The Next Nintendo Console

[Oisterman]

I wish they'd just make a good system so they didn't have to keep making new ones every 3 years.

[xenoth]

I wish they'd just make a good system so they didn't have to keep making new ones every 3 years.

this would reduce their profits though, why make something people only have to buy once, if they make the perfect system, they'll never have to make something new to put on the market :/

[shadowsworn]

I really hope it's more powerful and less reliant on motion controls. imo the wii was, by and large,a failed experiment, high sales or not

[endrien]

I really hope it's more powerful and less reliant on motion controls. imo the wii was, by and large,a failed experiment, high sales or not

I agree, it just doesn't cut it compared to other consoles.

[shadowsworn]

I should note that I don't like the motion controls on other consoles, either.

[Groteske]

I really hope it's more powerful and less reliant on motion controls. imo the wii was, by and large,a failed experiment, high sales or not

It failed? Nintendo intended on making a console that was to be played with a group of people and a lot of their games reflected that. Remember those old Wii commercials? The two creepy *** men driving around and playing with strangers? The Wii also showed that a console didn't have to be HD to survive in the market. I think they did really well for as long as they did. If the Wii had had better titles instead of just a bunch of ok ones then I would of enjoyed it way more. If the Wii received the same support in NA that it did in Japan it would of shot the PS3 and 360 out of the water and then made sashimi.

I should note that I don't like the motion controls on other consoles, either.

Motion controls are gimmicks. Everyone knows that! But the Wii did it as a main part of its system and that is way more respectful then MS and Sony copying their success to further their systems lifespans.

I wish they'd just make a good system so they didn't have to keep making new ones every 3 years.

Handhelds are a different type of monster. With the DS they added a touchscreen and in sequential releases they added more to it while making it smaller or thinner.

Something perfect now (technology wise) wont be perfect tomorrow. And since the handheld has to be both small and easily portable it takes a lot of work to get the right formula. With the Wii 2 I guess they'd be doing a lot better and especially if they had some way of allowing DS games to be playable on the new system so people who didn't like the DS or handhelds in general can get that chance to enjoy those games.

And ugh it's not as bad as what Apple does. Apple is the devil. WE MADE THE IPAD THINNER! Add a 2 to the title! SALE IT! The sheep will buy. BUY BUY BUY.

But I want MS, Sony and Nintendo to win. When they all win we all win. DOWN WITH EXCLUSIVITY.

[Neil]

My Wii is so clogged with dust it doesn't work anymore.

Clearly I need to buy more PS2 ports with tacked on stick-waggling.

[Groteske]

My Wii is so clogged with dust it doesn't work anymore.

Clearly I need to buy more PS2 ports with tacked on stick-waggling.

I think you mean Gamecube ports.

[Neil]

I wish the Wii was as good as the Gamecube! I absolutely adored that console. I still search old video game stores in the hope of acquiring a rare copy of Metal Gear Solid Twin Snakes.

[Groteske]

I wish the Wii was as good as the Gamecube! I absolutely adored that console. I still search old video game stores in the hope of acquiring a rare copy of Metal Gear Solid Twin Snakes.

Metal Gear? Shit. Shit. Shit. I should of known! I hope the people who produce MG die in a terrible fire caused by a man who goes insane and believes he is Solid Snake and kills everyone. EVERYONE involved. NINJA FIRE STYLE.

[Oisterman]

I wish the Wii was as good as the Gamecube! I absolutely adored that console. I still search old video game stores in the hope of acquiring a rare copy of Metal Gear Solid Twin Snakes.

http://cgi.ebay.com/Metal-Gear-Solid...item19c4ebf963

[MrTingTing]

I never knew one of the most sold consoles ever "failed"

[Norrin Radd]

Nintendo can make high tech device but there well know only good for make kiddy type games and some anime games that dont over teen. they rarely make M rate games

I've said it before and I'll say it again: Do you sit there feeling "mature" because you don't play Nintendo?

What is "kiddy" to you? Bright colours? Do you have any idea how many gamers would take Banjo-Kazooie over Halo, Call of Duty, Grand Theft Auto and any or all variations of those games?

Ironically, when I see my four year old nephew playing Mario, I don't think, "Oh, Nintendo only make kiddy games." I think, "Wow, my four year old nephew is playing MARIO."

He's playing a game series that many of us still play, and games from generations before us still play.

