with motion controls.   Not knocking Nintendo in past generations at all, or even current ones as much.  I just don't really know how 'innovative' the motion controls this generation were. Definitely a ballsy, bold decision by Nintendo.  Innovative?  I don't know if I can give that to them.

Hmmm....well, it is your opinion, and I can respect that.  I don't understand, however.  Could you maybe explain how it isn't innovative?  Was there a motion-sensing controller before this one (not counting Eye-Toy, which could have gone over really well if it weren't for Sony's complete lack of effort to make anything more for it) (also not counting PSMove and Kinect, because they're being released later) Sure, by today's standards, the Wii is nothing new anymore, because of t's competition creating new devices.  But four years ago, when the Wii was released, it was innovative IMO

 


I just don't believe it was innovative in terms of the technology. Sony had this type of tech floating around and it surely wasn't anything mind blowingly new.  To put it into an example,  Kinect I don't believe is overly innovative either from what I have seen because quite simply,  it's very comparable to an eye toy.

I give Nintendo all the credit in the world for actually releasing motion controls and going with it on a primary basis.  Although, they did leave themselves open to admitting mistake with the inclusion of full Gamecube support if the Wii motion was a failure. 

I don't think they had the foresight to guarantee the success of the Wii and they weren't exactly inventing the cure for Cancer with their motion controls.   They just decided to go in a different direction than their competitors.  I believe if they were truly coming out with something that was mind blowingly innovative they would have been more open to pushing full steam ahead with it,  not incorporate legacy support as a saving face measure.

Ballsy? I think for sure.  Innovative?  Meh.