Time for a little
positive thinking. (I deserve this after
a month of Family Guy posts. Just let me have this.)
With November 22nd
now past us, the big three have all released their eighth-generation
consoles. Notably, November saw the
release of two of those three consoles within a week of one another, and both
have reportedly broken the “million units sold” mark. Which console won the first fight in the
latest and greatest war yet? Which one
will go on to claim true victory over all others?
Frankly, I could care
less. Right now the Wii U’s the winner
in my book.
That’s not to say that
the PS4 or Xbox One are worthless or useless.
And that’s not to say that the Wii U’s flawless, or that it’ll suddenly
overwhelm the competition to become a financial juggernaut (though that’d be
totally awesome and I kind of hope it happens).
But when I look at the games for the “real” consoles and see games that
are getting browner, grayer, duller, shootier, stabbier, and
microtransactionier…well, I hope you’ll forgive me for not exploding with
hype. (Seriously, you know your
console’s messed up when
new technology makes it HARDER to do colors.) Comparatively, Nintendo’s first real step
into the HD generation has given us colors, aesthetics, imagination, and a
level of splendor that almost heals the wounds left by DmC. Almost.
So you know what? It’s almost Christmas. Let’s make it a special one, and gab about
Wii U games -- starting with the kinda-sorta fantastic Super Mario 3D World.
Because as it turns out, it’s fantastic in a way you’ll never see
coming.