When asked about the motion control alternatives Nintendo's competitors will soon be releasing, Reggie was confident in stating that the company has been very successful thanks to their innovation. To date, the company has sold more than 27 million pieces of Wii hardware in the United States, and more than 10 million Wii MotionPlus accesories.
"Our competition will face their own challenges," Fils-Aime said. "They'll have to create compelling software. They'll need to offer it at a price point that makes sense. They will be separately challenged because the motion-enabled part of their business will only be a small part of their line."
Forbes asked Fils-Aime about innovation, wondering if Nintendo will once again innovate with their next console in the same way that they did with the Wii. While Fils-Aime did agree with the idea of innovating once more with the console, he elaborated that in order to create a new system, an idea that can't be done on the current console must come forth. With the Wii, he said that "We're not there yet."
One topic that came forth in the discussion was Nintendo's slow adoption of social features on the Wii, such as Facebook, Twitter, and Netflix.
"The way that we think about these new experiences is, for us, they need to make sense with the system and from a consumer-experience standpoint. For example, take Facebook. The ability to take a pictures and manipulate it on your DSi or DSi XL and upload it immediately to Facebook, for us, was just a great seamless experience," he said.
During his answer, Fils-Aime goes on to confirm that the Netflix application is going through final test, and says it will arrive in the spring. When asked about implementing a virtual goods system, such as clothing for the Miis, Fils-Aime commented that these goods have no value for the average consumer. "And candidly," he added. "If you really challenge the competitors who are playing in this space, I think they would be hard-pressed to show any true value from a consumer standpoint."
Finally, 3-D and High Definition gaming was brought up. Once again, Fils-Aime reiterated that Nintendo isn't interested in adopting said technology just yet unless they create new experiences. "So when people talk about high definition for the Wii console, our feedback is that that by itself will not create a brand new experience. Therefore, we're not interested."
he elaborated that in order to create a new system, an idea that can't be done on the current console must come forth. With the Wii, he said that "We're not there yet."
The Wii's third party support is complete horse**** because of it.
Adam Sessler calling it the best single player game ever is a bit much, but Uncharted 2 is most certainly deserving of most of the praise it got.
Define 'great' though. The only game I played and wasn't bored with that I considered 'great' on the PS3 is Infamous. I don't have a powerful PC to play most games, and I don't want to go through the massive headaches caused by the 360's RRoD.
I left out Valkaria Chronicles because I haven't played the game yet. GREAT PS3 games seem to be hard to find... if they aren't on PSN. (though I head some good things about Uncharted 2... but then again, the gaming media drops perfect scores like candy at Halloween.)
The Wii's third party support is complete horse**** because of it.
Define 'great' though. The only game I played and wasn't bored with that I considered 'great' on the PS3 is Infamous. I don't have a powerful PC to play most games, and I don't want to go through the massive headaches caused by the 360's RRoD.
I left out Valkaria Chronicles because I haven't played the game yet. GREAT PS3 games seem to be hard to find... if they aren't on PSN. (though I head some good things about Uncharted 2... but then again, the gaming media drops perfect scores like candy at Halloween.)
You want some "great" PS3 games? Ok, here are a few: Valkyria Chronicles (as you well know), Batman: Arkham Asylum, Fallout 3, Final Fantasy XIII, Heavy Rain, Dead Space, Uncharted 2: Among Thieves, Bioshock, Bioshock 2, and (IMO) Star Ocean: The Last Hope. Resident Evil 5 and Assassin's Creed 2 are also fine games, though nowhere near my top tier on the console. Those are just from genres and franchises I like.
The Wii's third party support is complete horse**** because of it.
I see you're going on with that in this thread too. But its just not true. third party support for Nintendo consoles has been horse**** since the N64 era. It has nothing to do with weaker hardware, because the GC and N64 were actually superior hardware in their day.
If you really insist that the Wii having weaker hardware is the reason third party support is horse**** then would you care to explain how the GC and N64 had the exact same problem?
You want some "great" PS3 games? Ok, here are a few: Valkyria Chronicles (as you well know), Batman: Arkham Asylum, Fallout 3, Final Fantasy XIII, Heavy Rain, Dead Space, Uncharted 2: Among Thieves, Bioshock, Bioshock 2, and (IMO) Star Ocean: The Last Hope. Resident Evil 5 and Assassin's Creed 2 are also fine games, though nowhere near my top tier on the console. Those are just from genres and franchises I like.
You want some "great" PS3 games? Ok, here are a few: Valkyria Chronicles (as you well know), Batman: Arkham Asylum, Fallout 3, Final Fantasy XIII, Heavy Rain, Dead Space, Uncharted 2: Among Thieves, Bioshock, Bioshock 2, and (IMO) Star Ocean: The Last Hope. Resident Evil 5 and Assassin's Creed 2 are also fine games, though nowhere near my top tier on the console. Those are just from genres and franchises I like.
You forgot Ratchet and Clank A Crack in Time, that's a great exclusive game, and Yakuza 3 too.
Quotehe elaborated that in order to create a new system, an idea that can't be done on the current console must come forth. With the Wii, he said that "We're not there yet."
I don't know, Reggie. I would consider the large amount of great PS360 games that cannot be ported accurately to the Wii to be a valid enough justification to create a new system. And with the Playstation Move on the way there's a realistic possibility of a great motion control game being made for the PS3 that can't be ported to the Wii, because of the great hardware difference. This hardware gap isn't insignificant. The Wii's third party support is complete horseshit because of it.
Define 'great' though. The only game I played and wasn't bored with that I considered 'great' on the PS3 is Infamous. I don't have a powerful PC to play most games, and I don't want to go through the massive headaches caused by the 360's RRoD.
I left out Valkaria Chronicles because I haven't played the game yet. GREAT PS3 games seem to be hard to find... if they aren't on PSN. (though I head some good things about Uncharted 2... but then again, the gaming media drops perfect scores like candy at Halloween.)
Broodwars you forgot Motorstorm Pacific Rift. Best arcade racer this gen.
Really D_Average? Because I didn't like the first MotorStorm.
