I wonder if the Nobel Prize committee takes people's safety into account when issuing these awards. Of course, now the whole world's attention is focused on the winner, but his family could end up paying a terrible price.
Funny you should mention Apple, because I just found an article written by Malstrom in September 2006, where he talks about how Nintendo looked at how Apple disrupted Sony's portable music business, and decided to do the same thing for the gaming business. As you may notice, the article was written before the Wii was launched, and basically predicts Nintendo's dominance (and Sony's demise in the gaming industry, which has not yet happened of course).
Check out the archive for more from Malstrom. Again, much of this was written before the sales numbers were in. Malstrom was basically spot-on with most of the things he wrote back then.
You know, I can't help linking to this guy Malstrom's blog. I must come across as some kind of fanboy drone, but then again, so do the Apple fans who think Apple is going to destroy Nintendo.
So why didn't Sony pick up the gauntlet and let it end up ugly for Apple when Apple disrupted Sony's Walkman business? Note that this article was written before the Wii was launched.
By the way, Malstrom wrote this in September 2006, before the Wii was released. It talks about Apple destroying Sony in the portable music market, and Nintendo using Apple as a "role model" to destroy Sony in the gaming market. Again, this is from 2006, and before the Wii was released. Malstrom predicted, already at that point, that Nintendo would dominate this generation. He also predicted that they would destroy Sony.
If you read the post, the 3DS is just one part of Nintendo's alleged desire to destroy Sony. Maybe Malstrom is exaggerating, but it certainly makes things interesting:)
I don't see how it supports Sony's push either. This is on a handheld, without glasses. And without emphasis on fancy graphics. The emphasis is on the experience. Sony is pushing it on TVs with strange glasses, and keep emphasizing the graphics and how wonderful the technology is.
You don't know the concept "hardcore gaming"? Hardcore gamers want excellent graphics, a huge and intricate story, etc. And they bash "casual games" (games that are accessible to people who aren't already gamers) and "casual gamers". Notice how New Super Mario Bros. Wii was dismissed by the hardcore? "Oh no, 2D Mario, how casual and crappy! Shame on you Nintendo!" And yet it sells like crazy.
We have no idea who "Sean Malstrom" is, and no credentials are given
True. Which is why you can't get away with attacking him. You need to look at his arguments.
His blog is hosted on 50webs.com
No, his site is hosted there. His blog is a WordPress blog. He addresses this in his blog.
Apparently his insight is that the 3DS represents an attack on a company which releases a competing product
There's a bit more to it than that.
"Birdmen and the Causal Fallacy" is the most obnoxious title for a gaming opinion article I've ever heard. I hate it when people name logical fallacies to try and back up their opinion
So you read the title, and that's it?
How do you "bash" an entire type of gaming? Who the hell cares?
You can read more about hardcore gaming on the site and on his blog. You don't have to care, but I find it to be very interesting. Apparently people at Nintendo are reading his blog, because Nintendo's strategy seems to go in the direction Malstrom points:)
Just responding because your post is remarkably offputting if the intention was to refer us to this site.
If you don't like what he has to offer, feel free to go somewhere else.
More people should read his blog. And his articles. I used to be a "hardcore", and then someone linked to Malstrom's blog. Now I basically hate the hardcore.
My comment might seem slightly off-topic, and I notice I wasn't very clear about why the 3DS is relevant.
Here's one post where Malstrom describes Nintendo as beating the crap out of Sony, which is sort of amusing, but this post explains how Nintendo is directly targeting Sony with the 3DS. According to Malstrom, Nintendo is basically doing whatever it can to destroy Sony. Completely.
What I disagree with is that the 3DS is a contradiction. The 3DS can be a one-peson experience, and it can be a multi-person experience. Also, the XL has bigger screens, which means that it could be intended for several possible viewers, whereas the 3DS has a different purpose. Different purpose != contradiction.
According to Sean Malstrom, Nintendo is basically destroying Sony's gaming division. That is, they are actively trying to destroy Sony. And they seem to be succeeding in many ways. The 3DS is, according to Malstrom, nothing but a direct frontal attack on Sony, with the ultimate purpose being Sony gaming's demise.
