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Koga · 05-18-2006, 03:00 AM

I tried to post yesterday, but I had some computer problems, so I will also be replying to some posts from a while ago.

AI, they're not excuses they're perfectly valid reasons for not wanting a DS or Wii. Controls are the thing that kept me from getting into PC gaming. I don't care that the system has other buttons as well: because of the touch screen/ motion sensitivity, developers think they have to incorporate it somehow. There are racing games on the DS where there's a steering wheel on the touch screen which you operate with the stylus, which I think is ridiculous. In certain games you don't control the character, but the environment (Yoshi Touch & Go, Kirby CC), something which doesn't appeal to me at all.

Games like Super Mario Galaxy and Metroid Prime 3 look like games I'd want to play with a normal controller (although the former doesn't look that great from the footage I've seen so far), but I wouldn't like to play them with a remote controller. It doesn't matter that I haven't played it before, holding a remote in front of you, perfectly level for most of the time < holding a controller in your lap.

Also no one answered my question yet: If you could choose before the controller was revealed, what kind of controller it would be who would've chosen a motion sensitive remote controller? I think many people here will buy a Wii despitethe controller not because of it.

Kirb-e, I'm not talking about the fate of the company, but I'm stating my won reasons for not buying a Wii, which I think are shared by many people. I really think it's wishful thinking to have a game machine that appeals to both fanatic gamers and people who never play. Like Codie already pointed out, hardcore gamers play for hours on end, and it doesn't look to be comfortable to play for that long.

The Super Mario Galaxy may happen, but I doubt it would happen very often. Super Mario Bros. for the NES was easy to understand and simple to control. In fact, my parents even tried it... for 15 minutes and they have never played a video game again.

I think because they try to appeal to both they fail to really appeal to either.

05-18-2006, 03:00 AM	#30
Koga Veteran Member Join Date: Sep 2000 Location: The Netherlands Gender: Posts: 17,095 Thanks: 104 Thanked 183 Times in 117 Posts Points: 107,839.07 Bank: 21,640.09 Total Points: 129,479.16 Donate	I tried to post yesterday, but I had some computer problems, so I will also be replying to some posts from a while ago. AI, they're not excuses they're perfectly valid reasons for not wanting a DS or Wii. Controls are the thing that kept me from getting into PC gaming. I don't care that the system has other buttons as well: because of the touch screen/ motion sensitivity, developers think they have to incorporate it somehow. There are racing games on the DS where there's a steering wheel on the touch screen which you operate with the stylus, which I think is ridiculous. In certain games you don't control the character, but the environment (Yoshi Touch & Go, Kirby CC), something which doesn't appeal to me at all. Games like Super Mario Galaxy and Metroid Prime 3 look like games I'd want to play with a normal controller (although the former doesn't look that great from the footage I've seen so far), but I wouldn't like to play them with a remote controller. It doesn't matter that I haven't played it before, holding a remote in front of you, perfectly level for most of the time < holding a controller in your lap. Also no one answered my question yet: If you could choose before the controller was revealed, what kind of controller it would be who would've chosen a motion sensitive remote controller? I think many people here will buy a Wii despitethe controller not because of it. Kirb-e, I'm not talking about the fate of the company, but I'm stating my won reasons for not buying a Wii, which I think are shared by many people. I really think it's wishful thinking to have a game machine that appeals to both fanatic gamers and people who never play. Like Codie already pointed out, hardcore gamers play for hours on end, and it doesn't look to be comfortable to play for that long. The Super Mario Galaxy may happen, but I doubt it would happen very often. Super Mario Bros. for the NES was easy to understand and simple to control. In fact, my parents even tried it... for 15 minutes and they have never played a video game again. I think because they try to appeal to both they fail to really appeal to either. Last edited by Koga; 05-18-2006 at 03:06 AM.