Wednesday January 14, 2004
an open letter
Written by gatmog at
04:49 PM
Categories:
gamingDear Nintendo,
All the obfuscation and blowing smoke up the asses of your loyal fans about your new product is not very nice. I am sure your intentions are pure in that you want to forward the industry and the gaming experience as a whole while maintaining the element of surprise. However this latest interview with your President confirms my worst fears. Saying things like "we want to create a product and an experience that hasn't been experienced before," echoes the same sentiments made in regards to the Virtual Boy. And we all know how that turned out.
It also worries me that your President is conceding defeat when he says that 2004 "is the year when we'll join the fight in earnest with this new product." There is nothing wrong with the Gamecube. Its library may be lacking, and more people may have bought PS2s than Gamecubes and XBoxes combined last year, but that's nothing to be ashamed about. I understand you want to increase connectivity and convergence between your platforms, which allows the delivery of interesting gameplay and content. Without online play you have still managed to innovate and create wonderful games for both the Gamecube and Gameboy Advance. A lot of people are eagerly awaiting what you plan on showing us at E3 2004. I have learned to love you over the past year, so please don't fuck this up.
Your Friend,
Gatmog.
Nintendo has never been one to simply go with the flow. They always seems to want to 1 up the competition and it backfires. For instance the Virtual Boy. Fuck the VB why didn't they just come out with GBA or Gameboy color. Nintendo big answer to Gamegear was the fucking VB. Damn thing gave me a headache with all the red lights. Then we move on to the consoles. Nintendo, seeing that Sony and Sega have entered the fray with 32 bit systems, decides that 32 bit isn't good enough. We must fucking have 64 bits. Of course I love my N64. It was a successful system, but this just proves my point that nintendo can't go with the flow. Even the Gamecube stands out, with it's tiny disks and dvd incompatability. Of course I love my Gamecube. It is overall a success, but maybe not a victory.
And fuck DVD. I have a DVD! I've had a DVD for 5 years. So why do I need my playbox 8.943039 To be XDVD 3.000 compatable. As a long time console gamer I say "fuck that!!! I don't put my old vhs tapes in my NES, why should I put DVD's in my fucking Gamecube!" On a side note it pisses me off when comercials say "now available on DVD and Video" Fucking morons, DVD is video. Digital VIDEO Disk. How much clearer can you get. That's about as dumb as if you said an album was now available on CD and Audio. Anyways to conclude. I hope Nintendo doesn't fuck up. They are poised on the edge of once again being the giants that were ,in the console market, and I would hate to see them fall to their deaths.
DVD actually stands for Digital Versatile Discs, because they're not just used to distribute films.
(ducks)
In any case, I completely agree with you. Nintendo has to learn to adapt in some respects. They're in a very precarious position right now, and a false move after this much hype and a terrible year for the Gamecube could be disastrous. I'd much rather see them putting the effort into the N5.
