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McGee: 'Wii is the only true next-gen console'

 

US games designer offers his forthright views on what the next generation will truly hold

 

Renowned US games designer American McGee has spoken out in a forthcoming interview with CVG' date=' to lambast Microsoft and Sony as 'focused on money' before going on to describe Nintendo's Wii as the only true next-generation console.

 

In an extensive and forthright interview which will be appearing exclusively on CVG tomorrow, McGee, who's currently in the throes of releasing Bad Day LA as well as working on movie projects Grimm and Oz, responded to our question about the prospects for the next generation race by saying,

 

"The only truly next-gen console out there is the Wii. Everything else is just a video card and processor upgrade."

 

When quizzed further, McGee told us he thought that Nintendo would be the true next-generation champion for gamers adding, " I sense that Nintendo is going to capture the hearts of gamers while Microsoft and Sony stab each other in the neck for market domination. Nintendo is focused on innovation and games. The other guys are focused on making money."

 

Controversial views indeed, but McGee seems certain that Nintendo speaks to the true gamer's soul, while picturing the other two monolithic corporations as engaged in a massive bunfight not for gaming, but for cold hard cash. Harsh or right on the money? You can offer your own thoughts in our comments field, and be sure to tune back in tomorrow for the full and fascinating interview where McGee discusses US politicians' hostility to games, episodic content, outsourcing and where gaming's future truly lies.

 

http://www.computerandvideogames.com/article.php?id=144515

 

Ομολογω.. πολυ ενδιαφερον η αποψη του.. :grin:

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No GameCube Controller on Zelda Wii

And original games coming to Virtual Console.

 

In a move sure to upset the groups still not convinced of Wii's merits, George Harrison, Nintendo of America's Vice President of Marketing and Corporate Communications, stopped in a Camp Hyrule chat session moderated by Nintendo themselves and confirmed the Wii version of The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess will only have support for the Wii's control scheme. Many had hoped Nintendo would allow for dual Wii and GameCube support ala a number of upcoming Wii releases, but Nintendo appears confident enough in its design that hardened fans will have to pick up the GameCube release if they're that hardcore. You still have time to decide which one sways you, as both versions will be launched simultaneously during Wii's launch date this fall.

 

Additionally, Harrison teased about Virtual Console, which may also host all-new Nintendo games, instead of just nostalgic classics. "Remember, there are other secrets of the virtual console that we won't reveal until we get closer to launch," he said. "Virtual console offers the possibility for us to create new games, but our focus right now is in getting the Wii hardware launched and new games from Nintendo on the virtual console will be coming sometime after the launch."

 

Secrets, secrets are no fun; secrets, secrets make message boards whine and moan. Let's hope we hear more from Nintendo soon.

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Analyst: PS3 to Win, Wii in Distant Third

We chat with the research firm to figure out their formula.

 

According to findings analyst group The Yankee Group released today, Sony's going to win the next-generation console battle. It's not going to by a knockout this round, though, but more of a "by decision" victory, with the firm's findings predicting PlayStation 3 capturing 44% of the market with 30 million units, 40% to Xbox 360 at 27 million units, and Wii trailing behind with 16% of the market, 11 million units sold. There's been plenty of great things said about the Wii in recent months, so why think Nintendo will end up in last again? "Casual gamers don't buy consoles," said Michael Goodman, Yankee Group Media and Entertainment Strategies Senior Analyst. "They're [Nintendo] looking at the same market they've always had. And they're not going to spend money to go out and get it."

While Goodman praises the Wii as a "phenomenal product," he states it's "too much work for the majority of the market" and Nintendo isn't doing enough to "change the market dynamics significantly." He does believes, however, that while Wii will gain only a small amount of ground in America, it can pick up marketshare in Japan thanks to Microsoft's fumblings with Xbox 360, and southern Europe, due to a price sensitive market.

Will the PS3's expensive pricepoint price the company out of the race with Microsoft? Goodman doesn't think so; Sony has a trump card: "Brand loyalty. You've got 100 million PlayStation loyalists. Microsoft will do well, but it's difficult to go from 22 million sold [Xbox] to 100 million sold. It's an auspicious goal," says Goodman.

 

Simultaneously, he doesn't expect Microsoft will take the situation laying down. "[Microsoft] learned things over the course of the of the past 4-5 years... putting Sony on the defensive. The bottom line, which I doubt they've admit to you, is they're being forced to react to Microsoft." He cites Grand Theft Auto as an example of this. "It's coming out on both platforms, but coming out a month earlier on the 360. That's going to be a big driver for it. That's going to drive a lot of unit sales. Publishers in particular -- their actions say they see this as an even marketplace. Sony is not getting the same treatment that they have previously received."

Who said anything about the next Grand Theft Auto appearing earlier on Xbox 360, though? Goodman has his facts messed up; as far as we've heard, it's only receiving exclusive online content via Xbox Live Marketplace, and who knows what will change between now and the game's release next fall.

 

Goodman also commented about de-facto next-generation exclusives, such as Madden NFL '07, and if that would help sell consoles. "Absolutely. Any time advantage on the 360 for multiplatform helps," he says.

Graphics tend to play heavily the consumer's decision (something Nintendo's obviously hoping to change with Wii), and Goodman sees this playing into Xbox 360's favor because many games "currently ... look better on the 360 because it's second-third gen software," and "it's more refined," whereas PS3 games will only be "first-gen graphics."

 

Another point of interest is a prediction that console sales will be down overall, mostly due to the higher price tags. "You'll find less multiple console homes for the first two years. You're not going to find people going out to buy a PS3 after a 360 if they both do almost the same thing," he says. Goodman compares scenario to the console wars of 1995, when Sony challenged Sega and Nintendo for control of the market. "This is the strongest challenge to Sony's dominance since then," he continues.

Even if you don't believe or agree with their findings, there's at least one thing to take away from this report: this next-gen console battle is going to be bloody.

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Cars For Wii, Looks Exactly Like Cube Game But Is Fun

IGN have sampled the game 'cars' for the Wii console. They have a feeling that car games on the Wii are going to be overcooked, as the same control method of turning the Wiimote on it's side to make a steering wheel is present in Tony Hawk, Excite Truck and perhaps NFS. They say from a visual stance, Cars looked EXACTLY like a GC game but happily report back saying the game was smooth and fun.

In fact, aside from the main control, there really isn't much more to say about the game. Cars uses the same approach as Excite Truck, and even maps the jump ability to a quick flip up on the controller to catch air. It's a simple conversion from the original game, but it's also intuitive. From a visual standpoint, the game still looked exactly like a Cube game, and we're expecting it to receive a graphical bump before launch.

 

 

There should be no problem adding Wii-mote to the game, so there's plenty of time to ramp up on the visuals. No word has been given yet as to whether or not the game will include 480p and widescreen support, but it's obviously a goal that THQ is going for, and would be very helpful. We expect to see a bit more tuning for the finer points of steering (perhaps increasing the maximum turn ability just a tad), but for an initial playthrough we can happily report that the game felt smooth, controlled well, and most importantly, was fun.

 

News Source: IGN

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LGC 2006: Live From the Nintendo Press Conference

What does 'Wii prove ourselves' mean? We're about to find out.

 

We're sitting just outside of Nintendo's booth at the Leipzig Game Convention wondering just how Nintendo's Wii is going to "prove" itself, as the Nintendo press conference inches closer. What will Nintendo show? With unknowns looming like the final ship date, and pricepoint is Leipzig the place for Nintendo to answer these questions? The publisher promised new games -- what will these new games be? We're here and waiting, keep checking back to this story for constant updates.

 

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