I agree with that 100%, and if that is what he was getting across, then he's right, I took it differently than what he was saying.
Next Gen is a bust IMO so far. And he's right, only the Wii offers true "next gen" experience. The PS3 has it's motion controller, but to me it's not anything different than say the power glove. The PS3 is basically an updated PS2. Sony had a DVD player in before, now it's a Blu Ray. But Sony taking away the rumble in the controller is a major step backwards to me.
The 360...well, besides graphics, it's just an updated XBox. There's nothing exactly revolutionary in it.
The Wii on the other hand is changing the way games are played, not only changing them, but turning them upside down. Will it catch on, who knows. I hope so. The fact that it's graphics are on par with an Xbox, isn't going to help it in our age now. Graphics are pretty to look at, but gameplay is what really runs this business. NBA Live is an example of that, shame the game itself is dog****.
For me, the Wii will change gaming, it won't win, and will probably finish 3rd again. I don't think the graphics whores are going to latch on to it. Which will lead publishers away from it. But the DS has dominated the PSP, and the graphics aren't even close, so who knows.
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