Bill Gates was also at University of Michigan (Ann Arbor campus) on Wednesday (the 12th) as well....
He was there at 10 am though. I was studying for a hell of a midterm or else I would have gone to see him.
I think some are genuinely interested in the concept, and others reject it because it is odd and definitely a new thing (in terms of the standard console controllers we are used to).
I want to address the people that reject it because it is not the most efficient method of controlling a game.
Sure a mouse is probably going to be significantly easier and more accurate to use in most applications. But when you go to an arcade half the fun of playing the shooting games for instance is that you get the feel that the thing you are pointing with is really doing the damage. A mouse (as I know since I have played FPS games on the PC for 9 years), while more accurate feels more like a remote tool and seperates you from the experience.
Same with a joystick for a flight simulator, which is the same idea as the real control method of planes. But even that kind of seperates you from it, what if the motion of your hand directly translated in the motion of the plane, no need to worry about seperate buttons or paddles for yaw and pitch. It would be really easy.
I think it will be very fun and if Nintendo manages to make a decent launch with good games I will definitely try it first at the store, and probably buy it 5 minutes later.
Plus even if you have to hold your arm(s) up in the air, it is very good for your cardiovascular health.
I am going to have to agree wholeheartedly with you. A super cheap computer will also have to come with supercheap components.
The writer of the article seems to forget entirely that 90% of a computers cost (if you buy a reasonably powerful one) is the hardware, always has been. And you usually get what you pay for.
The only credible threat to the PC is a massive move to... what? Consoles? Considering that most of the major PC component players are already IN that market that would simply rename what we are already purchasing.
Bill Gates is a clever man, I would not bet on him being out of the business until he is pushing up daisies.
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Bill Gates was also at University of Michigan (Ann Arbor campus) on Wednesday (the 12th) as well.... He was there at 10 am though. I was studying for a hell of a midterm or else I would have gone to see him.
I think some are genuinely interested in the concept, and others reject it because it is odd and definitely a new thing (in terms of the standard console controllers we are used to).
I want to address the people that reject it because it is not the most efficient method of controlling a game.
Sure a mouse is probably going to be significantly easier and more accurate to use in most applications. But when you go to an arcade half the fun of playing the shooting games for instance is that you get the feel that the thing you are pointing with is really doing the damage. A mouse (as I know since I have played FPS games on the PC for 9 years), while more accurate feels more like a remote tool and seperates you from the experience.
Same with a joystick for a flight simulator, which is the same idea as the real control method of planes. But even that kind of seperates you from it, what if the motion of your hand directly translated in the motion of the plane, no need to worry about seperate buttons or paddles for yaw and pitch. It would be really easy.
I think it will be very fun and if Nintendo manages to make a decent launch with good games I will definitely try it first at the store, and probably buy it 5 minutes later.
Plus even if you have to hold your arm(s) up in the air, it is very good for your cardiovascular health.
I am going to have to agree wholeheartedly with you. A super cheap computer will also have to come with supercheap components. The writer of the article seems to forget entirely that 90% of a computers cost (if you buy a reasonably powerful one) is the hardware, always has been. And you usually get what you pay for. The only credible threat to the PC is a massive move to... what? Consoles? Considering that most of the major PC component players are already IN that market that would simply rename what we are already purchasing. Bill Gates is a clever man, I would not bet on him being out of the business until he is pushing up daisies.