Remember the slogan, "Now you're playing with power"?
It sounds a lot better than "Now you're playing with a gimmick." When a feature is oversold and underutilized, it begins to feel a lot like a gimmick. I thought the motion controls on the Wii were fun for many games, but in some it felt really forced. I think the gamepad for the WiiU is a strange thing...why do I want to take my eyes off the screen to look at a smaller screen. I suppose in concept it's similar to the DS/3DS, but those screens are very close to each other and generally both right in my line of sight. I really enjoy Nintendo games, own a N3DSXL and am still contemplating a WiiU, but really all I want is a Nintendo home console that can match or surpass the power of the XBone or PS4. If Nintendo continues to bank their future on innovation to the detriment of computing power, I really fear they are going to continue to slip farther behind. You would think they're well positioned to release something that can leave the competition in the dust, but I just instinctively doubt that will happen, so the question will be whether or not the innovation associated with the NX will be a hit or a miss.
Only time will tell. I think most Nintendo fans will tell you they are sick and tired of the various gimmicks. I too miss the days of 'Now you're playing with power!" On the other side of this though there is the aspect that Nintendo likes to keep their consoles on the lower end of the price range which is something I appreciate. I still don't own a PS4 or Xbox One and I don't make a great deal of money which is why I picked up the Wii U for $275 about 8 months ago with a free copy of Super Mario 3D Land. It really made a difference to me. If they spec up to much (or if they had in the past I may not have been able to have bought a current gen console.
Edit: Point being I think there's a middle road between completely sacrificing power in lieu of gimmicky bullsh*t where I get a console more like the Gamecube. Solid Nintendo titles, moderate graphical capability (whilst still an improvement to the N64), no gimmicks, low price point.
Yeah, this line about the NX really scares me they'll continue their gimmicks. "Nintendo announced a new "dedicated games platform with a brand new concept" under the codename "NX" that would be further revealed in 2016."
Remember the slogan, "Now you're playing with power"?
It sounds a lot better than "Now you're playing with a gimmick." When a feature is oversold and underutilized, it begins to feel a lot like a gimmick. I thought the motion controls on the Wii were fun for many games, but in some it felt really forced. I think the gamepad for the WiiU is a strange thing...why do I want to take my eyes off the screen to look at a smaller screen. I suppose in concept it's similar to the DS/3DS, but those screens are very close to each other and generally both right in my line of sight. I really enjoy Nintendo games, own a N3DSXL and am still contemplating a WiiU, but really all I want is a Nintendo home console that can match or surpass the power of the XBone or PS4. If Nintendo continues to bank their future on innovation to the detriment of computing power, I really fear they are going to continue to slip farther behind. You would think they're well positioned to release something that can leave the competition in the dust, but I just instinctively doubt that will happen, so the question will be whether or not the innovation associated with the NX will be a hit or a miss.
Only time will tell. I think most Nintendo fans will tell you they are sick and tired of the various gimmicks. I too miss the days of 'Now you're playing with power!" On the other side of this though there is the aspect that Nintendo likes to keep their consoles on the lower end of the price range which is something I appreciate. I still don't own a PS4 or Xbox One and I don't make a great deal of money which is why I picked up the Wii U for $275 about 8 months ago with a free copy of Super Mario 3D Land. It really made a difference to me. If they spec up to much (or if they had in the past I may not have been able to have bought a current gen console.
Edit: Point being I think there's a middle road between completely sacrificing power in lieu of gimmicky bullsh*t where I get a console more like the Gamecube. Solid Nintendo titles, moderate graphical capability (whilst still an improvement to the N64), no gimmicks, low price point.
Yeah, this line about the NX really scares me they'll continue their gimmicks. "Nintendo announced a new "dedicated games platform with a brand new concept" under the codename "NX" that would be further revealed in 2016."