"I figure that while the article is a bit cheezy, Nintendo's getting beaten in the slammage department, and perhaps thought they should slam back. I mean, they could be polite forever like they have been, but chances are they'd just lose more "respect" from "mature" gamers. If it helps to be more aggressive, then I'm all for it, even if it comes off a bit ludicrous. "
I'm all for aggressiveness. However, to push aside your morals to do it, is something I'm not for. Nintendo has always been good about it's conduct. Even if they did lose respect from some "mature" gamers, they sure could gain some from other "mature" gamers. If a person is to dislike a system because someone else said so, then they shouldn't be playing it anyways.
"Black Mage, when u first picked up a PS2 controller, didn't u find it hard to controll? Almost every system uses the standard ABXY. Wasn't the switch 2 shapes from letters (or numbers) unconfortable at first? Or the 2 L&R buttons or anlog sticks also unconfortable?"
Why, yes, I did find it quite the adjustment when it was first released. Yet, that was when it was first released. After a short time, it becomes second nature.
My point about the GCN controller was that it wasn't perfect. Yes, if you use that D-pad, you become accustomed to that as well, however, all I was saying was that it wasn't as perfect as that article had made it seem.
The PSX controller has too many buttons? Pfft. I remember thinking that when the SNES controller came out.
About the ABXY setup, I can give you another example of a change. Don't you remember when controllers only had a D-Pad? The N64 brought the Control Stick into light, and forced the D-pad to play second fiddle. You see, just because it's different, doesn't make it bad.
Edited by - Black Mage on 7/12/2003 8:17:47 PM