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Best and Worst of 2005

Posted by Zonk on from the oopsies dept.

Next Generation is running a piece looking into the five biggest mistakes made in the gaming industry this year. On the other side of the coin, via GameSetWatch, an MTV News look at the finest moments in gaming in 2005. From the NextGen article: "And what did it turn out to be, this so-called Revolution? A GameCube in overdrive with a controller than can tell where you are and what you're doing with your hands. That was worth it, wasn't it? Not only that, but Nintendo has stated up front that they will not be competing with the likes of Microsoft's Xbox 360 and Sony's PlayStation 3. Rather, they'll focus on gameplay. Graphics won't matter if you just focus on gameplay. If you believe in Nintendo, clap your hands! C'mon everybody! Clap louder!" I link to em'. I don't say I agree with them.

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  1. Hot Coffee by Threni · · Score: 3, Funny

    Yeah, that really caused a lot of problems for them didn't it! Just think of how clean their image would have been without that problem, and how many copies of the game they could otherwise have sold! When oh when will they learn that sex doesn't sell!

  2. Summary by Sippan · · Score: 4, Funny

    1 biggest internet mistake since the year 1980: really short articles that for no apparent reason span across 15 pages with a terrible interface.

    Here's a summary of the article, for those of us who don't want to painfully click our way through what should have been no longer than twenty lines of text: "5 biggest game mistakes in 2005: the 5 game related things that happened. The end."

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  3. Re: Revolution a Gaming Gaffe? by masterzora · · Score: 2, Funny

    Only 3 people have enough gold bars to buy one.

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  4. Story should be -1 Flaimbait by KurdtX · · Score: 3, Funny
    Wow, let's see:
    • #5 - Nintendo sucks
    • #4 - EA sucks
    • #3 - Sony sucks
    • #2 - MS sucks
    • #1 - PC gaming sucks
    Wow, maybe it's just me, but I think that article is meant to insult every single gamer (he even almost makes a pass at retro gamers). Everything's got a downside, too pricey, too little power, too easy, too hard... someone's going to complain, and he basically just went down the list and picked the biggest gaffe from each area.

    I mean, he even insulted Nintendo on a product he hasn't tried and isn't out yet. That's got to be reaching....
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