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Guys, wii sports obviously is shit. Never mind that, for the first time since I was like 8, my entire family played video games all night long. Never mind that my mom, who only ever liked light gun games for the Sega Master System, has actually come up to me to ask if I wanted to play bowling. never mind that my dad, who is 56 years old and hates almost everything new, is out searching for a wii of his own. Nevermind that my sister, who hasn't played a game since columns on the genesis, came up to me the other day and recommended madden based on a review she read.
Never mind all that. Wii sports is shit, and a non-game. What ever is nintendo thinking by putting out crap like that!
Wow, I'm glad my family has better taste in games than yours. My dad regularly comes over to my apartment for no reason other than to get a game of Madden, Tiger Woods, or MLB. (depending on the season.)
And as for Redshell....if you destroy Barleycorn, where will all the "I just turned 21, look at me!" sluts congregate? It's nice to have them all in one place incase you want to go get one.
Guys, wii sports obviously is shit. Never mind that, for the first time since I was like 8, my entire family played video games all night long. Never mind that my mom, who only ever liked light gun games for the Sega Master System, has actually come up to me to ask if I wanted to play bowling. never mind that my dad, who is 56 years old and hates almost everything new, is out searching for a wii of his own. Nevermind that my sister, who hasn't played a game since columns on the genesis, came up to me the other day and recommended madden based on a review she read.
Never mind all that. Wii sports is shit, and a non-game. What ever is nintendo thinking by putting out crap like that!
Wow, I'm glad my family has better taste in games than yours.My dad regularly comes over to my apartment for no reason other than to get a game of Madden, Tiger Woods, or MLB. (depending on the season.)
I personally believe these two sentences are contradictory, but different strokes for different folks.
Just to add a little more fuel to the fire:
From: http://www.sgknox.com/2007/01/11/no-porn-on-blu-ray/
Has Sony gone mad? Prominent adult movie producer Digital Playground (site) says it is forced to use HD DVD instead of Blu-ray, because Sony does not allow XXX-rated movies to be released on Blu-ray.
It does not matter how you stand to porn. It is here and it is a massive business. It is also an industry that is an early adopter for new media technology. VHS might not have won with out the adult film industry adopting it.
German Heise has interviewed Joone the founder of Digital Playgrounds at the AVN 2007 show in Las Vegas. Joone says actually said last year he is committed to Blu-ray. Now they announced four HD DVD titles in the United States. In the interview Joone says he was forced to use HD DVD, because no Blu-ray disc manufacturer would make his discs, because Sony was against it and they would loose their license.
If this holds true, Blu-ray is at a major disadvantage and could fail.
If this is true, then HD-DVD could have a HUGE gain over Blue-Ray. And with Microsoft actively backing HD-DVD, could definitly turn the tieds on Blue-Ray.
& there is this new little rumor:
From: http://www.evilavatar.com/forums/showthread.php?t=23730
Word is beginning to trickle down to fitbabits HQ from several independent sources that Microsoft has all but completed the purchase of Capcom. I'm not going to spell out the ramifications if this one is true, but I will mention two words and a number - Resident Evil 5
More as it becomes available...
Note that this is firmly in the rumor category and that's where it will stay until either Microsoft or Capcom can confirm or deny it.
Editor's Note - For those curious about my sources, I can't name names for obvious reasons, but I can say that I've heard this from people on "the inside" and from some executives in the retail sector. - fitbabits
This has been speculated before, and I just can't see it a reality. But if it is, wow, what a dent this could make for the industry as a whole. THOUGH, Microsoft would probably do as they've done with RARE and have them still develop titles for the other consoles (i.e. Diddy Kong Racing for the DS).
Guys, wii sports obviously is shit. Never mind that, for the first time since I was like 8, my entire family played video games all night long. Never mind that my mom, who only ever liked light gun games for the Sega Master System, has actually come up to me to ask if I wanted to play bowling. never mind that my dad, who is 56 years old and hates almost everything new, is out searching for a wii of his own. Nevermind that my sister, who hasn't played a game since columns on the genesis, came up to me the other day and recommended madden based on a review she read.
Never mind all that. Wii sports is shit, and a non-game. What ever is nintendo thinking by putting out crap like that!
That doesn't make it a non-game, it makes it a game for non-gamers.
Guys, wii sports obviously is shit. Never mind that, for the first time since I was like 8, my entire family played video games all night long. Never mind that my mom, who only ever liked light gun games for the Sega Master System, has actually come up to me to ask if I wanted to play bowling. never mind that my dad, who is 56 years old and hates almost everything new, is out searching for a wii of his own. Nevermind that my sister, who hasn't played a game since columns on the genesis, came up to me the other day and recommended madden based on a review she read.
Never mind all that. Wii sports is shit, and a non-game. What ever is nintendo thinking by putting out crap like that!
