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Since the "greats" of Channel 4's GamesMaster and Sky One's Games World were suddenly pulled off-the-air, leaving us with nothing else on TV that was gaming-related while also worthy of being classed as "good", there's been a real niche (or"nitch" if you're a fan of Boy Meets World) for a new gaming show that is just as good - if not better than - these 2 before it. But while we've had a few go almost un-noticed on Sky channels Bravo and Sci-Fi, along with a few others, not even one of these shows has been able to live-up to anything close to the quality and entertainment we used to get from those good-ol' evenings in with Dominic Diamond, and "pants". And don't even get me started about Lan Jam...!!
One thing that surprises me is that despite their wealth and the sheer size of well-respected names that are known by everyone, world-wide, the big-names in gaming themselves have never even tried to come up with their own TV channel, or even a single hour-long show. Not even in Japan!
We've had the cartoons, we've played with all the merchandise, but today we're forced to watch with anticipation as the new Legend of Zelda, Final Fantasy, or Grand Theft Auto game is shown to us in some of the most dull and un-exciting ways - just look at GameNetwork's GameClips... How many times have you seen one game's "clip" now?? Seems like they've been playing it forever, doesn't it? And yet they never change it or add in anything new. Not even once!
How are we supposed to see why we should be buying these games when people like this are showing us only all that we really DON'T want to see??
Better yet... Why haven't a company, like Nintendo for example, ever even considered setting up their own TV channels for each and every region they intend to sell to??
Just think for a minute about how great an all-new TV channel could be dedicated to that one company you love more than any other: `Nintendo`...
Just imagine the possibillities....
Up-to-date news on the company and what really goes on behind-the-scenes in Japan presented several times a day, within the usual 6am-'till-12pm scheduling. You could read about an exciting rumour on the internet, somewhere, and then go directly to channel '548' (or whatever) and listen-on to see what truth there really is behind it. Within the hour-long news show you'd also be able to hear from Shigeru Miyamoto himself (via. dubbing or subtitles) on where he sees Nintendo going next, and where he plans to go next as far as Super Mario, Zelda, the GameCube, and the GameBoy Advance are concerned. And you may also even be able to get a first-hand, 100%-guarrenteed, confirmation on whether-or-not certain games will, or won't, be getting released in Europe, in PAL form. Imagine how much easier it would've been for those of us waiting to hear about Animal Crossing and a European release if Nintendo were on-the-air.
But perhaps the greatest thing about a channel dedicated entirely to Nintendo would be the games. You wouldn't have to go on-line to download some 30-odd-meg's-worth of video JUST to see the latest on how Metroid Prime is looking - Nintendo would dedicated a good hour (or perhaps 2?) every few hours to showing us their latest work in full-motion and all its beauty. Much better that GameNetwork too, as each game's clip would be updated with the latest footage available every-so-often. And there'd be none of that '80s rubbish in the background either; just the game's actual soundtrack and FX - like in the DVD's NGC often give away for free.
And aswell as showing us the ones we should be saving-up-for, you'd also get the chance to see some top-titles from all-parties that are already on the shelves, an hour later, each time. And there's also be time for the regional charts too, with in-game footage rolling-along with each one (GameNetwork0-style, again. But better, also!).
But while there would still be a fair-few other hours to fill-in within the average week-day, getting the right presenters is as important as any other factor when it comes to creating a show that really knows what it's talking about.
Going all "Lan Jam" on us getting someone edging the wrong-side-of-30 who think she's "dOWn wId DAt!!" (or something...) along with some skin-headed woman-thing, or life-less, un-shaven nerd; those just aren't the type of people you'd want to see talking if you actually want to enjoy the show.
But what about having Mario, Link, Kirby, and the others do it, in computerized-form, with their voice actors providing them with what they need to finish-off each character. Not only would this help the channel to appeal to kids more, but it'd add to the overall Nintendo-theme here, like it really is coming from Nintendo themselves (which it would be!).
Sure, so not everyone would want to see and hear Mario and Luigi "ma-ma-mia"-ing around all-throughout each dailly-does, so you'd need to have some kind of "human" in here somewhere.
One thing I reckon could work well is having a recorded interview with a certain development team who are working on, or have worked on, a GameCube game with a lot of expectation around it, and perhaps what they intend to work on next. Perhaps even a weekly-interview to catch-up with "Shigsy" himself!?!? Work like this would obviously be carried out by some reporters. But you can bet these guys would be ontop of their job - getting into Nintendo's Japan HQ can't be anywhere near as easy as it is to get a job presenting live on GameNetwork?!! And we'd be able to get the news first, straight to our ears, from Silicon Knights on what there nexr project is, and what's really happened to '"Too Human"; and whether Retro Studios will even consider bringing-back "Raven Blade" once Metroid Prime is finally released over here.
