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The Wii Is Obviously Not Just A GameCube
Submitted by Nick on October 4, 2006 – 7:16 pm6 Comments
It seems that a common practise for Nintendo critics is to bring up references where Nintendo likens the Wii to the GameCube. Most recently, a lot of blogs are reporting on GameBrink’s translation of an interview with Miyamoto from the August 2006 edition of Japanese magazine NintendoDREAM.
There isn’t really anything new in the article, but it is a good read. Ignoring the other interesting information in the article, most blogs seems to be highlighting a portion of the interview in which Miyamoto describes the Wii hardware as basically a GameCube:
“The hardware is basically a GC. We
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You’re pretty much the only site covering it this way. Good on you for an original presentation, although I might have preferred if you didn’t also, “Ignore the other interesting information in the article”.
However, I would like to say, since I’ve been here the last few days, I’m very glad I found this place. Definitely better than the cesspool of trolls at Joystiq.
Great analogy. I personally like to think of the Wii as a Gamecube on crack.
Subnet6: A few quick point-by-point response…
(Joystiq) No comment.
(Ignoring the rest of the article) I encourage our readers to read the article! Anything I relay here would be a poor second to words from the man himself (Miyamoto)!
(Aeropause lovin’) Thanks! We do try!
Yeah, it’s a little irresponsible how others are making a headline out of a clearly misleading quote. And they wonder why gaming journalism never gets any respect.
Nick,
“Anything I relay here would be a poor second to words from the man himself ”
I know I know. I’m just saying I enjoy reading commentary on the article, your point of view on the rest of the article. I’m not saying you should just relay info, not at all. I enjoyed your commentary and PC analogy. I’m needy, what can I say?
Subnet6:
Done! There were quite a few gems in the interview and I’m writing another post on them.