Did you read what I wrote? What the hell is your problem? Did your parents beat you as a child or something?
Your stupid example shows only one thing: You are not capable of looking at this issue objectively. In the real world, where the rest of us lives, you're more likely to accidentially shoot me or some other innocent neighbour of yours than you are to shoot some imaginary rapist who tries to fuck your wife.
Knowing that the guy who raped your wife will go to jail isn't exactly as comforting as knowing you'll be able to stop it before it occurs.
Not as comforting to you, maybe. To me, however, it would be more comforting if I didn't have to live next to an idiot who just shoots people without due justice.
I played Mario Kart DS, and it was practically the same frigging game I played on my SNES!
Possibly because the more innovative Double Dash wasn't received as well as Nintendo hoped. Same applies to Zelda: Wind Waker was probably too fresh, so Nintendo took a step back. And yeah, the new DS Mario is a total fan service: Great game, not too much new stuff, just what people wanted.
So you picked the three games with the least amount of innovation. Doesn't mean that what grandparent said isn't true.
Yup, these guys were so good that no one realized that their fake weblog was a paid advertisement.
That doesn't matter. If Sony is doing this, how do I know your very comment wasn't paid by Sony? I don't suppose everything they do is that stupid, and I want to know whether I'm looking at a comment (or a blog, or a web site) from an actual person, or at an ad from Sony disguised as one of these things.
This is no different from any other commercial on any other form of media.
Except that it's not declared as advertisement. If you have an ad in a paper, it has a little "ad" bar above it to make sure people know it's not editorial content. Ads in TV are clearly identified as such. Even product placement is identified as such.
This here? That's not an ad, that's just a lie.
So, how much did Sony pay you to post your comment? Why should I trust your comment, knowing that Sony will do crap like this?
Precisely. I have an HD projector. There's definitely a huge difference between upsampled DVD and HD-DVD. The difference between DVD and an iTunes movie is hardly even noticeable, and it's definitely not crappy.
VHS is crappy. Upsampled DVD is good. HD-DVD/Bluray is awesome.
The only reason Macs don't have more viruses and trojans is because Macs are a niche market, and thus hardly targeted. Windows is everywhere, so it's targeted more.
First of all, who cares? This has got nothing to do with the discussion. Even if you're right: Why should I care why there are no viruses? There are none, that's all that matters.
Second, you're wrong. It's total bullshit. If there were few viruses, sure, the smaller market share would explain it. There were few viruses for pre-X Mac OS systems. There are few viruses for Linux. But none? Come on. There are lots of other reasons why Macs aren't targeted. First, Macs are - amongst themselves - less "monoculture" than Windows boxes. Almost all Windows users use IE and some kind of Microsoft mail application. Mac users? There are dozens of browsers and dozens of Mail clients, all with a frai market share. Second, Macs are just more secure. No auto-run on CDs, no open ports by default, no "Administrator" user with rights equal to that of a root account. Yes, the smaller market share is one reason. No, it's not "the only thing protecting me," and it's quite possibly not even the most important factor.
That makes me kind of sad. You seriously think apps on every OS generally consist of spyware and trojans? They're not. You should read that.
Actual conversation on MSN Chat:
Friend of mine who recently switched to a Mac: "Hey, how can I send a picture from iPhoto using my GMX account?
Me: "Click on 'Attach File' and drag the photo from iPhoto to your web browser's 'open' window."
Her: "Okay... drag from where?"
Me: "Wait, I'll send you a screenshot which shows where to drag from and to.
Her: "Oh... What did you just send me? I'm not going to open that! I don't want to infect my new Mac with any viruses!"
Me: GRMBLFUCKINGWINDOWSUSERS!
Look, in all the years of pretty much randomly downloading apps on my unprotected Mac, I've not once had any issues with spyware or viruses. Yes, that doesn't mean there never could be, it just means that right now, if you're using a Mac, randomly downloading apps is not a problem. The simple fact is that if there is a virus (even if it doesn't acstually work at all) or something that (even barely) resembles spyware on the Mac, there's a huge outcry about it, and about five minutes later, it's generally either gone, or everyone knows about it. Software like that just doesn't fly on Macs.
First, as somebody else has already said, you are wrong with regards to the Cube. You can in fact put Metroid Prime into your Wii and play it. You won't have to buy it again.
Second, I bought games I already own on the virtual console. The reason is simple: It's convenient and not too expensive. If I take my Wii to a friend's place, I have all the games I want with me. Wanna play Bomberman? Sure, it's already in the console, no cartridges to take along, no console to dig up, no cables to change, no issues with my SNES who won't play nice with my beamer (shaky picture, have no idea why), no wired controllers, no dead batteries with lost savegames, everything just works. It's convenience, and while it might not be worth it to you, it is to me.
