Ruslan74
20th January 2006, 06:50 AM
A very interesting read on this website (http://www.firingsquad.com/features/nintendo_revolution/) has some very valid points as to why the Revolution might indeed be a serious competitor to the current next-gen console war.
Snippet :
"1. The most obvious is the controller. It's wacky, it's weird, it looks like a freaking TV remote from the 1980s but and it has been the butt of my jokes for months. This video, however, convinces me perhaps not of the ultimate utility of the Revolution controller, but of the potential. It will, at the least, work. Its potential, however, is high and it offers a new way of interacting with our games.
2. Price. The disparity between cost, especially in times of relative economic uncertainty, can put the Revolution into a new category. The GameCube was a cool "second system" because it was cheaper. The Revolution, on the other hand, is cheap enough to be "the people's console", for the every day Joe Schmoe - with the Xbox 360 and PS3 competing to be the second consoles, and only among the richer or more dedicated folk.
3. Image. Image is important. I mean, look at Apple - why would anyone, ever pay that much for anything unless they were image conscious. Nintendo's image is different. The kiddie-friendly persona lures in parents, but the retro links and gaming history bait hardcore console gamers. Moreover, just the idea that the Revolution is cheap to develop for and might have cool independent games is sexy. Just like the iPod, it's the idea - not the hardware - that's sexy. And yes, I know I am helping to spread that idea with this very article."
Have you ever imagined driving your car simply by flinging a TV-remote-like-controller in thin air? :)
Snippet :
"1. The most obvious is the controller. It's wacky, it's weird, it looks like a freaking TV remote from the 1980s but and it has been the butt of my jokes for months. This video, however, convinces me perhaps not of the ultimate utility of the Revolution controller, but of the potential. It will, at the least, work. Its potential, however, is high and it offers a new way of interacting with our games.
2. Price. The disparity between cost, especially in times of relative economic uncertainty, can put the Revolution into a new category. The GameCube was a cool "second system" because it was cheaper. The Revolution, on the other hand, is cheap enough to be "the people's console", for the every day Joe Schmoe - with the Xbox 360 and PS3 competing to be the second consoles, and only among the richer or more dedicated folk.
3. Image. Image is important. I mean, look at Apple - why would anyone, ever pay that much for anything unless they were image conscious. Nintendo's image is different. The kiddie-friendly persona lures in parents, but the retro links and gaming history bait hardcore console gamers. Moreover, just the idea that the Revolution is cheap to develop for and might have cool independent games is sexy. Just like the iPod, it's the idea - not the hardware - that's sexy. And yes, I know I am helping to spread that idea with this very article."
Have you ever imagined driving your car simply by flinging a TV-remote-like-controller in thin air? :)