But if there is to be one down-side to this whole idea of "Nintendo on TV" then perhaps it's that not everyone would always be willing to give too-much information away, even to have their faces on TV, where it would be screened across the entire-world. And this is something we've learnt from Nintendo, and others, in the recent past. What do we really know about the forthcoming "Mario 128" and "Pikmin 2" titles?? But at least we'd get it all when it happens, as soon as it happens. Instead of us having to wait for it to emerge on the internet, and THEN having to wait for official confirmation on whether it's really true or not.
And actual reviews of the games would be hard to do, also. Younger gamers don't usually pay much attention to the review scores of game as much as they would on how good a game looks, or who's invloved. And would some of us older, more-experienced gamers (and the ones even-older) really feel that we're expected to believe all reviews as being "accurate", without a sinlge-hint of being "biased", in some way? Then perhaps just a description to go along with each game then instead, as the footage runs-along as a 'game-clip'.
Since he was appointed as the successor to Hiroshi Yamauchi, Satoru Iwata has already stated, several times, of his desire to reach-out to each-and-every nook and corner of the globe, to get the message the across to these people about why they should be choosing Nintendo. What better way to show the people exactly what you want them to see than by broadcasting it all dailly on your own TV station?? It's not like Nintendo don't have the money for it or anything - especially after the whole "Rare fiasco", and their £250m move to Microsoft!
I, personally, am surprised to see that neither SONY or Bill Gates have even announced of any intentions to launch any of their own exclusive TV channels, despite all their wealth and previous success, and their clear intentions to suck the 'gaming world' dry of every-last-penny and cent. Well, that's clearly in Gates' intentions, anyway! But if one was to do it first, then you can bet the all would soon start to follow-suit, and be accused of copying.
Nintendo are ALWAYS No.1 when it comes to innovation. Bringing out the bright-ideas first, and making the most of them, is something only they do best.
One thing that surprises me is that despite their wealth and the sheer size of well-respected names that are known by everyone, world-wide, the big-names in gaming themselves have never even tried to come up with their own TV channel, or even a single hour-long show. Not even in Japan!
We've had the cartoons, we've played with all the merchandise, but today we're forced to watch with anticipation as the new Legend of Zelda, Final Fantasy, or Grand Theft Auto game is shown to us in some of the most dull and un-exciting ways - just look at GameNetwork's GameClips... How many times have you seen one game's "clip" now?? Seems like they've been playing it forever, doesn't it? And yet they never change it or add in anything new. Not even once!
How are we supposed to see why we should be buying these games when people like this are showing us only all that we really DON'T want to see??
Better yet... Why haven't a company, like Nintendo for example, ever even considered setting up their own TV channels for each and every region they intend to sell to??
Just think for a minute about how great an all-new TV channel could be dedicated to that one company you love more than any other: `Nintendo`...
Just imagine the possibillities....
Up-to-date news on the company and what really goes on behind-the-scenes in Japan presented several times a day, within the usual 6am-'till-12pm scheduling. You could read about an exciting rumour on the internet, somewhere, and then go directly to channel '548' (or whatever) and listen-on to see what truth there really is behind it. Within the hour-long news show you'd also be able to hear from Shigeru Miyamoto himself (via. dubbing or subtitles) on where he sees Nintendo going next, and where he plans to go next as far as Super Mario, Zelda, the GameCube, and the GameBoy Advance are concerned. And you may also even be able to get a first-hand, 100%-guarrenteed, confirmation on whether-or-not certain games will, or won't, be getting released in Europe, in PAL form. Imagine how much easier it would've been for those of us waiting to hear about Animal Crossing and a European release if Nintendo were on-the-air.
But perhaps the greatest thing about a channel dedicated entirely to Nintendo would be the games. You wouldn't have to go on-line to download some 30-odd-meg's-worth of video JUST to see the latest on how Metroid Prime is looking - Nintendo would dedicated a good hour (or perhaps 2?) every few hours to showing us their latest work in full-motion and all its beauty. Much better that GameNetwork too, as each game's clip would be updated with the latest footage available every-so-often. And there'd be none of that '80s rubbish in the background either; just the game's actual soundtrack and FX - like in the DVD's NGC often give away for free.
