Nintendo Games Play Themselves
Posted: Jun 14, 2009Category: Game Development, Games
Just thought this was odd/funny:
Beginning with the upcoming New Super Mario Bros. Wii (due this holiday season), players will be able to pause a game during a particularly difficult level and let the game take over to complete the level. Press a button at any time to resume playing. This will help reduce barriers of entry for new or younger players – without purchasing a strategy guide or resorting to websites that list cheat codes.
When I first heard about this feature, I thought that the game would play-through the level by itself to show you how to do it, but wouldn’t actually move you through the game.
Nintendo even got a patent on it.
Normal Dude Posted: Jul 01, 2009, 6:55 am:
I know that Nintendo wants to cater for casual gamers, but DANG!
I now demand these modes for all those impossible NES games. Silver Surfer, I’m looking at you!