That doesn't make it a non-game, it makes it a game for non-gamers.
Guys, wii sports obviously is shit. Never mind that, for the first time since I was like 8, my entire family played video games all night long. Never mind that my mom, who only ever liked light gun games for the Sega Master System, has actually come up to me to ask if I wanted to play bowling. never mind that my dad, who is 56 years old and hates almost everything new, is out searching for a wii of his own. Nevermind that my sister, who hasn't played a game since columns on the genesis, came up to me the other day and recommended madden based on a review she read.
Never mind all that. Wii sports is shit, and a non-game. What ever is nintendo thinking by putting out crap like that!
That doesn't make it a non-game, it makes it a game for non-gamers.
And therein lies the problem. I strongly disagree with Nintendo's current "Lets make everything acessible to everyone" philosophy. Sure 60 year old Aunt Betty can pick up Wii Sports and happily dick around with it, but to people who actually like golf, or football, or whatever, it seems boring when compared to something with actual depth and detail like Tiger Woods or Madden. Yes, I know Madden is on the Wii too. I'm not bashing the Wii, i'm bashing Wii Sports and Nintendo's general gaming philosophy.
Guys, wii sports obviously is shit. Never mind that, for the first time since I was like 8, my entire family played video games all night long. Never mind that my mom, who only ever liked light gun games for the Sega Master System, has actually come up to me to ask if I wanted to play bowling. never mind that my dad, who is 56 years old and hates almost everything new, is out searching for a wii of his own. Nevermind that my sister, who hasn't played a game since columns on the genesis, came up to me the other day and recommended madden based on a review she read.
Never mind all that. Wii sports is shit, and a non-game. What ever is nintendo thinking by putting out crap like that!
That doesn't make it a non-game, it makes it a game for non-gamers.
And therein lies the problem. I strongly disagree with Nintendo's current "Lets make everything acessible to everyone" philosophy. Sure 60 year old Aunt Betty can pick up Wii Sports and happily dick around with it, but to people who actually like golf, or football, or whatever, it seems boring when compared to something with actual depth and detail like Tiger Woods or Madden. Yes, I know Madden is on the Wii too. I'm not bashing the Wii, i'm bashing Wii Sports and Nintendo's general gaming philosophy.
So you think Nintendo should cater to hard core gamers and ignore the legions of regular people out there? Finding and exploiting new markets is good business. Its about $$$ in the end and if they can squeeze money out of the hard core and Aunt Betty they're doing their job right.
Guys, wii sports obviously is shit. Never mind that, for the first time since I was like 8, my entire family played video games all night long. Never mind that my mom, who only ever liked light gun games for the Sega Master System, has actually come up to me to ask if I wanted to play bowling. never mind that my dad, who is 56 years old and hates almost everything new, is out searching for a wii of his own. Nevermind that my sister, who hasn't played a game since columns on the genesis, came up to me the other day and recommended madden based on a review she read.
Never mind all that. Wii sports is shit, and a non-game. What ever is nintendo thinking by putting out crap like that!
That doesn't make it a non-game, it makes it a game for non-gamers.
And therein lies the problem. I strongly disagree with Nintendo's current "Lets make everything acessible to everyone" philosophy. Sure 60 year old Aunt Betty can pick up Wii Sports and happily dick around with it, but to people who actually like golf, or football, or whatever, it seems boring when compared to something with actual depth and detail like Tiger Woods or Madden. Yes, I know Madden is on the Wii too. I'm not bashing the Wii, i'm bashing Wii Sports and Nintendo's general gaming philosophy.
Have you played wii sports? There IS depth, specifically in bowling, baseball, and tennis, because you can put spins on the ball by twisting your hand just like you would a real tennis racket or bowling ball. And depending on how you connect with the ball in baseball, it'll react differently.
On a sadly related note, I predict in 2007 that console mudslinging will continue to escalate and that diehard Nintendo, Sony and Microsoft fanboys will be so wrapped up in their blinders that they will refuse to acknowledge the handful of completely fuckawesome titles that each console brings to the table. Wii-haters, in particular, will be so caught up in beating their own chests about being h@rdc0r3 gam0rz and pooh-poohing "nongames" that they will miss out on a stable of stellar Wii titles.
DISCLAIMER: I am by no means a Microsoft/Nintendo/Sony fan boy. I simply call it like I see it.
OK, so here is what I think is going to go down this year:
Microsoft will put out a new version of the 360 with HDMI and a bigger hard drive.(snip)
Prediction? Wasn't this actually leaked & photographed? Really your prediction is "Microsoft won't tank a project they sunk a lot of time & money into."
EDIT: aside, it's supposedly going to be a 120GB drive too. MS is using it to start a huge push to downloaded TV and Movies via XBL, and you're gonna need the space to store them.