And aswell as showing us the ones we should be saving-up-for, you'd also get the chance to see some top-titles from all-parties that are already on the shelves, an hour later, each time. And there's also be time for the regional charts too, with in-game footage rolling-along with each one (GameNetwork0-style, again. But better, also!).
But while there would still be a fair-few other hours to fill-in within the average week-day, getting the right presenters is as important as any other factor when it comes to creating a show that really knows what it's talking about.
Going all "Lan Jam" on us getting someone edging the wrong-side-of-30 who think she's "dOWn wId DAt!!" (or something...) along with some skin-headed woman-thing, or life-less, un-shaven nerd; those just aren't the type of people you'd want to see talking if you actually want to enjoy the show.
But what about having Mario, Link, Kirby, and the others do it, in computerized-form, with their voice actors providing them with what they need to finish-off each character. Not only would this help the channel to appeal to kids more, but it'd add to the overall Nintendo-theme here, like it really is coming from Nintendo themselves (which it would be!).
Sure, so not everyone would want to see and hear Mario and Luigi "ma-ma-mia"-ing around all-throughout each dailly-does, so you'd need to have some kind of "human" in here somewhere.
One thing I reckon could work well is having a recorded interview with a certain development team who are working on, or have worked on, a GameCube game with a lot of expectation around it, and perhaps what they intend to work on next. Perhaps even a weekly-interview to catch-up with "Shigsy" himself!?!? Work like this would obviously be carried out by some reporters. But you can bet these guys would be ontop of their job - getting into Nintendo's Japan HQ can't be anywhere near as easy as it is to get a job presenting live on GameNetwork?!! And we'd be able to get the news first, straight to our ears, from Silicon Knights on what there nexr project is, and what's really happened to '"Too Human"; and whether Retro Studios will even consider bringing-back "Raven Blade" once Metroid Prime is finally released over here.
But if there is to be one down-side to this whole idea of "Nintendo on TV" then perhaps it's that not everyone would always be willing to give too-much information away, even to have their faces on TV, where it would be screened across the entire-world. And this is something we've learnt from Nintendo, and others, in the recent past. What do we really know about the forthcoming "Mario 128" and "Pikmin 2" titles?? But at least we'd get it all when it happens, as soon as it happens. Instead of us having to wait for it to emerge on the internet, and THEN having to wait for official confirmation on whether it's really true or not.
And actual reviews of the games would be hard to do, also. Younger gamers don't usually pay much attention to the review scores of game as much as they would on how good a game looks, or who's invloved. And would some of us older, more-experienced gamers (and the ones even-older) really feel that we're expected to believe all reviews as being "accurate", without a sinlge-hint of being "biased", in some way? Then perhaps just a description to go along with each game then instead, as the footage runs-along as a 'game-clip'.
Since he was appointed as the successor to Hiroshi Yamauchi, Satoru Iwata has already stated, several times, of his desire to reach-out to each-and-every nook and corner of the globe, to get the message the across to these people about why they should be choosing Nintendo. What better way to show the people exactly what you want them to see than by broadcasting it all dailly on your own TV station?? It's not like Nintendo don't have the money for it or anything - especially after the whole "Rare fiasco", and their £250m move to Microsoft!
I, personally, am surprised to see that neither SONY or Bill Gates have even announced of any intentions to launch any of their own exclusive TV channels, despite all their wealth and previous success, and their clear intentions to suck the 'gaming world' dry of every-last-penny and cent. Well, that's clearly in Gates' intentions, anyway! But if one was to do it first, then you can bet the all would soon start to follow-suit, and be accused of copying.
Nintendo are ALWAYS No.1 when it comes to innovation. Bringing out the bright-ideas first, and making the most of them, is something only they do best.
You forgot Shigsy-Cam, a portable camera that follows higsy everywhere, you just press the red button (on sky digital) and select the camare, just lke E4's Big Brother, but better
Good post, deserves replies.
I think it could work maybe on the format where it repeats itself fairly frequently (a bit like ITV nightscreen, but not so lame).
I think they'd struggle to fill too much time, and you wouldn't want to watch it for that long anyway, but if you could sit down for an hour or two in the evening, at any time, and see some stuff about existing and future releases, that'd work.
I think it could work maybe on the format where it repeats itself fairly frequently (a bit like ITV nightscreen, but not so lame).
I think they'd struggle to fill too much time, and you wouldn't want to watch it for that long anyway, but if you could sit down for an hour or two in the evening, at any time, and see some stuff about existing and future releases, that'd work.
