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Originally posted by: bmfrostyQuote
Originally posted by: Kairon
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I...can see what you're saying...Hmmm... What exactly leads you to believe that this is their true objective as opposed to their stated-marketting speak being representative of their true objective?
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I believe so because Nintendo's market isn't made up entirely of people who don't currently play games. It also has to include people who currently play games for the strategy to make sense.
As much as the guys and gals at Nintendo would like it to be, the wiimote and nun-chuck do not cover all the popular game types. I'm positive that since they're releasing a controller that represents what to now has been THE standard for game controllers, they're not going to split their market for what would be a small percentage cost increase on the package. I can't see the materials and manufacturing cost on the ClassiCon being outside the $6-$8 per unit range.
It just doesn't make sense for them to not hedge their bets this way.
-bmfrosty (bmfrosty@catbus.org)
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Originally posted by: Ceric
Did anyone else notice that in the Drummer thing that all the Wiimotes shown had no nunchuku but had a cord just sort of dangling down?
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Originally posted by: PaLaDiNQuoteObviously the words of someone who has never played Monkey Island, Day of the Tentacle, Full Throttle or especially Grim Fandango. We love him because he is the Miyamoto of videogame humor.
Originally posted by: Kairon
Who is this Tim Schafer and why do we love him so much?
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Originally posted by: nemo_83
... worst of all things (aside from camera control) is the racial stereotypes. I would be embarrassed to play GTA with my girlfriend ... And how come cops in GTA are portrayed as people who shoot you in the back first and ask questions later?...
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Originally posted by: bmfrosty
I think you're mistaking their front facing marketing message with their true objectives. They want to focus on new experiences and new customers, *AND* want to be the place to go for the hardcore and nostalgic. Ergo, if they want to be a target for old-style *AND* new-style games, they will not want to have a split market, and they will include the ClassiCon with every system. If they're smart, they'll also include $10 worth of VC downloads with system registration.
-bmfrosty
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Originally posted by: Infernal Monkey
Don't say it looks like a Final Fantasy game, that's implying the game will be terrible.
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Originally posted by: VGrevolution
Lol. BTW I'm not sure i would say Halo and innovation in the same breath. I'm not sure making a game easier to attract more gamers is a stroke of genius either.
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Originally posted by: bmfrosty
I expect a Classic Controller Shell to be included with every system. Without it you split the market, and you deny a lot of opportunity. With the classic controller shell, remakes and ports of anything on an earlier console become feasable. Another thing to remember, and this is important, is that Nintendo has Veto rights on any and all games for it's system. If there isn't some specific reason for a game to be mainly controlled by the wiimote and nun-chuck, nintendo's going to deny it. If Konami were to declare that they want to remake Symphony of the Night with better graphics, they're not going to include Nintendo in on the deal if they can't rely on a controller suitable for the game being in the hands of every owner.
The ClassiCon is too important to not to include with every system.
-bmfrosty (rambling)
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Originally posted by: Shorty McNostril
Was there any bass drum kickpedal or anything in the drumming game??
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Originally posted by: Hostile Creation
All of Will Wright's games are essentially the same, in many ways. With Miyamoto, we see a broad range of completely different game styles, from platformer (Mario) to adventure (Zelda) to strategy (Pikmin), to name a few.
Will Wright has made SimCity (simulation), The Sims (simulation), and Spore (simulation, although damn it's the coolest simulation ever). Don't get me wrong, I have tremendous respect for the guy, and he's done some great stuff. But it's like comparing Tarantino (crime film after crime film) to Kubrick (who's done a variety of excellent movies).
Interesting, Will Wright apparently lived in Louisiana for a while. Never would've guessed.
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Originally posted by: JensenQuote
Originally posted by: decoyman
but also opens the door to developers who'd like to employ "dual-Wiimote" action in their single-player games (you know you wanna be like "Drum Guy" from that one trailer).
A drum game would fully support both two Wiimotes and the Wiimote/nunchaku combination. Unless you want one player to control two cursors simultaneously, dual Wiimotes isn't necessary
