the irony involved with saying 'Nintendo always innovates' while in the same sentence saying that they are looking forward to the next Mario platformer, the next Mario Kart, the next Zelda, the next Metroid, the next Super Smash Brothers, etc.
(Nearly) each Nintendo sequel is innovative (Metroid Prime, Mario 64, etc), even though it shares a name with it's predecessor. That's like saying The Godfather, Part II is not one of the most innovative movies ever, and basing that argument soley on the fact that it shares the title "Godfather" with the first movie released 2 years earlier...
***About the worst I can say about Nintendo lately is that they really like using colons in their game titles.*** That's because you don't own a Gamecube.
well said. just look at the Gameboy. I piece of @#&$, graphically, next to the Game Gear, TG Express, Lynx, Swan and NeoGeoPocket. Yet, add up all those console sales, triple it, then triple that, then triple that once more. Gameboy still leads them all. It's all about gameplay.
Atari was that rock star who had a big hit or 2 in the early 80s, but then had no career after that.
Atari is like Guns n' Roses dude. They were IT back in the late 70s/early 80s. It wasn't a fad, it was the beginning of EVERYTHING we know of as home video games today. I agree with the second part though... they had no career after the 5200...
If any game company were to embrace adaptive technology, I certain feel like Nintendo would. And I would applaud it.
You're absolutely right. If a company would make such a product (i.e. probably millions of dollars in R&D, with little hope of making that back in profit), it would be nintendo.
No wait, check that... it is nintendo. Check out this awesome product they made back in the 80s for kids with no/little use of their upper extemities.
I remember reading about this in the old Nintendo Fun Club magazine. They didn't try to whore it out for publicity (not that that's a bad thing: I fully support companies getting good publicity for good things), but this was so low-key and classy. Nintendo - What an awesome company.
Um... Maybe I just don't want to support and fund a sweatshop operation?
Personally, I don't care WHAT the indiana u kid does with the money: beer, tuition, books, pr0n - whatever the hell he wants... just as long as he's self-employed.
F**k you for calling me racist over that. I don't give a crap if the chinese guy is self-employed, but it's more likely than not he works for a sweatshop. If he WAS self-employed, i'd buy from him. Where the hell, from my parent post, do you get that i wouldn't buy from someone because of their skin color?
I think a larger part of this is racism. Look at the ads for gold on eBay. People actually say "not chinese gold" in their ads - as if the fact that a chinese person farmed it instead of a Westerner makes a difference!
Wow. That's pretty interesting that people would make that disclaimer. But I thought about it a second, and on further though... maybe it's not quite the racist undertone you (and I initially) assumed it was.
You said it yourself - many westerners who are farmers do it for disposable income, and not their actual salary ("beer money," as you called it). Personally, based on the "sweat shops" that operate in China w/their gold farmers, I'd probably want to give my money to a Indiana U kid over some Chinese guy that gets 99% of the sale for 0% of the work.
It's like buying a diamond you know was found in New Mexico rather than Zaire, since you might not want to support De Beers' attrocious treatment of their diamond workers.
after 5 years on EQ1, I can pretty much predict that anyone who will only group with people who can type 2 complete sentences without mistakes is doomed to a lifetime of soloing.
And I can pretty much predict that anyone who has been playing EverQuest for 5 years is also doomed to a lifetime of "solo-ing.":)
and someopne doesn't know what a "15 year-old demo" means. It means teenager... males 13-19. Which means that "5 years later" of that demo is 22. No prob if you didn't know that. But if you're just a troll asshole, then go fuck yourself.
I think MS going after the male teenage demo is a model destined to fail. You see, like the WB network going after teens, it works initially (Dawson's Creek, etc) become very popular. But, like teenagers always do, they are very disloyal to a trend. One day, it's super popular, and the next, it's totally loser-like (I was 18 when Dawson's Creek came out, and EVERYONE in my dorm watched. 3 years later, you got snickers if you mentioned it). Same with XBox. The 15 year-old demo loved it, and bought millions of consoles and games. But, in 5 years, these 22 year-olds won't want to be seen playing the same thing as 15 year-olds. There won't be any "nostalgia" for Dead or Alive volleyball
On the other hand, 25 year olds today DO want to relive Zelda, Mario and Metroid from their youths. Nintendo survives on players desire to buy the newest incarnation of their favorite games (take one look at a Nintendo Board. Before the new zelda is even out, everyone is salivating for it for 2 years now). True, we may not touch Pokemon games, but that's Nintendo's brilliant strategy. They're already seeding tomorrow's nostalgia game. In 15 years, today's 8 year-olds will have disposable income, and will want to relive (albeit, a more mature version) of the series they loved as a child.
I simply don't see this happening with XBox titles.
I disagree. The copyright holder (I assume Universal Pictures) owns the LICENSE. I still maintain that it is Speilberg's art. 20th Century Fox owns The Simpsons copyright, but it's still Matt Groening's art.
Semantics, I know. I suppose we're both right, depending on our definition...
He did replace the guns with fucking walkee- talkees in the re-release of ET. Fuck him right in the ear for that. I decided to ignore his work form then on.
um... last I checked, E.T. was still an art piece done by Speilberg, not "FatSean." He is free to do whatever he wants with his own creation.
(and don't give me any of this "art belongs to the public" garbage. that's crap and you know it. art is a statement from the artist. it is to be ENJOYED by the public, but it belongs to the creator).