And depending on how you connect with the ball in baseball, it'll react differently.
But yeah, you're right, no depth.
That, right there, is the fucking problem. There's more to baseball than hitting the goddamn ball. Hell, there's more to baseball than what's happening on the diamond.
And no Nintendo shouldn't cater only to hardcore gamers any more than it should cater to non-gamers. Balance is what they should be shooting for. I'm convinced that's why the PS1/2 were such a massive success...they had a little bit of everything, something to appeal to the most casual and the most hardcore of gamers.
Guys, wii sports obviously is shit. Never mind that, for the first time since I was like 8, my entire family played video games all night long. Never mind that my mom, who only ever liked light gun games for the Sega Master System, has actually come up to me to ask if I wanted to play bowling. never mind that my dad, who is 56 years old and hates almost everything new, is out searching for a wii of his own. Nevermind that my sister, who hasn't played a game since columns on the genesis, came up to me the other day and recommended madden based on a review she read.
Never mind all that. Wii sports is shit, and a non-game. What ever is nintendo thinking by putting out crap like that!
That doesn't make it a non-game, it makes it a game for non-gamers.
And therein lies the problem. I strongly disagree with Nintendo's current "Lets make everything acessible to everyone" philosophy. Sure 60 year old Aunt Betty can pick up Wii Sports and happily dick around with it, but to people who actually like golf, or football, or whatever, it seems boring when compared to something with actual depth and detail like Tiger Woods or Madden. Yes, I know Madden is on the Wii too. I'm not bashing the Wii, i'm bashing Wii Sports and Nintendo's general gaming philosophy.
No this is exactly what Nintendo needed to do.
You have 30 million people in the US playing games. That means you have about 270 Million that doesn't.
Now, if the Wii can reach out and get even 1% of those 270 million, thats a lot of Wiis bought. You factor in that Nintendo isn't creating Wii Sports to be the only game but a stepping stone, and soon that 60 year old aunt that never touched games is no trying Tiger Woods or MLB Baseball or what have you on the Wii, and you increased your market by 9%. They want people to play and get intrigued and then go, what else? Its what my father did when I showed him Wii sports and then excite truck and now hes out looking for a Wii. Last game he played was SMB on my NES when I was 3.
That 2.7 million is of a group that probably would NEVER touch a game system, and now that they have the Wii, and are sharing it with their friends who are also non-gamers, those non-gamers become gamers and the cycle continues until Nintendo takes over the world.
And depending on how you connect with the ball in baseball, it'll react differently.
But yeah, you're right, no depth.
That, right there, is the fucking problem. There's more to baseball than hitting the goddamn ball. Hell, there's more to baseball than what's happening on the diamond.
And no Nintendo shouldn't cater only to hardcore gamers any more than it should cater to non-gamers. Balance is what they should be shooting for. I'm convinced that's why the PS1/2 were such a massive success...they had a little bit of everything, something to appeal to the most casual and the most hardcore of gamers.
And depending on how you connect with the ball in baseball, it'll react differently.
But yeah, you're right, no depth.
That, right there, is the fucking problem. There's more to baseball than hitting the goddamn ball. Hell, there's more to baseball than what's happening on the diamond.
And no Nintendo shouldn't cater only to hardcore gamers any more than it should cater to non-gamers. Balance is what they should be shooting for. I'm convinced that's why the PS1/2 were such a massive success...they had a little bit of everything, something to appeal to the most casual and the most hardcore of gamers.
*coughcoughZeldacoughhackwheeze*
*coughcoughMetroidcoughhackwheeze*
*coughcoughF-zerocoughhackwheeze*
I could go on, but I am concerned for my lungs health.
And depending on how you connect with the ball in baseball, it'll react differently.
But yeah, you're right, no depth.
That, right there, is the fucking problem. There's more to baseball than hitting the goddamn ball. Hell, there's more to baseball than what's happening on the diamond.
And no Nintendo shouldn't cater only to hardcore gamers any more than it should cater to non-gamers. Balance is what they should be shooting for. I'm convinced that's why the PS1/2 were such a massive success...they had a little bit of everything, something to appeal to the most casual and the most hardcore of gamers.
Wii Sports was made for new players to be introduced to the system and its motion sensing capabilities. They could have just made a blank screen with bland instructions detailing each of the features the remote has and it would have served the same purpose. They decided instead to wrap this demo around a sports theme.
And depending on how you connect with the ball in baseball, it'll react differently.
But yeah, you're right, no depth.
That, right there, is the fucking problem. There's more to baseball than hitting the goddamn ball. Hell, there's more to baseball than what's happening on the diamond.
And no Nintendo shouldn't cater only to hardcore gamers any more than it should cater to non-gamers. Balance is what they should be shooting for. I'm convinced that's why the PS1/2 were such a massive success...they had a little bit of everything, something to appeal to the most casual and the most hardcore of gamers.
