There’s a theory about Nintendo that goes something like this: Nintendo has the best IP in video gaming, the characters with the highest Q score. Mario, Wario, Zelda, Kirby, Metroid, Donkey Kong, Pokémon, you name it. Add up all the Mario-themed games alone and you’ve got the best selling video game franchise of all time. If you have an Xbox 360 or PlayStation 3, take a look at the controllers. We have Nintendo to thank for popularizing what’s there: the four-way d-pad (the Nintendo Entertainment System), the diamond configuration face buttons (the Super Nintendo), the thumbstick employed to navigate 3D worlds, trigger buttons and force feedback system (the Nintendo 64). For all the talk about missed opportunities — that Nintendo ought to take Mario and Co. multiplatform — you could argue Nintendo wouldn’t be Nintendo without its focus on how we play, as much as what we play.
Showing posts with label Video Game Console. Show all posts
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PS Vita Review
Handheld gaming has had an impressive resurgence of late, with people in record numbers discover the joys of gaming on the move. Much of this love has come from smartphones, with dedicated mobile gaming devices having a relatively hard time of it.
Like the 3DS before it, Sony’s PS Vita hopes to break out of the mould, offering full user experience that delves beyond gaming into a broader canyon of Internet and media related activities. And, like the 3DS
Like the 3DS before it, Sony’s PS Vita hopes to break out of the mould, offering full user experience that delves beyond gaming into a broader canyon of Internet and media related activities. And, like the 3DS
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