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« on: March 20, 2006, 05:21:13 AM »
Yeah...I read about 10 of the the poster's first words and my *FANBOY ALERT!* popped up, so I ran away screaming. It is true that the Revolution controller will be very innovative and provide a totally new way to play games, but don't be so hard on the traditional pads. Microsoft and Sony have decided to perfect their gamepads and focus on making the hardware very powerful and very online-oriented. Nintendo, in a way, is doing the opposite. They have decided to make the console as powerful and internet-capable as they see fit, and to focus their efforts of making a revolutionary method of control. Nintendo implemented analog control in video games, and they implemented a touch screen on the DS. Both systems (N64 and DS) were very revolutionary for their markets (console and handheld). I think that if people don't file this away as a "remote control", then it will do very well. It may not sell tons of consoles, but those who have the Revolution will snicker at the people that are whining about spending thousands of dollars on systems, controllers, cables, HDTVs, etc. And we (the "revoltionaries") will be in our little niche with a (quite possibly) $200 console with plenty of money to spend. Nintendo knows that people are spending ridiculous amounts of money just to have the PS3 or XBOX 360 well because...you know...its the PEE ESSS THREEEE. (The fact that NO games were shown at the latest PS3 blowout shows you where their priorities lie...) Nintendo doesn't rely on its rep to sell systems--they rely on AAA games, quiet + affordable consoles, and the hope that people will take the fanboy wool off of their eyes and see that Nintendo is the only console company worried about moving the video game industry forward. Their third party support seems to be better than ever, which has always been Nintendo's "achille's heel".
*End of rant that will result in 380292 posts, from normal people and fanboys alike.*
PS: I have an XBOX 360 and I love it--its really strong and there are some great games on the way (I look by the fact that it sounds like an airplane taking off). But the thing I really want is a revolution, not an evolution. Thank you if you read this all--I realize that it is long and boring for fanboys. I'm not being arrogant, I'm being honest.
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