A good idea there with truly lots of possibilities to provide Nintendo fans the opportunity to see new releases. A dedicated channel may not provide the profitability aspect to be a viable option, but a 1 or 2 hour program dedicated Nintendo would be superb.
Us gamers need anything at the moment though to be honest, for the lack of a dedicated games/channel is surprising considering the popularity of gaming. I'm not even including Lan Jam, the less said about that monstrosity the better. Good post Solskjaer.
(Thanks for the vote btw, I wasn't expecting one and it was appreciated :D)
Us gamers need anything at the moment though to be honest, for the lack of a dedicated games/channel is surprising considering the popularity of gaming. I'm not even including Lan Jam, the less said about that monstrosity the better. Good post Solskjaer.
(Thanks for the vote btw, I wasn't expecting one and it was appreciated :D)
Since the "greats" of Channel 4's GamesMaster and Sky One's Games World were suddenly pulled off-the-air, leaving us with nothing else on TV that was gaming-related while also worthy of being classed as "good", there's been a real niche (or"nitch" if you're a fan of Boy Meets World) for a new gaming show that is just as good - if not better than - these 2 before it. But while we've had a few go almost un-noticed on Sky channels Bravo and Sci-Fi, along with a few others, not even one of these shows has been able to live-up to anything close to the quality and entertainment we used to get from those good-ol' evenings in with Dominic Diamond, and "pants". And don't even get me started about Lan Jam...!!
One thing that surprises me is that despite their wealth and the sheer size of well-respected names that are known by everyone, world-wide, the big-names in gaming themselves have never even tried to come up with their own TV channel, or even a single hour-long show. Not even in Japan!
We've had the cartoons, we've played with all the merchandise, but today we're forced to watch with anticipation as the new Legend of Zelda, Final Fantasy, or Grand Theft Auto game is shown to us in some of the most dull and un-exciting ways - just look at GameNetwork's GameClips... How many times have you seen one game's "clip" now?? Seems like they've been playing it forever, doesn't it? And yet they never change it or add in anything new. Not even once!
How are we supposed to see why we should be buying these games when people like this are showing us only all that we really DON'T want to see??
Better yet... Why haven't a company, like Nintendo for example, ever even considered setting up their own TV channels for each and every region they intend to sell to??
Just think for a minute about how great an all-new TV channel could be dedicated to that one company you love more than any other: `Nintendo`...
Just imagine the possibillities....
Up-to-date news on the company and what really goes on behind-the-scenes in Japan presented several times a day, within the usual 6am-'till-12pm scheduling. You could read about an exciting rumour on the internet, somewhere, and then go directly to channel '548' (or whatever) and listen-on to see what truth there really is behind it. Within the hour-long news show you'd also be able to hear from Shigeru Miyamoto himself (via. dubbing or subtitles) on where he sees Nintendo going next, and where he plans to go next as far as Super Mario, Zelda, the GameCube, and the GameBoy Advance are concerned. And you may also even be able to get a first-hand, 100%-guarrenteed, confirmation on whether-or-not certain games will, or won't, be getting released in Europe, in PAL form. Imagine how much easier it would've been for those of us waiting to hear about Animal Crossing and a European release if Nintendo were on-the-air.
But perhaps the greatest thing about a channel dedicated entirely to Nintendo would be the games. You wouldn't have to go on-line to download some 30-odd-meg's-worth of video JUST to see the latest on how Metroid Prime is looking - Nintendo would dedicated a good hour (or perhaps 2?) every few hours to showing us their latest work in full-motion and all its beauty. Much better that GameNetwork too, as each game's clip would be updated with the latest footage available every-so-often. And there'd be none of that '80s rubbish in the background either; just the game's actual soundtrack and FX - like in the DVD's NGC often give away for free.
And aswell as showing us the ones we should be saving-up-for, you'd also get the chance to see some top-titles from all-parties that are already on the shelves, an hour later, each time. And there's also be time for the regional charts too, with in-game footage rolling-along with each one (GameNetwork0-style, again. But better, also!).
But while there would still be a fair-few other hours to fill-in within the average week-day, getting the right presenters is as important as any other factor when it comes to creating a show that really knows what it's talking about.
Going all "Lan Jam" on us getting someone edging the wrong-side-of-30 who think she's "dOWn wId DAt!!" (or something...) along with some skin-headed woman-thing, or life-less, un-shaven nerd; those just aren't the type of people you'd want to see talking if you actually want to enjoy the show.
