"Who put this thing together? Me, that's who! Who do I trust? Me!" - Tony Montana
That's what I thought of when I read the following:
Since Wii Music has no discernible scoring system, no goals and little in the way of those squishy innards that makes a game a "game," isn't it just a "musical toy"? That was the question posed by one European journo.
"Yes, that's right," Miyamoto curtly replied "And that's why it's better than a video game."
OK, Miyamoto, you've used up your last "Get out of Jail Free" card with this one. I stuck with you through the turbulent N64/Gamecube years, and I was happy to see you take it to the top with the Wii. But the above quote is so screechingly wrong, so not what I wanted to hear from E3. This quote sounds like the kind of giddy king-of-the-world arrogance that precedes a spectacular fall from grace. I'm not predicting that Wii Music will flop, I just think Miyamoto's burning up a lot of the goodwill he's managed to re-earn. Meanwhile, most of the quirky titles that don't depend on hardware (Flock, N+, Braid) that would be perfect for the Wii are still getting snapped up by XBLA and PSN Network. This is where you're supposed to shine, and yet we're stuck with Epic Fail!
Not a good long-term strategy. Serious gamers are faithful. Casual gamers are fickle. Don't forget where you came from, Miyamoto.
via Kotaku
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