He didn't say that. He said "the platform would be fundamentally different from other game systems".
No, he made comparisons between the Revolution and the Nintendo DS. He said that the main touch screen feature of the DS is what "could gain the eye of consumers who normally don't care about games". So I'm going to assume the fundamental difference between the Revolution and the other next-gen consoles is the interface.
And why should anyone be "scared" except for the Nintendo shareholders? If you don't like the damn thing don't buy it. What's so scary about that? Enough with the drama.
You quoted scared as if I said it, which I didn't. I was trying to express that people who are fans of Nintendo and intended on getting the next Nintendo console might get worried if the interface alienates 3rd parties. But of course some people won't give a damn either way.
Innovation will not always work in your favor. Nintendo heads should know this after some of their innovations have already blown up in their faces. When something works exceptionally well, why toss it out the window? If it comes to the point where the president of Nintendo says that the interface will be fundamentally different then what is the norm today, people should be skeptical, or worried. Not once while playing on a console or a pc have I thought to myself "boy, this interface is terrible, I wish I could use something completely different".
I for one think the state of gaming right now is pretty damn good. I don't want VR goggles or gyroscopes built into my controllers. I don't want to flail my arms in the air so I can move my onscreen character from point A to point B. What I do want is to sit on my couch, with a comfortable controller in hand, and play my games.
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No, he made comparisons between the Revolution and the Nintendo DS. He said that the main touch screen feature of the DS is what "could gain the eye of consumers who normally don't care about games". So I'm going to assume the fundamental difference between the Revolution and the other next-gen consoles is the interface.
And why should anyone be "scared" except for the Nintendo shareholders? If you don't like the damn thing don't buy it. What's so scary about that? Enough with the drama.
You quoted scared as if I said it, which I didn't. I was trying to express that people who are fans of Nintendo and intended on getting the next Nintendo console might get worried if the interface alienates 3rd parties. But of course some people won't give a damn either way.
Innovation will not always work in your favor. Nintendo heads should know this after some of their innovations have already blown up in their faces. When something works exceptionally well, why toss it out the window? If it comes to the point where the president of Nintendo says that the interface will be fundamentally different then what is the norm today, people should be skeptical, or worried. Not once while playing on a console or a pc have I thought to myself "boy, this interface is terrible, I wish I could use something completely different".
I for one think the state of gaming right now is pretty damn good. I don't want VR goggles or gyroscopes built into my controllers. I don't want to flail my arms in the air so I can move my onscreen character from point A to point B. What I do want is to sit on my couch, with a comfortable controller in hand, and play my games.