For my first entry I’d like to talk a little of a thought that has been clawing away at my brain
like a cat trapped in a small transparent bubble slowly filling with water. That thought is about
the relationship between The Video game industry and creativity. Right now I think the Video
Game industry is the best for creativity. You can see the possibilities right on the horizon. the
cause of that is from an unexpected place Nintendo. Now I have nothing against Nintendo, in
fact I love Nintendo. They are the only people these days who seem to be able to market a
game that isnt a bloody gore Shoot-fest of a disc. We all love Nintendo but they are not the
most creative of people. I find this strange because evan though the head man Miyamoto is
the most open
about his inner child, than I’ve ever seen in the industry before, and the original games he
creates himself are the most charming, and fun games I’ve ever seen (See Pikmen). But the
rest that sell well are, Mario, Zelda, Metroid. Three franchises that have been beaten until
every once of fun, and creativity oozed out of their mangled corpse. That is supposedly going
to change with the advancement of WiiWare. If you don’t know what Wiiware is its games you
buy on the virtual console that is little beyond retro games. The thing is the rules for making
these games are much more loose than a mainstream, real game. This will allow much more
creative developers into he mix! (Hopefully)
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game industry is the best for creativity. You can see the possibilities right on the horizon. The cause of that is from an unexpected place Nintendo. Now I have nothing against Nintendo, in fact I love Nintendo. They are the only people these days who seem to be able to market a
game that isnt a bloody gore shoot-fest of a disc. But they are not the most creative of people. I find this strange because evan though the head man Miyamoto is the most open
about his inner child, than I’ve ever seen in the industry before, and the original games he creates himself are the most charming, and fun games I’ve ever seen (See Pikmen). But the rest that sell well are, Mario, Zelda, Metroid. Three franchises that have been beaten until every once of fun, and creativity oozed out of their mangled corpse. That is supposedly going to change with the advancement of WiiWare. If you don’t know what Wiiware is its games you
buy on the virtual console that is little beyond retro games. The thing is the rules for making these games are much more loose than a mainstream, real game. This will allow much more creative developers into he mix! (Hopefully)
Well, I fixed what I could. Still, this reads like a train of thought post, and doesn't really end well.
game industry is the best for creativity. You can see the possibilities right on the horizon. The cause of that is from an unexpected place: Nintendo. Now I have nothing against Nintendo, in fact I love Nintendo. They are the only people these days who seem to be able to market a game that isnt a bloody gore shoot-fest on a disc.
But they are not the most creative of people. (Editors note: LOLWUT!?)
I find this strange because even though the head man, Miyamoto, is the most open industry leader about his inner child, than I’ve ever seen. The original games he creates himself are the most charming, and fun games I’ve ever seen and played (See Pikmin). But the other games that Nintendo makes that sell well are in the Mario, Zelda, and Metroid series. These three franchises been beat to death until every ounce of fun and creativity oozed out of their mangled corpses.
That is supposedly going to change with the advancement of WiiWare. If you don’t know what Wiiware is its games you buy on the virtual console that is little beyond retro games. The thing is the rules for making these games are much more loose than a mainstream, real game. This will allow much more creative developers into the mix! (Hopefully)
My version.
Sure Mario and Zelda and Metroid are the same old game. But, how are other games from other companies any better?
I personally think Nintendo has had a lot of foresight with the Wii and other hardware breakthroughs of the past.
Rumble.
Analog sticks.
Wireless controllers.
Motion sensing and IR pointing.
Touch Screen (DS)
IMO, Nintendo is one of the most creative companies out there, hardware- and software-wise.
Did I do it right?