RubberWhistleHistle on 21 May 2014
| Augen said: For me the difference between Nintendo and Sony for four generations is simple. Sony is predictable 90% of the time and gives me what I want. A powerful system with first and third party support from various genres, but especially JRPGs. The only time I ever doubted Sony was early days of PS3 and that system recovered spectacularly past few years. In that same time span Nintendo have been very hit or miss catering to my desires. The N64 had mixed results, but the biggest downside was the lack of third parties and JRPGs. The Gamecube was a return to form and I loved that system, sadly the market did not. The Wii was the last thing I wanted, it was weak with an awkward control set up and lack of games I wanted. I felt like I was playing an inferior Gamecube and when possible preferred to use my GC controller. It was clear Nintendo would not be profitable catering to me, and the Wii U sadly reinforces that fact. It is caught somewhere between Wii and N64 land with third party support and odd controller (when I get a Wii U will definitely get a "pro controller" with it). The affection and nostalgia is there despite this I do come back. I play Mario and Zelda and all because they still make great games. I've learned to make peace with that and will likely get a Wii U in 2015. |
the ps3 didnt deliver with jrpgs and its looking like ps4 is going to be even worse. the wii, on the other hand, had a lot of jrpgs and a lot of japanese inspired games in general. you were either unable to embrace the new control style (which is a shame, really), or you didnt bother to look and see if there were any games you wanted to play. either way you missed out big time. and the graphics really arent that bad at all.