*coughcoughZeldacoughhackwheeze*
*coughcoughMetroidcoughhackwheeze*
*coughcoughF-zerocoughhackwheeze*
I could go on, but I am concerned for my lungs health.
Guys, wii sports obviously is shit. Never mind that, for the first time since I was like 8, my entire family played video games all night long. Never mind that my mom, who only ever liked light gun games for the Sega Master System, has actually come up to me to ask if I wanted to play bowling. never mind that my dad, who is 56 years old and hates almost everything new, is out searching for a wii of his own. Nevermind that my sister, who hasn't played a game since columns on the genesis, came up to me the other day and recommended madden based on a review she read.
Never mind all that. Wii sports is shit, and a non-game. What ever is nintendo thinking by putting out crap like that!
That doesn't make it a non-game, it makes it a game for non-gamers.
And therein lies the problem. I strongly disagree with Nintendo's current "Lets make everything acessible to everyone" philosophy. Sure 60 year old Aunt Betty can pick up Wii Sports and happily dick around with it, but to people who actually like golf, or football, or whatever, it seems boring when compared to something with actual depth and detail like Tiger Woods or Madden. Yes, I know Madden is on the Wii too. I'm not bashing the Wii, i'm bashing Wii Sports and Nintendo's general gaming philosophy.
Yeah, 'cause having Wii Sports on there guarantees that no real sports game will ever touch the console. Quit being fucking stupid.
And depending on how you connect with the ball in baseball, it'll react differently.
But yeah, you're right, no depth.
That, right there, is the fucking problem. There's more to baseball than hitting the goddamn ball. Hell, there's more to baseball than what's happening on the diamond.
And no Nintendo shouldn't cater only to hardcore gamers any more than it should cater to non-gamers. Balance is what they should be shooting for. I'm convinced that's why the PS1/2 were such a massive success...they had a little bit of everything, something to appeal to the most casual and the most hardcore of gamers.
*coughcoughZeldacoughhackwheeze*
*coughcoughMetroidcoughhackwheeze*
*coughcoughF-zerocoughhackwheeze*
I could go on, but I am concerned for my lungs health.
Let me continue for you
*coughcoughsuperMariogalaxycoughhackwheeze*
I'm glad you've all played these games, and know they're amazing. Because otherwise you'd be judging a game based on the name on the box....and only a fanboy would do that...
And depending on how you connect with the ball in baseball, it'll react differently.
But yeah, you're right, no depth.
That, right there, is the fucking problem. There's more to baseball than hitting the goddamn ball. Hell, there's more to baseball than what's happening on the diamond.
And no Nintendo shouldn't cater only to hardcore gamers any more than it should cater to non-gamers. Balance is what they should be shooting for. I'm convinced that's why the PS1/2 were such a massive success...they had a little bit of everything, something to appeal to the most casual and the most hardcore of gamers.
*coughcoughZeldacoughhackwheeze*
*coughcoughMetroidcoughhackwheeze*
*coughcoughF-zerocoughhackwheeze*
I could go on, but I am concerned for my lungs health.
Let me continue for you
*coughcoughsuperMariogalaxycoughhackwheeze*
I'm glad you've all played these games, and know they're amazing. Because otherwise you'd be judging a game based on the name on the box....and only a fanboy would do that...
Here, let me spell it out for you. You said Nintendo should be balancing between catering to the casual and hardcore. That's what Zelda, Metroid, F-Zero and Mario are fucking for!
And depending on how you connect with the ball in baseball, it'll react differently.
But yeah, you're right, no depth.
That, right there, is the fucking problem. There's more to baseball than hitting the goddamn ball. Hell, there's more to baseball than what's happening on the diamond.
And no Nintendo shouldn't cater only to hardcore gamers any more than it should cater to non-gamers. Balance is what they should be shooting for. I'm convinced that's why the PS1/2 were such a massive success...they had a little bit of everything, something to appeal to the most casual and the most hardcore of gamers.
*coughcoughZeldacoughhackwheeze*
*coughcoughMetroidcoughhackwheeze*
*coughcoughF-zerocoughhackwheeze*
I could go on, but I am concerned for my lungs health.
Let me continue for you
*coughcoughsuperMariogalaxycoughhackwheeze*
I'm glad you've all played these games, and know they're amazing. Because otherwise you'd be judging a game based on the name on the box....and only a fanboy would do that...
As opposed to you and your tendency to judge existing games you haven't played based solely on random things you pull out of your ass.
And depending on how you connect with the ball in baseball, it'll react differently.
But yeah, you're right, no depth.
That, right there, is the fucking problem. There's more to baseball than hitting the goddamn ball. Hell, there's more to baseball than what's happening on the diamond.
