Amir0x said:We're not talking about gameplay mechanics - i always enjoy that. We're talking about the abuse of the Mario "Galaxy". I'm bored of that. I don't like Mario or Princess Peach or Bowser anymore. I mean, it's ok to visit it occasionally... like in the RPGs which don't take itself seriously... but I would prefer if Nintendo created a brand new type of property with the design philosophy behind Mario or a Zelda or a Metroid. New world, new storylines, no lame boring characters that have been shown in 1000 games.
So, for simple summary:
Game Design Philosophy of a Mario/Metroid/Zelda + Completely new characters/world = more fun than one or the other.
I dont see how it would be more fun, but okay.
Hey, so now we're finally onto the gooey center of it. No. Brain Training is ruining the industry. Nintendogs is ruining the industry. It's ruining the industry exactly how it matters to me as a gamer: By putting out disgusting pieces of shit products and people actually buying them thus making more disgusting pieces of shit like it possible.
The epic sci-fi? The epic fantasy? That's not ruining the industry. That's what I have always loved, and that's not suddenly going to change because things are getting more expensive. The gameplay mechanics are phenomenal. If you got a fantastic product to support it, it's gonna win. That is why Oblivion is one of the best games ever, that is why Gears of War will probably win a ****ton of awards at the end of this year. These are products that push the limits, have huge production values, and appeal to true gamers.
Those games arent ruining the industry. The games that matter to you as a high budget gamer are still coming out in full force. Nintendogs didnt cancel gears of war. Oblivion 2 is most likely in production AS WE SPEAK! I know taking a stand against non games means alot to the character you portray on the forum, but I'm sorry to tell you, the sky isn't falling! As long as nerds exist en masse there will be a market for the games you love. Right now the gaming industry is 70% nerd 20% sports and 10% children. If nintendo can shift that down to 40% nerd\manly men 20% sports 10% children and 30% normal people I will be a happy gamer. Not because i like brain training (it did nothing for me) but because the idea of EPIC SCIFI is totally uninteresting to me. Same goes for choose your own adventures in ugly town.
Our tastes are just different. But you really should stop prophesizing this BS that nintendo is killing games.