«©NCSX» From an AP article released last night:
Iwata also doesn't expect 3D video-gaming to catch on, although he welcomed 3D movies at theaters like James Cameron's hit "Avatar."
Nintendo's president Satoru Iwata is quoted as uttering the following regarding 3D gaming:
"I have doubts whether people will be wearing glasses to play games at home. How is that going to look to other people?"
Players are gesticulating wildly in front of their Wiis and this guy's worried about a pair of 3D glasses? If game designers were mindful about how playing games would look to other people, they would have never created Dance Dance Revolution, Guitar Freaks, or the Nintendo Wii for that matter. Swinging at air with a Wii Remote in hand looks real natural, un-clownish, and non-goofy, right? Come to think of it, sitting solo in front of a television while twiddling a joystick looks great to other people too.
How does one impress other people then? Answer: Stop playing video games. Just don't do it. Just sit there and read a book. Reading makes you look smart. If you quote a snippet from the book, you might seem witty too.
1 comment:
As much as I'd like to crap on Nintendo management, I think that quote was misinterpreted. I think he meant how will the game look to other people - meaning that only the player is wearing glasses while the others are looking at a blurry image since they aren't wearing them.
Although that is equally absurd coming from a company that managed to have a spare controller pack as the top-selling "game" for two years.
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