No, I think it's because Mac users are more curious about their computer and about what they can do with it, and less afraid of downloading stuff from the Internet:-P
I own a Wii, and I play Wii Tennis, and I swing pretty hard. It's quite unlikely that you'd lose grip, though, and even if you did, you would not swing hard enough to make the strap break. In the video I've seen, the person broke it when throwing in Baseball. That's where you might throw very fast, and also let it go intuitively.
However, there are tons of warning screens telling you to be careful, and I've never let the controller go - never been even close to it. Suing Nintendo? Come on.
Uhm, the development costs are already accounted for. Nintendo paid them. It was in their past reports. The Wii isn't yet profitable as a project, but it is profitable in that it helps Nintendo make a profit at the end of the next quarter. Every Wii sold makes Nintendo money. Every PS3 sold makes Sony lose money.
Yes, cross-platform games often look worse on the Cube than on the Xbox. That's due to bad ports, not due to the Cube - your PS2 comparison should have told you that. Look at games made specifically for the Cube. Compare the best-looking Cube games to the best-looking Xbox games, and then tell me the Xbox is significantly faster than the Cube. The Cube has games like Resident Evil 4 or Metroid Prime. The Xbox has some nice looking games, too, but nothing that really outshines the Cube's offerings.
Same could be said about early 360 games which also where not much better than original games.
Ok, this isn't even remotely true.
Yes, it is. He said "early." While there were some nice looking "launch window" titles, lots looked like high-res PS2 games. Look at shit like Tony Hawk's or Gun.
The motion blur on the GB was pretty bad too though, but it didn't have any games that moved as fast as Sonic so I'm not sure that it didn't have as much motion blur as the GG.
That may be true. There were very few "fast" GB games, and the ones that seemed fast usually only pretended to be fast - the F1 racing game, for example.
Nintendo isn't so much informing us as framing the debate. They're basically saying "the DS is so successfull that only the Wii could possibly be a threat."
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Let me guess: You're a hardware geek who likes to fix broken computers and bikes:-)
I own all the three systems - a Lynx, an original GB and a GameGear. All in all, the GameGear's screen is the worst, and the Lynx's is the best. The GameGear has an incredibly "laggy" screen - faster games like Sonic are virtually unplayable. The GB is at least playable. The Lynx got it right - color *and* a pretty responsive screen. Even fast plays look pretty good.
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Did you read what I wrote? What the hell is your problem? Did your parents beat you as a child or something?
Your stupid example shows only one thing: You are not capable of looking at this issue objectively. In the real world, where the rest of us lives, you're more likely to accidentially shoot me or some other innocent neighbour of yours than you are to shoot some imaginary rapist who tries to fuck your wife.
Not as comforting to you, maybe. To me, however, it would be more comforting if I didn't have to live next to an idiot who just shoots people without due justice.
Possibly because the more innovative Double Dash wasn't received as well as Nintendo hoped. Same applies to Zelda: Wind Waker was probably too fresh, so Nintendo took a step back. And yeah, the new DS Mario is a total fan service: Great game, not too much new stuff, just what people wanted.
So you picked the three games with the least amount of innovation. Doesn't mean that what grandparent said isn't true.
That doesn't matter. If Sony is doing this, how do I know your very comment wasn't paid by Sony? I don't suppose everything they do is that stupid, and I want to know whether I'm looking at a comment (or a blog, or a web site) from an actual person, or at an ad from Sony disguised as one of these things.
Except that it's not declared as advertisement. If you have an ad in a paper, it has a little "ad" bar above it to make sure people know it's not editorial content. Ads in TV are clearly identified as such. Even product placement is identified as such.
This here? That's not an ad, that's just a lie.
So, how much did Sony pay you to post your comment? Why should I trust your comment, knowing that Sony will do crap like this?
Two points:
Precisely. I have an HD projector. There's definitely a huge difference between upsampled DVD and HD-DVD. The difference between DVD and an iTunes movie is hardly even noticeable, and it's definitely not crappy.
VHS is crappy. Upsampled DVD is good. HD-DVD/Bluray is awesome.
First of all, who cares? This has got nothing to do with the discussion. Even if you're right: Why should I care why there are no viruses? There are none, that's all that matters.
Second, you're wrong. It's total bullshit. If there were few viruses, sure, the smaller market share would explain it. There were few viruses for pre-X Mac OS systems. There are few viruses for Linux. But none? Come on. There are lots of other reasons why Macs aren't targeted. First, Macs are - amongst themselves - less "monoculture" than Windows boxes. Almost all Windows users use IE and some kind of Microsoft mail application. Mac users? There are dozens of browsers and dozens of Mail clients, all with a frai market share. Second, Macs are just more secure. No auto-run on CDs, no open ports by default, no "Administrator" user with rights equal to that of a root account. Yes, the smaller market share is one reason. No, it's not "the only thing protecting me," and it's quite possibly not even the most important factor.
