Don't be a brand whore or even a brand-boycotter...
I'm not. Well, I dislike Microsoft, but I could get over that. And I want to get over it, because the 360 has a nice collection of games. However, there are two reasons why I won't buy one:
Online gaming. I do want to play online, but I don't play enough to warrant paying for it. When new games come out, I typically play a few online matches until I get bored. That's maybe two or three matches a month, all in all. I won't pay for that privilege.
Quality. I typically keep my old consoles and play them from time to time. I have a Pong, a VCS 2600, an NES, a Turbografx and many other consoles. I do also have three Dreamcasts. They tend to die regularly, and it's getting hard to find replacements for them. I don't want another Dreamcast: A console I have dozens and dozens (maybe hundreds?) of games for that I will soon not be able to play because the hardware quality sucks.
If you think about it, it makes sense that millionaires are usually cheap bastards. Unless you are a cheap bastard, you usually won't become a millionaire. All of the people I know who have tons of money retained their money not by clever investments or lottery winnings or something, but simply by not spending it for years and years.
Yes, you play it with one controller. The reason for this is that you can play it with more than four people, so you just hand the controller to the person whose Mii's turn it is:-)
If you think that a "funky looking" UI is a reason to prefer an OS, you're missing the point of Mac OS X. It's not only funky, it's also well designed, usable and consistent. Ubuntu is - so far - only funky.
I recently switched from an Ubuntu box to a Mac mini as my "media computer" hooked up to the TV. I loved the Ubuntu box, but frankly, there's no comparison: Mac OS X wins in pretty much every category except price.
Look, Zelda is clearly not combat-driven. The puzzles are what makes Zelda Zelda. You can disagree if you want, but that doesn't change the fact that I'm not the one who's wrong.
MMS (picture SMS) is the killer feature for me. I use it regularly. In fact, I hardly ever use the phone part of my phone - it's all SMS and MMS. I can live without 3G and custom ringtones (I have my phone on mute anyway), but MMS is going to be the deciding factor. I really want an iPhone. I hate my current phone (a P990i), and I've hated all phones I've ever owned to varying degrees, but no MMS (and no workaround - maybe the mail app could be used to send MMS and the browser to receive them?) kills the iPhone for me.
Yeah, but even taking tax and warranty into account, stuff where I live often costs 20-30% more than in the US (or even more, in some cases, such as the PS3). Well, actually, it costs more than in neighboring countries, despite the fact that our VAT is significantly lower. My guess is that the companies will charge whatever people will pay, and people in Europe simply will pay more.
Uh wait.. are you saying Apple has been violating the GPL for the last 3 months?
Now that is a confusing idea. How could Apple possibly violate the GPL on their own kernel? They own the thing, right? They license the code to you under the GPL, not to themselves.
Apple isn't bound by the GPL for code that they license to you under the GPL. Only you are.
And actually, Zelda and the classic point and click Adventures are very similar. Zelda is basically Monkey Island with "real" fighting and puzzles that rely less on inventory.
You already named four: Wii Play, Twilight Princess, Super Paper Mario and Metroid. Obviously, there's also Wii Sports, but everyone owns that anyways:-)
Other good games are Resident Evil 4 (clearly the best version of an excellent game); Wario Ware (if you like local multiplayer games); Trauma Center; Mario Strikers; The Godfather (actually a crappy game, but the motion control really makes this one a whole lot of fun, same applies to Scarface); Rayman; Elebits; Excite Truck; and Sonic (in my opinion, the best 3D Sonic since Sonic Adventure 2).
Also, there are a bunch of excellent games on the VC. Check out ActRaiser if you haven't already.
The GC had no wifi at all. What it did have was a broadband adapter. There was one game that really supported it, Phantasy Star Online. There were a few games that used it for local multiplayer gaming (F-Zero and Mario Kart, I think). Those features presumably don't work on the Wii, since there's no place where you can plug in the broadband (or modem adapter).
Since the Wii sports GC controller and memory card ports, even the weirder games requiring special controllers or other attachments work. Stuff like Odama, Four Swords or Donkey Konga work just fine on the Wii.
