Do you follow a lot of mainstream journalism outlets (granted, they all suck) or listen to a lot of podcasts? The Wii had a lot of love (because they showed a lot of love) up until the end of 2008 around when No More Heroes came out. After that they've constantly been crapped on, parodied, humiliated, and branded by gaming journalists as the coming of the anti-christ. The 2010 E3 press conference was clearly a response to the outcry from the media FOR YEARS that Nintendo no longer provides "hardcore" (still hate the word) experiences. They name dropped nearly every major franchise of the last twenty years in order to get the support they did. Now that Nintendo is selling expensive hardware and need to sell more than 1-2 games to 8-year old girls (who can't play their new handheld) and soccer moms (who think it's just the third iteration of the DS) this was a move they HAD to do to counter the negative publicity. As it turns out, their name dropping was just that: name dropping. So many of those games have been cancelled, moved to other platforms, or delayed (some likely indefinitely).Originally Posted by Wolf Kanno
And I wouldn't say they completely shifted this industry - they've simply created a market outside of gaming that closely resembles this one. But it's not the same as "this thing of ours." Microsoft and Sony adopted motion control to appease investors - there's no better evidence for that than the utter drought of original, motion-only content immediately after the products launched. It became a success for Microsoft and they've clearly gone in that direction. But as the years went on and the mature games were panned, even Nintendo had to learn the hard truth: you simply can't make compelling experiences with motion inputs. Some PS3 games integrate it really well, but those titles are still best with a controller. And the possibility that ANY hardcore title will come to the Kinect has all but been foreclosed. Nintendo is still innovating interfaces, but they've brought back the focus on buttons and have even knelt before the altar of graphics. As Wii sales have died down and the truth of it only being a fad has been laid bare, it's Nintendo who's now adjusting according to Sony and Microsoft's ways.
IIRC those were over creative differences, not distribution hiccups. I really think if they're able to create the games they want they're content, getting additional advertising and acclaim is just a bonus.Considering this company was founded after they broke away from Square, over the argument of mishandling their projects, and then it was repeated with Namco Bandai with Xenosaga Episode 2's mishandling, I would say its not unlikely possibility.
It would certainly get me to buy a Wii. DQX, unfortunately, not so much. I'm sad!The DQ Collection never had a chance outside of Japan. I don't see too many people jumping at the chance to drop serious dough on a collection of three NES titles.
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