Now that Microsoft has copied Aqua, it's time for Apple to make Aqua look old. Simple as that.
iPod screen: 320 by 240 pixel resolution.
iTunes movies: 640-by-480-pixel video.
While not quite as good as most DVDs, It's certainly not crappy, and certainly not aimed at iPod screens.
Wow. Just... Wow.
That makes me kind of sad. You seriously think apps on every OS generally consist of spyware and trojans? They're not. You should read that.
Actual conversation on MSN Chat:
Friend of mine who recently switched to a Mac: "Hey, how can I send a picture from iPhoto using my GMX account?
Me: "Click on 'Attach File' and drag the photo from iPhoto to your web browser's 'open' window."
Her: "Okay... drag from where?"
Me: "Wait, I'll send you a screenshot which shows where to drag from and to.
Her: "Oh... What did you just send me? I'm not going to open that! I don't want to infect my new Mac with any viruses!"
Me: GRMBLFUCKINGWINDOWSUSERS!
Look, in all the years of pretty much randomly downloading apps on my unprotected Mac, I've not once had any issues with spyware or viruses. Yes, that doesn't mean there never could be, it just means that right now, if you're using a Mac, randomly downloading apps is not a problem. The simple fact is that if there is a virus (even if it doesn't acstually work at all) or something that (even barely) resembles spyware on the Mac, there's a huge outcry about it, and about five minutes later, it's generally either gone, or everyone knows about it. Software like that just doesn't fly on Macs.
Yeah, I misread the part about the Cube. Sorry about it.
I agree with what you said about the VC.
Two things:
First, as somebody else has already said, you are wrong with regards to the Cube. You can in fact put Metroid Prime into your Wii and play it. You won't have to buy it again.
Second, I bought games I already own on the virtual console. The reason is simple: It's convenient and not too expensive. If I take my Wii to a friend's place, I have all the games I want with me. Wanna play Bomberman? Sure, it's already in the console, no cartridges to take along, no console to dig up, no cables to change, no issues with my SNES who won't play nice with my beamer (shaky picture, have no idea why), no wired controllers, no dead batteries with lost savegames, everything just works. It's convenience, and while it might not be worth it to you, it is to me.
You also need the Datel GBA player (dunno what it's called), not the Nintendo one (which won't work).
I think you just confirmed point 12.b on the list of "things to do when destroying my own freedoms":
See, that's exactly what I'm talking about. Downloading programs is considered "a problem" if you're a Windows user.
No, I think it's because Mac users are more curious about their computer and about what they can do with it, and less afraid of downloading stuff from the Internet :-P
I own a Wii, and I play Wii Tennis, and I swing pretty hard. It's quite unlikely that you'd lose grip, though, and even if you did, you would not swing hard enough to make the strap break. In the video I've seen, the person broke it when throwing in Baseball. That's where you might throw very fast, and also let it go intuitively.
However, there are tons of warning screens telling you to be careful, and I've never let the controller go - never been even close to it. Suing Nintendo? Come on.
Uhm, the development costs are already accounted for. Nintendo paid them. It was in their past reports. The Wii isn't yet profitable as a project, but it is profitable in that it helps Nintendo make a profit at the end of the next quarter. Every Wii sold makes Nintendo money. Every PS3 sold makes Sony lose money.
Yes, cross-platform games often look worse on the Cube than on the Xbox. That's due to bad ports, not due to the Cube - your PS2 comparison should have told you that. Look at games made specifically for the Cube. Compare the best-looking Cube games to the best-looking Xbox games, and then tell me the Xbox is significantly faster than the Cube. The Cube has games like Resident Evil 4 or Metroid Prime. The Xbox has some nice looking games, too, but nothing that really outshines the Cube's offerings.
Yes, it is. He said "early." While there were some nice looking "launch window" titles, lots looked like high-res PS2 games. Look at shit like Tony Hawk's or Gun.
That may be true. There were very few "fast" GB games, and the ones that seemed fast usually only pretended to be fast - the F1 racing game, for example.
Nintendo isn't so much informing us as framing the debate. They're basically saying "the DS is so successfull that only the Wii could possibly be a threat."
Let me guess: You're a hardware geek who likes to fix broken computers and bikes :-)
I own all the three systems - a Lynx, an original GB and a GameGear. All in all, the GameGear's screen is the worst, and the Lynx's is the best. The GameGear has an incredibly "laggy" screen - faster games like Sonic are virtually unplayable. The GB is at least playable. The Lynx got it right - color *and* a pretty responsive screen. Even fast plays look pretty good.