Comments on: Wii meets its predecessor http://www.gwendemulder.be/2007/02/04/wii-meets-its-predecessor/ Fri, 15 Jul 2011 18:02:57 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3 By: Zild http://www.gwendemulder.be/2007/02/04/wii-meets-its-predecessor/comment-page-1/#comment-42 Zild Mon, 05 Feb 2007 13:39:29 +0000 http://www.gwendemulder.be/?p=188#comment-42 INNOVATIVE developers might not ignore it, but not all such developers can afford even cheap porting costs (not to mention taking real advantage of the controller will require considerable additional development). And the non-innovative ones (alas, typically those who can afford to port) are by their nature also not likely to make use of the controller... As much as I may hope the Wii controller is the future of gaming, there are still a few hurdles. As Garth would say, "We fear change..." INNOVATIVE developers might not ignore it, but not all such developers can afford even cheap porting costs (not to mention taking real advantage of the controller will require considerable additional development).

And the non-innovative ones (alas, typically those who can afford to port) are by their nature also not likely to make use of the controller…

As much as I may hope the Wii controller is the future of gaming, there are still a few hurdles.

As Garth would say, “We fear change…”

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