Kresnik said:
I know this is getting a bit off topic but: I remember the first time I saw Jak and Daxter 1 on the PS2, I was absolutely blown away by it. Genuinely the most graphically impressive game around on the market at that time. I can see Nintendo doing something like this with the Wii-U, like you rightly say. Metroid Prime 4 taking full advantage of the better tech? |
Same, here. After a year of only playing Red Faction, NBA Street, Zone of the Enders (great looking game) and The Bouncer, when the REAL heavy hitters came out in late 2001, I didn't know which awesome game I wanted to play first! Jak and Daxter was one of those games that showed what we were waiting for. It didn't even have load times!
And that approach, now that I think about it, has been done many times before. The N64 facing off against Tomb Raider and Resident Evil in 1996, The PS2's launch games facing off against Jet Set Radio and Shenmue, the PS3 launching against Gears of War, or the Vita launching against Mario Kart 7 and 3D Land. When the competition arrives, I think Nintendo will release the Kraken on their asses. The question is: will people overlook the Wii U's best games (like they did with the Dreamcast) or will they embrace the console and its games like they did with the PS2. 2nd gen Wii U titles will likely be on par or better than launch games for the PS4/720.
