Four Things We Don't Want From Nintendo in 2008

Being top dog often means getting lazy, sloppy, maybe not strive for the prize, so to speak. That's our reaction after Nintendo's lackluster showing at E3 this year. While the Wii is selling like hotcakes (200K a week, 700K monthly), it's the software that eventually makes the day. Unfortunately, we're in for some pretty crappy days. The lowlights (or if you prefer, the highlights):


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WII MOTION PLUS Here's what Nintendo's announcement of a WiiMote attachment should've sounded like: "Hey, our original controller kinda sucked, so here's more add-ons to maybe make it better. No it won't be free—you have to buy our other games to get it."

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WIISPEAK Oh, not enough hardware for you? Okay, buy this too. Not like you can't talk to your friends over the phone or on Xbox Live or PlayStation anyway...

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ANIMAL CROSSING: CITY FOLK Wow. First time so many people cared for a game I have no interest for. In case you like taking care of imaginary animals, it comes out sometime in 2008 and uses the WiiSpeak thing.



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WII MUSIC (SAXOPHONE) We get wanting to be a guitar or drum hero, but a saxophone master? FYI to Nintendo's QA department: The WiiMote doesn't have holes in it and simulating yourself playing a wind instrument just makes you look like an idiot trying to play saxophone on a game controller