Pikmin

capabilities and cause postural, muscular or skeletal disorders. However, there are plenty of positive effects of video games that need to be recognized also. One positive effect of playing video games is that it can increase a child’s problem solving skills and even time management. One game that utilizes problem solving skills and time management is the Nintendo game Pikmin. Pikmin is a game about a man named Olimar that delivers different items from his planet Hocotate. While flying back to Hocotate in his spaceship, the S.S. Dolphin, he is hit by an asteroid and sent crashing onto an unknown planet. The S.S Dolphin loses every part that it needs to fly out of the orbit of the unknown planet. The player, taking control of Olimar, only has thirty in game days to recover the parts of Olimar’s ship as the planet contains high levels of oxygen, which is a deadly element to the people of Hocotate. During the first day, Olimar encounters plant-like creatures fighting off a predator. He calls the plant-like creatures Pikmin because they resemble the pikpik carrots for which his planet is famous. By whistling to the Pikmin, they come to him and begin following his commands to fight against the predators for…

My Wii U has saved me from boredom everywhere I turn. With it, I can get through a long night of boredom without having to take a break from studying though the system itself is rated badly in reality I think it is actually a great system that Nintendo has been using correctly. The idea of having two screens, one being the TV and the other the Wii U gamepad is a great idea that works especially if you don’t have access to the TV then you can just plug headphones into the gamepad and play using…

“ The obvious objective of video games is to entertain people by surprising them with new experiences.” These words are from Shigeru Miyamoto, the man who created many popular icons in the gaming world. This man has been referred to as “ the father of modern video games ,” but he doesn’t receive a higher salary than any other employees at Nintendo on his own accord . Despite growing up about two decades before video games existed, Shigeru Miyamoto is one of the most well known people in the…

Nintendo, developed their first video game and home console in 1985 and is now the most successful video game manufacturer company of all time with an estimated worth of eighteen billion dollars. This 127-year-old company strives to create new and innovative Ideas, coining the phrase, “Nintendo innovates, others imitate.” Nintendo re-created the gaming industry after the video game crash of 1985. They destroyed companies like Atari and Sega who had also tried to dominate the gaming industry, but…

not every game is suitable for children. For the most part, the PlayStation 4 and the Xbox One are meant for a more mature audience, while the Wii U is meant for a more friendly audience. The PlayStation 4 is known for its exclusive titles of Uncharted, The Last of Us, and Final Fantasy 14 these are a few to name. The Xbox One exclusive titles are Halo, Gears of War, and Forza plus much more. Like stated above, most of the games mentioned are rated M for mature so not meant for little kids due…

Pikmin has taught them how to manage and allocate resources. Minecraft has taught them how to cooperate to reach a common goal. The Super Mario games have sharpened their reflexes, and their eye-hand coordination skills have been fine-tuned in sublime ways. From nearly all of their games they have learned that no plan is foolproof, and that plans sometimes require reworking when the situation demands. They are not constrained by the limitations of their physical size or physical ability. They…

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1. The Nintendo 3DS model has a strong set of software which will enable the company to leverage from its software and hardware. Nintendo this year will see in an increase in its sales. Also Nintendo has raised its hardware estimates for the 3DS to 18 million, up from 14 million since the last few years. 2. Iwata (CEO of Nintendo) has committed the company to increasing support for the Wii U, This includes dealing with the system's identity. The most important goal of the company is to have a…

headcount: Satoshi Tajiri Creator of Pokemon which to this day has still been a worldwide phenom. Makoto Kano, Creator of Metroid and Kid Icarus, the man behind the ongoing question that is still being asked to this day. "Samus is a girl?" Masahiro Sakurai, creator of Kirby and The Super Smash Bros Franchise, many vs series from movies to video games were stemmed from him. You're welcome. Shigesato Itoi, creator of Earthbound, this Iron Chef judge showed us that games can be both tell a real…