Tyler Bleszinski, older brother of Gears of War designer Cliffy B, and SportsBlogNation president, has expressed concerns that the success of Wii could have a negative effect on videogames for hardcore gamers like himself.
In a chat with msnbc's N'Gai Croal, elder Bleszinski said: "I'm not saying that the videogame industry shouldn't strive to bring in as many new people as possible. It most definitely should, because new gamers mean a nice, healthy business. My problem is what this new crowd appears to be drawn to."
"If we've learned anything about videogame companies, it's that they all are quick to follow each other if one is successful with something."
His rant continues: "If Nintendo winds up outselling the 360 and the PS3 by a wide margin, how soon will it be before we gamers are using the Sixaxis to chop up onions with in Metal Gear Mama? How long before we're frantically swinging waggle remotes for tennis, bowling and golf in Halo Sports?"
Don't commit suicide though, because he does stress: "I am not saying that the more hardcore games are going to die out."
Minigames and life sims will inevitably become more common, but we'll still have our driving and shooting games, so there's no need to panic.
June 8,2007
