The Future of Video Games

The Nintendo company plans to launch a new gaming system, the first system that is designed to allow non-gamers the chance to play video games. This new system called the Wii will allow an person with reasonable motor skills and a TV to take a chance at video games. This follows last years success by Nintendo with the DS portable console which has been seen as rejuvenating tool in the gaming community. Now with the Wii poised to launch in early November it will be interesting to see if a new community of gamers will come about. Nintendo's President says that the system will do far better than Sony's Playstation or Microsoft's Xbox 360 because the games are easier and simpler to play. The simplicity of the controllers and the games along with other features will in Nintendo's opinion bring people back to gaming. Do you think that a game console should be designed for realism or for playability? Will you purchase a new game system if the games appear to be easier to play?

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