Years ago, when you commented on an item at Amazon, you wrote in the text box and then selected one of the following:
- "I am a Consumer and I would like to comment on this product"
- "I am the author and I would like to comment on my product"
- "I am the manufacturer and I would like to comment on our product"
A few years ago, it seemed to disapear. I always assumed they got too many fake people pretending to be Stephen King, etc and took the policy away. This new "verifiable" author commenting system is probably better. (And, if it picks up, i'll bet it becomes simply for authors or author's agents to get them enrolled and the program will expand)
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(Nearly) each Nintendo sequel is innovative (Metroid Prime, Mario 64, etc), even though it shares a name with it's predecessor. That's like saying The Godfather, Part II is not one of the most innovative movies ever, and basing that argument soley on the fact that it shares the title "Godfather" with the first movie released 2 years earlier...
With the double exclamation points and all... :)
Yardwork simulator? Um, you stole that joke from me.
well said. just look at the Gameboy. I piece of @#&$, graphically, next to the Game Gear, TG Express, Lynx, Swan and NeoGeoPocket. Yet, add up all those console sales, triple it, then triple that, then triple that once more. Gameboy still leads them all. It's all about gameplay.
you stole that from the simpsons!
I'm sure the hardest miles are 0-to-1, the mile where you leave earth orbit, and the last mile."
I'm pretty sure mile 47 is not much harder or easier than mile 54.
(and, contrary to an urban legend I've seen on slashdot, it IS beatable - it's just not a good game)
+5 for use of "schadenfreude!"
Atari is like Guns n' Roses dude. They were IT back in the late 70s/early 80s. It wasn't a fad, it was the beginning of EVERYTHING we know of as home video games today. I agree with the second part though... they had no career after the 5200...
He'll finally be able to EAT UP MARTHA!
You're absolutely right. If a company would make such a product (i.e. probably millions of dollars in R&D, with little hope of making that back in profit), it would be nintendo.
No wait, check that... it is nintendo. Check out this awesome product they made back in the 80s for kids with no/little use of their upper extemities.
I remember reading about this in the old Nintendo Fun Club magazine. They didn't try to whore it out for publicity (not that that's a bad thing: I fully support companies getting good publicity for good things), but this was so low-key and classy. Nintendo - What an awesome company.
Yeah, and I don't think a few great 2-d games released over 10 years ago make it a zelda or a mario ;)
Personally, I don't care WHAT the indiana u kid does with the money: beer, tuition, books, pr0n - whatever the hell he wants... just as long as he's self-employed.
F**k you for calling me racist over that. I don't give a crap if the chinese guy is self-employed, but it's more likely than not he works for a sweatshop. If he WAS self-employed, i'd buy from him. Where the hell, from my parent post, do you get that i wouldn't buy from someone because of their skin color?
Wow. That's pretty interesting that people would make that disclaimer. But I thought about it a second, and on further though... maybe it's not quite the racist undertone you (and I initially) assumed it was.
You said it yourself - many westerners who are farmers do it for disposable income, and not their actual salary ("beer money," as you called it). Personally, based on the "sweat shops" that operate in China w/their gold farmers, I'd probably want to give my money to a Indiana U kid over some Chinese guy that gets 99% of the sale for 0% of the work.
It's like buying a diamond you know was found in New Mexico rather than Zaire, since you might not want to support De Beers' attrocious treatment of their diamond workers.
And I can pretty much predict that anyone who has been playing EverQuest for 5 years is also doomed to a lifetime of "solo-ing." :)
and someopne doesn't know what a "15 year-old demo" means. It means teenager... males 13-19. Which means that "5 years later" of that demo is 22. No prob if you didn't know that. But if you're just a troll asshole, then go fuck yourself.
On the other hand, 25 year olds today DO want to relive Zelda, Mario and Metroid from their youths. Nintendo survives on players desire to buy the newest incarnation of their favorite games (take one look at a Nintendo Board. Before the new zelda is even out, everyone is salivating for it for 2 years now). True, we may not touch Pokemon games, but that's Nintendo's brilliant strategy. They're already seeding tomorrow's nostalgia game. In 15 years, today's 8 year-olds will have disposable income, and will want to relive (albeit, a more mature version) of the series they loved as a child.
I simply don't see this happening with XBox titles.
Interesting... a Q4 launch for the PS3 would give it a launch window within weeks of the Revolution. Could make for an interesting holiday season...
The Jack Thompson Mod Challenge!
Turn the DVD over. The other dvd says "Original Theatrical Version." Try that one.
I disagree. The copyright holder (I assume Universal Pictures) owns the LICENSE. I still maintain that it is Speilberg's art. 20th Century Fox owns The Simpsons copyright, but it's still Matt Groening's art.
Semantics, I know. I suppose we're both right, depending on our definition...
um... last I checked, E.T. was still an art piece done by Speilberg, not "FatSean." He is free to do whatever he wants with his own creation.
(and don't give me any of this "art belongs to the public" garbage. that's crap and you know it. art is a statement from the artist. it is to be ENJOYED by the public, but it belongs to the creator).
Users get to split the rest amongst themselves, giving them a whopping $7.50. Wow... that's almost the price of a large Chicken Lo Mein!
Go Justice System!
So you're supposed to wink for an hour straight when you watch an episode of Lost?
- "I am a Consumer and I would like to comment on this product"
- "I am the author and I would like to comment on my product"
- "I am the manufacturer and I would like to comment on our product"
A few years ago, it seemed to disapear. I always assumed they got too many fake people pretending to be Stephen King, etc and took the policy away. This new "verifiable" author commenting system is probably better. (And, if it picks up, i'll bet it becomes simply for authors or author's agents to get them enrolled and the program will expand)