Where's Master Chief gonna be in 20 years, with all his graphical shine?

[Hatashi]

Damn!
Blaze got it served the HARD way!

Either way, some games for Nintendo are great.
Be it Pokemon, Mario or whatever.

I don't care if people find them to be immature, just play what you enjoy, and thats all.

You don't have to play the ''kiddy'' games in front of an audience of 1,000,000 people, so why should you care?

[sinnful]

The way it sounds is that Nintendo will be moving away from motion control (thank god, I hope the fad is over) and using something similar to a traditional controller with a touch screen built in. This could be really interesting and bring some of the DS style gameplay experience's to the console market. Also, with more traditional style controls they could maybe bring back more of the mature styled games than what was available on the wii, because it is hard to bring motion control to a mature'ish game without crossing lines that would make it adult rated or simply not work (aka most FPS games on the wii).

[Hatashi]

I honestly don't see how shooters would work with Touchscreen controls.

Be it me, but the shooters on the DS that had touchscreen aiming were complete shit.

[Norrin Radd]

What's immature about them, though?

That's what I don't understand. I literally see nothing immature about playing Mario or whatever.

[Hatashi]

What's immature about them, though?

That's what I don't understand. I literally see nothing immature about playing Mario or whatever.

I'm talking about Blaze finding them immature.

I'm not saying they are immature ;P.

[sinnful]

I know. I must admit, I don't know what madness Nintendo were thinking of when they tried to integrate everyone into the wonderful world of gaming. I especially don't grasp why they focus on hyper-stylised worlds and characters that extend way beyond the realism/imagination barrier.

Personally? I agree. I like it much better when video game escapism is narrowed down to attempts at making everything as gritty and realistic as the world we actually live in. Sometimes, when I read the newspaper and see that crime is running rampant, or how war is ravaging certain countries, the first thing I get the urge to do is re-enact or experience those things through video games.

Why spend time flying through immaculately designed space-based worlds as an Italian plumber? Especially when you could escape from the daily grind by taking on the role of an anonymous soldier in an identikit Middle-Eastern country.

Everything in your post makes sense.

[Norrin Radd]

Dude, who asked you to join in if you didn't give a f*ck?

[IronyTaken]

I am looking forward to the new emulator for the next Nintendo consoles.

The Dolphin was a great emulator to play all my Wii and Gamecube games in HD.

Although I had trouble getting Eternal Darkness to work which is my favorite Gamecube game.

Nintendo can have good Mature games on their system and Eternal Darkness is one of them.

[Delamorte]

Nintendo has confirmed that this is the closest (fan made) controller mock up they have seen.

[Viiral]

Err, if this is true how much would each controller cost?
Considering the Wii/Gamecube were mainly used (by me) for offline multiplayer I don't want to shell out £50 just to get a friend to play.

derp.. EBAY import from japan.

cost you 10% of that 50 quid,.

[Alivada]

derp.. EBAY import from japan.

cost you 10% of that 50 quid,.

It's hardly gonna cost a fiver per controller is it?
Not to mention, I would probably want at least 2 for the day I got the console.

[Groteske]

It's all in the point of view of the players and everyone has their own definition for mature or immature.

A game doesn't need to be bloody to be mature but to be labeled that by ESRB if the game is violent and bloody and has strong themes it will be labeled Mature.

ESRB's mature rating: Titles in this category may contain intense violence, blood and gore, sexual content and/or strong language.

In my rating of what is mature a game doesn't need to be bloody or sexual or include gore or strong language. A story can be mature while the graphics can be cartoony.

So you guys need to be specific to what you mean as mature. If you mean bloody and sexual and full of gore then that's fine but it doesn't mean the game is mature plot wise it just means the game has mature material in it.

A game about cooking is mature if you think cooking is a mature activity. A game about babysitting is mature if you consider babysitting a mature activity. A game about saving a princess can be mature if you consider defeating evil to save a love one as mature.

So you guys are just hating on Nintendo and I find that silly and ridiculous. Nintendo has always been the family console meant to be a everyone (E) rated console but that doesn't mean their software catalogue of games for the Wii is nothing but kiddy stuff. I actually like that Nintendo is more family orientated because not everyone will enjoy a game full of gore and sex and blood and I wouldn't want those kind of games to be only games out there. And just because you are a certain age does not mean you are mature.