If you don't know who Malstrom is, read his site, particularly the article called Birdmen and the Casual Fallacy, where he basically bashes hardcore gaming and... well, see for yourself.
His blog has opened my eyes. More people should read his stuff. He might not be right about everything, but it's a refreshing change from the crappy hardcore industry press and idiot "analysts" who pull stuff out of their behinds.
If it is disabled for bystanders, what's the problem? Then they can view the game just fine. The slider shows that the 3DS is perfectly playable and watchable without 3D turned on.
You don't get how such stereoscopy works for bystanders - onlookers will already get 2D image usually (seeing only image meant for one eye), no need to play with any sliders, on which you base your...what, exactly?
Did you even read the announcment? Every single story on the 3DS mentions the slider that increases or decreases the 3D effect (including turning it off).
But that's not the issue; suddenly two DS experiences are becoming less reconcillable with each other a very short time after touting the first announced one (and when games will actually use 3D effect for inherent mechanics of gameplay...); which while itself not a big deal of course (different kinds of gameplay for different games, et al; in many games not that big of a difference between "2D" and "3D"), is somewhat at odds with what you said in so very definitve terms / makes it not such strong of a point, that's all.
They said nothing that's at odds with anything. Again, the 3D can be disabled.
If you did, you would have known that the 3D effect on the 3DS can be easily disabled.
Also, even if the XL is for watching, that doesn't mean the 3DS is. But as I said, this doesn't matter because the 3D can be disabled. Which you would have known if you paid attention to the actual announcement we are discussing here.
I don't know how many people know about this guy, Sean Malstrom, but his blog is really something else. He really hates the "hardcore", and always exposed video game "analysts" in various ways. I don't necessarily agree with everything he says, but he has an amazingly fresh perspective on the gaming market. And he has been spot-on a lot of the time! In addition to predicting that the Wii would become the dominant console, he also predicted that New Super Mario Bros. Wii would sell like hotcaces, and push Wii console sales, which it did. And those are just two examples.
After reading his blog, I now find myself being pissed off at the mainstream gaming press, gaming fanboys and analysts most of the time. They say such stupid things.
You are probably a kid, since your view of adults seems to be extremely narrow-minded, and based on ignorance and stereotypes. Why would an adult not be able to enjoy awesome gameplay combined with colorful, cheery looks? "Adult" doesn't mean that your life has to be dark and sinister! If that is the life of the adults around you, I feel sorry for both you and them.
What do you mean by "actual substance"? Are you saying that pretty looking graphics is "actual substance"? Graphics is about as superficial as you can get!
Nintendo doesn't only care about 30 year old moms. They are aiming at reaching the mass-market. And they did.
Where did you get the idea that the XL is for "onlookers? I thought the bigger screen was to reach more people (such as older people with poor eye sight).
But that's basically irrelevant. There's a slider to disable the 3D on the 3DS, so you can easily do that if you want to "share". Did you even pay attention to what the 3DS is and what it can do?
It's a scam if you pretend to do good, but are in fact inflating the prices and getting yourself a monopoly to make even more money.
Give away nearly everything, eh? Giving away other people's money is always easy. You know, the money people were forced to pay for Windows because of the illegal monopoly and lock-in?
If I am not mistaken, Acid3 was created by an Opera employee at the time (who now works for Google), and was meant to be extremely tough to pass for all browsers.
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I wonder if the Nobel Prize committee takes people's safety into account when issuing these awards. Of course, now the whole world's attention is focused on the winner, but his family could end up paying a terrible price.
Check out the archive for more from Malstrom. Again, much of this was written before the sales numbers were in. Malstrom was basically spot-on with most of the things he wrote back then.
Malstrom is the guy who predicted the Wii's dominance even before it was launched, and explained exactly how and why.
So why didn't Sony pick up the gauntlet and let it end up ugly for Apple when Apple disrupted Sony's Walkman business? Note that this article was written before the Wii was launched.
By the way, Malstrom wrote this in September 2006, before the Wii was released. It talks about Apple destroying Sony in the portable music market, and Nintendo using Apple as a "role model" to destroy Sony in the gaming market. Again, this is from 2006, and before the Wii was released. Malstrom predicted, already at that point, that Nintendo would dominate this generation. He also predicted that they would destroy Sony.
