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WiiBox3 on 03 July 2012
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S.T.A.G.E. said:
happydolphin said:
S.T.A.G.E. said:

The PS3 isn't a gimmick, the Move is. The Wii's purpose and existence is a gimmick.

The PS3's existence is based off of Nintendo's existence, more specifically the NES and Famicom's existence. Both systems were propelled by a man by the name of Gunpei Yokoi, the man who created the Virtual Boy. The first Nintendo cartidge system was made to capitalize on games and toys, and prior to all the NES/Duck Hunt craze Nintendo made a Donkey Kong arcade which became heavily popular, with all its flash, and some alley shooting montages for amusement parks (read the book "Game Over" it talks about that and other Businesses Nintendo sought right before the NES).

So, the PS3 is actually the sewage of where video games ended up, with little appeal. Motion control brings all that appeal back to the systems by making them more suitable for people to enjoy.

You like that? You like when I say shit like that?

Nintendo products were considered toys before the Playstation turned them into profitable multimedia hub. Cell Phones were just phones before Apple create Iphones and Black Berrys came along. A multimedia hub isn't a gimmick, it's a legit device where you can play your games, DVD's, MP3's, Video chat and more. The PS3 is the savior of the Blu Ray format and the cause of affordability for families around the world, just as they and Microsoft (following behind) were for DVD's. Motion controls brings casual appeal back to gaming. Yes....thats true...it increased the market size by allowing people to hate gaming or find it to be too much of a challenge to finally have fun with it without complexities. So? Kinect one-upped that and Microsoft is using those legs to stay ahead of the PS3. The PS3 is the only losing console thats been able to stay close to its main competitor primarily off of multimedia and core titles nearly tripling the sales of the Gamecube if it hasn't already. 

Nintendo has made a lot of gimicks, like Rob the Robot. And some of their ideas may have started as a gimick, but once it becomes very popular and evolves into something more, I feel it is hard to call it a gimick anymore. Like the touch screen of the DS was almost a gimick when it started, but I feel it is hard to call touch screens a gimick now that they are the norm and are attached to such a wide variety of electronics now. Many may say 3D is/was a gimick, but I have a feeling it is moving away from that point of view.

Motion controls may have started out gimicky, but now that so many games are motion controled, I wouldn't call it a gimick, more like a adolecent idea that will continue to evolve. Motion controls are on the Wii, 360, PS3, all smartphones, PS Vita, 3DS, tablets, and most new electronics that are gaming enabled. We are past the point of it being a gimick.