All of the consoles are out of date, from a hardware perspective...each new multiplatform game that gets released just makes the console-PC divide more stark.
The Wii only started losing steam this past year, and they still sell boatloads of them every month. Granted, it's a much smaller boat than it was before, but they are still moving units. Even though the current generation of consoles are starting to directly impact the potential complexity of games, they still have a bit of life left in them...Wii included. Here's to hoping that Nintendo focuses more on the hardware this time. Don't get me wrong, there have been some amazing games released for the Wii (Muramasa: The Demon Blade being one of the better ones), but I'd like to see more emphasis on gaming prowess rather than a focus on the "general" market.
Not that I expect that to happen; Nintendo is a business, after all...
I agree that I'm generlizing a bit, but if you recall in my original post, I did specifically state that gaming isn't the only factor.
That being said, there are two things you're forgetting:
1. There are some people that want to play as many different games on as many different platforms as possible. Myself and many of the people I associate with on a day-to-day basis fall into that group. Does this modify my view? Of course it does. But as stated in another post of mine in this same thread, I doubt my friends and I constitute the entirety of that type of gamer.
2. People that have nothing left to play on their handhelds. There's a game here or there that I'm excited about on the PSP and the DS, but honestly, I've been done with pretty much everything I was interested in playing on them for a while. In the last six months, there have only been five titles I've bought between my PSP and my DS. The gap between the PSP/DS and the PSP2/3DS for people like me (and my friends) has been filled by smartphones.
Once again, you are trying to compare gaming on phones to gaming on handhelds. That's an entirely different conversation than discussing gaming between Android and iOS.
For what it's worth, back when the last dumbphone I had went belly-up, Tetris had nearly 36 hours of time/played on it.
I never said it was...but when you have titles on phones selling hundreds of thousands or even millions of copies, it can't be thought of as a dead end, either.
I personally know 12 people that own either a 3GS or an iPhone 4. Of those 12 people, 9 of them have told me they chose the iPhone over an Android phone because of gaming. Now, just because 9 of my friends say they bought an iphone over an Android because of gaming doesn't necessarily mean EVERY iPhone user did it for the same reason...but I highly doubt my 9 friends are the only ones who followed that line of thinking.
Android has a couple of big ones (Robo Defense, Angry Birds, Zenonia), but compared to iOS, the pickings are meager. From what I understand, developers are starting to hop on board in waves (mainly due to the success of Angry Birds on Android, even though the latest update COMPLETELY broke the game).
I'm not saying that smartphone gaming will ever replace actual handhelds, but they still sell a hell of a lot of copies. To pass them off as being anything other than a growing business is foolish.
If you compare what is available on Android to what is Available on iOS, the vast majority of games worth playing are currently only available on iOS. Again, that has NOTHING to do with handhelds...I'm talking strictly about phones here.
Someone correct me if I'm wrong, but I was under the impression that mandatory data plans function as a way for the carrier to make back the share of the phone they paid for.
Not saying it's right (personally, I agree with you), just saying it's the way it likely is.
Gaming will play a measurable role in this. As things stand now, iOS is trouncing Android, as far as gaming is concerned. Pretty much the only leg up that Android has is the fact that there are multiple emulators available directly from the market, with no need to mod your phone in any way to use (don't even have to click the "non-marketplace applications" option.)
Besides that though, iOS is handily beating Android when it comes to gaming. Some developers are finally starting to wake up, and are either porting things over or making things specifically for it. I maintain that until there are more quality games out there for Android, iOS will continue to have a substantial lead.
Note: I'm not implying that gaming alone is the reason for the divide, but it certainly plays a role.
Rape? Sexual Molestation? "Unlawful" Coercion (as opposed to lawful coercion?) Sounds like the kind of thing usually slung around as an excuse to pick someone up. I highly doubt that someone in the public eye as much as Assange (not to mention someone who is under a microscope already) would have something to do with rape.
They're kinda like the rich fat cat who constantly puts his foot in his mouth. He knows he should shut up, but then again why should he care...he's rich, bitch!
Having a band like The Beatles on iTunes should send their stock skyrocketing. The amount of money all parties involved are going to make is going to be huge. If there's one band that people rebuy over and over again, it's The Beatles.
All righty then...taken directly from the article you just linked:
The Army announced its decision yesterday only hours after the Justice Department said it will pursue a lawsuit accusing the Houston-based company of taking kickbacks from two subcontractors on Iraq-related work. The Army also awarded the work to KBR over objections from members of Congress, who have pushed the Pentagon to seek bids for further logistics contracts.
