Seems to me like SEGA saw this. That doesn't go without saying that I'm uninterested: consider me interested. A thousandfold. SEGA, you're back on the right track.

Western Union, then?

Not to mention the fact that Wii developers put out a lot of crap to begin with. We don't need a half-assed mentality right now, we need complete games.

Probably unlikely. I think we can expect that vitality sensor to be making an appearance, though.

I don't think we have to worry about getting a darker, edgier Mario or hyperrealistic graphics.

And what, stay right where they are? Nintendo has to take a few steps at least once every generation. You might say that a graphical stance on gaming platforms is irrelevant to their business model, but that's not necessarily true. Despite what they're telling us, there isn't enough of a trend to suggest that they're…

I hope it comes in hotrod red, gray and white.

Definitely not, but one can dream.

Again, that's only if Sony smartens up and correctly plans out a series of good launch titles OR makes it possible for some PS2 games to be played on the NGP. The 3DS isn't doing amazingly well mainly because of the fact that there's nothing to play on it. :/

The font would fit perfectly if this game was set in the 1970s. But it isn't.

*cue the obligatory "IT'S DISGAEA, DOOD" Prinny chant*

Because I am a guitarist and relish in the pleasures of RB3's Pro Guitar difficulty, I'm quite afraid I disagree with you in a more general sense. You can't put down a game that charts notes nearly perfectly.

Right, and that's a small-term consequence I can live with. I don't care about what ends up in my free or five-dollar apps as long as it doesn't interfere with the gameplay/use of it. It does matter when it's something you buy off a shelf, though. I expect developers to stop pushing brands on me when I've finally…

If this becomes a resounding success, I can only see two futures: one where we pay only a fraction of the cost for a game that constantly advertises to us (from which there is no escape, no 'full price' version that removes the ad service) or one where we pay full price for a game that constantly advertises to us.

Yeah, I didn't go out to pay $60 for a game just so I could be pestered by greedy companies trying to exploit my private time.

I think you hit the nail right on the head. All the creativity in the world won't do you much good if the outlet/medium for those ideas is lacking in complexity.

It IS a revolutionary idea and I do hope that it has been integrated into the next big thing rather than being dropped. Games need to start interacting with players beyond the screen and the controller. There need to be other methods of input. If done right, the vitality sensor will be the first step in a series of…

And how are /we/ any different? We're no more exempt from disaster than the Japanese are. You cannot quantify or necessitate disaster through an all-benevolent being, especially one which you portray as being heartless enough to squash a country just because they were a bit quirky.

Nah. I think Squenix is starting a trend of releasing 3D remakes on the DS and 2D remakes on the PSP.

It is an immature statement. Tretton actually can't think of any good reasons why somebody shouldn't buy a 3DS other than the same old "NINTENDO IS BABY FOOD THAT ONLY KIDS EAT UP" argument.