But what about having Mario, Link, Kirby, and the others do it, in computerized-form, with their voice actors providing them with what they need to finish-off each character. Not only would this help the channel to appeal to kids more, but it'd add to the overall Nintendo-theme here, like it really is coming from Nintendo themselves (which it would be!).
Sure, so not everyone would want to see and hear Mario and Luigi "ma-ma-mia"-ing around all-throughout each dailly-does, so you'd need to have some kind of "human" in here somewhere.
One thing I reckon could work well is having a recorded interview with a certain development team who are working on, or have worked on, a GameCube game with a lot of expectation around it, and perhaps what they intend to work on next. Perhaps even a weekly-interview to catch-up with "Shigsy" himself!?!? Work like this would obviously be carried out by some reporters. But you can bet these guys would be ontop of their job - getting into Nintendo's Japan HQ can't be anywhere near as easy as it is to get a job presenting live on GameNetwork?!! And we'd be able to get the news first, straight to our ears, from Silicon Knights on what there nexr project is, and what's really happened to '"Too Human"; and whether Retro Studios will even consider bringing-back "Raven Blade" once Metroid Prime is finally released over here.
But if there is to be one down-side to this whole idea of "Nintendo on TV" then perhaps it's that not everyone would always be willing to give too-much information away, even to have their faces on TV, where it would be screened across the entire-world. And this is something we've learnt from Nintendo, and others, in the recent past. What do we really know about the forthcoming "Mario 128" and "Pikmin 2" titles?? But at least we'd get it all when it happens, as soon as it happens. Instead of us having to wait for it to emerge on the internet, and THEN having to wait for official confirmation on whether it's really true or not.
And actual reviews of the games would be hard to do, also. Younger gamers don't usually pay much attention to the review scores of game as much as they would on how good a game looks, or who's invloved. And would some of us older, more-experienced gamers (and the ones even-older) really feel that we're expected to believe all reviews as being "accurate", without a sinlge-hint of being "biased", in some way? Then perhaps just a description to go along with each game then instead, as the footage runs-along as a 'game-clip'.
Since he was appointed as the successor to Hiroshi Yamauchi, Satoru Iwata has already stated, several times, of his desire to reach-out to each-and-every nook and corner of the globe, to get the message the across to these people about why they should be choosing Nintendo. What better way to show the people exactly what you want them to see than by broadcasting it all dailly on your own TV station?? It's not like Nintendo don't have the money for it or anything - especially after the whole "Rare fiasco", and their £250m move to Microsoft!
I, personally, am surprised to see that neither SONY or Bill Gates have even announced of any intentions to launch any of their own exclusive TV channels, despite all their wealth and previous success, and their clear intentions to suck the 'gaming world' dry of every-last-penny and cent. Well, that's clearly in Gates' intentions, anyway! But if one was to do it first, then you can bet the all would soon start to follow-suit, and be accused of copying.
Nintendo are ALWAYS No.1 when it comes to innovation. Bringing out the bright-ideas first, and making the most of them, is something only they do best.
One thing that surprises me is that despite their wealth and the sheer size of well-respected names that are known by everyone, world-wide, the big-names in gaming themselves have never even tried to come up with their own TV channel, or even a single hour-long show. Not even in Japan!
We've had the cartoons, we've played with all the merchandise, but today we're forced to watch with anticipation as the new Legend of Zelda, Final Fantasy, or Grand Theft Auto game is shown to us in some of the most dull and un-exciting ways - just look at GameNetwork's GameClips... How many times have you seen one game's "clip" now?? Seems like they've been playing it forever, doesn't it? And yet they never change it or add in anything new. Not even once!
How are we supposed to see why we should be buying these games when people like this are showing us only all that we really DON'T want to see??
Better yet... Why haven't a company, like Nintendo for example, ever even considered setting up their own TV channels for each and every region they intend to sell to??
Just think for a minute about how great an all-new TV channel could be dedicated to that one company you love more than any other: `Nintendo`...
Just imagine the possibillities....
Up-to-date news on the company and what really goes on behind-the-scenes in Japan presented several times a day, within the usual 6am-'till-12pm scheduling. You could read about an exciting rumour on the internet, somewhere, and then go directly to channel '548' (or whatever) and listen-on to see what truth there really is behind it. Within the hour-long news show you'd also be able to hear from Shigeru Miyamoto himself (via. dubbing or subtitles) on where he sees Nintendo going next, and where he plans to go next as far as Super Mario, Zelda, the GameCube, and the GameBoy Advance are concerned. And you may also even be able to get a first-hand, 100%-guarrenteed, confirmation on whether-or-not certain games will, or won't, be getting released in Europe, in PAL form. Imagine how much easier it would've been for those of us waiting to hear about Animal Crossing and a European release if Nintendo were on-the-air.
