As I barely get much sleep anymore, I decided to kill some time on N4G and see what's the latest news. Lo and behold, another negative Nintendo circle jerk over the claims that the CPU and GPU for the Wii U are inferior to the PS3 and the 360. The negativity surrounding the Wii U is galling to say the least, especially since it's only been recently released. It's interesting to see the various responses and leaps of logic that tend to take place when people completely dismiss the Wii U out of hand for being an inferior console. So let me get one thing off my chest and be done with it.
As a gamer, the first console I bought during this gen was the Xbox 360, due to my brief infatuation with first-person shooters at the time. At the time, I was a huge fan of the Rainbow Six series and I believed that the first person genre would expand the horizons of gaming and usher in a golden age of gaming. I was convinced of this, due to having a genuinely great time with various games like Metroid Prime on the Gamecube and the tactical gameplay of Rainbow Six:Black Arrow on the Xbox. I remember getting the 20 GB version and looking forward to the great games that would eventually come from the FPS genre and the various other great titles like Oblivion for instance. It was good for a time, until my 360 broke down. Five times.
Eventually, I got utterly sick of shooters and wanted to explore new places. Thankfully, Microsoft allowed for an indie marketplace were you could find a rare gem in amongst the chaff in the shape of Apple Jack, which took some inspiration from earlier Mario games or Aban Hawkins and the 1000 Spikes, a hard as nails 8bit platformer and one of the best experiences that I've ever had on a console. Nowadays, the XBLA indie marketplace is hidden into the background, but there is always something interesting or new to look at. So, while I believe that Microsoft should be commended for even having one. I just wished that they promoted it a little more because there are some outstanding games on there that may have flown underneath the radar of a lot of gamers.
Eventually, I would get a PS3. When they released their console for the first time, there was no way that I could possibly afford such a machine that cost far too much, for what I perceived was a terrible line-up of launch titles. Play Genji: Days of the Blade for an example of a poor launch title, but of course, it's true that at most consoles' inception, the games aren't going to be up to scratch. Eventually I would get one when the price dropped to a much more acceptable level and I would enjoy the various games that came out from it. Little Big Planet, the Uncharted series, the Yakuza games, White Knights Chronicles 1 and 2, 3D Dot Game Heroes and a multitude of other good games. The Blu-Ray player in mine isn't exactly working as well as it should, but if the games work, that's all that matters to me.
I missed out on the Wii because of the scarcity of it during the time it outsold it's competitors with ease. For a console that was completely dismissed by gaming press and gamers alike, it did quite well in introducing a completely new market to video games and getting them actively involved in playing them. Having played some games on it and being pleasantly surprised by how much I liked playing it, I came to a sad realization. It wasn't Nintendo that abandoned the hardcore audience to pander to the prospective new casual audience. It was the hardcore audience that abandoned Nintendo to satisfy their lust for cutting-edge graphics, which the PC master race have all been accustomed to for some time.
Nintendo make games for people of all ages and that's something that should be encouraged, not looked down upon with contempt. So what if Nintendo makes games that a kid can play? COD has a lot of children playing it, yet it's a "mature" game. Kids will play anything that is in front of them and it's a trashy argument. It should be also noted that the kids are the future of the gaming industry, the future consumers, developers, programmers, artists and they will soon inherit it while the rest of us become worm food and disappear from this plane of existence. If Nintendo are doing anything right, they are at least attempting to secure their future and there is nothing wrong with that.
You can hate on the Nintendo Wii all you want but you cannot deny that they changed the face of gaming by introducing a previously unknown market to video games. Microsoft and Sony were only all too willing to attempt to capitalize on this new emerging market with their peripherals, Kinect and Playstation Move.
Yet again, here we are. People lambasting Nintendo for not directly competing with Microsoft and Sony. Why should they? Due to the continual rising cost of making games and companies such as THQ, Sega, EA all suffering from their reckless business practices, Nintendo's practices make far more sense than throwing money to make a bleeding-edge console.
That's all this generation is really. Specs. Never mind that there are a lot of people who don't know what they are talking about. I saw one person on NeoGaf claim that the Xenon CPU was considered sh*t by developers in 2005. I'm not going to lie and say that I know a lot about computers. I don't but when I see someone misrepresenting the actual truth, I cannot stand idly by and keep quiet. Slower clock speeds mean little if the architecture is solid but people are very quick to forget that and demand that new consoles to be as powerful as gaming PCs which is completely idiotic and foolish. Ask Sony how they are doing and tell me that it was worth it.
