20 March 2006, 3:50 PM
I just hope Nintendo does learn from its mistakes and gets out there at the same time, if not sooner than PS3, since, as far as i know, they still haven't declared anything.
(I thought I'd take this chance to go off on a tangent
)
Personally, i'm a little worried about the future for Nintendo. Though I have no doubt they'll maintain those of the already commited fan base, I just can't see their 'revolutionary' steps doing anything to draw in new interest. Moving away from the classic controller seems to me like a huge gamble, due to the obvious, on the one hand if its as user friendly (and perhaps superior) as they seem to be boasting, it may be able to draw in new interest, but on the other, I mainly see people being intimidated and weary of taking an expensive chance on something as pivotal as the control of their game.
On that note, I think the success of Revolution and PS3 will be largely determined by whether or not Nintendo launches at a similar time to be competitive.
I know there was other factors involved, but I have to say, I hope we don't see Revolution go the way of Dreamcast (which I consider the ultimate in timing blunders).
(I thought I'd take this chance to go off on a tangent
)Personally, i'm a little worried about the future for Nintendo. Though I have no doubt they'll maintain those of the already commited fan base, I just can't see their 'revolutionary' steps doing anything to draw in new interest. Moving away from the classic controller seems to me like a huge gamble, due to the obvious, on the one hand if its as user friendly (and perhaps superior) as they seem to be boasting, it may be able to draw in new interest, but on the other, I mainly see people being intimidated and weary of taking an expensive chance on something as pivotal as the control of their game.
On that note, I think the success of Revolution and PS3 will be largely determined by whether or not Nintendo launches at a similar time to be competitive.
I know there was other factors involved, but I have to say, I hope we don't see Revolution go the way of Dreamcast (which I consider the ultimate in timing blunders).
Thar we go!