Harrison: Non-gamers see controllers as live guns

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antfromtashkent said:

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antfromtashkent said:

koopatrooper said:
i guess xbox and playstation will have a wii mote kind of controller next gen

 i really hope not... i like this quote from NYANKS   "Let the casuals adapt, not the other way around"

 

But the casuals are adapting. They are used to use a dual-analog controller, microphone, dancemat, guitar controller etc. Also a number of non-gamers are adapting to Wii Sports, Wii Fit, Wii Play, Rockband, etc. Basically in similar fashion that number of non-gamers adapted to karaoke-games, music-games, dancing-games, etc. people are adapting to new and fun ways to play games. If Singstar, Buzz, DDR, Guitar Hero and the likes success didn't alarm you last gen, it's pretty late to think any other way industry is heading. This is the thing that have happened everytime something new has taken over the market and became standard. When N64 featured the thumbstick and it became standard, people who didn't like it, stopped gaming. Or when SNES came with its more complex controller that NES had, number of people stopped gaming. It's the same thing now, controls like the Wii has becomes standard and the people who don't like it, stop gaming. And besides, Wiis controls aren't that much different from traditional, it's just that it's designed to work in more varied ways than pad which is held by 2 hands. Wii Remote+Nunchuck gives a lot more options. After all, you have 6 buttons that are easy to access, one D-pad, one pointer (which can measure your distance from TV and changes in it), one analog stick and 2 separate accelerometers. When you think of it, Wiis controls seem to be a lot more "hardcore" option than a pad.

 i know they are addapting but i dont think that the game controls shold be simplified for ppl who are not gamers just so that they would buy a console.... thats not right to the hardcore gamers who want more complex games.....

Edit: also i think that the Wii's controls seem more hardcore than they are because its something new not only for the casuals but also hardcore games. so i believe its mostly the learning curve.

I see you didn't get my point. Look, the hardcore PC-gamers are saying how superior kb+mouse is, over pad, because of it's functionality. Now at the same time playing who like pad, are saying the pad is superior because of it's ease of use. Now, Wii Remote+Nunchuck is easier to use than a dual-analog pad and it has more functionalities than a pad has and everything that can be done with a pad, can be done with Wii Remote+Nunchuck and it's still more natural to use. Of course, i'm not saying that there shouldn't be games that require experience or games that can be played with a pad. But just that Wiis controls can offer more functionalities, options and complexity than a pad, and by looking what "hardcore" wants, Remote+Nunchuck seems to be more natural option for that type of games. It only depends on how devs decide to use them.