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Nintendo's Next Seems on Track, Despite Reports

Posted by simoniker on from the storm-in-teacup dept.

KaiEl writes "The Video Game Ombudsman has a breakdown of the myriad reports stemming from a Nihon Keizai Shimbun story (picked up by GameCube Europe) that says Nintendo 'has decided not to release a new video game console to follow its current GameCube for the time being,' and 'will instead diversify games and sell newly developed peripherals mainly for the GameCube.' Despite the existence of some breathless initial stories from IGN and 1UP, this story may already be dead in the water thanks to firm denials by both Nintendo of America and its Japanese parent, Nintendo Co. Ltd. Still, just the intimation that Nintendo may be planning to sit out the next round of the console race will surely have the Internet rumor mill buzzing."

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  1. Re:Where else is there to go? by b0r0din · · Score: 4, Interesting

    While I'm not a big fan of the gamecube in many ways, such as its fairly ugly control scheme (maybe i'm just a playstation snob) I love the sort of family/party gaming attitude it brings to the table. My girlfriend can play the same games, unlike a lot of the stuff out for XBox and Playstation (although Sony is pretty diverse, they also make games like Manhunt) Old school Mario will not be soon forgotten.

    Still, I think it's sad that the Playstation has really changed the face of games, to the point where now 3D is required in every game. Let's face it, there is more control, but it's harder to get into a game now when there is no standard between three or four games, R1 moves you left in one game, analog stick in another, R2 in yet another...it makes it hard to get into a game and be able to come back to it after even a few days if you've forgotten the controls.

    Maybe it's the old school in me, but what happened to more 2D games? I highly doubt that everything has been exhausted in this department. And why has there not been a successful VR platform or a big change in accessories? DDR basically uses the old nintendo pad. I was really hoping by now there'd be a huge improvement in peripherals. Eye Toy is an example of some innovation, so is feedback. I think the short-lived product cycles are stifling innovation in these categories.

    For now, I think graphics are respectable. So why not go from here and begin to innovate the whole genre? Make some more interesting games. Take a page from Dreamcast and make quality games, not a host of crappy sequels.

  2. Re:Where else is there to go? by samdu · · Score: 4, Interesting

    Take a page from Dreamcast and make quality games, not a host of crappy sequels.

    Yeah, that worked out well for Sega, everyone do that. :) Actually, I love my Dreamcast and it does have a much better stable of diverse games than any other console, but you HAVE to make the sequels and you HAVE to have EA Sports in order to support the console for the other interesting stuff. Besides, some sequels are keen, like SOCOM II and the Rogue Squadron games on the 'Cube (they just keep getting better - I think they may be tapped out, though).

    As for 2Ders, you DID buy Viewtiful Joe, didn't you? If you didn't, you forfeit all rights to complain about the lack of 2D games.