And no Nintendo shouldn't cater only to hardcore gamers any more than it should cater to non-gamers. Balance is what they should be shooting for. I'm convinced that's why the PS1/2 were such a massive success...they had a little bit of everything, something to appeal to the most casual and the most hardcore of gamers.
*coughcoughZeldacoughhackwheeze*
*coughcoughMetroidcoughhackwheeze*
*coughcoughF-zerocoughhackwheeze*
I could go on, but I am concerned for my lungs health.
Let me continue for you
*coughcoughsuperMariogalaxycoughhackwheeze*
I'm glad you've all played these games, and know they're amazing. Because otherwise you'd be judging a game based on the name on the box....and only a fanboy would do that...
As opposed to you and your tendency to judge existing games you haven't played based on random things you pull out of your ass.
No, its his ability to buy the same game year after year (madden, MLB).
Woah, woah, woah... Updating rosters is tedious, annoying, and very much worth $50 compared to my precious time. Madden is for playing not updating the stats of the Giants' newest loser rookie receiver.
I'm glad you've all played these games, and know they're amazing. Because otherwise you'd be judging a game based on the name on the box....and only a fanboy would do that...
[spoiler:57bcd44233]that's right, I'm just posting what he said again, it contains enough stupid (in this context) that I don't need to argue[/spoiler:57bcd44233]
I'm glad you've all played these games, and know they're amazing. Because otherwise you'd be judging a game based on the name on the box....and only a fanboy would do that...
No, only someone in their right mind would. Do you honestly think Nintendo would fuck up their main franchises?
I never judge a game until I have played it, even if it is called Gears of War 2 or Halo 3 or Zelda : McGuffin of Something.
I mean Perfect Dark 0 sucked ass, but the first one was seminal.
Nintendo is not exempt from failure, but you know, only fanboys would think that anyways, and there clearly arent any of them around are there.
Im not saying these games will fail, and the name on the box certainly implies greatness going on past experiences, but to simply state any new Zelda game will be awesome is a little retarded.
I never judge a game until I have played it, even if it is called Gears of War 2 or Halo 3 or Zelda : McGuffin of Something.
I mean Perfect Dark 0 sucked ass, but the first one was seminal.
Nintendo is not exempt from failure, but you know, only fanboys would think that anyways, and there clearly arent any of them around are there.
Im not saying these games will fail, and the name on the box certainly implies greatness going on past experiences, but to simply state any new Zelda game will be awesome is a little retarded.
he was argueing nintendo don't cater to the hardcore, the games in those series of last gen are examples of how they do.
I never judge a game until I have played it, even if it is called Gears of War 2 or Halo 3 or Zelda : McGuffin of Something.
I mean Perfect Dark 0 sucked ass, but the first one was seminal.
Nintendo is not exempt from failure, but you know, only fanboys would think that anyways, and there clearly arent any of them around are there.
Im not saying these games will fail, and the name on the box certainly implies greatness going on past experiences, but to simply state any new Zelda game will be awesome is a little retarded.
To be fair, I was referring to the Zelda game that launched for the Wii, which is easily judged and generally thought of to be the best in the series.
But you're right, even Nintendo has the potential to screw up. I'm still bitter for being burned by the relative mediocrity of Yoshi's Story on the N64 after the mind-blowing Yoshi's Island. It just doesn't happen too often.
I never judge a game until I have played it, even if it is called Gears of War 2 or Halo 3 or Zelda : McGuffin of Something.
I mean Perfect Dark 0 sucked ass, but the first one was seminal.
Nintendo is not exempt from failure, but you know, only fanboys would think that anyways, and there clearly arent any of them around are there.
Im not saying these games will fail, and the name on the box certainly implies greatness going on past experiences, but to simply state any new Zelda game will be awesome is a little retarded.
I'm just wondering if you can come up with an exception that doesn't only include a single prior game. Zelda has 20 years of greatness bolstering it, as well as Mario. Metroid took a long haitus, but came back incredibly strong with four well recieved games.
I never judge a game until I have played it, even if it is called Gears of War 2 or Halo 3 or Zelda : McGuffin of Something.
I mean Perfect Dark 0 sucked ass, but the first one was seminal.
Nintendo is not exempt from failure, but you know, only fanboys would think that anyways, and there clearly arent any of them around are there.
Im not saying these games will fail, and the name on the box certainly implies greatness going on past experiences, but to simply state any new Zelda game will be awesome is a little retarded.
I'm just wondering if you can come up with an exception that doesn't only include a single prior game. Zelda has 20 years of greatness bolstering it, as well as Mario. Metroid took a long haitus, but came back incredibly strong with four well recieved games.
In my opinion Twilight Princess is a big step down from Wind Waker.
