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Everybody Loves the Wii
1up is reporting on Ubisoft's enthusiastic adoption of the Wii platform. They'd previously only had two titles announced for the system (Red Steel and a Rayman game), but now claim to have seven different titles in production. From the article: "Ubisoft North America President Laurent Detoc ... praised the Wii several times during the panel, stating that he expects it to have 'a large audience and market.' He also stated that he personally felt that in a time when fewer and fewer games appeal to him, the Wii offers plenty of enjoyment. 'The first time I picked up that sucker I couldn't stop playing it.'" Ars Technica is also reporting that EA is gung-ho about the system. From that article: "EA not only indicated that they are taking the Wii and DS seriously, but the company also hinted that they will follow Nintendo's guidance and release games at or near the $49.99 price point. Nintendo has urged developers and publishers to respect the $49.99 price point, believing that it reflects a value advantage over other consoles. EA did not offer a firm commitment to that pricing, contrary to reports elsewhere."
Hello astroturfer. Hope you got five hundred bux.
If you haven't foed me yet, what are you waiting for?
Shouldn't the games decide what makes a console, not it's price point or gimmicky controller? And as of yet, the games shown suck ass, use the controller in ways that merely try to poorly mimick working controls with a "standard" controller.
I think I'll be sticking to this gen consoles for a while yet, if just out of protest for A) Microsoft making console generations 4 years, B) Sony's arrogance and ignorence to it's fanbase, and C) Nintendo's arrogance and lack of willing to make an actual next-gen console, with actually good games.
Everyone loved Katamari Damacy.
When travelling, it's ok if the airlines lose your emotional baggage.
Inferior hardware in a cute package with a gimmicky interface outsells something twice as powerful.
Sounds like Mac vs. PC all over again, except cute has a price advantage instead of the other way around.
Should be interesting.