DS innovation coming along

At first, like most of the video game industry, I was very hesitant when I found out that Nintendo was making a duel screen handheld. But, now that I have one and own Nintendogs, I can't help but say: "Nintendo was right!"

The DS has created a new genre (Not sure if genre is the appropriate word to use) of gaming. Games that were not possible on consoles before. I mean, these games are just so...different and fun. To me, games like Trauma Center, Lost in Bleu, Trace Memory, Wario Touched, Pac n'roll, Metroid: Hunters, Animal Crossing DS, Phoenix Wright, Nintendogs were not possible before.

The video game industry, after doubting and sometimes insulting Nintendo, is now starting to see that Nintendo was right. Now they act all quiet like they never doubted Nintendo (Cough...IGN...cough). DS's major competition, PSP, is a great piece of machinery. But after I played it, I really wasn't impressed. So what if it can do what my console can? I have my console for that sort of gaming. What can it offer me besides for great graphics that are on a small screen and battery life that won't get me past the opening credits of spider man II?

I have been a video game consumer since I was three. I have gotten numerous different consoles (mainly staying loyal to Nintendo) and I have found that Nintendo does offer something different. Sony seems to think that making games about killing people over and over and over (half an hour later) and over and over (three days later) and over again is innovative. Personally, I'm tired of killing people in games! LOL! GTA is the same thing over and over again. There big improvement was "this time you can ride a hellicopter! Gasp!"

Now, of course Nintendo (as usual) won't get credit for their innovation. Like the rumble pak, D-pad, creation of the first handheld, analog stick, side-scroller platform game, wireless controller, four players standard in a console, and various other innovations (aimed more towards genres of games) Nintendo will only be copied by its competition who will ultimately get the credit for it.

Well Nintendo, here's my apology for doubting you. I will personally buy the Revolution because all I see with the PS3 and Xbox 360 are improved graphics and more online play. What a revolution that will be!

I voted no on this one.

Both consoles were more hot air than anything. Neither has yet to truly shine, despite how often we're reminded of how they must for how they compete with one another.

I remain somewhat more critical in the case of the DS because "innovation" has long been a buzzword in the industry. Those companies truly pushing new ideas and technology have always been the smaller independent developers, subsequently ignored because of the marketing strengths of gaming goliaths. This has been made blindingly apparent with the DS: Most of those now trumpeting innovation as an admirable trait in a console would never have used the word in conversation a year ago, but now it's touted as if it's some sort of quantifiable feature. Worse, used to describe one of the older video game UI paradigms.

While I won't deny that "innovation" is happening, we still see far more of it on every single home console.

while the DS is very innnovative, nintendo is not making enough games that show of it's "innovative" capabilities.

Nintendogs was a perfect example of the DS at it's peak performance. You can whistle to your puppy, call it's name, command it to do tricks. And hell, the game is f-cking fun.
Now if nintendo would put as much as they did with this game with other games. Or, don't give us some sorry excuse as to why they didn't use both screens.
The DS shines with the use of the microphone as the touchscreen as seen in Wario ware, Nintendogs, and Kirby. Those three games pretty much sum of the current philosophy of the DS, simple, yet extremely fun.

there should be a option for inbetween yes and no. a very few games use it for its full "innovation" many games dont use most of its new features. and even now thers still probably more games can do with all of its features. and theres still more features to come.

so its not a deffinent yes, but games are using some features