So too was Mario Sunshine. The other Mario sports games have been pretty mediocre, as have all the Mario Party Games. As for Metroid, the best game out of the entire series going back to the NES was made by Retro, and American company from Texas I think, not Nintendo.
Nintendo has milked its franchises enough for me. If they called it quits with Twilight Princess then I would be happy, there hasnt been any major differences to the Zelda format in 20 years. I mean shit, its the same fucking final boss every time, only with slight differences. Thats not to say it isnt fun, or good, or a solid game, but well, it is getting stale.
As for Mario, Galaxy looks good but Ill wait until its out. Soccer looks good too but I mean why just slap Mario on a game like that, other than to boost sales and make everyone think it is somehow better or superior. Mario has nothing to do with soccer, or tennis or other sports that could have quite easily been a splinter franchise like Wii Sports using the Miis.
I still enjoy all these games, and Im not implying they will suck, but I mean I dont think anymore I am at the stage of frothing at the mouth of a mere mention of a new Zelda/Mario/Metroid game, the franchises are a tad old by now. Metroid Prime is perhaps the one exception that proves the rule. The best game in the series (and arguably the best video game of all time, period) was a huge detraction from previous games, going to first person rather than a 2d scrolling platformer.
Blu-ray eclipses HD-DVD, PS3s move out the door at a reasonable place until xmas, the DS continues to print money, the PSp continues to do respectable, the 360 tapers off a bit due to the other consoles, the Wii sells well and the industry grows overall.
And people argue about it all year.
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And therein lies the problem. I strongly disagree with Nintendo's current "Lets make everything acessible to everyone" philosophy.
Their philosophy would probably be better described as "Let's create a variety of software that appeals to many different demographics". They are not trying to make all of their games universally accesible, because that just isn't possible. They are, however, making new types of games in addition to their current ones--this is hardly something to criticize.
And therein lies the problem. I strongly disagree with Nintendo's current "Lets make everything acessible to everyone" philosophy.
Their philosophy would probably be better described as "Let's create a variety of software that appeals to many different demographics". They are not trying to make all of their games universally accesible, because that just isn't possible. They are, however, making new types of games in addition to their current ones--this is hardly something to criticize.
It's funny that
"Let's create a variety of software that appeals to many different demographics".
Is actually Sony's mindset.
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All of this system bashing is getting a bit tired and trite. For a while there, I was 100% Wii and couldn't imagine getting any other system before it. But the more I think about it, and much of this thought probably stems from the Wii shortage instead OH MY GOD I"M SWINGING the BAT in Wii Sports, all systems really have good and bad things going for them.
Wii: Predictable main franchises, Price, Waggle, Comparatively piss-poor graphics & no RE5
360: Shooter's heaven, in the middle price wise (that's good and bad I guess.) Excellent gaming PC alternative.
PS3: The price is a BIG problem, but for HDTV owner's, Blu-Ray REALLY helps. It'll have MGS4, FFXIII, eventually the best versions of multi-platform games like the Xbox did last gen, the next ICO/SotC project, some form of motion sensing...it really isn't the joke a lot of people tend to regard it as.
I'm waiting for the Wii to become available before I make my purchase, just to ensure that I don't get something else only because the Wii isn't available, but I'm starting to think I really couldn't go wrong any way.
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PS3: The price is a BIG problem, but for HDTV owner's, Blu-Ray REALLY helps. It'll have MGS4, FFXIII, eventually the best versions of multi-platform games like the Xbox did last gen, the next ICO/SotC project, some form of motion sensing...it really isn't the joke a lot of people tend to regard it as.
I'm waiting for the Wii to become available before I make my purchase, just to ensure that I don't get something else only because the Wii isn't available, but I'm starting to think I really couldn't go wrong any way.
I never judge a game until I have played it, even if it is called Gears of War 2 or Halo 3 or Zelda : McGuffin of Something.
I mean Perfect Dark 0 sucked ass, but the first one was seminal.
Nintendo is not exempt from failure, but you know, only fanboys would think that anyways, and there clearly arent any of them around are there.
Im not saying these games will fail, and the name on the box certainly implies greatness going on past experiences, but to simply state any new Zelda game will be awesome is a little retarded.
I'm just wondering if you can come up with an exception that doesn't only include a single prior game. Zelda has 20 years of greatness bolstering it, as well as Mario. Metroid took a long haitus, but came back incredibly strong with four well recieved games.
In my opinion Twilight Princess is a big step down from Wind Waker.
Honestly, I think you and other people that feel this way let the hype get to you. I felt it was a very solid, very fun Zelda game with a lot of actual meat to the game play, and didn't have to run to a fucking triforce fetch-quest to pad the hours.
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Wow, I'm glad my family has better taste in games than yours. My dad regularly comes over to my apartment for no reason other than to get a game of Madden, Tiger Woods, or MLB. (depending on the season.)
