Comment Re:the nintendo piss (Score 1) 440
"Backward compability in most cases works by simply keeping the old console around in addition to the new stuff, not by not switching the architecture"
Keeping the old stuff around is, by definition, not completely switching the architechture. The wii has gamecube parts, plus new stuff, just like the GBA has gameboy parts, plus new stuff.
"...when you are a gamer it comes down to games and nothing else"
That right there is a sad misinterpretation of the truth. Too many gamers have too much respect for hardware, and the games themselves mean very little. Look at the pre-release hype that surrounded the PS3. It wasn't about MGS4 or the next Final Fantasy. It was about the unprecedented graphics and hardware. If it was all about the games, we'd see more innovation, and less recycling of formulas that worked well before. When I said it was about market share, I meant from a business standpoint, i.e. to Nintendo, Sony, and Microsoft.
Keeping the old stuff around is, by definition, not completely switching the architechture. The wii has gamecube parts, plus new stuff, just like the GBA has gameboy parts, plus new stuff.
"...when you are a gamer it comes down to games and nothing else"
That right there is a sad misinterpretation of the truth. Too many gamers have too much respect for hardware, and the games themselves mean very little. Look at the pre-release hype that surrounded the PS3. It wasn't about MGS4 or the next Final Fantasy. It was about the unprecedented graphics and hardware. If it was all about the games, we'd see more innovation, and less recycling of formulas that worked well before. When I said it was about market share, I meant from a business standpoint, i.e. to Nintendo, Sony, and Microsoft.
