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Miyamoto Teaches Pre-School Kids About Wii Music
I know that people in my demographic (18-30) will view this video with very cynical eyes. Most people around the internet have been making the same statements, “proof that Nintendo is for the kids now”, “Miyamoto looked akward up there”.
When I saw it, my reaction was different. It actually made me smile, to see Nintendo branch out and maybe accept that Wii Music, and some other games on the Wii are for kids. There’s nothing wrong with that, as children should have more quality games geared towards them.
Seeing this video reminds me of why most of us love to play video games in the first play. It brings us back to that feeling of enjoyment that our NES’s and Ataris gave us all those years ago (or maybe more current systems for you youngsters).
I for one will not be buying Wii Music. I’ll probably rent it just to try it out, but the gameplay doesn’t really look up my alley. But do we need to keep harping on the same issues that so many people in the press, and gamers in general have been whining about since the Nintendo Wii was released?
Anyway, here’s the video so you can come up with your own opinions about it. Either way I’d like to hear your thoughts on it.
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“I know that people in my demographic (18-30) will view this video with very cynical eyes. Most people around the internet have been making the same statements, “proof that Nintendo is for the kids nowâ€, “Miyamoto looked akward up thereâ€.
When I saw it, my reaction was different. It actually made me smile, to see Nintendo branch out and maybe accept that Wii Music, and some other games on the Wii are for kids. There’s nothing wrong with that, as children should have more quality games geared towards them.
Seeing this video reminds me of why most of us love to play video games in the first play. It brings us back to that feeling of enjoyment that our NES’s and Ataris gave us all those years ago.”
I couldn’t agree more. I DO fall into that demographic, and yes, Reggie and company looked ridiculously stupid onstage with Wii Music at E3.
But this video struck me in a completely different way. Sure, they are in preschool, but look at how they respond to Wii Music: in a similar, albeit more physical, way that many of us originally experienced our first sit-down with Super Mario Bros., The Legend of Zelda, or Mega Man: they loved it. They experienced what we did in our times: pure, unadultured fun with videogames. The reason why? Because most of us old-school gamers embraced games at a relatively young age, just like these kids. At their age, and at ours when we first picked up a controller, they do not seek to ostracize what they don’t see in a game, they focus on the genuinely fun aspects.
I think Miyamoto has a good thing going on. Sure, it may not be a typical videogame, per se, but when I first started gaming, it sure as **** wasn’t because it was a videogame. It was because it was fun.
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Thanks for the comment darksamus, and I couldn’t agree more. It’s sad that the ‘fun factor’ in games a lot of times takes a backseat to the content, graphics, and sound. I’ve mentioned this previously on my blog, but I think the video game industry has gotten so in love with itself and up its own butt…that we’ve forgotten why we love video games, and play them in the first place.
ThnX for posting this vid and your comments - funny thing is that many Wii Games have been too difficult for pre-schoolers…
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