Every time I go out somewhere, I can overhear idiots bashfully proclaiming to be "total nerds" to impress girls, despite not being able to string a sentence together or use a word with more than two syllables.
Don't get me wrong, the whole nerd chic thing has been great to me, but guys who used to beat up guys like me calling themselves nerds just to get laid is a bit annoying.
If one of my friends pulled this sort of crap on me, I wouldn't get mad and tell everyone, just ask him for the twitter username and keep close tabs on it...
I get it that you're trying to be clever, but the wikipedia page does a pretty decent job of explaining it. Don't read unless you've already seen the movie.
Primer was one of the best sci-fi movies I've ever seen, on a budget of $7,000. It's about damn time that guy gets the funding he needs to bring his other ideas to fruition.
Possibly true (I'm having a hard time finding figures online) but Tetris has a 25 year head start. I doubt Tetris made as much in it's opening week as Modern Warfare 2 did.
"with a $31 million US loss coming straight from the Entertainment and Devices division"
I am pretty sure the Entertainment and Devices division is responsible for more than just the Xbox, so equating the $31 million loss to the console is kind of a stretch. Seems to me like the Zune would fall under that category, and I'd bet they lose plenty of money on that thing as well.
The Sony gaming loss of 58.5 billion sounds a lot less drastic when you actually measure it in US dollars, although $612 million is still nothing to sneeze at. It accounts for approximately 6% of Sony's losses, so I doubt it's the division bleeding the most at the moment.
I don't have the Microsoft numbers off hand, but a $31 million dollar loss is infinitesimal compared to the sheer size of that company. They probably spend more money on paper and staples. Ballmer could probably support the Xbox division out of pocket just to give his kids something cool to play with.
Nintendo still made a profit. Just less of a profit.
Let's just ignore the fact that Modern Warfare 2 was the biggest media launch of all time and write a doom and gloom piece stretched to 5 pages with 7 obnoxious ads on each.
I dunno, it would probably be fine by me. I go insane watching old episodes of shows like Frasier and Seinfeld on a widescreen tv. Having the black bars on the sides drives me up the wall.
Wow, Contra ReBirth Looks like exactly what I'd like, however I've always had a major gripe against that damn homing missile power-up. It's a little too easy to be able to run and jump in any direction you choose while holding down the fire button. Give me my spread gun (or shotgun, whatever the "S" means) and I'm a happy guy.
I am 100% all for keeping the gameplay exactly as it had been before, but a graphics upgrade would be a welcome change.
My perfect example was the original Contra and Super C(ontra) for the NES. I could play those games for hours, even as recently as a few years ago. When they were released for the Xbox 360 I bought them instantly but was severely disappointed. I have a 1080p screen, Contra is a side scroller, why not just make the damn field of vision wider? Or maybe some higher resolution graphics? Don't mess with the controls, just spiff up the looks. Both games were immensely fun to play.
Yeah, it's great to have access to these older classics again, but not doing anything to polish them up a bit smacks of lazyness.
It's a valid concern, but most of the people I've bought cds from specialize in this sort of thing, ie buying up albums that couldn't be sold in store for one reason or another and then reselling at a profit. All of them had feedback scores high enough that it seems implausible that they could be stealing everything they sell and still managing to get away with it.
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Thank you, I think we're talking about the exact same type of person. It's like people are diluting the term "nerd".
Every time I go out somewhere, I can overhear idiots bashfully proclaiming to be "total nerds" to impress girls, despite not being able to string a sentence together or use a word with more than two syllables.
Don't get me wrong, the whole nerd chic thing has been great to me, but guys who used to beat up guys like me calling themselves nerds just to get laid is a bit annoying.
I want avatars that show me how old everyone is, so I know who to mute before I am hit with an avalanche of "Ur a gay fag!" and "Fucking Hacker!"
Lucky me, I'm not married, and it was a joke.
If one of my friends pulled this sort of crap on me, I wouldn't get mad and tell everyone, just ask him for the twitter username and keep close tabs on it...
I get it that you're trying to be clever, but the wikipedia page does a pretty decent job of explaining it. Don't read unless you've already seen the movie.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Primer_(film)
You make a persuasive argument. If anyone needs me, I'll be busy dying in a fire.
Primer was one of the best sci-fi movies I've ever seen, on a budget of $7,000. It's about damn time that guy gets the funding he needs to bring his other ideas to fruition.
I know you're trying to make a joke, but I Fucking Despise rap music.
...that Wikipedia played a part in the conception as well?
Good fucking Christ, is that really cmdrtaco?
What about fat people having sex? Probably just as detrimental.
I prefer to roll mine into a giant tube, thus consuming only one piece.
Also, when people ask what I had for breakfast, I can respond with "A wrap"
You're correct about Tetris, I'm just saying Modern Warfare is a good indication that hardcore gaming is still very very lucrative.
Possibly true (I'm having a hard time finding figures online) but Tetris has a 25 year head start. I doubt Tetris made as much in it's opening week as Modern Warfare 2 did.
Tell me which casual game made more money than the very very hardcore Modern Warfare 2.
"with a $31 million US loss coming straight from the Entertainment and Devices division"
I am pretty sure the Entertainment and Devices division is responsible for more than just the Xbox, so equating the $31 million loss to the console is kind of a stretch. Seems to me like the Zune would fall under that category, and I'd bet they lose plenty of money on that thing as well.
The Sony gaming loss of 58.5 billion sounds a lot less drastic when you actually measure it in US dollars, although $612 million is still nothing to sneeze at. It accounts for approximately 6% of Sony's losses, so I doubt it's the division bleeding the most at the moment.
I don't have the Microsoft numbers off hand, but a $31 million dollar loss is infinitesimal compared to the sheer size of that company. They probably spend more money on paper and staples. Ballmer could probably support the Xbox division out of pocket just to give his kids something cool to play with.
Nintendo still made a profit. Just less of a profit.
Let's just ignore the fact that Modern Warfare 2 was the biggest media launch of all time and write a doom and gloom piece stretched to 5 pages with 7 obnoxious ads on each.
Yes, but keep in mind, it still looked like a Ford Fiesta.
I dunno, it would probably be fine by me. I go insane watching old episodes of shows like Frasier and Seinfeld on a widescreen tv. Having the black bars on the sides drives me up the wall.
Good point. Maybe just make enemies immune up until an invisible threshold which makes them vulnerable when they cross?
Wow, Contra ReBirth Looks like exactly what I'd like, however I've always had a major gripe against that damn homing missile power-up. It's a little too easy to be able to run and jump in any direction you choose while holding down the fire button. Give me my spread gun (or shotgun, whatever the "S" means) and I'm a happy guy.
I am 100% all for keeping the gameplay exactly as it had been before, but a graphics upgrade would be a welcome change.
My perfect example was the original Contra and Super C(ontra) for the NES. I could play those games for hours, even as recently as a few years ago. When they were released for the Xbox 360 I bought them instantly but was severely disappointed. I have a 1080p screen, Contra is a side scroller, why not just make the damn field of vision wider? Or maybe some higher resolution graphics? Don't mess with the controls, just spiff up the looks. Both games were immensely fun to play.
Yeah, it's great to have access to these older classics again, but not doing anything to polish them up a bit smacks of lazyness.
It's a valid concern, but most of the people I've bought cds from specialize in this sort of thing, ie buying up albums that couldn't be sold in store for one reason or another and then reselling at a profit. All of them had feedback scores high enough that it seems implausible that they could be stealing everything they sell and still managing to get away with it.
I suppose that's a valid point, however it wouldn't be very effective for learning about new bands the way I have with Pandora.