Posted March 24th, 2008 at 9:34am
This weekend some sites brokes some leaked screenshots from this trailer. That's just fine, but I'm going to take my time if it's only screenshots. I mean, with rendering tech what it is these days, those could have been from some fan-made thing. But no, the movie from official sources kind of proves it. FINALLY! A Sonic game that captures the feeling of speed. Jeez, about time, people. Hm, coming "soon." Where's the rolleyes icon... I admit, however, the Wii guy in me wonders what's so great here that requires the power of the XBox 360 and the PS3. I mean, how about a little Wii lovin'?
ps3, sonic, xbox
Posted March 20th, 2008 at 11:00pm
Softpedia has an editorial online that I must admit I kinda agree with: Mario and Sonic should retire from games. Yes, it's a bit like asking Nintendo to take out it's wallet and set fire to it... but it's not a notion without merit. The article points out how long in the tooth both characters (and others) are, explaining that Mario is a whopping 27 years old. And then there's this......these two demonic characters, together with their friends have appeared in over 300 games. We all bought over 300 games, meaning tens of million of game units and hundred million dollars. Still, we’re the ones who explode when EA announces another sequel. And the poor lads probably don’t even have half of the titles Mario does. Hell, not even XXX actresses have as many movies as Mario and Sonic have games (even though the concept’s a bit different here). The point, obviously, is that innovation and creativity is the tip of the vanguard for gaming greatness... and the recycling of the same characters and game paradigms over and over stops the flow of fresh ideas and the breaking of new ground. Certainly it's not reasonable to expect Nintendo to turn the tap off when their IP sells so amazingly well, but the suggestion that room must always be left for risk-taking and fresh ideas is, in my opinion, as good as natural law.
mario, Nintendo, sonic