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Indie developers: WiiWare, Wii shovelware, and the power of choice |
Listed in: Wii Tags: Bill Swartz, Mastiff LLC, Telltale Games
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A recent interview with an unlikely trio of game developers brought about the discussion of the disappointment over shovelware being...well, shoveled to the Nintendo Wii, and it was said that the after effects of third-party video game flooding is not all bad.
In fact, Bill Swartz of Mastiff said that it made sure that even the non-gamers were going to be picky with the games they want:
Having a lot of software on the system means yes, a higher percentage of it is going to be bad, but it also means that youÂ’re going to get some gems and the consumer will be able to make up their own mind.
Swartz likened the idea of Wii shovelware to the products you'd see along an aisle in a grocery mart. When you walk down that aisle, you know what you're looking for, and hundreds of other products were likely to be ignored. The beauty of it was, you made that decision and not the other way around.
Gladly, WiiWare is all about that and a little bit more. Although Nintendo does get a say on what games get in and what don't, it still encourages the development of independent games. A free market, if you will. And luckily for us, that avenue's not exactly paved for lazy developers with weak concepts.
The Nintendo Wii's own technical prowess limits what developers could do with their intellectual properties and game concepts, and they'll have to make a little adjustment of their own to up the quality. Hopefully, their adjustments take a sample from creativity and wicked fun while they're at it.
"It's just part of the creative process," said David Braben of Frontier (Elite), and Dave Grossman of Telltale Games says there are ways they could keep the game perfect. You can get just a few more details out of their chat with Next Generation at the source provided below.
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1. Your 3/4 number is complete BS.
2. CHOICE is always a good thing. People have CHOICE. You have the CHOICE to be a decent human being yet you CHOOSE not to. See how easy it is?
There is also shovelware found on the 360 and PS3 and you have the CHOICE not to buy it. But you only cry and complain about the Wii because you are the worlds biggest hypocrite!
Also to help people sift through the MANY games that will come to be available is the new Nintendo Channel. Each game is specified by a complex genre system. The more of a particular game you play, Nintendo show you a list of possible games you'll be interested in that are available on their system. This helps people out by not forcing them to research every game themselves. They can look at the list then research just those games to see if they like them
You'll note it does not remove the RESEARCH part so all your past BS comments about Nintendo forcing people via the Nintendo Channel is just another round of the ***** that comes from your keyboard. You seem to be full of that stuff.
But, leave it to you to try to put a negative spin on CHOICE. Gee....yet another Hitler douche bag move....are you positive you're not a Nazi reborn?
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As for the shovelware, why don't you try to name a console where every game is good? I guarantee you will fail, because such a console has never existed. The Wii has bad games. It will keep on getting bad games. The Wii also has fantastic games, and it will keep on getting tose, too. The Xbox 360 has good and bad games, of which it will get more. The PS3 has good and bad games, of which it will get more. See where this is going?
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Wow, dude! Did you think of that one all by yourself?
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Even after being FULLY explained to him, he STILL doesn't "get it".
How sad :(
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