Gaming Lounge

[Dazz]

Nintendo rely on gimmicks too much. I mean:
GCN - GBA link
Wii - Motion Control
3DS - 3D, AR
All of these are great but N seem to think their consoles will sell based solely on these. And how many games utilise them to the optimum outside the N games built specially to use them? Wii's MC became used mainly for menu selection if at all. There haven't been any major third party games using the MotionPlus yet.

This is true, but the fact of the matter is that they do make their consoles unique compared to the other companies.

We all know that the PS3 and 360 are direct competition, but Wii was in a league of its own. A game released on the Wii wouldn't be the same as the version release on another console (for the most part) due to the mechanics of the machine.

And those gimmicks made the console sell very well, especially considering it was a pretty crap console. I mean in regards to power, of course, I'm sure people like the console. But there is no denying that the machine was lacking in the region of HD, next-gen gaming.

The Wii U has the tablet controls and motion controls. It is still going to be in a league of its own. I believe that the 360's next console will likely take a page from that book and do more with regards to Kinect funtionality - which is what concerns me.

I believe Sony won't change their attitude to gaming and continue using conventional gaming control. Because that will then make them sell to people who like that conventional means.

Each company is finding its own place in the gaming world, and that excites me a bit. It lets people buy the console based on what they want to get out of it.