3D will work when they find a way to actually use it and not gimic it. I give the Wii alot of flack, but the simple reason its a success (depending on how you look at it, pure "it prints money for nintendo" , its HUGE, lasting appeal, im not to sure) is the first games used the controler well. Problem was sports games (which most of the early succesfull Wii games where) can only be done so many ways, baseball swinging a bat is really only part of game Wiimote is made for, catching, throwing, pitching all do not lend to the wiimote. games like boxing do, at least for the hands part, but the head movment and body movment, no, this is a place Natel may accel (but again, boxing is one place, but what else?) natel is sposed to be laggy, so baseball pitching (as in you simulate a hard throw) wont work well. the Wii had a great idea, it just hasnt found enough ways to use it. To many games use the wii mote just to "use it". metroid, great game, fun to play.. then all the sudden i have to open doors with a twist/push thing? it used the Wii mote.. cool.. but its boring to do over and over, a simple button push makes much more sense it doenst slow game down, those door cycles are just in game to use the wii mote... not a good way if making a game in my opionion. This is where the Wii is going ot have its problems, (well In my opinion it already does, far to many games that use the mote, but only because its there, not because its a better way to control it.)
I can see 3D this way in games, side scroller jump games with forgrounds and backgrounds in 3d! I mean look at movies that are 3D, as mentioned, alot of the 3D stuff is not part of the movie story, but put in the movie to show off the 3D (monsters vs Aliens- right at start the paddle ball, while this doesnt detract from movie at all, we all know its there for one reason only, to show off 3D). When 3D gets going (it will, for good or bad i think) how many games will have it, just to have it?
The good part of it all is.. much like the Wii, there are going to be some cool games that use it well, the bad, there are going to be alot more that use it poorly or add to the game just to show it off.
I think 3D will be a big thing, but I think it will be only a big thing for a short while. its going to sell alot of glasses and other items (which the hardware guys will love) that will sit in a box a year later, and be talked about on here in 10 years :)
3D will work when they find a way to actually use it and not gimic it. I give the Wii alot of flack, but the simple reason its a success (depending on how you look at it, pure "it prints money for nintendo" , its HUGE, lasting appeal, im not to sure) is the first games used the controler well. Problem was sports games (which most of the early succesfull Wii games where) can only be done so many ways, baseball swinging a bat is really only part of game Wiimote is made for, catching, throwing, pitching all do not lend to the wiimote. games like boxing do, at least for the hands part, but the head movment and body movment, no, this is a place Natel may accel (but again, boxing is one place, but what else?) natel is sposed to be laggy, so baseball pitching (as in you simulate a hard throw) wont work well. the Wii had a great idea, it just hasnt found enough ways to use it. To many games use the wii mote just to "use it". metroid, great game, fun to play.. then all the sudden i have to open doors with a twist/push thing? it used the Wii mote.. cool.. but its boring to do over and over, a simple button push makes much more sense it doenst slow game down, those door cycles are just in game to use the wii mote... not a good way if making a game in my opionion. This is where the Wii is going ot have its problems, (well In my opinion it already does, far to many games that use the mote, but only because its there, not because its a better way to control it.)
I can see 3D this way in games, side scroller jump games with forgrounds and backgrounds in 3d! I mean look at movies that are 3D, as mentioned, alot of the 3D stuff is not part of the movie story, but put in the movie to show off the 3D (monsters vs Aliens- right at start the paddle ball, while this doesnt detract from movie at all, we all know its there for one reason only, to show off 3D). When 3D gets going (it will, for good or bad i think) how many games will have it, just to have it?
The good part of it all is.. much like the Wii, there are going to be some cool games that use it well, the bad, there are going to be alot more that use it poorly or add to the game just to show it off.
I think 3D will be a big thing, but I think it will be only a big thing for a short while. its going to sell alot of glasses and other items (which the hardware guys will love) that will sit in a box a year later, and be talked about on here in 10 years :)