Some Thoughts On Nintendo
Having read Chris Slate's recent blog entry about his favorite GameCube games, I started thinking about my own opinions on Nintendo's console. I am no means as hardcore a Nintendo fan as Chris is, but there's no doubt that the company has consistenly made some of my favorite console titles. Ocarina of Time still holds as one of the best games of all time, at least in my book. However, with this generation, I do feel that the company has faltered a bit and is struggling to figure out what direction it wants to head in. I don't feel that as much innovation, creativity or quantitiy game-wise has occured, especially when compared with the N64 era. For a company that has commented constantly on how developers can't just rehash their characters and make sequels over and over again, it seems ironic that Nintendo seems to be starting to fall into that pit, as well.
I don't know if it's just me or if it's the games, but it's rare now that I get that excited over details on an upcoming Nintendo title. Compared with the excitement I had back in the N64 days for everything Nintendo, I guess I would now have to rate myself as just a casual fan. The last game I really got excited about was Windwaker and even that, while a great experience, still didn't compare to the enormous joy I had in completing Ocarina of Time. I also played pretty much every Nintendo release on the N64, whereas I now only play a limited assortment on the NGC.
With the upcoming release of the "Revolution", I have begun to get a bit more excited about Nintendo, but I still don't have this must-buy-on-launch-day feeling yet. Maybe when they hit me with some screens of a new Zelda title that will change. However, I expect the total numbe of Nintendo titles released on the Revolution to be even less than what was available on the NGC, which means that I won't be playing it as much as my PS3, that's for sure.
What are your opinions? Does Nintendo still get you excited as much today as it did last generation? Do you think the Revolution will be more successful than the NGC or N64?
I don't know if it's just me or if it's the games, but it's rare now that I get that excited over details on an upcoming Nintendo title. Compared with the excitement I had back in the N64 days for everything Nintendo, I guess I would now have to rate myself as just a casual fan. The last game I really got excited about was Windwaker and even that, while a great experience, still didn't compare to the enormous joy I had in completing Ocarina of Time. I also played pretty much every Nintendo release on the N64, whereas I now only play a limited assortment on the NGC.
With the upcoming release of the "Revolution", I have begun to get a bit more excited about Nintendo, but I still don't have this must-buy-on-launch-day feeling yet. Maybe when they hit me with some screens of a new Zelda title that will change. However, I expect the total numbe of Nintendo titles released on the Revolution to be even less than what was available on the NGC, which means that I won't be playing it as much as my PS3, that's for sure.
What are your opinions? Does Nintendo still get you excited as much today as it did last generation? Do you think the Revolution will be more successful than the NGC or N64?
posted by Frosty @ 3:47 PM
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