To prove Video Game Posts are back.

Since I'm bringing game posts back... I thought I would copy and paste on of my 1UP blog posts about the Nintendo Revolution controller. This was posted on Sept. 19, 2005 by me.

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We have a long way to go before the Nintendo Revolution is released. As everyone who is a gamer knows we have seen the controller. The one-handed TV remote controller.


Being a Nintendo fan, it was hard for me to look at that controller and take it seriously. How could you play some of the current titles on that? That is also the thought that made me realize that I can't look at "today" games with that controller. Instead, I have think of the possibility of games to come. This is when I smiled.


I don't care about system wars or which system is better. I can buy the Xbox 360 and a Nintendo Revolution without a care. I'm a gamer... so I want to game. I don't care which power button I'm hitting.


I love different experiences... I love Dance Dance Revolution because I had never played a game like it before. I bought two keyboards and a copy of Typing of the Dead for the Dreamcast. I haven't played that game much, but I have enjoyed my time with it. It is quarky fun. Don't even get me started on Space Channel 5. Good times! It shouldn't surpise you then that I really want Donky Kong Jungle Beat! Give me something fresh and new and I will be happy camper. Nintendo and Sega have always seemed to understand this. So seeing the motion sensor at work on the Revolution controller has made me smile... I know that I am about to experience games I never thought possible.


Now you know my happy, happy thoughts... here are my worried ones. Wave bye-bye to ported games. My Xbox has a happy gaming life because when a game comes out for all three systems, I play it on that. When Viewitful Joe came out for the Cube, I wanted until the PS2 because I like the PS2 controller better. That pretty much means that I only play 1st party titles on my Cube... which also means, it doesn't see a lot of use. My fear is that I spend money on this new system with a great idea, but have to wait months and months for a new game to play on it.Making games is a business and companies care for their bottom line. Why spend the man power on porting a game to work the Revolution, when in the end they will make more by just releasing it on the two "normal" systems. We have already started to see this with the DS. There aren't many games for that system yet and we getting close it is year anniversary. 3rd parties?? Where are you?


The only I hope I have is that Nintendo knows about this and instead of trying to bring EA or other big names over... Nintendo helps out the small development houses. Give them discounts on license fees, Let them use some of your characters or give them a little money for expenses. Take a chance on the little guy. These companies can afford to think outside the box. They don't have money to compete in the big blockbuster genres, but they can also take risk on something new. A steady stream of small projects with the Big N's own projects and Nintendo might create a system all gamers need.
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Now, since this is a post from a couple of days ago... there is some new information now.


1. Ported games might not be that bad due to a "shell" you can put this remote into. It would give you that "regular" controller feel.


2. Nintendo has said they will help out the little guy. (The comment is close to the end of the article.)


3. Castlevania is coming out for the DS this week, so I take back my comments that rip on the DS. At least until I beat it and again have nothing to play on the silver handheld.