Comments on: Nintendo’s Casual Focus at E3: Epic Fail or Good for Families?

By: Why I Made the Switch | Christ and Pop Culture

Why I Made the Switch | Christ and Pop Culture — Fri, 12 Dec 2008 20:54:12 +0000

[...] and they stand to lose the “casual gamers” they have attracted for the same reason. After Nintendo’s now infamous E3 keynote speech, I wrote: The problem is that as more and more families and friends try video games, they will want to try [...]

By: Richard Clark

Richard Clark — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 01:48:17 +0000

And yet I’m pretty sure anyone who actually sees the presentation of Wii Music will be less than impressed. Even housewives. (“Why not just play real musical instruments?”)

By: The Dane

The Dane — Wed, 16 Jul 2008 22:18:48 +0000

Just for kicks, here’s Tycho’s take:

No doubt the proprietors of Ladies’ Home Journal were breathless
during Nintendo’s presentation, but those outside of that august
body may derive less enjoyment. This is the deep-dish, delicious
irony endured by the Nintendo stalwart: to see their platform of
choice ascendant, even as their bright God turns his face away.
Though it contained very little sustenance for our kind, the
presentation was (as is typical) a confident, refined affair. The
salvo was not a failure. It was simply aimed elsewhere.

The Danes last blog post..20080716

By: Brittany

Brittany — Tue, 15 Jul 2008 23:16:18 +0000

love the title, and yeah… i wish nintendo would fix their online system. that is an epic fail.

By: Alan Noble

Alan Noble — Tue, 15 Jul 2008 23:04:08 +0000

“we have to ask whether we’re willing to settle for a few minutes of pretending to play the saxophone and the cowbell before everyone heads off to do their own thing.”

Haha, well said.