Our friends over at Sega have voiced concern about the "creative depth of the Wii pool". [reuters.com]

Basically, they're wondering how useful and original the Wii Remote will be in 5 or 10 years, and say that Playstation 3 has much more untapped "depth". Right. The PS3 has untapped creative depth. Sure. Despite the fact that it's pretty much the same as an old original Playstation, except for the sheer amounts of power it wields. They say the Wii will start to look "dated" in a few years while the Xbox 360 and the Playstation 3 gain more momentum. Because we all know that the 360 and the PS3 are completely new approaches to gameplay. (Sarcasm, in case you didn't catch it.)

"But how much value can developers and creative folks get out of this wrist motion two years from now, or 5 years from now, or 10 years from now?" Steinberg said. "How can they design products that aren't too derivative of what's already out there? We know the PS3 pool is pretty deep. There's a lot to exploit there."

I suppose it depends on how creative the developers actually are! How creative can you get with a 10 year old DUALSHOCK CONTROLLER?! The 360 controller is the same as the old Xbox controller, too, with the exception of a brilliant little button in the middle that brings up the Xbox Live interface from inside any game. Yes, very innovative. (Sarcasm again!) Does this guy even know what he's saying? Is he actually saying that the sheer stagnant power of the Playstation 3 is somehow going to be better in the end? Face it. The Playstation series has pretty much remained the same since the first one came out, and it's definitely no change from the Playstation 2. It's the exact same thing, only stronger. Oh, yeah... I forgot. The tilt-sensing controller they ripped off from Nintendo after making fun of the Wii Remote. Yes, that's going to provide hours and hours of creative programming and gameplay. (More sarcasm!)

I think we just witness exactly how creative Sega is. (Even more sarcasm!)

If the Wii fails, it won't be for lack of creative potential. It'll be for the overabundance of shortsighted game developers who are too afraid to follow in the footsteps of the Wii to make something completely new and untested in the mass market. The Wii is clearly full of creative potential! But can the developers live up to it? Sega clearly doubts that they can, and are instead blaming Nintendo for their fear of something new.

The resistance the Wii has come up against is staggering... People should be welcoming this thing with open arms! The developers should snap out of their trance of churning sequels and realize that people want something NEW. Clearly the amount of Wiis sold since release aren't enough for some people to go "hmm, you know... Maybe people LIKE THIS THING. We should try this out!" I mean, hey. It can't be worse than using the ancient double-joystick layout, now, can it?