Comments on: Immersion Therapy: It’s a Brand New Day http://gamesareevil.com/2008/12/immersion-therapy-its-a-brand-new-day/ Opinions, Not Aplogies. Tue, 07 Feb 2012 23:53:18 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: darkroom demons http://gamesareevil.com/2008/12/immersion-therapy-its-a-brand-new-day/comment-page-1/#comment-2664 darkroom demons Sat, 10 Jan 2009 09:32:41 +0000 http://gamesareevil.com/?p=8757#comment-2664 And thus Nintendo looked at all the tomfoolery of advanced chipsets and HD graphics and said, "Remember when we sold 60 million 8-bit systems with a gun? Lets do it with a magic wand this time." I loved this exploration Rob. I had just touched on this in an angry diatribe on my blog about how I do think that as good as it is to make gaming mainstream, the Wii is setting the bar pretty low these days with horrendous software. At least the iPhone gets Metal Gear... And thus Nintendo looked at all the tomfoolery of advanced chipsets and HD graphics and said, “Remember when we sold 60 million 8-bit systems with a gun? Lets do it with a magic wand this time.”

I loved this exploration Rob. I had just touched on this in an angry diatribe on my blog about how I do think that as good as it is to make gaming mainstream, the Wii is setting the bar pretty low these days with horrendous software. At least the iPhone gets Metal Gear…

]]> By: Rob http://gamesareevil.com/2008/12/immersion-therapy-its-a-brand-new-day/comment-page-1/#comment-2544 Rob Tue, 30 Dec 2008 03:46:03 +0000 http://gamesareevil.com/?p=8757#comment-2544 http://www.slapstic.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=123:wii-play-has-outsold-halo-3-metal-gear-solid-4-and-gears-of-war-combined&catid=12:biggest-this-week There's my point, writ large. :) http://www.slapstic.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=123:wii-play-has-outsold-halo-3-metal-gear-solid-4-and-gears-of-war-combined&catid=12:biggest-this-week

There’s my point, writ large. :)

]]> By: ua http://gamesareevil.com/2008/12/immersion-therapy-its-a-brand-new-day/comment-page-1/#comment-2528 ua Sat, 27 Dec 2008 15:01:27 +0000 http://gamesareevil.com/?p=8757#comment-2528 If only a wii game could be played on a ps3 or 360 etc. Then we'd have some awesome cross platform chaos and a huge shakeup in consoles. But that is just me dreaming. Well done, Rob! If only a wii game could be played on a ps3 or 360 etc. Then we’d have some awesome cross platform chaos and a huge shakeup in consoles. But that is just me dreaming.

Well done, Rob!

]]> By: CrAppleton http://gamesareevil.com/2008/12/immersion-therapy-its-a-brand-new-day/comment-page-1/#comment-2525 CrAppleton Sat, 27 Dec 2008 14:13:52 +0000 http://gamesareevil.com/?p=8757#comment-2525 I love the fact that more people are being reached. The days of video game "nerds" are practically over and more people are able to enjoy the things that I have loved for over 20 years. That's great! HOWEVER... I am rather upset that many game companies had cut all of their production spending in hardcore games and went solely to producing cheap gimmick games. EA even opened a developing department made strictly for cheap, easy to play games. I have no problem with that, except for the fact that these new people in the gaming industry aren't well informed about the games they buy, and the bottom line is "crap sells". It's scary to think that the hardcore gamer could get left behind. Nintendo had all but shat on their hardcore gamer followers. Let's hope that's as far as it goes. But I digress.. I love what the iPhone has done for mobile gaming. THAT is how the masses should be brought into gaming. The Wii? I love the Wii for what it is, family entertainment. It's a fun distraction from the tensions of the hardcore games, and it's something that ALL of my family can play. But at the end of the day.. I would hope that quality would be on the forefront of all developers minds, and not just money. Which is why I stick with the hardcore systems 360 & PS3. I do agree though.. The Wii and iPhone have truly opened the door to the future of gaming. I love the fact that more people are being reached. The days of video game “nerds” are practically over and more people are able to enjoy the things that I have loved for over 20 years. That’s great! HOWEVER… I am rather upset that many game companies had cut all of their production spending in hardcore games and went solely to producing cheap gimmick games. EA even opened a developing department made strictly for cheap, easy to play games. I have no problem with that, except for the fact that these new people in the gaming industry aren’t well informed about the games they buy, and the bottom line is “crap sells”. It’s scary to think that the hardcore gamer could get left behind. Nintendo had all but shat on their hardcore gamer followers. Let’s hope that’s as far as it goes.

But I digress.. I love what the iPhone has done for mobile gaming. THAT is how the masses should be brought into gaming. The Wii? I love the Wii for what it is, family entertainment. It’s a fun distraction from the tensions of the hardcore games, and it’s something that ALL of my family can play. But at the end of the day.. I would hope that quality would be on the forefront of all developers minds, and not just money. Which is why I stick with the hardcore systems 360 & PS3.

I do agree though.. The Wii and iPhone have truly opened the door to the future of gaming.

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