However, some (unlicensed) Freeloader discs don't work (haven't tried mine yet, I guess I'll keep the Cube for my foreign games).
In other words, all games work perfectly fine. Some hardware can't be plugged in anymore, and one unlicensed third-party application stopped working.
Firstly, I've you've ever visited a site where people discuss games, you'll know how obsessed gamers are with Gamerscores and Achievements. In fact, the Achievements you can get are often one of the main topics of discussion when new games are announced, and a lot of people buy crappy games just to get the Achievements.
Secondly, I never claimed I knew.
Thirdly, I never said they did.
Finally party one, there is no logic. I thus fail to see how I am making "leaps of logic." As I said, it is my belief that a lot of people play Halo mainly for the competition. "Belief" implies that I have no solid evidence. It's just my experience from talking to people who play Halo. There's no logic involved. Just a gut feeling.
Finally part two, I never even mentioned Nintendo. Frankly, I think Nintendo could learn a lot from how Microsoft uses incentives like Achievements to sell games and create buzz - and if Metroid Prime 3 is an indication, they are taking a few pages from Microsoft's book. Metroid has a kind of local, small-scale achievements system, too.
So, all in all, I'm not quite sure why you're attacking me. I think you might have misread my post.
1) GTA is not a hardcore game. But let's make your calculation. I think San Andreas sold about 14 million (it's the highest-selling PS2 game if I remember correctly). So if it is bought by the core audience, that means that audience makes up roughly 10% of all PS2 owners.
2) Most "normal" people I know bought the PS2 for stuff like the EyeToy, Singstar or Buzz (yeah, I'm in Europe).
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Just for the record: I would not buy it (but I don't think Sony and Microsoft are nearly as evil as De Beers), and yes, you are a horrible person.
I'm not. Well, I dislike Microsoft, but I could get over that. And I want to get over it, because the 360 has a nice collection of games. However, there are two reasons why I won't buy one:
If you think about it, it makes sense that millionaires are usually cheap bastards. Unless you are a cheap bastard, you usually won't become a millionaire. All of the people I know who have tons of money retained their money not by clever investments or lottery winnings or something, but simply by not spending it for years and years.
Yes, you play it with one controller. The reason for this is that you can play it with more than four people, so you just hand the controller to the person whose Mii's turn it is :-)
I'd like to see a Mac do that.
Well, that's easy. Just go into your nearest Apple store.
It takes long to go to sleep because it writes the contents of the RAM to your disk. You can turn that off using /usr/bin/pmset.
If you think that a "funky looking" UI is a reason to prefer an OS, you're missing the point of Mac OS X. It's not only funky, it's also well designed, usable and consistent. Ubuntu is - so far - only funky.
I recently switched from an Ubuntu box to a Mac mini as my "media computer" hooked up to the TV. I loved the Ubuntu box, but frankly, there's no comparison: Mac OS X wins in pretty much every category except price.
Look, Zelda is clearly not combat-driven. The puzzles are what makes Zelda Zelda. You can disagree if you want, but that doesn't change the fact that I'm not the one who's wrong.
Devs starting on titles now realize that their games will take at least 1-3 years of development.
Yeah, I used video calling. Once. To see whether it would work.
This is one of these features that look great on paper, and in ads, but nobody would ever use in real life. Except for phone sex, I guess.
Well, I read until your comment about browsers. Then I had to stop reading. Laughing was interfering too much.
I've carried all of the phones I've ever owned in my pocket. On the belt? What? Really? Dude.
The iPhone isn't going to break. From what I've seen, it's one of the sturdiest cell phones ever.
My Treo did this, too. It was a great feature, until it got so slow that I had to go back to the linear listing.
MMS (picture SMS) is the killer feature for me. I use it regularly. In fact, I hardly ever use the phone part of my phone - it's all SMS and MMS. I can live without 3G and custom ringtones (I have my phone on mute anyway), but MMS is going to be the deciding factor. I really want an iPhone. I hate my current phone (a P990i), and I've hated all phones I've ever owned to varying degrees, but no MMS (and no workaround - maybe the mail app could be used to send MMS and the browser to receive them?) kills the iPhone for me.