If the Wii U can do comparable versions of the latest games like AC3 and Blops 2, I have no fear for the future of the Wii U. Imagine if a team actually were able to get to grips with it and fully push the Wii U to it's potential. You lot can continually belittle and chastise Nintendo for being a business or you can actually admire the fact that they are still able to turn a profit in an increasingly hostile marketplace.
Better yet, if you actually care so much about graphics, how about you go out and buy/build your own gaming rig? If there is any truth in all this, being a PC gamer is where it's at right now, with the myriad of customizable options you can go with, the Steam library and the graphic intensive gaming that goes along with it.
Consoles aren't meant to be able to compete with gaming rigs but to provide an experience that is affordable to the greater public. Deal with it.
Keiichiro Toyama—the creator and original director of the 1999 Silent Hill—shared his personal thoughts on the recently announced remake by Konami, reflecting on what the project means to him after more than two decades:
“I felt something similar when the game was adapted into a movie. It deeply moved me to see the names of the characters and locations I had created come to life visually, even though I wasn’t directly involved. That wouldn’t have been possible without the continued support of the fans and the dedication of the developers who’ve kept the series alive.
I’m really looking forward to seeing how the remake evolves this time. With the advanced technology we now have, I’m sure I’ll be surprised by how the game is reimagined. Since the original was built for the first PlayStation, there will naturally be challenges—like the camera and controls—but I’m eager to see bold and creative solutions to those elements.”
Haha Not only is bold and creatively not what the industry wants, it’s not what most people want.
They want to get scammed and pay twice for a thing they already own.
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"Consoles aren't meant to be able to compete with gaming rigs but to provide an experience that is affordable to the greater public."
I don't think that's been understood since MS and Sony announced the PS3 and 360. Which means they didn't get it well before the systems were announced.
To be honest. No one is doing each other any favors. Boasting about the Wii U being more powerful than 6 year old consoles is just as dumb as people claiming the Wii U is not as powerful as PS3/Xbox 360. While I do blame most journalist posting here and N4G and looking for hits by inciting this, both side need to stop being stupid to help the cause or nothing is ever going to change.
Also, do you part. Don't argue with trolls, report comments, disagree, give negative bubble and give sites looking for hits low quality ranking for inciting flame wars.
Anyways, +1 approve on blog
Ummmm. yeah. Every system goes through this. Why does everyone always seem to think Nintendo is the only one who has ever had negative things said about them. Every time anyone says anything negative about Nintendo people have to write whole essays about how we should leave them alone. The PS3 got hit from all sides by basically everyone except the people who brought one and even they complained. The Wii U is a new console. It taking the same beating every new console has gotten since decades ago.Why does it deserve better treatment because people say so?
The next PlayStation and Xbox will get exactly the same treatment especially the next PlayStation. Everything from the games, to the specs, to the graphics to the controller, to if PSN is still free. What you see happening with the Wii and Wii U is the same thing that many consoles went through whether they failed or succeeded. Several people thought the PS1 was going to fail and many Nintendo people thought so too.But it didn't. So no offense but I really don't understand what is the constant crying that everyone picks on Nintendo. The very people who say that are usually first in line to jeer at the other consoles when they first are released and then get upset when it is done back to them.
No one HAS to admire Nintendo for anything. Many people hate then fact that Nintendo brought motion controls the party and the fact that others tried to follow it.Even Nintendo started to run out of ideas early on how to use the Wiimote for anything useful (which is standard for Nintendo's gimmicks since they started in the gaming industry). So don't give me that we should admire Nintendo because they found a way to save themselves from obscurity from back then.That is like the people who admire Microsoft for slithering out of the responsibility of giving you a broken console. I came here for the games and not how much money everyone is making. And frankly Nintendo's games have slowly gone down in quality.But people are always to busy quoting how much money Nintendo is making or what geniuses they are to notice.
People are disappointed with the Wii U? You must be devastated. I'm sorry for your loss.
People aren't happy with the Wii U only being slightly more powerful than the current consoles. No one is asking for a "bleeding edge" console....they're looking for something that will take over and advance gaming. Deal with it. What an immature thing to write.
And maybe you've been too busy being condescending and a hypocritical hateful person to notice, but developers are sick of current gen limits. DICE said the system will be bad for third party support in the near future.
They know the specs....YOU DO NOT. YOU are an angry fanatic calling reaction to a system a "circle jerk". Game developers are full of professionals that create games for a living for several pieces of hardware.
People are dissapointed at the specs because they are barely above/below 6 year old console's specs. More power isnt just better graphics, its also for example better physics and better AI.