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Ljink96 on 02 February 2016
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Normchacho said:
Ljink96 said:
I think if anybody could make VR easily accessible, it would be Nintendo. Everyone keeps pointing to Virtual Boy but keep in mind that was a prototype. It was an unfinished product that was rushed to market because of Nintendo's increased involvement with the "Ultra 64". I'm not saying it would have been much better but it wouldn't be the Virtual Boy that was released. I'd kill for a VR Zelda game.

Really? Nintendo is the worst of the current gaming heavy weights at hardware..

At...home consoles maybe. Not handhelds. And that shouldn't even matter. VR is a totally new area of focus. Alan Kay once said, "People who are really serious about software [i.e. Nintendo], should make their own hardware". That's been Nintendo's philosophy for so long. Once they stop making hardware of any kind, the company won't be the same. They're really serious about software and their fans are really serious about buying their software. Nintendo has pioneered many standards in gaming and they've made some of the worst ideas in gaming but what makes them strong is the fact that they always at least try to get back up. I think Nintendo could put a fun twist on VR like nobody else can. Where everyone sees VR as a porn or horror, Nintendo could somehow introduce something that we didn't think we wanted. With VR you have to be innovative. It could be a huge success or bite Nintendo's buns.

I'm not the type to wail on a console just because it's not selling well. It's not a healthy mindset for the gaming industry. Let me remind you, Nintendo was also the "worst of the current gaming heavy weights at hardware" during the 6th gen. It was beat by a newcomer! And then 7th gen happened and completely obliterated handheld and home console competitors. I'm a Nintendo fan and I'm a Sony fan. I love Sony hardware. But being part Nintend fan, I've learned Never to count them out. It's not wise and investors know that. True, Wii U is selling like hot shit right now but, it would be foolhardy to mark them off for two bad...well, one bad console and a half finished experimental console. I might sound like a Nintendo preacher right now but I'd do the same for Sony. Not so much MS but I love their Windows OS :D I just don't think it's wise to count Nintendo out of technology like this.