Yeah, but even taking tax and warranty into account, stuff where I live often costs 20-30% more than in the US (or even more, in some cases, such as the PS3). Well, actually, it costs more than in neighboring countries, despite the fact that our VAT is significantly lower. My guess is that the companies will charge whatever people will pay, and people in Europe simply will pay more.
Now that is a confusing idea. How could Apple possibly violate the GPL on their own kernel? They own the thing, right? They license the code to you under the GPL, not to themselves.
Apple isn't bound by the GPL for code that they license to you under the GPL. Only you are.
Or am I missing something here?
I think the Wii might get the cheapest wireless guitar since they can use the Wii Remote to plug into the guitar. That might help the Wii version.
And actually, Zelda and the classic point and click Adventures are very similar. Zelda is basically Monkey Island with "real" fighting and puzzles that rely less on inventory.
You already named four: Wii Play, Twilight Princess, Super Paper Mario and Metroid. Obviously, there's also Wii Sports, but everyone owns that anyways :-)
Other good games are Resident Evil 4 (clearly the best version of an excellent game); Wario Ware (if you like local multiplayer games); Trauma Center; Mario Strikers; The Godfather (actually a crappy game, but the motion control really makes this one a whole lot of fun, same applies to Scarface); Rayman; Elebits; Excite Truck; and Sonic (in my opinion, the best 3D Sonic since Sonic Adventure 2).
Also, there are a bunch of excellent games on the VC. Check out ActRaiser if you haven't already.
I know I'm repeating myself, but here goes: Wii Attach Rates are higher than PS3's and comparable to 360 at the same point in its life.
The idea that most Wii owners stick with Wii Sports and Wii Play simply doesn't hold.
Personally, I own about 14 non-VC Wii titles and a grand total of 5 PS3 titles (that is counting the online version of Warhawk).
Well, you could point that out, but you'd be lying.
The Wii's attach rate is actually higher than the PS3's, and comparable to the 360's at the same time in its lifespan. This and are two of the newer links I could find.
The GC had no wifi at all. What it did have was a broadband adapter. There was one game that really supported it, Phantasy Star Online. There were a few games that used it for local multiplayer gaming (F-Zero and Mario Kart, I think). Those features presumably don't work on the Wii, since there's no place where you can plug in the broadband (or modem adapter).
Since the Wii sports GC controller and memory card ports, even the weirder games requiring special controllers or other attachments work. Stuff like Odama, Four Swords or Donkey Konga work just fine on the Wii.
However, some (unlicensed) Freeloader discs don't work (haven't tried mine yet, I guess I'll keep the Cube for my foreign games).
In other words, all games work perfectly fine. Some hardware can't be plugged in anymore, and one unlicensed third-party application stopped working.
As an owner of a PS3, I urge you to not make us look bad by making such obviously false arguments. Thanks.
Firstly, I've you've ever visited a site where people discuss games, you'll know how obsessed gamers are with Gamerscores and Achievements. In fact, the Achievements you can get are often one of the main topics of discussion when new games are announced, and a lot of people buy crappy games just to get the Achievements.
Secondly, I never claimed I knew.
Thirdly, I never said they did.
Finally party one, there is no logic. I thus fail to see how I am making "leaps of logic." As I said, it is my belief that a lot of people play Halo mainly for the competition. "Belief" implies that I have no solid evidence. It's just my experience from talking to people who play Halo. There's no logic involved. Just a gut feeling.
Finally part two, I never even mentioned Nintendo. Frankly, I think Nintendo could learn a lot from how Microsoft uses incentives like Achievements to sell games and create buzz - and if Metroid Prime 3 is an indication, they are taking a few pages from Microsoft's book. Metroid has a kind of local, small-scale achievements system, too.
So, all in all, I'm not quite sure why you're attacking me. I think you might have misread my post.
1) GTA is not a hardcore game. But let's make your calculation. I think San Andreas sold about 14 million (it's the highest-selling PS2 game if I remember correctly). So if it is bought by the core audience, that means that audience makes up roughly 10% of all PS2 owners.
2) Most "normal" people I know bought the PS2 for stuff like the EyeToy, Singstar or Buzz (yeah, I'm in Europe).