And as for Redshell....if you destroy Barleycorn, where will all the "I just turned 21, look at me!" sluts congregate? It's nice to have them all in one place incase you want to go get one.
I personally believe these two sentences are contradictory, but different strokes for different folks.
From: http://www.sgknox.com/2007/01/11/no-porn-on-blu-ray/
Has Sony gone mad? Prominent adult movie producer Digital Playground (site) says it is forced to use HD DVD instead of Blu-ray, because Sony does not allow XXX-rated movies to be released on Blu-ray.
It does not matter how you stand to porn. It is here and it is a massive business. It is also an industry that is an early adopter for new media technology. VHS might not have won with out the adult film industry adopting it.
German Heise has interviewed Joone the founder of Digital Playgrounds at the AVN 2007 show in Las Vegas. Joone says actually said last year he is committed to Blu-ray. Now they announced four HD DVD titles in the United States. In the interview Joone says he was forced to use HD DVD, because no Blu-ray disc manufacturer would make his discs, because Sony was against it and they would loose their license.
If this holds true, Blu-ray is at a major disadvantage and could fail.
If this is true, then HD-DVD could have a HUGE gain over Blue-Ray. And with Microsoft actively backing HD-DVD, could definitly turn the tieds on Blue-Ray.
& there is this new little rumor:
From: http://www.evilavatar.com/forums/showthread.php?t=23730
Word is beginning to trickle down to fitbabits HQ from several independent sources that Microsoft has all but completed the purchase of Capcom. I'm not going to spell out the ramifications if this one is true, but I will mention two words and a number - Resident Evil 5
More as it becomes available...
Note that this is firmly in the rumor category and that's where it will stay until either Microsoft or Capcom can confirm or deny it.
Editor's Note - For those curious about my sources, I can't name names for obvious reasons, but I can say that I've heard this from people on "the inside" and from some executives in the retail sector. - fitbabits
This has been speculated before, and I just can't see it a reality. But if it is, wow, what a dent this could make for the industry as a whole. THOUGH, Microsoft would probably do as they've done with RARE and have them still develop titles for the other consoles (i.e. Diddy Kong Racing for the DS).
why the hell do people keep using that??
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That doesn't make it a non-game, it makes it a game for non-gamers.
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Which can be good or bad. See Madden, above.
Because it's ours.
And therein lies the problem. I strongly disagree with Nintendo's current "Lets make everything acessible to everyone" philosophy. Sure 60 year old Aunt Betty can pick up Wii Sports and happily dick around with it, but to people who actually like golf, or football, or whatever, it seems boring when compared to something with actual depth and detail like Tiger Woods or Madden. Yes, I know Madden is on the Wii too. I'm not bashing the Wii, i'm bashing Wii Sports and Nintendo's general gaming philosophy.
So you think Nintendo should cater to hard core gamers and ignore the legions of regular people out there? Finding and exploiting new markets is good business. Its about $$$ in the end and if they can squeeze money out of the hard core and Aunt Betty they're doing their job right.
Have you played wii sports? There IS depth, specifically in bowling, baseball, and tennis, because you can put spins on the ball by twisting your hand just like you would a real tennis racket or bowling ball. And depending on how you connect with the ball in baseball, it'll react differently.
But yeah, you're right, no depth.
On a sadly related note, I predict in 2007 that console mudslinging will continue to escalate and that diehard Nintendo, Sony and Microsoft fanboys will be so wrapped up in their blinders that they will refuse to acknowledge the handful of completely fuckawesome titles that each console brings to the table. Wii-haters, in particular, will be so caught up in beating their own chests about being h@rdc0r3 gam0rz and pooh-poohing "nongames" that they will miss out on a stable of stellar Wii titles.
Prediction? Wasn't this actually leaked & photographed? Really your prediction is "Microsoft won't tank a project they sunk a lot of time & money into."
EDIT: aside, it's supposedly going to be a 120GB drive too. MS is using it to start a huge push to downloaded TV and Movies via XBL, and you're gonna need the space to store them.
That, right there, is the fucking problem. There's more to baseball than hitting the goddamn ball. Hell, there's more to baseball than what's happening on the diamond.
And no Nintendo shouldn't cater only to hardcore gamers any more than it should cater to non-gamers. Balance is what they should be shooting for. I'm convinced that's why the PS1/2 were such a massive success...they had a little bit of everything, something to appeal to the most casual and the most hardcore of gamers.
No this is exactly what Nintendo needed to do.
You have 30 million people in the US playing games. That means you have about 270 Million that doesn't.
