6th July 2005, 12:11 AM
Doesn't sound like someone who likes Nintendo, or Nintendo's way of doing things, very much... sure there are problems, but I definitely wouldn't make them that extreme (reading the whole article). For instance...
That doesn't make Nintendo wrong.
And guess who's winning... yeah, not Sony.
Quote:Nobody doubts Nintendo can turn out endless reincarnations of games like Super Smash Bros and Mario Party. But is that the future? Sony doesn't think so. Microsoft doesn't think so. And judging by their output, most of the world's game publishers don't either.
That doesn't make Nintendo wrong.
Quote:The design and marketing of the Nintendo DS suggests the manufacturer is set in its ways. It can innovate; it cannot do 'cool'. PSP versus DS can currently be crudely summarised as a battle of style over content. As such, it's a battle Nintendo has waged with Sony over the past two console generations. Battles Sony won.
And guess who's winning... yeah, not Sony.