Quote Originally Posted by Kentarou View Post
I still enjoy the Wii as a console, and if the new controllers for the 360 and PS3 catch on, I guess it will have been revolutionary.
I'm wondering if NATAL is going to negate the impact of the Wiimote. I'm so very skeptical, but I get increasingly curious because basically every review of their progress starts with "I was incredibly skeptical, but was blown away." This seems almost unanimous. I don't think we'll ever get away from hand held controllers, but I think waggle controls will be a gimmick just like blowing into/screaming at a microphone or any other silly crap.

Despite my jarring attacks against the Wii, I still really like it. I'm just trying to give a sober critique of its place in modern gaming and future history. The price point makes it attractive and though it lacks a fantastic library, there are definitely some Wii games are so must-have that they make it worth owning a Wii.

I've never owned either XBox because they had few exclusives that appealed highly to me. I've yet to purchase a PS3 because of a) the price point, b) no backwards compatibility, and c) not a large enough library.

Now the PS3 library has finally added enough titles to get me excited and dropped the price. Now I'm just biding my time until black Friday in hopes of a fantastic bundle or special deal somewhere and I'll finally pick one up.


Despite all the criticism, nobody can attack Nintendo's business model on its face right now. They are being wise about their marketing and understand how to aim at their demographic even if it changes. Sony could learn some things from this and not make laughable hardware like the PSPGo.