Saturday, September 27, 2008

Wii Gots a Problem


I admit I was one of those who rushed to buy a Wii on day one, I never thought of getting a PS3 or other 'next gen' m/c. The idea of entering into a new level of man-machine integration was exciting.

Suffice to say, 2 years later, I am utterly disappointed to the point of selling the system at a loss. Only 5 games held my attention and those could have easily been ported to the DS (one of them was - Trauma Center). The rest of my gaming experience came in the form of destroying my childhood memories of great games from yesteryear. I kept paying Wii points to realize that I either evolved to a higher form, or that I was easily amused as a child.

Either way, a system that gets one good game every three months is reminiscent of the NEOGEO. I fear that the best days of consoledom have ended with the Dreamcast.

Monday, February 25, 2008

No Objection to Phoenix on the iPod

Phoenix Wright was made for the one handed-on the go-save anywhere gaming platform of the iPod. In fact, I might be inclined to buy an iPod if Phoenix was released on it.

Advantages:
1- Episodic, can buy one episode at a time.
2- 320x240 screen is perfect for Phoenix.
3- Can play your own music in the boring parts.
4- Save anywhere.
5- Don’t need both hands to play.
6- You can store all the episodes on system, instead of swapping carts.
I am sure that it will sell a million in under a week, are you listening CAPCOM?

What you can do to make this a reality:
1- Leave a comment below.
2- Contact gaming websites like Joystiq or Kotaku and get them involved.

Until it is released, you should try the series on the Nintendo DS. It is the only series I can really recommend. And if you are looking for a Virtual Console game on the Wii, try Lords of Thunder, you can't go wrong there.