Evil marketing delays?

Nintendo has always delayed a game to make it better versus making a release date, but the slew of Wii titles being delayed has me thinking this may just be pure marketing. Put your self in their corporate shoes. Your system is selling out everywhere, why would you waste quality Nintendo titles that usually sell systems during a time when the system is selling itself?

Wii Play was delayed from Jan. to Feb. Mario Party 8 has been ... [read more]

As gimmicky as the d-pad

The wiimote is about as gimmicky as the d-pad when it was introduced, or the analogue stick. Just like the wiimote, game controls are just different input devices. If you think the wiimote will become boring to use, you should have counted the millions of times that you pushed a button for a video game. Even the 'gimmicky' rumble technology popularized by Nintendo has become a staple in the generations that followed (except for Sony's current controller situation, taking it out of the PS3 to ... [read more]

No

One of the main draws of the series is that you feel like Link. You are the hero, you are fighting against impossible odds, and giving Link a voice-over would damage that illusion.

Link never says a coherent word, even in text form. I believe Link should never have a voice-over. Link should only have a voice, when you are the one talking. When video games reach a point to where voice recognition is worth while, you should be Link's voice.

Other characters should also ... [read more]

No

Nintendo may have been planning a price drop for Spring 2007 when they weren't sure how fast the console would catch on. Now that they are consistently selling out, they would have no reason.

This rumor was probably from an old meeting by Nintendo execs who were concerned that the system may not be well received right away. However, now that the sales numbers and the lines before store openings have surely given Nintendo reason to change their minds about the drop. Basic economics ... [read more]

No

Since many of the games won't use the Nunchuk, Nintendo wants people to be able to buy only the Wiimote. This also puts both at a sub $20 and $40 respectively, which in the eye of a consumer, is much better than both for $60.

It's looking like 50% of the games will not use the Nunchuk, which would mean wasted consumer spending, and leave them with less money to spend on games, which Nintendo makes more profit on.

Nintendo stated that they may package both of them ... [read more]

Disappointed with SNES lineup, no RPGs

I am pretty disappointed with the Super Nintendo Virtual Console lineup. Two mediocre games and no classic RPGs? That's what the SNES was about. Not even Super Mario World made the cut.

F-Zero and SimCity weren't really crowning achievements on the SNES. I was hoping for at least one good classic RPG to play this year on Virtual Console. A Final Fantasy perhaps, or Chrono Trigger, or Super Mario RPG. We know SquareEnix is on board with the Wii, so I doubt they'd have any ... [read more]