The near apocalypse of video games in the early 1980′s could have ended them before Nintendo’s reign as video game king began. The insurgence of competition during the 1990′s could have left Nintendo in the shadows, for “cooler” and trendier offerings. In the previous generation of gaming consoles, the Nintendo Gamecube came in third place [...]
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 [...]
Ok, E3 was a huge debacle for Nintendo. I think that even the largest of Nintendo fanboys could agree with me. There were a few cool announcements by way of Wii Speak, and Wii Remote MotionPlus. Barring those two accessories, you could say this was Nintendo’s worst conference ever. Right after E3, I alluded to [...]
Well it’s looking like my prediction that Nintendo was holding out information at E3 is credible. Here’s my statement made right after E3 if you don’t believe me: “Most people that have been venting about Nintendo’s lack of “hardcore releases” has stemmed from Nintendo’s lack of presence at E3. To these people I say that [...]
The CEDEC went underway, which started out with an award ceremony. The CEDEC is a conference for game developers, much like the GDC in Leipzig. There were some interesting awards handed out to many developers for their accomplishments over the years. It was Shigeru Miyamoto who I found most interesting, as he won the “Special [...]