Phil Harrison:Wii Sports is a true 'next-generation' game

[mike_intellivision]

Phil Harrison got it right.

The Wii is next generation. This is not because of how it looks -- its graphics are not much improved over the Gamecube. But in how it plays and makes people interact.
Gaming is a vastly different experience on the Wii than on the previous systems. I can play party games with my wife and son. I can play games that get me off the couch at a friend's house. I can play Super Mario Galaxy -- with my son (who is 5) helping.

Someone in the thread said -- it will be different in 10 years. That's right. That's called evolution. That's called the next generation.

I have a friend who is from Sweeden. He was looking for Singstar (albeit for his Wii). He had just bought GH for the Wii. Fun gaming is here to stay.

I have written in several other threads about how (almost) all of the big X360 titles for this year are sequels. They are just new versions of the racing and FPS titles that have already been on the console. That is the difference between the Wii and the others right now.

At least GDC honored innovation. Portal was named game of the year. Now if Value would just port that to the Wii 8*>. OK -- I get to have a pipedream moment here, But imagine pointing at the screen to create the portals. 8*>

Mike from Morgantown