JediMB said:
beddo said:
That may be your definition of shovelware.
It is THE definition for shovelware. Software shoveled over from another platform.
[link]http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shovelware[/link]
"Shovelware is a derogatory computer jargon term that refers to software noted more for the quantity of what is included than for the quality or usefulness."
I think this quite adequately shows what I mean:
[link]http://imagine.us.ubi.com/[/link]
[link]http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Imagine_(video_game_series)[/link]
beddo said:
Zelda was clearly ported to the wii with motion controls tacked on.
Yes, but it was still an improvement, and the port was made during the production of the original version of the game.
It was not an improvement, the game was better to play on the gamecube. The only benefit of the wii version is that it's widescreen. Anyway it's still just a port, lazy.
beddo said:
These games were clearly designed with the idea of pushing the peripherals. In fact, they were bundled with the games.
And thus don't actually, in any way, require you to pay for the add-ons. I've barely even touched my free Wii Wheel, and don't intend to ever get another. But in contrast to Mario Kart Wii, where a Wiimote attachment was bundled with the game, Crossbow Training is really a case of demo software being bundled with the peripheral.
The add-ons aren't free, in a lot of cases they make the product more expensive. the only reason they would not cost any extra is because that they peripherals may increase demand for the product.
beddo said:
Wii Fit is unique. It is essentially pointless, the games are boring and the exercises could easily be performed without the balance board. Again, another one of those things we don't need but are convinced we do.
Sure, you could do the exercises without the board, but software not only judges your performance, but also gives you incentive to exercise by turning it into a series of mini-games.
For £70 it's still just pointless.
beddo said:
So the game is pushed with yet another peripheral that should have been intergrated from the beginning. In fact the technology already exists within the Wii-mote:
http://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/storysupplement/wiiremote/index.htm
So all they really did was flog another peripheral.
Huh. I remember there were rumors before the release that the Wiimote was supposed to have a built-in microphone, but I didn't know the functionality was actually there. If it is, then why haven't any third party developers utilized it?[/quote]
They won't implement it because they need official permission from Nintendo. Why would Nintendo do that when they can sell the Wii mic.
beddo said:
It's called humor, I was being facetious.
Then you should have considered making it funny. =P
Ouch!
Bob_F_It said:
OP seems unaware that Nintendo's target audience is actually casual gamers and not hardcores.
You're mistaken. Nintendo have stated that their target audience is "everyone", which clearly includes the "hardcore" when you consider that they released games for pretty much all of their still-living classic franchises within the first two years of the machine's existence.[/quote]
Though these games are accessible to hardcore players they seem more geared to 'fanboys'. They don't seem to be pushing many new titles for hardcore gamers, only a handful of titles at most.
