You could make the exact some observations with many, if not most, books. Every author has a style that could be picked apart. And most of your #2 points don'y even make sense. I grant you that the first one is something I though about too, but the next 3 either don't make sense or are meaningless. #3 isn't exactly correct in all the books, but it does serve as a general framework. But if you make an outline general enough it can apply to many books. Most books start out with some sort of initial event (the hook) and then climax at the end.
Wow... someone who actually gets the importance of the books and not just another literary snob who can't see beyond the classics they were force-fed in school and the latest critically overrated books.
I don't remember anyone camping out for The Da Vinci Code and it is already getting crushed in sales numbers. The impact of Orpah's book club is trivial in comparison. It's doesn't matter what's on the reading list. I could compile my own list that is more impressive. What matters in this case is how many people started reading due to each. I'd bet my last cent that the HP books have pulled in far more new readers than Orpah's book club. Especially among children, which is where it will do the most good.
Whatever... your argument has little merit. The Potter books have managed to stay high the in the best seller lists long after they hype of their release has passed. This book is already topping sales charts via pre-orders and the hype hasn't even really started... just the release date announcement. You could put them in "an out of the way part of the shop" and they will still sell. If you don't like it, fine, but they are still enjoyable books for most people. And as someone else mentioned, the fact that they have gotten many kids to actually read should not be overlooked. Certainly being forced to read the so-called "classics" in school never worked as well.
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Wow... being a bit anal there. Wind is air in motion... and air has water vapor. And, technically, since the device can only work when the wind is blowing it is pretty much extracting water from wind. Quit being so anal.
Exceptions don't make the rule. There are far more peripherals that failed than succeeded. You are also talking about a perpipheral that came out late in the PS2 life cycle when the fan base was already enormous. The subject of the discussion is whether or not Sony or MS could steal Nintendo's thunder with an add-on peripheral. To do that the add-on would need to be released early, which means less potential buyers. Designing a game for a peripheral is a big risk because it divides the fan base up. If the fan base is fairly small then that risk is pretty big.
I'm pretty sure he is way off with that statement. I don't personally know anyone that had a lightgun for the PS2... including myself.
Anyway, people are naming several exceptions to that did succeed to a degree, but you could easily find 5 that failed for everyone that succeeded. That's the risk with add-ons.
I'm trying to figure out what point you are trying to make. What do you think Nintendo should have done differently with the DS? Who uses the chat app anyway? And who really cares about the 2 second health warning? These seem like trivial complaints.
It seems odd that this issue would only appear on Westinghouse displays if the problem was with the PS3. I own a PS3 and have it connected to a Samsung TV via HDMI and have never seen this issue.
People always make that point, but it's not really a very sound argument. You aren't paying $650 just for RFoM. It's not like RFoM is the only game you will have to play for the entire life of the system. You'll get the next MGS, God of War, Rachet & Clank, FF, etc, etc, etc, etc... that everyone who waits will get to play. Early adopters just pay more to have the system earlier. And if you have an HDTV you also have a quality Blu-Ray player to use.
Not going to happen. In fact, it's going the opposite direction. Unless people start putting their PCs in their entertainment centers, this will never happen. Not everyone has elaborate dual screen gaming rigs like many users here have. The vast majority of people still place their PCs in home offices, bedrooms, and/or on tiny corner desks in their homes... and use PCs with integrated graphics and audio.
I think it's a safe assumption that the game will be playable offline as well. So I'd have to assume that most people who just want to play through the story will have that option. So you will likely have people purposely taking on the additional challenge of human controlled enemies in the story mode. Thus, it wouldn't surprise me to see a fair number of the skirmishers getting their asses handed to them because, due to opinions like yours, they thought they were going to have some easy prey to take down. I agree with a comment someone else made... I think you will have people who want to prove themselves in a 1 vs everyone challenge playing the single player.
You do realize that there are many of us that play both, right? I always complete the single player campaigns in any FPS as well as participate in multiplayer.
Lots of people. I bet a large percentage of iPod owners will be buying this thing. I won't be buying it at that price though (not an iPod owner).
It also has a couple of major flaws that really irk me. One, why didn't they not include a user replaceable battery? I thought that was stupid enough on the iPod, but it's vastly more stupid for a mobile phone. I know people that are so attached to their mobile phones that they carry around multiple batteries. Batteries die somewhat quickly in mobile phones and I'd wager that quite a few will be dead before the 2-year contract is up. So that means you'll likely have pay some ludicrous fee to have your phone sent off to Apple for a new battery and be stuck without your phone for a couple of weeks. That is going to piss quite a few people off.
Second, even though they advertise it as "widescreen", it's not even truly widescreen (16:9.. or 1.78:1). I think it actually has an aspect ratio of 1.5:1. So it actually falls between the standard 4:3 and 16:9 widescreen.
