Future of Videogames - Part 3 now online

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Future of Videogames - Part 3 now online

Post by benheck »

My future of videogames article is now up! (find link on main news page)

Be warned- once again I am hard on Nintendo. Remember it's not because I hate them (I don't) but because I think they're making bad decisions.

Enjoy!
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yay! another good read!
EDIT: Yay! ps3-a-rang!
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I agree with Ben that i love nintendo and will probably buy the revolution but i think sales will fail because they have made some bad decisions.
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Post by F »

It's a good article overall, but you missed one important point. The Revolution's controller will have a shell that will make it exactly like the standard controllers. Therefore, it shouldn't be hard at all to port games to the Revolution.
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Post by daguuy »

cal me stupid if you want (and i'll have to eat your face off), but i can't find the article :oops: can someone link to it for me? the main page has 1&2 but not 3
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you know i was thinking. I am mostly excited for the Revolution. Why?!?!

because if someone invites me over to play their new Xbox 360 or PS3, ill have no desire to do so...why? because ive already been invited over to play Xbox and Playstation 2 a million copulate times. Those things are so boring. If someone were invite me over saying, "hey man, i just got the SuperGamecube, i just plugged it in, and the mouse in space thing is so sweet!" id probably be like wow that sound more appealing than, "Hey man, i just got the new Xbox360/PS3, i just plugged it in, and the better graphics and sound just blows my mind!" what have they done...?

im saying im just so sick of watching people play GTA and that wretched Halo game. It got old.
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Post by soundwave »

That little screen at the bottom, Mario Party 5. Are you kidding me? I think 7 is coming out next, by the time Rev comes out, they'll be on like 9 or so (lets no exaggerate).
Anyways, its a good article.
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I liked the Sony Toasterstation picture :lol: but I think that the PS3 is slick and cool looking in a somewhat strange way
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i cant wait to read this...be right back
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Post by Skyone »

Nice job Ben. I support Nintendo as well as the Revolution, but they are taking to big of a risk. If it ain't broke, don't fix it.
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theres too much bad nois on the REV

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I think to many people bad mouth the Revelution for it's new innovative designs and plans, and I don't know why. Of course you have your oppinion and if you don't like something i can't make you like it.

Whats so bad with the Revolution that all over forums and the web there is only people talking about how much they hate it. And most people post flame on the Rev without even doing the research first; so I'll tell you what I like and hate of the REV, and Iv'e done the reasearch too so I know what I'm talking about.

Controller
The Rev controller I think is one of the best ideas in video game history, they're not just remaking the Gamecube with better hardware and releasing games that we'll just get sick of in a few weeks. They're adding a whole new type of gameplay to the scene; and this isn't something that we'll get sick of in just a few months. This is something so new that we might never get tired of it. Oh and one important piont. They are releasing a shell for the controller that looks just like the gamecube controller. So your not just getting this whole new gameplay but we also keep the old way too. This is what most don't know.

Graphics
Nintendo has annonced that the graphics will be the same or better then all other consoles so don't worry about this. The HDTV thing won't happen till 2008 and I seriously doubt everybody gets a new TV every year so don't worry about this either. And I really won't mind much to buy an adapter for it. and HD support might still be implimented.

Kiddy Image
All should know that Nintendo is going to lose their Kiddy image ex: the more adult games they're making and the new Rev design are big examples. and they say that they're are going to make more games directed to older gamers. So more games like Resi 4 and the like, the new Zelda game and the new parental code lockouts for adult games are big evidence of this. So be at rest, they said they wan't to target all age groups.

Other Notes
You all should like to know that Nintendo is actually making a very smart desision. Without the hype of the new innovative designs and gamplay the next Nintendo console would just be another graphics pushing machine that offers gamers nothing that they can't get in an xbox 360; and they would slowly fade off into the history books like sega and atari before them. They're making their last move, and they're gonna make it a big one, one that could win the markett or lose it. Because they're defiantly goning to lose it if they do nothing. They have the money to do it and the backup money, so if they do end up losing it at least they will still be in business. They really have nothing to lose. Oh and by the way they are not losing their developers, believe it or not they are actually gaining developers because of their new controller.

If you have questions ask them, because I can probably answer them.

hope you like this :wink:
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Post by Punchinello »

Ben you should have done your research! Nintendo's "game wand" as you call it will have a traditional style controller shell as mentioned above. I am starting to agree about the HD thing, I think Nintendo should have included that.

I really don't know how the Rev will do in a wide spectrum, but I for shure will be having a lot of fun with it. I think it might sort of be like the the DS. I thought the DS seemed strange at first but so far they have pulled off some great games with some non traditional gameplay elements, not to mention the system has a cheaper price tag.
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you know, the revolution MAY still have hd support. It just wouldn't be primary. Like on the gcn, the old ones have HD but the new ones don't.
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