Now You're Playing With Power!

Does the title sound familiar to anyone? If it does, then I can think of two possibilities.

1. You are a Nintendo fanboy.

2. You are old enough to know one of Nintendo's oldest slogan. 

So why am I talking about Nintendo in this blogpost? Well because I pretty much grew up with Video Games, and it all started with the Nintendo Entertainment System. It's pretty funny how my mom would complain about me buying so many games when she is the one that actually introduced me to video games. But I got no complaints about that! I pretty much owned every single Nintendo console, maybe except for the SNES and Virtual Boy. But I was very young back then. As soon as I became conscious of the consoles being out there, I pretty much purchased everything since the N64. 

I cannot believe Nintendo started as a card company. I think a lot of people are belittling them today simply because they think their games are for kids or due to motion controls. But that's what I love about Nintendo, they know how to capture the essence of video game and make innovation. Honestly, the only reason I think Nintendo turned out to have this "negative" image is because of Third Party Developers who made a bunch load of crappy games. If they instead focused on making good games like they did in the last couple of years or so, then I am confident Nintendo would have a better image today. 

Today, I finally have another console which is not part of the Nintendo family. The Playstation 3. The only reason I have one is because I wanted to be able to play Call of Duty with friends. Who knew Call of Duty would of build the beginning of a great brotherhood. It started as a clan, but it is way more now and meaningful then it was back then. But this is another topic.

Getting back on topic, I can go on and on about why I love Nintendo so much, so instead, I would like to mention a couple of games I would love everyone to try out. One that may not be a surprise to anyone is obviously Super Smash Bros. It's an awesome game that can be played with a group of friends, or even competitively if you wanted. But one game that is stuck to me, which is probably one of my favorite games of all time is "The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword" for the Nintendo Wii. Now this game is amazing!!! Their was some mixed reviews, but majority were highly praised. This game shows why gameplay excels over graphics. The motion controls work so well and in a very smart way that I would not mind if they went back to motion controls for the next Zelda installment. Gameplay aside, the Visuals are amazing and breathtaking. It feels like a painting come to life. Any artist who sees this game, I am confident they will be "wowed". I can keep talking about this game, but I just wanted to share a couple with you. =P

But! I cannot forget about the 3DS. One of my favorite games is Resident Evil: Revelations. I think that anyone who loves the Resident Evil franchise should get a 3DS just for this game. Yes, it is that good. RE5 was good, but it did not feel very "Resident Evil-ish". Revelations goes back to its roots, bringing back the horror and creepy atmospheres, with some great action sequences you find in RE4-5. 

Of course I cannot end this post without mentioning Nintendo's upcoming console, the WiiU (the name may be different on release). For those who think the WiiU will be a gimmick, you are wrong. For those who have played the DS, then you know that the possibilities are great. To have a touch screen on your controller can do alot and make gameplay more intuitive such as switching weapons without pressing pause for example. So far, from everything I've learned from the WiiU, everything seems like it's going well for Nintendo, already many developers are amazed by its capabilities. I can talk about the WiiU in detail but then this would be super duper long. So to get more in depth with this console, I suggest visiting IGN. But I think that with the WiiU, the time has finally come for Nintendo to re-use this slogan: Now You're Playing With Power!

Well! I guess that is all for this post. It turned out to be a lot more than I thought and I can easily keep going. As a fanboy, I get easily caught up whenever I talk about Nintendo. 

PS. The Last Story and Xenoblade Chronicles is finally coming out in North America! OHH YEAHH!! Good Job Operation Rainfall!!! 

"Video games are bad for you? That's what they said about rock-n-roll." - Shigeru Miyamoto