CORBIE'S GAME BLOG

To me Super Paper Mario makes perfect use of the Wii and its control setup. I like the way the game uses subtle touches of the Wii Remote instead of force-feeding it down our throats in places where it's just not needed. I mean I like swinging cows around and balancing broom handles just as much as the next guy, but sometimes I like to sit down and just hold the controller in my hands and kick back with a good game. I guess my hope is that developers don't get so caught up in making use of the motion-sensing controls of the Wii and forget that standard control still has a viable place on the Wii. Much the same way that many of the great DS games don't really make a lot of use of the touchscreen. There is a gray area and I think Super Paper Mario is a good example that this gray area can work and the outcome can be one of the best games the Wii has seen so far. I hope more developers take note of the success of Super Paper Mario and begin to mimmick it a little. Not everything on the Wii has to be all or nothing.