I thought I would update my blog now that official information has been leaked on Nintendo’s next console. Before I talk about the new information I want to talk about why I like Nintendo as a company. Nintendo has been consistently innovating. Other gaming companies are like the AT&T of the entertainment market. They can afford to brute force their way into the market by losing money on their incredibly powerful machines. Nintendo has been dumbfounding them by always being one step ahead and keeping gaming about fun new experiences.
When the Wii came out, Microsoft and Sony began developing their versions of motion controls. Pouring INCREDIBLE amounts of money into the research and development. Sure they one upped the Wii eventually, but it was too late. The novelty wore off and Nintendo is about to once again blow them away with creativity. All the while Nintendo has made profit on every console they sold. They outsold the more expensive, more powerful and less profitable consoles for years, now will they do it again? I think so.
Going under the alias “Project Cafe” the new console appears to be doing away with motion controls. They are upping the specs to be equal or greater than current generation consoles. The real kicker is the controller. They are adding a 6 inch touch screen which could possibly be a portable game machine in and of itself. Their are lots of ideas on how this could be used, but I imagine Nintendo will still have several tricks up their sleeve at E3. One cool thing about it would be choosing your plays in a football game without anyone looking at your screen. Also it is possible that you won’t need a TV (if it has an HD screen) and the console would serve as a transmitter so you could play anywhere in range.
Either way, I think we are going to see Nintendo soar into profits again for creativity. I know historically their games are not as robust (excepting Zelda and few others), but sometimes that is a good thing. I don’t want to play games that demand my whole life. I want some high fun, low investment games that my wife will play too. What do you think, does Nintendo stand a chance?
Nintendo: Please seriously consider my name idea. The Nintendo Flippin’ Awesome.
