19th June 2003, 2:30 PM
By fearing that people will steal your ideas, you assume that you have a finite well of ideas. That's not a good way to be innovative. Nobody ever innovated by being afraid.
Sure, there was Bubsy 3D, but does anyone remember that as the first 3D platformer? Does anyone care about Chameleon Twist? The 3D platforming games that sold well were the 3D platforming games that deserved to sell well: Super Mario 64 and Banjo-Kazooie.
When you get defensive about your innovation, you tend to innovate less. You tend to think minor additions (water pump, vacuum) are big innovations. Nintendo promised ideas that were worthy of keeping secretive. Nothing I've seen so far out of Gamecube deserves this kind of paranoia. I've had a load of fun with Gamecube. There are some of the best gaming experiences in Metroid Prime, Pikmin, Wind Waker, SMS, Eternal Darkness, REmake, Skies of Arcadia Legends, SSBM, and Timesplitters 2, but nothing takes my idea of gaming and redefines it. Nothing strikes me as a completely new idea. Originally, this is what I expected out of Gamecube. 3D gaming will take a few more generations to reach its peak, and Gamecube was a small step toward that. But Nintendo said, "No, Arsey, you can expect big new ideas out of Gamecube, ideas that are so new that we're keeping them secret." Maybe we're just mutually delusional.
Sure, there was Bubsy 3D, but does anyone remember that as the first 3D platformer? Does anyone care about Chameleon Twist? The 3D platforming games that sold well were the 3D platforming games that deserved to sell well: Super Mario 64 and Banjo-Kazooie.
When you get defensive about your innovation, you tend to innovate less. You tend to think minor additions (water pump, vacuum) are big innovations. Nintendo promised ideas that were worthy of keeping secretive. Nothing I've seen so far out of Gamecube deserves this kind of paranoia. I've had a load of fun with Gamecube. There are some of the best gaming experiences in Metroid Prime, Pikmin, Wind Waker, SMS, Eternal Darkness, REmake, Skies of Arcadia Legends, SSBM, and Timesplitters 2, but nothing takes my idea of gaming and redefines it. Nothing strikes me as a completely new idea. Originally, this is what I expected out of Gamecube. 3D gaming will take a few more generations to reach its peak, and Gamecube was a small step toward that. But Nintendo said, "No, Arsey, you can expect big new ideas out of Gamecube, ideas that are so new that we're keeping them secret." Maybe we're just mutually delusional.