Topic: Miyamoto: E3 No Longer the Best Place to Show Core Games

[Kairon]

Isn't Miyamoto's attention being diverted from games that really need it? He could've used the two years on Wii Music to make an epic game like Yoshi's Island 3D.

Miyamoto spends his time the way he wants to spend his time. Don't blame casual gaming. Blame Miyamoto that he's more interested in gardening (Pikmin) than gangbanging (GTA).

And reality tv is truly snowballing into stupidity with each new "twist". Over time this means more and more stupid tv shows are played in reruns.

A guilty pleasure of mine is watching "What not to wear." This TLC reality TV is fascinating because of the issues of self-confidence and self-image that it brings up. It's amazing to see people define themselves negatively when they're stripped of their familiar wardrobe, but then re-emerge with a new (hopefully positive) self-identity once they're put in other clothes.

It's different, but I posit that things like that are exposing human emotion and issues in legitimate and exciting ways.

[King of Twitch]

Is Pikmin really that different from GTA? After all, they run around killing things and steal stuff.

[Stogi]

One with guns...........one with cute little adorable plants.

Everything must die, but there's a huge difference when one depicts death by raping a homeless man and the other with a giant cartoon hammer.

[King of Twitch]

But have you seen the rage in their eyes?

[redgiemental]

I'd take Pikmin over Wii music any day.

[Chozo Ghost]

Pikmin probably does warrant an M rating. Something about Captain Olimer enslaving and abusing alien life-forms for his own ends just doesn't sit right with me.

[redgiemental]

You could argue that they nurtures them and raises them.

Though depending on how you look at it, it could also have parallels to slavery which isn't good.

[EasyCure]

Is Pikmin really that different from GTA? After all, they run around killing things and steal stuff.

my first answer was "but olimar just wants to go home!"

then i remembered Michael Douglas in Falling Down... and how much more like GTA that was than Pikmin.

[NinGurl69 *huggles]

Great movie.

The man WANTED BREAKFAST.

[Kairon]

Pikmin probably does warrant an M rating. Something about Captain Olimer enslaving and abusing alien life-forms for his own ends just doesn't sit right with me.

It isn't like that at all! Olimar is SAVING the Pikmin! He's like prometheus, who came down and gave men fire. Olimar is a great alien entity who descends on the Pikmin planet and gives them the leadership and organizational skills to survive in a world where they are 24/7 breakfast lunch and dinner for vermicious knids and wangdoodles!

... Olimar is like Willy Wonka! Pikmin are his Oompa-Loompahs!

[King of Twitch]

He violates the prime directive by interfering with the internal affairs of other civilizations

[Chozo Ghost]

... Olimar is like Willy Wonka! Pikmin are his Oompa-Loompahs!

That would be a bad example. Willy Wonka is a disturbing messed up individual who makes people into candy. That movie gives me nightmares... it's like something Stephen King would write if he did Children's novels!

[UltimatePartyBear]

Someday Olimar will have his Pikmin army build a fleet of spaceships and take over the galaxy.  He will crown himself god-emperor, and fanatical Pikmin death squads will mercilessly wipe out any resistance to his rule.