The Justice Department said the government will join a suit filed by whistleblowers alleging that two freight-forwarding firms gave KBR transportation department employees kickbacks in the form of meals, drinks, sports tickets and golf outings.
"Defense contractors cannot take advantage of the ongoing war effort by accepting unlawful kickbacks," Assistant Attorney General Tony West said in a statement.
As far as advertising is concerned, I'm actually GLAD that companies are "invading my privacy" in an attempt to display ads to me that are relevant to my interests. I don't give a crap about tampons, or Roth I.R.As, or some new Genital Wart drug. However, I DO care about AMDs latest processor, or some new Asus laptop, or a special deal going on with digital cameras.
Advertising is going to happen, no matter what you do. Yes, I know, I know...adblock and noscript. Still, regardless, advertising will reach you at some point in your day-to-day life. I would MUCH rather it be for something I care about./rant
While I agree with your overall point, I'd like to take this moment to point out how awesome it is that C-SPAN 1, 2, and 3 exist. Being given a direct line-of-sight into our legislative process is rad as hell, especially when compared to the secretive inner workings of many other governments around the world.
The people that call-in during the morning show on C-SPAN Radio commonly say "Thank you for C-SPAN". There's a damn good reason for that.
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I have NO idea how you got modded insightful.
The Wii was released in 2006, not 2009.
All of the consoles are out of date, from a hardware perspective...each new multiplatform game that gets released just makes the console-PC divide more stark.
The Wii only started losing steam this past year, and they still sell boatloads of them every month. Granted, it's a much smaller boat than it was before, but they are still moving units. Even though the current generation of consoles are starting to directly impact the potential complexity of games, they still have a bit of life left in them...Wii included. Here's to hoping that Nintendo focuses more on the hardware this time. Don't get me wrong, there have been some amazing games released for the Wii (Muramasa: The Demon Blade being one of the better ones), but I'd like to see more emphasis on gaming prowess rather than a focus on the "general" market.
Not that I expect that to happen; Nintendo is a business, after all...
Agreed.
"Yay! We finally have devices that allow us to report an accident mere seconds after it happens!"
"Crap! They're useless out on the road!"
I agree that I'm generlizing a bit, but if you recall in my original post, I did specifically state that gaming isn't the only factor.
That being said, there are two things you're forgetting:
1. There are some people that want to play as many different games on as many different platforms as possible. Myself and many of the people I associate with on a day-to-day basis fall into that group. Does this modify my view? Of course it does. But as stated in another post of mine in this same thread, I doubt my friends and I constitute the entirety of that type of gamer.
2. People that have nothing left to play on their handhelds. There's a game here or there that I'm excited about on the PSP and the DS, but honestly, I've been done with pretty much everything I was interested in playing on them for a while. In the last six months, there have only been five titles I've bought between my PSP and my DS. The gap between the PSP/DS and the PSP2/3DS for people like me (and my friends) has been filled by smartphones.
Sorry, sorry...gah, I should have been more specific.
I was referring specifically to gaming, not necessarily hardware units sold.
Once again, you are trying to compare gaming on phones to gaming on handhelds. That's an entirely different conversation than discussing gaming between Android and iOS.
For what it's worth, back when the last dumbphone I had went belly-up, Tetris had nearly 36 hours of time /played on it.
Just sayin.
Wait wait wait...let me understand something here.
They're a rich punk for suggesting a $29 connector?
I never said it was...but when you have titles on phones selling hundreds of thousands or even millions of copies, it can't be thought of as a dead end, either.
I know this is anecdotal, but bear with me here.
I personally know 12 people that own either a 3GS or an iPhone 4. Of those 12 people, 9 of them have told me they chose the iPhone over an Android phone because of gaming. Now, just because 9 of my friends say they bought an iphone over an Android because of gaming doesn't necessarily mean EVERY iPhone user did it for the same reason...but I highly doubt my 9 friends are the only ones who followed that line of thinking.
Android has a couple of big ones (Robo Defense, Angry Birds, Zenonia), but compared to iOS, the pickings are meager. From what I understand, developers are starting to hop on board in waves (mainly due to the success of Angry Birds on Android, even though the latest update COMPLETELY broke the game).
I didn't say a single word about phones vs handhelds for gaming.
