Hi D-toiders. First off I'd like to say I don't plan on making this "Theory Thursday" thing a
weekly blog, or even continuing it.
Today, I'm going to be blogging on a theory I made up concerning skate. Please don't
flame me like you did on my blog about the Mario/Metroid picture.
As we all know, EA Skate's innovative gameplay with the Flickit controls gave some tough
competition to the guys working on the Tony Hawk games. Now, when we think about it, it's
weird how this skating title didn't hit the Wii. I mean c'mon, the wiimote sensors just
scream flickit controls.
So, I have spent the last couple of weeks meditating on this mystery. I have finally come to
the following educated conclusion:
1. Before Skate came out, SSX' newest installment, Blur (who was also developed by EA)
came out on the Wii. Complete with innovative controls that involved flicking your wrist and
drawing shapes with the motion sensors, these controls are very similar to what you do in
Skate with your Joystick.
2. SSX Blur could have been a test to see if these controls would work on the Wii. After the
negative reviews on the controls, EA thought the controls would not work that well on the
Wii, and decided not to develop it on the console.
Final Conclusion
SSX Blur was a test, to see if the controls would work on the Wii. After the reviews criticizing the game for it's "unresponsive controls" (That was total bullshit, I got the Treble
Clef Uber on my first try) EA decided not to release the game for the Wii.
there's one thing about skate that annoys me. With all the in-game advertising, why isn't it cheaper? isn't that the point of the advertising in the game, not for a "real" world, but to keep costs down?
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The first time I actually started playing games a lot was in third grade, when I got a Game Boy Color (I'm 14 right now) My first game was Pokemon Silver Version, and I became obsessed. I had around three hundred hours of play going on and had finished everything, the only things i did was train and collect, do the minigames, but it was still fun. Then a couple of months ago, the game crashed T-T
Right now I own a wii, a nintendo 64, and a fried Xbox (i bought it in the states, right now in israel cuz of my dad's job, and i accidentally... well you can figure it out by yourself)
I am part of the nonexistent mac gaming community if you get what i mean.
I HAVE JUST FINISHED TWILIGHT PRINCESS AFTER 63 HOURS (did some of the side quests)
I like to play MSC online
When the fuck will i be able to get brawl??? When it doesnt cost a fucking 400 israeli sheckels (100 dollars for you guys in america)
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Ummm...I am assuming you have no clue about the leak that IGN had about the DS and Wii versions of this game.
Ummm...I am assuming you have no clue about the leak that IGN had about the DS and Wii versions of this game.
flame flame flame
there's one thing about skate that annoys me. With all the in-game advertising, why isn't it cheaper? isn't that the point of the advertising in the game, not for a "real" world, but to keep costs down?
The point of in-game advertising is to keep profits high, screw the consumer because they'll pay full price for it anyway.
Ummm...I am assuming you have no clue about the leak that IGN had about the DS and Wii versions of this game?
IGN? Fuck those guys
Sorry dude, but you are so wrong I'm not even going to bother citing sources.
If you are going to tell us a "theory" you've thought up, at least research it a TINY bit.