Now, if the Wii can reach out and get even 1% of those 270 million, thats a lot of Wiis bought. You factor in that Nintendo isn't creating Wii Sports to be the only game but a stepping stone, and soon that 60 year old aunt that never touched games is no trying Tiger Woods or MLB Baseball or what have you on the Wii, and you increased your market by 9%. They want people to play and get intrigued and then go, what else? Its what my father did when I showed him Wii sports and then excite truck and now hes out looking for a Wii. Last game he played was SMB on my NES when I was 3.
That 2.7 million is of a group that probably would NEVER touch a game system, and now that they have the Wii, and are sharing it with their friends who are also non-gamers, those non-gamers become gamers and the cycle continues until Nintendo takes over the world.
*coughcoughZeldacoughhackwheeze*
*coughcoughF-zerocoughhackwheeze*
I could go on, but I am concerned for my lungs health.
Wii Sports was made for new players to be introduced to the system and its motion sensing capabilities. They could have just made a blank screen with bland instructions detailing each of the features the remote has and it would have served the same purpose. They decided instead to wrap this demo around a sports theme.
Let me continue for you
*coughcoughsuperMariogalaxycoughhackwheeze*
I'm glad you've all played these games, and know they're amazing. Because otherwise you'd be judging a game based on the name on the box....and only a fanboy would do that...
As opposed to you and your tendency to judge existing games you haven't played based solely on random things you pull out of your ass.
No, its his ability to buy the same game year after year (madden, MLB).
[spoiler:57bcd44233]that's right, I'm just posting what he said again, it contains enough stupid (in this context) that I don't need to argue[/spoiler:57bcd44233]
No, only someone in their right mind would. Do you honestly think Nintendo would fuck up their main franchises?
I never judge a game until I have played it, even if it is called Gears of War 2 or Halo 3 or Zelda : McGuffin of Something.
I mean Perfect Dark 0 sucked ass, but the first one was seminal.
Nintendo is not exempt from failure, but you know, only fanboys would think that anyways, and there clearly arent any of them around are there.
Im not saying these games will fail, and the name on the box certainly implies greatness going on past experiences, but to simply state any new Zelda game will be awesome is a little retarded.
To be fair, I was referring to the Zelda game that launched for the Wii, which is easily judged and generally thought of to be the best in the series.
But you're right, even Nintendo has the potential to screw up. I'm still bitter for being burned by the relative mediocrity of Yoshi's Story on the N64 after the mind-blowing Yoshi's Island. It just doesn't happen too often.
In my opinion Twilight Princess is a big step down from Wind Waker.
So too was Mario Sunshine. The other Mario sports games have been pretty mediocre, as have all the Mario Party Games. As for Metroid, the best game out of the entire series going back to the NES was made by Retro, and American company from Texas I think, not Nintendo.
Nintendo has milked its franchises enough for me. If they called it quits with Twilight Princess then I would be happy, there hasnt been any major differences to the Zelda format in 20 years. I mean shit, its the same fucking final boss every time, only with slight differences. Thats not to say it isnt fun, or good, or a solid game, but well, it is getting stale.
As for Mario, Galaxy looks good but Ill wait until its out. Soccer looks good too but I mean why just slap Mario on a game like that, other than to boost sales and make everyone think it is somehow better or superior. Mario has nothing to do with soccer, or tennis or other sports that could have quite easily been a splinter franchise like Wii Sports using the Miis.
I still enjoy all these games, and Im not implying they will suck, but I mean I dont think anymore I am at the stage of frothing at the mouth of a mere mention of a new Zelda/Mario/Metroid game, the franchises are a tad old by now. Metroid Prime is perhaps the one exception that proves the rule. The best game in the series (and arguably the best video game of all time, period) was a huge detraction from previous games, going to first person rather than a 2d scrolling platformer.
And people argue about it all year.
Currently playing: Infamous, Resident Evil 5
Need to play: Shadow Complex, Uncharted 2, Ratchet and Clank: ACIT, MW2, Alpha Protocol
It's funny that
Is actually Sony's mindset.
Currently playing: Infamous, Resident Evil 5
Need to play: Shadow Complex, Uncharted 2, Ratchet and Clank: ACIT, MW2, Alpha Protocol
Wii: Predictable main franchises, Price, Waggle, Comparatively piss-poor graphics & no RE5
360: Shooter's heaven, in the middle price wise (that's good and bad I guess.) Excellent gaming PC alternative.
PS3: The price is a BIG problem, but for HDTV owner's, Blu-Ray REALLY helps. It'll have MGS4, FFXIII, eventually the best versions of multi-platform games like the Xbox did last gen, the next ICO/SotC project, some form of motion sensing...it really isn't the joke a lot of people tend to regard it as.
I'm waiting for the Wii to become available before I make my purchase, just to ensure that I don't get something else only because the Wii isn't available, but I'm starting to think I really couldn't go wrong any way.
or was it just F.E.A.R.?
But we will see, won't we
Let's play Mario Kart or something...