Moron. At the end of the day they still shipped more than Sony and there are no Wiis to be found on store shelves. There are fewer PS3s in the market, yet they can be had almost everywhere now. Seems pretty popular to me.
WTF? This isn't news. All that article says is they apparently didn't reach their target shipment. I don't see how Nintendo lied about anything. Also, as someone else pointed out, the NPD numbers don't actually include all the sales. That guy is simply grasping at straws just to have something to write.
I hope not. It's bad enough that we have a BR vs HD-DVD war, if they start adding layers and making early adopter equipment partially obsolete the market will suffer further.
Fair enough, you make good points. I live in NW Arkansas and here we have plenty of coverage holes around. I just think the majority of the public is going to have a hard time justifying the cost of the phone when it also has a contract tied to to it. The majority of the popular phones on the market are in the $250-350 range, but can be had for $50 with a contract. But maybe Apple isn't really aiming for this market? As others have already speculated, there may well be another "Nano" version that fits into that segment.
Anyway, maybe it will be great... but maybe it will just wind up being the same cell phone crap with a pretty interface. Personally, I'd be happy if the whole market simply crashed. Cell phones, as is, are a total rip off. Rates for data (web browsing, etc...) are simply ludicrous. Charging by the KB? Are you kidding me? And why does it cost so much to send a text message unless you have tied yourself to a text message plan? Sending text takes far less bandwidth than voice, but you would never know it from the rates. Sadly, the consumers grumble about these issues, but keep on wasting their cash on the services. The iPhone is just the next rip off in a long line of them.
Yes, but most people hate cell phones because of price, contracts, and service areas. The iPhone is more expensive than most phones, has a mandatory contract attached, and is only as good as the Cingular service. The iPhone does absolutely nothing to fix most of the major problems people have with cell phones. Then it adds a couple of problems other cell phones don't have... like having a battery that is not user replaceable. In return all you really get is a slick touch screen interface. Sure, it may make playing music and browsing the web a litter easier, but many people really don't give shit about that stuff on a phone. In the end I think it will sell well thanks to the rabid Apple fanbase and people's desire to own status symbols, but it won't actually be a good value or that much better than what is already out there.
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You could make the exact some observations with many, if not most, books. Every author has a style that could be picked apart. And most of your #2 points don'y even make sense. I grant you that the first one is something I though about too, but the next 3 either don't make sense or are meaningless. #3 isn't exactly correct in all the books, but it does serve as a general framework. But if you make an outline general enough it can apply to many books. Most books start out with some sort of initial event (the hook) and then climax at the end.
Wow... someone who actually gets the importance of the books and not just another literary snob who can't see beyond the classics they were force-fed in school and the latest critically overrated books.
Even if true, that is still better than sitting in front of a TV. So what exactly is your point?
I don't remember anyone camping out for The Da Vinci Code and it is already getting crushed in sales numbers. The impact of Orpah's book club is trivial in comparison. It's doesn't matter what's on the reading list. I could compile my own list that is more impressive. What matters in this case is how many people started reading due to each. I'd bet my last cent that the HP books have pulled in far more new readers than Orpah's book club. Especially among children, which is where it will do the most good.
Whatever... your argument has little merit. The Potter books have managed to stay high the in the best seller lists long after they hype of their release has passed. This book is already topping sales charts via pre-orders and the hype hasn't even really started... just the release date announcement. You could put them in "an out of the way part of the shop" and they will still sell. If you don't like it, fine, but they are still enjoyable books for most people. And as someone else mentioned, the fact that they have gotten many kids to actually read should not be overlooked. Certainly being forced to read the so-called "classics" in school never worked as well.
Wow... being a bit anal there. Wind is air in motion... and air has water vapor. And, technically, since the device can only work when the wind is blowing it is pretty much extracting water from wind. Quit being so anal.
I believe Mitsubishi is also working on a line of DLP that uses lasers.
Exceptions don't make the rule. There are far more peripherals that failed than succeeded. You are also talking about a perpipheral that came out late in the PS2 life cycle when the fan base was already enormous. The subject of the discussion is whether or not Sony or MS could steal Nintendo's thunder with an add-on peripheral. To do that the add-on would need to be released early, which means less potential buyers. Designing a game for a peripheral is a big risk because it divides the fan base up. If the fan base is fairly small then that risk is pretty big.
I'm pretty sure he is way off with that statement. I don't personally know anyone that had a lightgun for the PS2... including myself.
Anyway, people are naming several exceptions to that did succeed to a degree, but you could easily find 5 that failed for everyone that succeeded. That's the risk with add-ons.
Indeed. Good point.
I'm trying to figure out what point you are trying to make. What do you think Nintendo should have done differently with the DS? Who uses the chat app anyway? And who really cares about the 2 second health warning? These seem like trivial complaints.