As far as gaming on phones are concerned, check out some of these numbers. Keep in mind that article is now a year and a half old.
Not to mention the elephant in the room.
I'm not saying that smartphone gaming will ever replace actual handhelds, but they still sell a hell of a lot of copies. To pass them off as being anything other than a growing business is foolish.
If you compare what is available on Android to what is Available on iOS, the vast majority of games worth playing are currently only available on iOS. Again, that has NOTHING to do with handhelds...I'm talking strictly about phones here.
Someone correct me if I'm wrong, but I was under the impression that mandatory data plans function as a way for the carrier to make back the share of the phone they paid for.
Not saying it's right (personally, I agree with you), just saying it's the way it likely is.
Gaming will play a measurable role in this. As things stand now, iOS is trouncing Android, as far as gaming is concerned. Pretty much the only leg up that Android has is the fact that there are multiple emulators available directly from the market, with no need to mod your phone in any way to use (don't even have to click the "non-marketplace applications" option.)
Besides that though, iOS is handily beating Android when it comes to gaming. Some developers are finally starting to wake up, and are either porting things over or making things specifically for it. I maintain that until there are more quality games out there for Android, iOS will continue to have a substantial lead.
Note: I'm not implying that gaming alone is the reason for the divide, but it certainly plays a role.
Rape? Sexual Molestation? "Unlawful" Coercion (as opposed to lawful coercion?) Sounds like the kind of thing usually slung around as an excuse to pick someone up. I highly doubt that someone in the public eye as much as Assange (not to mention someone who is under a microscope already) would have something to do with rape.
I could be wrong, but still...
They're kinda like the rich fat cat who constantly puts his foot in his mouth. He knows he should shut up, but then again why should he care...he's rich, bitch!
That...doesn't make any sense.
Having a band like The Beatles on iTunes should send their stock skyrocketing. The amount of money all parties involved are going to make is going to be huge. If there's one band that people rebuy over and over again, it's The Beatles.
All righty then...taken directly from the article you just linked:
The Army announced its decision yesterday only hours after the Justice Department said it will pursue a lawsuit accusing the Houston-based company of taking kickbacks from two subcontractors on Iraq-related work. The Army also awarded the work to KBR over objections from members of Congress, who have pushed the Pentagon to seek bids for further logistics contracts.
The Justice Department said the government will join a suit filed by whistleblowers alleging that two freight-forwarding firms gave KBR transportation department employees kickbacks in the form of meals, drinks, sports tickets and golf outings.
"Defense contractors cannot take advantage of the ongoing war effort by accepting unlawful kickbacks," Assistant Attorney General Tony West said in a statement.
Care to try again?
Messed up quoting you, sorry about that. Still, I don't think quoting the bible and then shitting all over someone is going to help your cause...
I have done this, so can you read how the Bible says to be right with God
Is it just my observation, or is eldavojohn an idiot?
Uh...something doesn't seem right here...
This sounds about right; the Eris is a fairly tiny phone.
Oh wait...
Warning: unpopular opinion ahead.
As far as advertising is concerned, I'm actually GLAD that companies are "invading my privacy" in an attempt to display ads to me that are relevant to my interests. I don't give a crap about tampons, or Roth I.R.As, or some new Genital Wart drug. However, I DO care about AMDs latest processor, or some new Asus laptop, or a special deal going on with digital cameras.
Advertising is going to happen, no matter what you do. Yes, I know, I know...adblock and noscript. Still, regardless, advertising will reach you at some point in your day-to-day life. I would MUCH rather it be for something I care about. /rant
While I agree with your overall point, I'd like to take this moment to point out how awesome it is that C-SPAN 1, 2, and 3 exist. Being given a direct line-of-sight into our legislative process is rad as hell, especially when compared to the secretive inner workings of many other governments around the world.
The people that call-in during the morning show on C-SPAN Radio commonly say "Thank you for C-SPAN". There's a damn good reason for that.
From your own link:
"Like Halliburton in the previous administration, Google has an exceptionally close relationship with the current administration," the letter says.
So, yes, they are beholden to different corporate interests.
They have also stated their intention of blocking anything Obama tries to do, at least as much as they can with control of only the House.
By the way, in case anyone wants a source on my claim, here's one of many. Five seconds on Google will net you a large number of hits.
That's not bias, because it's what he believes! We all know bias only comes into play when it contradicts your opinion.
Note: The general "your opinion", not "your opinion, mkiwi".