But perhaps the greatest thing about a channel dedicated entirely to Nintendo would be the games. You wouldn't have to go on-line to download some 30-odd-meg's-worth of video JUST to see the latest on how Metroid Prime is looking - Nintendo would dedicated a good hour (or perhaps 2?) every few hours to showing us their latest work in full-motion and all its beauty. Much better that GameNetwork too, as each game's clip would be updated with the latest footage available every-so-often. And there'd be none of that '80s rubbish in the background either; just the game's actual soundtrack and FX - like in the DVD's NGC often give away for free.
And aswell as showing us the ones we should be saving-up-for, you'd also get the chance to see some top-titles from all-parties that are already on the shelves, an hour later, each time. And there's also be time for the regional charts too, with in-game footage rolling-along with each one (GameNetwork0-style, again. But better, also!).
But while there would still be a fair-few other hours to fill-in within the average week-day, getting the right presenters is as important as any other factor when it comes to creating a show that really knows what it's talking about.
Going all "Lan Jam" on us getting someone edging the wrong-side-of-30 who think she's "dOWn wId DAt!!" (or something...) along with some skin-headed woman-thing, or life-less, un-shaven nerd; those just aren't the type of people you'd want to see talking if you actually want to enjoy the show.
But what about having Mario, Link, Kirby, and the others do it, in computerized-form, with their voice actors providing them with what they need to finish-off each character. Not only would this help the channel to appeal to kids more, but it'd add to the overall Nintendo-theme here, like it really is coming from Nintendo themselves (which it would be!).
Sure, so not everyone would want to see and hear Mario and Luigi "ma-ma-mia"-ing around all-throughout each dailly-does, so you'd need to have some kind of "human" in here somewhere.
One thing I reckon could work well is having a recorded interview with a certain development team who are working on, or have worked on, a GameCube game with a lot of expectation around it, and perhaps what they intend to work on next. Perhaps even a weekly-interview to catch-up with "Shigsy" himself!?!? Work like this would obviously be carried out by some reporters. But you can bet these guys would be ontop of their job - getting into Nintendo's Japan HQ can't be anywhere near as easy as it is to get a job presenting live on GameNetwork?!! And we'd be able to get the news first, straight to our ears, from Silicon Knights on what there nexr project is, and what's really happened to '"Too Human"; and whether Retro Studios will even consider bringing-back "Raven Blade" once Metroid Prime is finally released over here.
But if there is to be one down-side to this whole idea of "Nintendo on TV" then perhaps it's that not everyone would always be willing to give too-much information away, even to have their faces on TV, where it would be screened across the entire-world. And this is something we've learnt from Nintendo, and others, in the recent past. What do we really know about the forthcoming "Mario 128" and "Pikmin 2" titles?? But at least we'd get it all when it happens, as soon as it happens. Instead of us having to wait for it to emerge on the internet, and THEN having to wait for official confirmation on whether it's really true or not.
And actual reviews of the games would be hard to do, also. Younger gamers don't usually pay much attention to the review scores of game as much as they would on how good a game looks, or who's invloved. And would some of us older, more-experienced gamers (and the ones even-older) really feel that we're expected to believe all reviews as being "accurate", without a sinlge-hint of being "biased", in some way? Then perhaps just a description to go along with each game then instead, as the footage runs-along as a 'game-clip'.
Since he was appointed as the successor to Hiroshi Yamauchi, Satoru Iwata has already stated, several times, of his desire to reach-out to each-and-every nook and corner of the globe, to get the message the across to these people about why they should be choosing Nintendo. What better way to show the people exactly what you want them to see than by broadcasting it all dailly on your own TV station?? It's not like Nintendo don't have the money for it or anything - especially after the whole "Rare fiasco", and their £250m move to Microsoft!
I, personally, am surprised to see that neither SONY or Bill Gates have even announced of any intentions to launch any of their own exclusive TV channels, despite all their wealth and previous success, and their clear intentions to suck the 'gaming world' dry of every-last-penny and cent. Well, that's clearly in Gates' intentions, anyway! But if one was to do it first, then you can bet the all would soon start to follow-suit, and be accused of copying.
Nintendo are ALWAYS No.1 when it comes to innovation. Bringing out the bright-ideas first, and making the most of them, is something only they do best.