I don't see how it supports Sony's push either. This is on a handheld, without glasses. And without emphasis on fancy graphics. The emphasis is on the experience. Sony is pushing it on TVs with strange glasses, and keep emphasizing the graphics and how wonderful the technology is.
You don't know the concept "hardcore gaming"? Hardcore gamers want excellent graphics, a huge and intricate story, etc. And they bash "casual games" (games that are accessible to people who aren't already gamers) and "casual gamers". Notice how New Super Mario Bros. Wii was dismissed by the hardcore? "Oh no, 2D Mario, how casual and crappy! Shame on you Nintendo!" And yet it sells like crazy.
True. Which is why you can't get away with attacking him. You need to look at his arguments.
No, his site is hosted there. His blog is a WordPress blog. He addresses this in his blog.
There's a bit more to it than that.
So you read the title, and that's it?
You can read more about hardcore gaming on the site and on his blog. You don't have to care, but I find it to be very interesting. Apparently people at Nintendo are reading his blog, because Nintendo's strategy seems to go in the direction Malstrom points :)
If you don't like what he has to offer, feel free to go somewhere else.
It's just that this new perspective on the gaming market is really thrilling to me. "Freshly saved," I guess :)
More people should read his blog. And his articles. I used to be a "hardcore", and then someone linked to Malstrom's blog. Now I basically hate the hardcore.
Here's one post where Malstrom describes Nintendo as beating the crap out of Sony, which is sort of amusing, but this post explains how Nintendo is directly targeting Sony with the 3DS. According to Malstrom, Nintendo is basically doing whatever it can to destroy Sony. Completely.
What I disagree with is that the 3DS is a contradiction. The 3DS can be a one-peson experience, and it can be a multi-person experience. Also, the XL has bigger screens, which means that it could be intended for several possible viewers, whereas the 3DS has a different purpose. Different purpose != contradiction.
If you don't know who Malstrom is, read his site, particularly the article called Birdmen and the Casual Fallacy, where he basically bashes hardcore gaming and... well, see for yourself.
His blog has opened my eyes. More people should read his stuff. He might not be right about everything, but it's a refreshing change from the crappy hardcore industry press and idiot "analysts" who pull stuff out of their behinds.
If it is disabled for bystanders, what's the problem? Then they can view the game just fine. The slider shows that the 3DS is perfectly playable and watchable without 3D turned on.
Did you even read the announcment? Every single story on the 3DS mentions the slider that increases or decreases the 3D effect (including turning it off).
They said nothing that's at odds with anything. Again, the 3D can be disabled.
You are changing the subject. If XL is sold as that, what makes you think the 3DS is, and why did you ignore the fact that you can disable the 3D?
If you did, you would have known that the 3D effect on the 3DS can be easily disabled.
Also, even if the XL is for watching, that doesn't mean the 3DS is. But as I said, this doesn't matter because the 3D can be disabled. Which you would have known if you paid attention to the actual announcement we are discussing here.
After reading his blog, I now find myself being pissed off at the mainstream gaming press, gaming fanboys and analysts most of the time. They say such stupid things.
You are probably a kid, since your view of adults seems to be extremely narrow-minded, and based on ignorance and stereotypes. Why would an adult not be able to enjoy awesome gameplay combined with colorful, cheery looks? "Adult" doesn't mean that your life has to be dark and sinister! If that is the life of the adults around you, I feel sorry for both you and them.
Nintendo doesn't only care about 30 year old moms. They are aiming at reaching the mass-market. And they did.
I'm guessing you are, what, 15 years old?
But that's basically irrelevant. There's a slider to disable the 3D on the 3DS, so you can easily do that if you want to "share". Did you even pay attention to what the 3DS is and what it can do?
Give away nearly everything, eh? Giving away other people's money is always easy. You know, the money people were forced to pay for Windows because of the illegal monopoly and lock-in?
So, did he give away 95% of it yet? He's half way through his 50s now, isn't he?
As dakameleon said, things change. The market is different now compared to a decade ago. I'm not really sure what you are trying to say.
If I am not mistaken, Acid3 was created by an Opera employee at the time (who now works for Google), and was meant to be extremely tough to pass for all browsers.