Being Different

These are the slides for my talk 'Being Different: How Owning a Wii U is Kind of Like Being Jesus'.

This talk was given at Power Up Kansai #2, ostensibly about whether people should buy a Wii U but really more about an analytical framework for thinking about video games.

Transcript

1. Being Different: How Owning a Wii U is Kind of Like Being Jesus Michael Camilleri @pyrmont
2. I want to convince you to buy a Wii U.
3. – Everybody “The Wii U is dead.”
4. The reports of my death have been greatly exaggerated. ! Please RT. ! @realmarktwain
6. How Fucked is the Wii U? Millions 0 1.75 3.5 5.25 7 Units Wii U PS4
7. How Fucked is the Wii U? Millions 1.75 3.5 5.25 7 2012 Q4 2013 Q1 2013 Q2 2013 Q3 2013 Q4 2014 Q1 Wii U PS4
8. How Fucked is the Wii U? Millions 7.5 15 22.5 30 4 mths 7 mths 10 mths 13 mths 16 mths Wii U Wii 4x
9. Not such a good job selling us on this Wii U thing.
12. So boring.
13. There are two common frameworks.
14. Framework 1: Genre
17. Framework 2: Casual/Serious
20. A framework in 3 aspects.
21. Aspect 1: Mechanics Simple Complex
22. Aspect 2: Simulation Abstract Realistic
23. Aspect 3: Narrative Emergent Structured
24. 3 Aspects Mechanics Simulation Narrative
25. 3 Aspects Mechanics Simulation Narrative • Pong • Final Fantasy X
26. 3 Aspects Mechanics Simulation Narrative • Wolfenstein 3D • Half-Life 2
27. Mechanics, Simulation, Narration
31. Let’s call it 3A.
33. Don’t buy the Wii U.
34. Nintendo specialises in games that are abstract, emergent and deceptively complex.
35. Nintendo specialises in games that are abstract, emergent and deceptively complex. And Zelda.
36. The Wii U is the greatest multiplayer console ever made.
37. – Every Wii U Owner “I know this is hard to believe but the Wii U’s online experience is not shit.”