Saephon
Die young and save yourself
Ashcraft's article got me thinking. Why do I feel like every piece of new hardware Nintendo makes that has an "innovation", eventually entertains me more when that feature is ignored? Basically, my favorite games on the:
Wii - classic style or cube controller work best
DS - touch controls unnecessary (sometimes a detriment) edit: To be fair, the second screen is fantastic. Just the touch part that isn't always intuitive.
and now the 3DS works best without 3D? Seriously?
Like, I enjoy these products and there are always great games on them. But doesn't it bother anyone else that these gimmicks aren't usually what makes the games great? I'm starting to wish Nintendo would just make a cutting-edge console, just so we can SEE how the games would be on it then. We've yet to see Nintendo lead a hardware race in terms of raw power. Maybe I'll just always be a PC gamer at heart, regardless of how many consoles I own. It's always the software that leaves a lasting impression on me; not the kind of controller I'm using, or HOW the pretty graphics reach my eyes. To me they're just tools, that are best implemented in a simple but capable manner. If you're not thinking about the interface, you're doing it right.
Wii - classic style or cube controller work best
DS - touch controls unnecessary (sometimes a detriment) edit: To be fair, the second screen is fantastic. Just the touch part that isn't always intuitive.
and now the 3DS works best without 3D? Seriously?
Like, I enjoy these products and there are always great games on them. But doesn't it bother anyone else that these gimmicks aren't usually what makes the games great? I'm starting to wish Nintendo would just make a cutting-edge console, just so we can SEE how the games would be on it then. We've yet to see Nintendo lead a hardware race in terms of raw power. Maybe I'll just always be a PC gamer at heart, regardless of how many consoles I own. It's always the software that leaves a lasting impression on me; not the kind of controller I'm using, or HOW the pretty graphics reach my eyes. To me they're just tools, that are best implemented in a simple but capable manner. If you're not thinking about the interface, you're doing it right.