Article about nostalgia is hurting games

[RyuHayabusa]

I think Zeta hit on a major point, and one that truly saddens me as a gamer. Nintendo is pretty much the last really successful Japanese game company around. Konami, Sega and Capcom are shadows of their former selves while almost all the others are gone. Now it seems 95% of everything that comes out is an Assassin's Creed or Call of Duty rip-off or another annual installment of some sports franchise. Games are either an interactive movie that demands 50 hours of your time or a simple mobile game that you'll be bored with in 2 days. For a long time I dreaded the idea of Western PC style games taking over the console market and that day has arrived. Nothing but FPS, MMORPGs, Assassin's Creed clones, and sports games. That's why I love Nintendo. They're still trying to be innovative while carrying the torch for retro gaming.

[esadajr]

Also agree with Zeta on Nintendo being the only one bringing something (somehow) new to the table. That's why I got me a WiiU back then, and I'm sure it'll be my last console. Can't wait for all gaming to become platform agnostic.

Also agree with Esteban on how lonely the experience was back in the day. Sure there were the Blades of Steel, RBI, Goal, Tecmo Super Bowl, etc to play with friends and relatives. For the most time, it was a private thing.

[geise]

I think Zeta hit on a major point, and one that truly saddens me as a gamer. Nintendo is pretty much the last really successful Japanese game company around. Konami, Sega and Capcom are shadows of their former selves while almost all the others are gone. Now it seems 95% of everything that comes out is an Assassin's Creed or Call of Duty rip-off or another annual installment of some sports franchise. Games are either an interactive movie that demands 50 hours of your time or a simple mobile game that you'll be bored with in 2 days. For a long time I dreaded the idea of Western PC style games taking over the console market and that day has arrived. Nothing but FPS, MMORPGs, Assassin's Creed clones, and sports games. That's why I love Nintendo. They're still trying to be innovative while carrying the torch for retro gaming.

All this is 100% true.  Sadly it's actually been that way for years.