Nintendo embraces cheats, more games to have a skip feature.

Source: http://gigazine.net/index.php?/news/comments/20090706_nintendo_skip
translated articleat sankaku complex

Nintendo is said to be planning to accommodate hopeless or merely impatient gamers who get stuck in games by making more of its games feature a "skip" feature, whereby difficult segments may be bypassed entirely.

The measure is to be concentrated on "action" games reliant on speedy reflexes, and will be featuring on both the Wii and DS.

The motivation behind it appears to be a desire to embrace casual gamers whose only experience of a "game" may be Wii Fit; previously some concern at the length of certain games and their ability to be completed by players with careers has prompted similar measures elsewhere.

Proof, as if any were needed, that Nintendo's consoles cater almost exclusively to "casuals"? Of course, cheats are nothing new, but usually they are not promoted as an integral feature of the title...sankaku

What do the people think of how this colossal player in the business is shaping our fafourite hobby?

Nintendo makes me sad

Gaming is dying.

It's optional you frigging drama queens.

Gaming is dying.

HenriH-42

It's optional you frigging drama queens.

Shinobishyguy

Gaming is dying.

HenriH-42

Too bad drawing premature conclusions isn't...

a-haaa something else for the elistist hardcore to get smug and selfstatified about.

[QUOTE="Haziqonfire"]It can allow them to make their titles a bit more difficultSTRETCH-E

This is what sheep actually believe.

i cant beleeve this....niteno is catering towards the cazuals with this one. its offishal.. im done with nitedo

It's optional you frigging drama queens.

i cant beleeve this....niteno is catering towards the cazuals with this one. its offishal.. im done with nitedo

bc1391

[QUOTE="HenriH-42"]

Gaming is dying.

Jono789

I meant the skip feature. What is the point of playing the game if the game plays itself? Just go see a goddamn movie if you don't want to play, ffs.

How are they shaping it? So what if they have that in, here's a hint, DON'T USE IT. Cheats are in games, do they ruin the game by being there? No. I wish people wouldn't whine about a console they probably don't even have and a feature they don't have to use.bobbetybob

[QUOTE="Haziqonfire"]Its incredibly smart. Its great for casual players and since its optional it shouldn't matter to core players. It can allow them to make their titles a bit more difficult to please core gamers without frustrating the casual gamer.Ontain

[QUOTE="Jono789"][QUOTE="HenriH-42"]

Gaming is dying.

HenriH-42

I meant the skip feature. What is the point of playing the game if the game plays itself? Just go see a goddamn movie if you don't want to play, ffs.

Because none of the players crying about this feature have ever gone to gamesfaq and looked at walkthrough to get through a section giving them trouble. No they're way too hardcore for that.Nuck81

[QUOTE="Jono789"][QUOTE="HenriH-42"]

Gaming is dying.

I meant the skip feature. What is the point of playing the game if the game plays itself? Just go see a goddamn movie if you don't want to play, ffs.

So quest compasses and hand holding simply wasn't enough for the casual crowed? Now they need games that play themselves on the players behalf?

What's next? Could babying possibly become any worse than this?

So quest compasses and hand holding simply wasn't enough for the casual crowed? Now they need games that play themselves on the players behalf?

What's next? Could babying possibly become any worse than this?

AnnoyedDragon

Its optional

And when you consoider how many kids have a wii, its a good idea.

At the end of the day younger children are not going to be so bothered about cmpleting a game, its just about the fun. And not being able to do something its incredibly not fun for a little kid =P

cool now they can make hard games with a skip button so those who are no good can start skip and see the ending, those who like it hard can play all of the way through. this could bring hard games back to gaming! gamers should love thissurrealnumber5

[QUOTE="AnnoyedDragon"]

So quest compasses and hand holding simply wasn't enough for the casual crowed? Now they need games that play themselves on the players behalf?

What's next? Could babying possibly become any worse than this?

SMR-Venom

OMG! Are you serious! No Nintendo Why!!!!

[QUOTE="Jono789"][QUOTE="HenriH-42"]

Gaming is dying.

I meant the skip feature. What is the point of playing the game if the game plays itself? Just go see a goddamn movie if you don't want to play, ffs.

[QUOTE="HenriH-42"]

[QUOTE="Jono789"] How? Cheats have always been here....Shinobishyguy

I meant the skip feature. What is the point of playing the game if the game plays itself? Just go see a goddamn movie if you don't want to play, ffs.

I always say the more options the better even if a certain option doesn't appeal to me. Personally I refuse to skip part of Zelda, Mario, Metroid or other games but if you would like to do that, sure go ahead and skip it. If you don't like the feature there is always the nice option of forgetting it exists (aka ignoring it). :)

So quest compasses and hand holding simply wasn't enough for the casual crowed? Now they need games that play themselves on the players behalf?

What's next? Could babying possibly become any worse than this?

I always say the more options the better even if a certain option doesn't appeal to me. Personally I refuse to skip part of Zelda, Mario, Metroid or other games but if you would like to do that, sure go ahead and skip it. If you don't like the feature there is always the nice option of forgetting it exists (aka ignoring it). :)

Pierst179

OMG you people are so ignor-rant. :roll: I dobut any of you haven't used a walkthrough or cheats atleast once in your lives. It's not manditory, get over it.

If you need your hand held playing a nintendo franchise you've got some fairly major problems.

Can't see this being embraced outside of nintendo though, i think most devs have more faith in there players. On the other hand the newest POP game pretty much does this anyway.

OMG you people are so ignor-rant. :roll: I dobut any of you haven't used a walkthrough or cheats atleast once in your lives. It's not manditory, get over it.

boredy-Mcbored

[QUOTE="boredy-Mcbored"]

OMG you people are so ignor-rant. :roll: I dobut any of you haven't used a walkthrough or cheats atleast once in your lives. It's not manditory, get over it.

surrealnumber5

I was talking about the people who are making a big deal about it. I'm sure you knew what I was talking about anyway.

[QUOTE="surrealnumber5"][QUOTE="boredy-Mcbored"]

OMG you people are so ignor-rant. :roll: I dobut any of you haven't used a walkthrough or cheats atleast once in your lives. It's not manditory, get over it.

boredy-Mcbored

I was talking about the people who are making a big deal about it. I'm sure you knew what I was talking about anyway.