3DS has the wow factor for gamers and non gamers (even Nintendo haters)

[LordTheNightKnight]

MaxwellGT2000 said:

SleepWaking said:

LordTheNightKnight said:

The problem with the hater part you described is that it seems they aren't really liking Nintendo games, or third party games on Nintendo systems, for what they are, but the gimmicks. If that is what it takes to impress them, THEY are the fake gamers.

Mostly these guys just hate Nintendo because they want to hate Nintendo not because they dont enjoy their games. So if Nintendo can get these people to get interested they must do something really well. btw go moan somewhere else, it´s not a gimmick.

Yeah 3D in games is about as much of a gimmick as motion controls, since one of the biggest problems with games is that you can't judge depth as well since the images don't allow for that.  Racing games, flying sims, and 3D platformers this holds especially true. 

And yes these people from my story are the gamers that really didn't give Wii the time of day, but the 3DS had such a great wow factor that it even impressed them.

Motion controls were a gimmick with the power glove, not the Wii. Just because a bunch of people thought it was doesn't mean the mainstream that embraced the system thought it was. It actually changed how you played, not merely how it looked.

And 3D doesn't actually add depth perception. I hoped it would, but the way it works is forcing the eyes to work in a way counter to depth perception. Forcing the eyes on a single focus means depth can only seem to be in a few spots at once.

Furthermore, motion controls were backed up by good games that wouldn't have worked as well without them. Those genres you mentioned work in regular 2D screens.