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Nintendo has told us that what we like is broken and they're going to fix it. If someone told you your favourite band or TV show needed retooling how would you respond?
Retool? That word is right up there with synergy on the "Top Buzzwords that I Hate" list.
Your view of all this is so very skewed as someone else said. Its quite sad that you see it this way. For starters, it is not broken. You can still play games the way you want. But they bring out a controller that has a new way of producing input for games. They did not remove the old way of doing things, but gave developers the choice. And yet you wish to discourage this as you don't know what to expect.
I saw a gameplay trailer for Metroid Prime 3 and the comments on there by the player about feeling like he was learning how to play games all over again. That really excites me, because much like the quirkier titles that were seen from Nintendo in recent times, such as DKJB and the Wario Ware series, that different games are fun when done right. My only problem that I can see is that not many aside from Nintendo are doing it often enough. But the launch titles such as Red Steel and other games that I really can't be bothered listing off. To quote Tycho, who puts it better than I ever could:
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Personally, I'm excited by the prospect - but I'm not the type of gamer who needs to assert their pwnership over the medium.
So drop the ego trip. Please. Its so easy to tune out to the same old argument when you've heard it a million times before.
As for the hypothetical question, I'd say go for it. For those who know them, I originally heard RX Bandits on a Vegas Records compilation when they were doing their catchy ska tunes, and went looking for some of their later material and found "The Resignation" - possibly one of the best albums I've heard. Sure, there's a risk that you won't like it, but that comes from being a trailblazer of sorts.
And I guess that's what it comes down to. Do you want to get aboard and see where this leads, or are you happy to sit on the fence and comment on something without actually being involved? The industry has stagnated enough over the past few years as is, and this seems to be the only real innovation. I hope everyone gets behind it as there is a lot of opportunity to produce some fun games.
As for the article, I do see it as insightful. Good on Billy for posting how he sees things. He's a well-respected guy in the industry and I hope that everyone takes note of what he says here.
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