Awesome cover of Nightwish's Walking in the air!!

Aren't you taking it a little too far? I mean yes some people are graphics whores, but not all are. It's very legitimate to enjoy crisp graphics on a game, and I believe Endless Ocean was a good example of that. One pushes the other, the dynamics are not trivial. One crowd being more vocal causes more of the other crowd and of the same crowd to buy. It happened with the NES, the PSX, the PS2, and with the iPhone, it should happen with Cafe, for all I hope.

"In terms of graphics overall, when the cost and time make them come at the expense of content or artistry, it's also a bad direction for games to go."

Oh okay, that's where I totally agree with you. One can't cross the other, the two need to marry, in the worst case to go for art and content before graphics.

Isn't the music in the vid so lovely (again props to gumby_trucker for the original post)? I love Chloe agnew, here is another video of the same tune:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HdtZMHYzXRs

The begining montage is a little funny though :)

"In terms of graphics overall, when the cost and time make them come at the expense of content or artistry, it's also a bad direction for games to go."

Oh okay, that's where I totally agree with you. One can't cross the other, the two need to marry, in the worst case to go for art and content before graphics.

Isn't the music in the vid so lovely (again props to gumby_trucker for the original post)? I love Chloe agnew, here is another video of the same tune:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HdtZMHYzXRs

The begining montage is a little funny though :)

That's Chloë Agnew from Celtic Woman who is singing Walking In the Air there. It's from Celtic Woman's first concert CD/DVD. I know so because I own all of the CDs from the singers of Celtic Woman, and DVDs...lol

Hayley Westenravorgshten, I've heard of her :) hehe

Haley Westenra has a beautiful voice for sure, but you really got me with the Celtic Women tune Walking in the Air.

If I get a Cafe, I'll for sure get Endless Ocean 2 now. :D You tempter you :)  (second hand of course, I'm a cheapo haha)

Online coop exploration sounds like a ton of fun. I like natgeo tv and I watch it in HD (it's by far my favorite channel), that's one of the reasons my brain exploded when I thought of Endless Ocean in HD, and especially as a Nintendo game, you can't go wrong. It's like dreaming of ecco the dolphin on Cafe. You know Sega would give it a Nintendo feel, because 3rd parties do that when they release on a console, especially when it's an exclusive. And it would have HD graphics on top of being a quality title. idk I just get total mind bursts just thinking about it, like bubble gum in my brain.

It's true LTNK, sadly there's no stoppin it. PC has been on a fury to best itself graphically almost since inception. The obsession with high graphics has existed for so long, but I've never encouraged it, especially when it leads to shallow experiences. We can count on certain companies to fight that current, and I can see Nintendo being one of them (there are many others too). For such creative companies I think graphics have their place, and in that place is where I get totally excited.  Awesome content, and when possible beautiful graphics, it's a great combination. What other Nintendo IPs can enjoy the jump? What about... Super Metroid 2!!! HD :) a 2D side-scroller of course. Or a new Eternal Darkness... Duck Hunt Extreme, or Hogan's Alley: Sneaky Rifles haha

I would wish Nintendo would tone down the colors on most games and add more textures like broken fabric and roughed up leather. They used to make games for adults that kids could enjoy too!