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Final-Fan on 24 June 2009

I don't get it.  Maybe I'm not thinking of the same kind of disappointment.  To me the question was about hopes unfulfilled, dreams deferred, underperformance.  

Were over TWO THOUSAND of you seriously looking forward that much to the Wii Vitality Sensor, only to be bitterly disappointed by the reality of what was seen at E3?  

I would like to hear from the people who voted the Wii Vitality Sensor the "biggest disappointment of E309".   



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noname2200 on 24 June 2009



On a more serious note though, I do admit to being a bit "disappointed" in it (albeit in a different sense of the word). I wish Nintendo had taken the time to show some software to go with it. As it is, it's not even at the low level of a tech demo...Although I suppose developers can't say they were blindsided this time. Hmm...



Final-Fan on 25 June 2009

^ Sounds like a hope unfulfilled to me! (Unless you went in with no anticipation.)



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superchunk on 25 June 2009

Its not disappointed in the specific product, vitality sensor, but in Nintendo in general. If the device was accompanied by a well thought out game and shown in a demo mode, it would not be a disappointment.

OR if they would not have shown it at all and instead focused on games then the disappointment would exist either.

That, I believe, is the basis anyone picked any of the items on the poll. Not the specific item, but the company in the way it was presented or maybe should have spent time on something else. Basically, its more of a reflection on the company, not the product.



hsrob on 25 June 2009

I understand exactly what you mean Final-Fan, i thought the same thing when i looked at the survey. How can you be disappointed in something that you aren't even expecting? The demonstration was clearly meant as a teaser just to let the shareholders know that Nintendo isn't sitting still and is always looking at new technologies and their potential to impact on the game experience.



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Avinash_Tyagi on 25 June 2009

I wasn't since it got me wondering about how to use it in a game, and where nintendo may be going with its next console



 

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Final-Fan on 25 June 2009
superchunk said:
Its not disappointed in the specific product, vitality sensor, but in Nintendo in general. If the device was accompanied by a well thought out game and shown in a demo mode, it would not be a disappointment.

OR if they would not have shown it at all and instead focused on games then the disappointment would exist either.

That, I believe, is the basis anyone picked any of the items on the poll. Not the specific item, but the company in the way it was presented or maybe should have spent time on something else. Basically, its more of a reflection on the company, not the product.

So you're saying that Nintendo can have the most epic show in years, showing off Wii Sports Resort for the masses (sequel to the most-sold game ever), along with Zelda, Metroid, and UNPRECEDENTED amounts of Mario, and the mere existence of a peripheral a gamer doesn't care about can invalidate all that?  

I hate people.  



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superchunk on 25 June 2009
Final-Fan said:
superchunk said:
Its not disappointed in the specific product, vitality sensor, but in Nintendo in general. If the device was accompanied by a well thought out game and shown in a demo mode, it would not be a disappointment.

OR if they would not have shown it at all and instead focused on games then the disappointment would exist either.

That, I believe, is the basis anyone picked any of the items on the poll. Not the specific item, but the company in the way it was presented or maybe should have spent time on something else. Basically, its more of a reflection on the company, not the product.

So you're saying that Nintendo can have the most epic show in years, showing off Wii Sports Resort for the masses (sequel to the most-sold game ever), along with Zelda, Metroid, and UNPRECEDENTED amounts of Mario, and the mere existence of a peripheral a gamer doesn't care about can invalidate all that?  

I hate people.  

I guess I didn't explain it well.

I am not disappointed in Nintendo's show for all the wonderful reasons you mentioned. However, I am disappointed that :

A) Vitality Sensor didn't have actual use demos, akin to Wii Sports when Wiimote was shown or Wii Fit when balance board was shown.

B) Some other amazing game(s) were not shown instead of this sneak peak at the sensor.



skiptomylou41k on 25 June 2009

........... i just don't understand.....are they trying to sell wii's to retirement homes now...



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Cypher1980 said:
Soon the Darkside will be irresistable and will crush the MS rebel scum underfoot.

The Wii owners are like Ewoks. The Evil empire will tolerate them but turn their forest moon into a secret base.

9Chiba on 25 June 2009

according to the poll 2026 people were disappointed