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Why the Wii is well-suited to video game violence
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I wrote recently about the need for violent video games on the Nintendo Wii and, for clarity, the main point of my message is that the Wii is a great platform for a game that has physical interaction.
It could be where you can pull a street sign from the ground and shove it into your enemy's head, or it could be a cooking game where you have to assemble a Gordon Ramsay-esque 10-course meal. The point is, the Wii has unique features that are well suited to violent games.
As to whether or not game developers will make violent games for the Wii real estate empire computer game and if they will be big sellers is not my area of expertise. It's the underlying possibilities of the technology that I find interesting.
Violent video games on the Wii address two specific points:
1. Nintendo wants to sell more Wiis and games. Hardcore gamers are not buying Wiis
a. I could make a couch-jockey/carpal tunnel joke, but the Wii doesn't have the graphics horsepower of other consoles or PCs. What it does have is the ability to use more than your thumbs to play a game.
2. The Wii brings a whole new level of human/game interaction that would be well suited to more adult/violent games
a. Wii baseball has a batting game. I'm not suggesting this is the same Pc Game Jedi Knight Jedi Academy social context as hitting some in-game enemy in the head, but I am saying it's pretty fun to hit stuff.
b. We all need more exercise
I figure if you can do one thing (hit a baseball) then you can do more things (hit an in-game enemy in the head). How that gets manifested into the game is a whole different story.
The comments and arguments around my previous post (in which I assert violent video games are cool) remind me of the Simpsons episode when Marge campaigns against Itchy and pokemon card game Scratchy.
I don't know if video game violence has an effect on children, and I'm not sure if I care. I write about software disruption, not social issues.
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Add a Comment (Log in or register) 7 comments by bardicbelle August 15, 2008 11:33 AM PDT I have Godfather: Blackhand stress reliever game Edition already. You can garotte people, throw them over a ledge, bang their heads against a hard surface, strangle them... pretty violent and pretty physical. Pretty fun. Reply to this comment by asozasis August 16, 2008 2:20 AM PDT Mr Rosenberg is not a moron. He is ignorant, Gunz The Game Hacks ill-informed, unfeeling, neanderthalic, misanthropic and so narrow-minded he is almost certainly suffering from Asperger's Syndrome.
He should never have jojos fashion game children and, if he already has spawned, they should be removed from his influence immediately.
No, learning game system he is not a moron, and he should use his considerable powers to identify more useful ways to contribute to the society that has done so well by him. Reply to this comment View reply Hide reply
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by daverosenberg August 16, 2008 7:45 AM PDT @asozasis Nice same comment on both posts which you clearly haven't read. I am going to send my army of children to your house with cookies and copies of Grand Theft Auto. Reply to this comment by wedding-planning August 16, 2008 bob marshall game preseve montana 5:12 PM PDT Actually, the Wii is not nearly as suited to those kinds of games. Those games are generally high graphic games, involve considerably more processing power, and are not conducive to animation or 'cartoony' looking characters.
hemroids Reply to this comment by Chill05 August 17, free pc game downloads 2008 9:25 PM PDT 'No More Heroes' features gameplay where u hit a baseball to my fantasy game show network knock out goons. My point: it's been done, and there will probably be more. The Wii is, wii game consoles arguably, just getting started. Reply to this comment by Select-Foam September 7, 2008 9:28 PM PDT I don't think that those types of games are great for the WII, it features a much more inhibited processing core which is not capable of the fast speeds and rendering that the PS3 is capable of - Jeremy - memory foam mattresses Reply to this comment
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