Saturday, March 17, 2007

Are Wii Children of the Revolution?

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I think Wii are a great form of new technology however I don’t think that they are so big and “revolutionary” they are only getting all this excitement because of the hype of the creators. It was talked about for a long time before being released and even had previews which added to the hype. The game system may be new and have good technological modifications however it is a game therefore I do not think the word “revolutionary” should apply to it because it doesn’t affect the world greatly or people greatly all it is is a new and improved way for video gamers to play. Some of the new added features are good and interesting such as the controller because now people can get a bit of exercise while playing their games instead of sitting and staring at the tv while only moving their fingers. In addition the actual box seems to be a lot smaller which is also good because people will be able to save space. The fact however that Wii was originally suppose to be called Revolution surprised me because I think it is kind of lame. In addition I’m sure that they are probably thinking of a newer version of a game system right now so calling this one a revolution is kind of dumb and stupid. There may be some changes but there are always changes and there are always going to be changes so calling it Revolution would be pointless because they could just as well call their next game system Revolution or the one after that or the one after that. Overall I’m glad that they decided to not call this system “Revolution” and I do not think it is “revolutionary” in any way.

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2 Comments:

Blogger lord of enlightenment said...

Hey Agatha,

A good article, a bit too one sided though (I am a gamer). It was a bit disappointing to find that it was not revolutionary for you. You are right when you say that its just another gaming console, and a newer one will just keep being relaesed. It is good that you are not caught into that marketing scheme, I forget what the actual name of it is. However to gamers it is a revolution, a new way to game! Sorry I couldn't agree with you, but I hardly find it 'dumb' or 'stupid'. With success this could become the next console and get rid of those couch potatoes.

P.S. You have a nice flashy blog, good work. A nice pic for this article too, but what you have written doesn't reflect it, because ou dislike it. Sorry, but this just some constructive criticism for you ^^. Don't get discouraged!

Keep Blogging

Signed,
Daniel

6:05 PM  
Blogger Barbara Ratnam said...

Hey Agatha!

Great Blog! I agree with you, wii aren't spectacular or revolutionary. I can't believe they were going to call them revolution! They are just like any other technology, new and interesting now but will be old and nothing special later.

I love your design!

8:06 AM  

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