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Nintendo Gaming / RE:casual gamers, nongamers.
« on: June 01, 2005, 10:33:49 PM »Quote
Originally posted by: Edisim
As curious as i am about revolution's controller, i more curious how they intend to rope in casual gamers and nongamers (and if the "revolutionary" aspect of revolution has anything to do with that). personally, the only kinds of games that I've seen attract nongamers (assuming they're hoping to bring them in using games at all--maybe with quirky titles like nintendogs) are games like dance dance revolution, police 911 (a motion sensing arade shooter game), some boxing game (motion sensing game where you actually throw punches wearing "gloves"), and the occassional light-gun game... I'm assuming nintendo is hoping to attract nongamers with more than just their dvd function.
if it isn't with the controller, how else might nintendo bring in the casual and non-gamers?
The only thing I can think of is better controller interface and new and more varied game genres. Maybe the controller will be so starkly different in terms of use that it will enable games to have more interactive gameplay and allow for brand new genres and the resurrection of old genres that faded out over the years. Not everyone likes the kind of games that currently flood the market.
The DS even allows for genre expansion and that's coming from a handheld which is very limited in what it can do. A console can have a whole controller to itself which opens the door to posibilities. I think if games start offering new types of play styles, become more interactive and easier to pick up and get into, only then will they begin to attract more non-gamers.
I hate to say it but even I am beginning to feel like I'm straying further and further away from modern gaming. A good deal of the games I have this gen anyway are either quirky games (Katamari), residue from last gen (Disgaea), old-school games (Ikaruga) or non-traditional games (Animal Crossing). And a lot of the games I play tend to be shorter or easier to get into. I don't have a whole lot of time. When I was a teenager I could sit in front of the TV and play Chrono Trigger for several hours straight after school. Now it takes me several weeks to beat the average 40+ hour RPG.
I'm also starting to feel kinda intimidated by all the new changes and additions that are going to happen to consoles next gen. I look at my friends and family members who stopped gaming over the years and sometimes I wonder if I'll be joining them someday too.
