Revolution Pressing the Right Buttons

[Zeus]

Next-Gen have gone way back in time to look at the evolution or should that be revolution of game controllers.

They come up with the following overall conclusion...


I've no doubt Nintendo will screw up the download service somehow, just because that's the way Nintendo does things. Still, hypothetically speaking – that's something, isn't it? If you want to play old games (and there's nothing wrong with that) you can in effect sample from the entire mainstream history of videogames (Sony and Microsoft aside) since Nintendo's last revolution. And with all of that at your disposal, just maybe you'll notice that things... really haven't changed that much at all – aside from getting more and more inbred. And maybe, just maybe with all of history before you you'll become a little curious about what else might be done that hasn't been done before. And maybe you'll be a little less desperate for the next iteration of Mario Kart, when you can download the twenty-seven previous ones for a few dollars – which, frankly, is a challenge I'd like to see Nintendo live up to.

Because if the last fifteen years of history has shown me anything, Nintendo more than anyone could use a revolution about now.


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[GamerzInc]

Who ever wrote this sounds very biased.

[RottenFox]

no.whoever wrote this is a complete twat.

[ToolPunk]

Pure idiocy.

If you don't like the Classics don't play them. I like the new realeases of the games I love to play. Just because they have the same characters doesn't make it the same game. Each release adds to the last and with how long Nintendo has been around there may be a repeat here and there but that is just how time flows. What people don't realize is that Sony and M$oft do the same thing but because they have not been out as long as Nintendo it is not as evident (XBOX=Halo, Sony=JAK and Daxter).

What if Ice Cream only came in one flavor? What if there was only Cheese Pizza? What if pools were only 3 feet deep?

When you enjoy something, it is good to know that there is variation. Not everyone is the same. People enjoyed the SNES version of Mario Kart some didn't. Those who didn't may have loved the N64 version and those who did may have not liked the N64 version but loved the GameCube version.

I own both Nintendo and Sony products and love the variation of good repetitive titles, they help build a foundation for the Console. These along with the many other variations of games help make the systems strong.

I do not own an XBOX because of it's lack in the above areas. When I say Nintendo there are many many tiles that come to mind. When I say Playstation there are many titles that come to mind. When I say XBOX, all that comes to mind is Halo and all I have to say to that is, I have it on my PC.

[crzyfl]

I find that CORE gamers either play a PS2 or GC, I know that I am biased and tend to affiliate with Ninty fanboys but I still have respect for the breadth of games released for the PS2, Xbox players as a generalisation (dangerous to generalise) tend to be more superficial and victims of marketing rather than conscious consumers who make informed choices based on their tastes.

[crzyfl]

Furthermore I think that the back catalogue of games being made available for the Rev is a smart marketing move. How many people have a large collection of roms? The fact that old games are still so widespread after all the years since their release shows that gamers are still interested in them. I think Zeus is a smeghead. Does he really not know anyone who collects roms? His head must be in the sand. The old games on the Rev is an outstanding feature and a definite drawcard, but I pose the question. How many of the gamers who will buy Rev do not already have a large collection of roms and play them with an emulator? I think that part of the reason that the Rev includes this functionality is due to the fact that Ninty knows the situation (strength of emulation comunity) and wants to provide it's loyal fanbase with what they want. It is my experience that Ninty fanboys are the most loyal and unlikely to change sides in any given generation of console release.