Nintendo: Arrogance or something else?

[KillerGremlin]

Originally Posted by thatmariolover

Your question poses another problem I have. Nintendo definitely underestimates the Android/App Store and the iPhone/iPod Touch/iPad and any other multifunction device where gaming is starting to grow. Then again, I think you do too.

I don't underestimate the iPad, I just think morons buy it.

Also, with the need for a Cellphone/MP3 player, and the way Cellphone/MP3 players now have games on them, and these games are the same simple-minded bullshit titles that have made the Wii such a hit this generation amongst morons, I suspect we will see a dramatic change in the direction of handheld gaming in the future. Well, gaming in general.

I personally think this generation took gaming down a peg.

[Xantar]

Originally Posted by KillerGremlin

I personally think this generation took gaming down a peg.

Really? How so? Did you not have enough games to enjoy? Was Resident Evil 5, Devil May Cry 4, Alan Wake, Mass Effect, Bioshock, Heavy Rain, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare, Super Mario Galaxy, Metroid Prime: Corruption, Grand Theft Auto 4, Final Fantasy XIII, Borderlands, Soul Calibur 4, Gears of War, Halo 3, Dragon Ago and about a dozen other games I'm not thinking of enough for you?

[KillerGremlin]

Originally Posted by Xantar

Really? How so? Did you not have enough games to enjoy? Was Resident Evil 5, Devil May Cry 4, Alan Wake, Mass Effect, Bioshock, Heavy Rain, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare, Super Mario Galaxy, Metroid Prime: Corruption, Grand Theft Auto 4, Final Fantasy XIII, Borderlands, Soul Calibur 4, Gears of War, Halo 3, Dragon Ago and about a dozen other games I'm not thinking of enough for you?

I'll remember it as: Generation Sequels.

I'm not just talking about the games, many of which are good if not great as you listed. I'm talking about technology trends this generation, the explosion of social media, the explosion of non-gaming business ventures popping up on consoles, the increase in gimmicks in way of gaming. There is also the dumbing down of online gaming for consoles and the abuse of DLC, and yeah I won't get off my PC-gaming high horse. And the cherry on top is that I do see gaming being removed from consoles and brought over to multimedia platforms like cell phones or iPads. Maybe that isn't a bad thing, but get off my lawn!

I'd think you, of all people, being a Nintendo fan and an old school one at that, would long for the nostalgia and kinda get at how I feel.

[Xantar]

Originally Posted by KillerGremlin

I'd think you, of all people, being a Nintendo fan and an old school one at that, would long for the nostalgia and kinda get at how I feel.

What I get out of being a (busy, adult, trying to build a career) Nintendo fan is this: there are lots of games out there that I like. And they are reasonably priced. And ultimately I don't have enough time to play them all. This is good.

There are also lots of games being developed for other platforms. Some of those other platforms are high-end consoles and some of them are little mobile-media platforms and some are social networking sites. On the other hand, games that I like and want are still being made. I don't really care what other games are being released just as long as they don't affect my ability to play the games I want to play.