It seems odd that this issue would only appear on Westinghouse displays if the problem was with the PS3. I own a PS3 and have it connected to a Samsung TV via HDMI and have never seen this issue.
People always make that point, but it's not really a very sound argument. You aren't paying $650 just for RFoM. It's not like RFoM is the only game you will have to play for the entire life of the system. You'll get the next MGS, God of War, Rachet & Clank, FF, etc, etc, etc, etc... that everyone who waits will get to play. Early adopters just pay more to have the system earlier. And if you have an HDTV you also have a quality Blu-Ray player to use.
Actually, yes, I'm pretty sure price cuts for any of the consoles would be posted as they have always been.
But what's your point? I realize all this because I play both... that was my point.
Not going to happen. In fact, it's going the opposite direction. Unless people start putting their PCs in their entertainment centers, this will never happen. Not everyone has elaborate dual screen gaming rigs like many users here have. The vast majority of people still place their PCs in home offices, bedrooms, and/or on tiny corner desks in their homes... and use PCs with integrated graphics and audio.
I think it's a safe assumption that the game will be playable offline as well. So I'd have to assume that most people who just want to play through the story will have that option. So you will likely have people purposely taking on the additional challenge of human controlled enemies in the story mode. Thus, it wouldn't surprise me to see a fair number of the skirmishers getting their asses handed to them because, due to opinions like yours, they thought they were going to have some easy prey to take down. I agree with a comment someone else made... I think you will have people who want to prove themselves in a 1 vs everyone challenge playing the single player.
You do realize that there are many of us that play both, right? I always complete the single player campaigns in any FPS as well as participate in multiplayer.
Ummm... the article is on IGN, a VIDEO game centric site. So taken in context, the term "gaming" is understood to mean "video" gaming.
Lots of people. I bet a large percentage of iPod owners will be buying this thing. I won't be buying it at that price though (not an iPod owner).
It also has a couple of major flaws that really irk me. One, why didn't they not include a user replaceable battery? I thought that was stupid enough on the iPod, but it's vastly more stupid for a mobile phone. I know people that are so attached to their mobile phones that they carry around multiple batteries. Batteries die somewhat quickly in mobile phones and I'd wager that quite a few will be dead before the 2-year contract is up. So that means you'll likely have pay some ludicrous fee to have your phone sent off to Apple for a new battery and be stuck without your phone for a couple of weeks. That is going to piss quite a few people off.
Second, even though they advertise it as "widescreen", it's not even truly widescreen (16:9.. or 1.78:1). I think it actually has an aspect ratio of 1.5:1. So it actually falls between the standard 4:3 and 16:9 widescreen.
Moron. At the end of the day they still shipped more than Sony and there are no Wiis to be found on store shelves. There are fewer PS3s in the market, yet they can be had almost everywhere now. Seems pretty popular to me.
WTF? This isn't news. All that article says is they apparently didn't reach their target shipment. I don't see how Nintendo lied about anything. Also, as someone else pointed out, the NPD numbers don't actually include all the sales. That guy is simply grasping at straws just to have something to write.
I hope not. It's bad enough that we have a BR vs HD-DVD war, if they start adding layers and making early adopter equipment partially obsolete the market will suffer further.
Fair enough, you make good points. I live in NW Arkansas and here we have plenty of coverage holes around. I just think the majority of the public is going to have a hard time justifying the cost of the phone when it also has a contract tied to to it. The majority of the popular phones on the market are in the $250-350 range, but can be had for $50 with a contract. But maybe Apple isn't really aiming for this market? As others have already speculated, there may well be another "Nano" version that fits into that segment.
Anyway, maybe it will be great... but maybe it will just wind up being the same cell phone crap with a pretty interface. Personally, I'd be happy if the whole market simply crashed. Cell phones, as is, are a total rip off. Rates for data (web browsing, etc...) are simply ludicrous. Charging by the KB? Are you kidding me? And why does it cost so much to send a text message unless you have tied yourself to a text message plan? Sending text takes far less bandwidth than voice, but you would never know it from the rates. Sadly, the consumers grumble about these issues, but keep on wasting their cash on the services. The iPhone is just the next rip off in a long line of them.
Yes, but most people hate cell phones because of price, contracts, and service areas. The iPhone is more expensive than most phones, has a mandatory contract attached, and is only as good as the Cingular service. The iPhone does absolutely nothing to fix most of the major problems people have with cell phones. Then it adds a couple of problems other cell phones don't have... like having a battery that is not user replaceable. In return all you really get is a slick touch screen interface. Sure, it may make playing music and browsing the web a litter easier, but many people really don't give shit about that stuff on a phone. In the end I think it will sell well thanks to the rabid Apple fanbase and people's desire to own status symbols, but it won't actually be a good value or that much better than what is already out there.