Comments on: Wii Sports, the ultimate casual game? http://blog.fuelyouth.com/2007-01-03/wii-sports-the-ultimate-casual-game/ Just another WordPress weblog Thu, 17 May 2012 04:27:49 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7.1 hourly 1 By: Shawn http://blog.fuelyouth.com/2007-01-03/wii-sports-the-ultimate-casual-game/comment-page-1/#comment-339 Shawn Tue, 16 Jan 2007 09:20:55 +0000 http://fuel2-dev.fuelindustries.com/blogs/2007-01-03/wii-sports-the-ultimate-casual-game/#comment-339 Wii Sports is a good game. My whole family take great pleasure in playing the game together. Wii Sports is a good game. My whole family take great pleasure in playing the game together.

]]> By: Daigoji Gai http://blog.fuelyouth.com/2007-01-03/wii-sports-the-ultimate-casual-game/comment-page-1/#comment-338 Daigoji Gai Wed, 03 Jan 2007 20:34:49 +0000 http://fuel2-dev.fuelindustries.com/blogs/2007-01-03/wii-sports-the-ultimate-casual-game/#comment-338 You hit the nail right on the head Brian - being in the industry, we were well aware of the Wiimote hype, and were excited, despite having a few mishaps at E3 2006 this year (which had us worried only for a minute). It is truly amazing that its the interface, and not the unit itself, that has torn down the walls between "gamers" (hardcore) vs. (casual). We, being insiders, know there is only an updated gamecube running under the iPod flavored hood, and were even amused some of the preview builds we saw at E3 were running on modified gamecubes... That said, this was totally unexpected that such a simple gimmick, reusing ideas from the bygone VR era, that was able to turn everyone and anyone into a gamer. I've said it before, Nintendo, this year not only debunked the myth that gamers are niche group, that they aren't couch potatoes, and more importantly, may have found a miracle cure to America's obesity problem (e.g. the reports that game consoles are making american kids inactive). Great post Brian again! You hit the nail right on the head Brian - being in the industry, we were well aware of the Wiimote hype, and were excited, despite having a few mishaps at E3 2006 this year (which had us worried only for a minute).

It is truly amazing that its the interface, and not the unit itself, that has torn down the walls between “gamers” (hardcore) vs. (casual). We, being insiders, know there is only an updated gamecube running under the iPod flavored hood, and were even amused some of the preview builds we saw at E3 were running on modified gamecubes…

That said, this was totally unexpected that such a simple gimmick, reusing ideas from the bygone VR era, that was able to turn everyone and anyone into a gamer.

I’ve said it before, Nintendo, this year not only debunked the myth that gamers are niche group, that they aren’t couch potatoes, and more importantly, may have found a miracle cure to America’s obesity problem (e.g. the reports that game consoles are making american kids inactive).

Great post Brian again!

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