People forget that Nintendo ZIGS when everyone ZAGS.
Nintendo has been gearing its e3 presentation to the general public much more than the gamer crowd the last few years. Unfortunately, all anyone seems to want are games where you kill people. As the father of a 9 year old who has been gaming longer than most people on this website have been alive, this saddens me -- especially when my son's third grade classmates are playing COD: MW3 and friends from Sunday School are dropping F-bombs.
In other words, Nintendo is trying to reach grown-ups who make family purchasing decisions. How else could an underpowered SD machine sell nearly 100M units worldwide. They are not necessarily trying to reach the gaming press -- and the gaming press does not like that one bit, which may explain a lot of the Nintendo-negativity.
Mike from Morgantown
 I am Mario.I like to jump around, and would lead a fairly serene and aimless existence if it weren't for my friends always getting into trouble. I love to help out, even when it puts me at risk. I seem to make friends with people who just can't stay out of trouble. Wii Friend Code: 1624 6601 1126 1492 NNID: Mike_INTV |
