| Bodhesatva said: First, let me say, Legend, that you're certainly welcome to your opinion and I'm glad you expressed it. But let me point out that the key here is that you personally happen to care a great deal about cutting edge technology. When Nintendo says: "People don't tend to care about the best graphics," they don't literally mean nobody at all -- they just mean most people don't, in a general sense. And if Wii/DS sales are any indication, they're right. In this case, "most people" doesn't mean you, and that's totally fine. And second, Nintendo really did invent almost all of the key (hardware) pillars of gaming (even if that bothers you). The NES in itself was an accomplishment, not to mention the Rumble Pack, the Analog Stick, and now the Wii Remote. My biggest problem with Sony and Microsoft is that they've basically added zero innovation to the industry: they just make things bigger, faster, and more graphically intense -- which is important, but not innovative. Sony, in particular, just steals Nintendo's innovations the every time (they added the Rumble and Analog for PS2, and did a mediocre attempt at a Wii-mote for PS3). With all that said, I personally think Microsoft will end ahead in this market. Not necessarily now, but eventually. Just my opinons. Please, do respond if you'd like, because I respect your opinion and I'm interested in this conversation. |
Don't forget Nintendo was the first to make four controllers the standard (N64) and the first to have a standard for quality control in what games were released (NES) sparing the gaming market a third crash. Not to mention Nintendo had the first online console, the SNES, Sattelaview anyone?
Bravo for the well typed post.
