happydolphin on 30 April 2012
^hehe
| Conegamer said: Well, maybe their initial intention was for it to be an add-on to the Gamecube, and not a next-gen console (which sounds possible, as it wasn't released until 3 years later), but eventually evolved into a next-gen console. People seems to think 'next-gen' means 'better graphics'. This is not the case. Next-gen means doing something that couldn't be done on the previous generation of consoles, and thus a new one is needed. In this sense, the Wii with its motion controls, online capability, improved graphics and bigger disc-sizes is just as next-gen as any other console, and the same will be the case for the WiiU, regardless of what analysts or anonymous sources may say... |
New game controls (motion control, peripherals) don't define a generation. Technology does (videogame history 101), and graphics fall into that category, peripherals don't. The reason why new consoles came out in the roots of VG history was due to technological advancements.
Also, the NES had a ton of peripherals ranging from attempted Motion Controls to 3D, to light-sensing guns. None of those made the NES jump from one gen to the next:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Nintendo_Entertainment_System_accessories
Technically due to timing it would compete with gen 7 machines, but in essense it's a gen 6 console.
@theARTIST. I'm glad you also had the epiphany. You are now more enlightened. 
