On Alleged Anti-Nintendo Sentiment In The Gaming Media

Thanks to GamesAreFun for its editorial discussing Nintendo's skewed portrayal in the news media. The writer argues: "I suppose it's just trendy to bash Nintendo right now, even if the arguments for doing it can be easily ripped apart", and goes on to tackle myths on popularity ("..the GameCube has actually never fallen into third place in the overall worldwide market"), a recent half-year financial loss ("old news now... the first loss they've ever reported since going public in 1962"), and temporary suspension of GameCube production ("do they honestly think Sony or Microsoft keep up peak productions at all times?")

Comments

1962?

[dpete4552]

What the hell did Nintendo make in 1962??

Re:The bigger problem

[metroid composite]

10 games? Well, here's the lists I made a couple weeks ago when deciding which system to get first. As back story I have about 5 PSX RPGs I'm in the middle of at the moment, and more which I intend to buy once finishing those, so I was looking for non-RPG games. Also, no I did not forget Halo; I played Goldeneye back in 1997, thank you. I have no real interest in paying for it again when my N64 still works just fine. As for Soul Calibur 2, well I'm likely to get two or three consoles...eventually, so might as well get the GC version of the game since I don't care much for Spawn. And for some reason I just can't get myself excited about Dark Cloud 2 or Kingdom Hearts, though if I were more logical I suppose they would be on there.

And I'm sure my list has massive gaps; these are mostly games that I somehow noticed and then didn't proceed to brand with "meh".

X-Box
Interested in:
KotOR

0% non-RPG interesting games. Failed.

GameCube
Interested in:
SSB:M
SC2
Metroid Prime
SMS
ToS
WW
Pikmin
Animal Crossing
SoA
FF:CC
Eternal Darkness
MK:DD
Viewtiful Joe

66% non-RPG interesting games. It works.

PS2
Interested in:
FFX
Disgaea
Shadow Hearts
Suikoden 3
Xenosaga
FFX-2
BoFV
Grandia 2
Okage
WA3

0% non-RPG interesting games. Failed.

That's...over 10 already, and I'm one of those freaks who has no real interest in Resident Evil.

What I don't get is people saying "X-Box has bazillions of good unique games!!! So much more than the GameCube!!" Umm...what? KotOR and Morrowind are better on the PC from all I've heard; Halo I dismissed above under the "most console shooters are Goldeneye clones" clause. I'm looking at the GameFAQs top 10 of the XBox and seeing nothing but ports/rehashes, actually.

I've said it before, and nobody responded (outside of the predictable "Halo/KotOR r0x0rz" babble) so for my own education and for the general comedic value I'll say it again: Screw ten! Name ONE good XBox game. (I should be careful; if I keep asking this Ninja Gaiden will finally come out...). To be fair I'm not exactly the target audience of the XBox (since first person shooters, sports, and racing aren't my favourite genres these days) but...there must be some game out there...right?