18th April 2011, 5:56 PM
Give him some slack, I understood everything he said there!
I've pretty much gotten over Nintendo not putting HD support into the Wii, so I'm not all that concerned about that. However there's plenty of need for them to do it this time around, whether they make TVs or not.
At any rate, the real thing I'm not sure I agree with is Nintendo dropping out of making systems. Nintendo jump started the motion control movement, and if they were only making software, they would lose the control they need to make these unique things. Of course that's not all they've made standard, such as analog sticks, force feedback, and the basic d-pad. Nintendo is really good at innovating new control systems. If Nintendo became a 3rd party developer, it would need to be in the right environment where they were allowed free reign to develop whatever controllers they wished and get them adopted by the console makers. Keep in mind that Nintendo is still making the best handheld gaming devices around. iPads may be more powerful and have superior built in software, but they are very awkward as gaming devices, because they're touch screens all by themselves.
What Nintendo is terrible at is embracing online networks. What I think they would benefit from is snagging some developers behind XBox Live and Steam and creating an in-house group from that picked up talent to develop a proper online network for their own systems. They picked up some random MTV personality to LEAD their NOA offices, I think they could pull this off.
I've pretty much gotten over Nintendo not putting HD support into the Wii, so I'm not all that concerned about that. However there's plenty of need for them to do it this time around, whether they make TVs or not.
At any rate, the real thing I'm not sure I agree with is Nintendo dropping out of making systems. Nintendo jump started the motion control movement, and if they were only making software, they would lose the control they need to make these unique things. Of course that's not all they've made standard, such as analog sticks, force feedback, and the basic d-pad. Nintendo is really good at innovating new control systems. If Nintendo became a 3rd party developer, it would need to be in the right environment where they were allowed free reign to develop whatever controllers they wished and get them adopted by the console makers. Keep in mind that Nintendo is still making the best handheld gaming devices around. iPads may be more powerful and have superior built in software, but they are very awkward as gaming devices, because they're touch screens all by themselves.
What Nintendo is terrible at is embracing online networks. What I think they would benefit from is snagging some developers behind XBox Live and Steam and creating an in-house group from that picked up talent to develop a proper online network for their own systems. They picked up some random MTV personality to LEAD their NOA offices, I think they could pull this off.
"On two occasions, I have been asked [by members of Parliament], 'Pray, Mr. Babbage, if you put into the machine wrong figures, will the right answers come out?' I am not able to rightly apprehend the kind of confusion of ideas that could provoke such a question." ~ Charles Babbage (1791-1871)