Wednesday Morning Catch-up
Let’s see. Penny Arcade’s Tycho talks a little about his (and probably many others’) perception of casual gamers as it relates to the new Wii Weather Channel. Excerpt below:
The Wii’s Forecast Channel just debuted, with the Internet Channel (i.e., Opera for Devices) arriving later this week - treats for that new or even lapsed gamer referenced by Nintendo marketing materials. I know instinctively that this person does exist, but that’s all I know. I don’t know if the Wii is a draw for that person long term, I don’t know if there’s a strong current of titles to maintain that person’s interest… To be honest, I don’t even know if a constant stream of content is as important to these shy, mysterious creatures as it is to us. I can tell you that the Forecast channel does have merit, even to the hardcore, but one must be creative in its application.
MGM is making a sequal to Wargames entitled Wargames 2: The Dead Code. It will be directed by Stewert Gillard, aka the guy who directed TMNT 3. In the movie a hacker breaks into a computer system that uses virtual reality to train terrorists. Meanwhile, MGM terrorizes the owner of wargames.com for ownership.
Finally, Ken Kutaragi of Sony is PROMISING an AV-centric PS3. Probably won’t play games, and will cost even more to purchase. Goodluck with that, Ken.