Give innovation a try. Change some things up, think of some new things, make some things that may grab a new niche, make somethings that are more of a niche attractive to new people.
Nintendo may or may not have success with the Revolution. At least it opens the possibility of something brand new that hasn't been seen in home console gaming before. While the X-box and PS3 too have a chance for innovation the Revolution just appears the most likely for it at this time. However it's hard to say what is over the horizon. Maybe a new console, something completely new and different. Only time will tell.
Seeing as how I've lived in Germany for the past 3 years this actually doesn't surprise me at all. While it's a beautiful country which I've really enjoyed exploring (not to mention great beer), it's got some pretty f#cked up laws and business practices.
Well it's something but what about people who are on dial-up or have no Internet access at all? Not everyone out there who owns a computer has screaming-fast broadband. I didn't RTFA (I know, shocking) but I hope they plan on offering the content some other way for those people.
I did a little surfing real quick, curious in just how bad this movie might actually be. It's worse than I could have imagined. Boll is already talking about a sequel of this movie (which I'm sure is going to be a classic) that will be set in the Wild West.
... you think that the movie industry would learn their lesson. They bitch about low profits and declining audience attendance and then they release pure, total crap. No kidding sales are down. No one wants to see pure garbage like this.
Find better directors, make better movies, get some original ideas and poof, better profits.
I loved Soul Calibur when it was in the arcade. I spent A LOTE of money playing Soul Calibur. Then one day I realized I'd save money by buying a Dreamcast and Soul Calibur. I saved a lot of money and got to play SC whenever I wanted.
Arcades are expensive. And I can't remember the last time I saw a game at an arcade I had to play. Maybe the Star Wars arcade game. That was pretty fun. But still, one game. Big deal. I get better gaming experiences hanging out with friends at someone's home playing HALO or Smash Bros. or something like that. Or I'll go online and do that. Arcades were great back in the day but they're being replaced. It happens.
I've been using Wikipedia a lot lately. Some of it for work related items but mostly because I'm so freakin' bored at work. Nothing like spending five hours reading random articles. Lots of interesting stuff out there. Anyway, I just tossed them $25. Well spent money in my opinion. Whenever I need information on something I will either turn to Google or Wikipedia or both to get the answer I need. It is definitely something that is worth spending a few bucks a year to keep on the net. Hopefully they raise the money they need to keep going.
The US government wants to make sure that, if you join their ranks, they know more about you than anybody else.
That's for sure. When I joined the military there were a lot of questions asked about my background and all. And then there was amount iformation I had (and soon have to do again) to remember or find out and give them for my security clearance. And they followed up with references and friends and family.
They definitely do their research to make sure that they know everything than can about your background before they trust you.
I had a similar experience. The first time I ever played Crazy Taxi was at a local arcade. The machine was one where you sat at it, with a wheel, shifter, brake and gas pedals. I must have played for 3 hours and a lot of money. Having spent all my money I left the arcade, hopped in my car and almost got myself and a few friends killed speeding through the parking lot almost attempting a crazy drift.
Realizing I was more than likely going to cause an accident I took a moment to recompose myself for the real world and went on my merry way. But for a second there I was definitely a danger to myself and others.
Far more important to the future of gaming than HD is innovation. Something seriously lacking today. While Nintendo has done some good with DS and possibly the Revolution, Nintendo is just one company. There are many more out there, many of them putting out sequel after sequel after movie licensed game after updated sports roster after clone of some other company's game.
If there isn't more innovation people are going to get bored and stop playing.
Don't like it, send them an e-mail. Inform them that the reason you use Google due to the lack of obtrusive, flashy ads. If enough geeks speak out, Google might actually take a hint.
Do we really still want to have so many forces away from home for another three years?
No, we really don't want that. But it'll probably be so to some extent. And who's to say where they will be next. There is no way that Iraq will be the last place that the US Army will ever have to fight. Iran, North Korea, China, Syria, Canada, Cuba, where ever. There will be conflicts in the future and our Army needs to be ready to face their opponents with the best equipment and training they can have.
That being said, I am far from a gung-ho military member. I'm currently deployed to the Middle East and I for one hope that this conflict is quickly done and over with.
I'm in the military so I defintely do not agree. I know several people in the Army and would like to see them have the best protection possible. Why shouldn't they?
Due to the nature of their job who is going to get shot at more, the Army or police? Obviously it's the Army. So why shouldn't they get this armor?
The controller seams kind of cool, but more of a gimmick than functional.
A lot of people called the DS a gimmick but it has faired very well. Selling a lot of systems and creating a fun handheld with a lot of potential that is being taken advantage of. And I"m sure there's a lot more on the way.
I don't worry about the Revolution being a gimmick. It's innovation. It'll open up whole new possiblities in console gaming. Also having a system only two to three times more powerful is enough. Flashy graphics only get a system and its games only so far. I am not worried about the Revolution at all. While it might not outsell the PS3 I am pretty confident that Nintendo will turn a nice profit off of it and those of us who embrace the Revolution will be thrilled with endless hours of fun gameplay.
I'm looking forward to the Revolution and all but I give this announcement a big... Meh. I'm looking forward to details of the Revolution and all but why start hyping it 5 months out?
I don't know what's up lately with video game news, not just here but all over the net but it seems like sites are trying to do their best to crank out as many announcements, opinions, and predictions as possible. Each site trying to out do the other.
Yeah but I'm going to take a quality over quantity approach. Sure there's a lot of games coming out but how many are original and fun? How many are rehashes and sequals. How many are the same game under a different name? How many are games that were released 20 years ago and are being sold to suckers feeling a little nostalgia?
... I married a gamer. We play games together. Stuff on the Mario Kart, Smash Bros., WoW, and a bunch of other games. And when I get involved in a single player game she understands. She gets addicted too sometimes.
Meeting a gamer wasn't something I was specifically looking for but it's worked out great.
Oh noes... a system that's near the end of its life is not selling as well any more. No kidding. At this point if I didn't have a GC at this point I'd probably be holding off for a Revolution which will have full backward compatability.
Sure, why not? When the RIAA sues people for sharing songs online they sue for a ridiculous amount of money per song. It's only appropriate that they are on the other end of it for a change. $100,000 sounds good to me.
One thing I was worried about was that this story would get mostly buried and that word of this would not get out to many people. I've tried explaining the Sony rootkit and DRM in general to a couple co-workers the other day and it didn't go so well. To them it's too technical and so they don't care. Even when I tried to re-explain it less technically they lost interest right away.
Well today I felt a bit better about the situation. First my wife asked me about it which surprised me. She hasn't shown much interest in stuff like this in the past. And then a little later on when I went over to Stars and Stripes to read todays news they had a story about the rootkit and that they are pulling them out of the BX/PX's.
The more word of this gets out the more DRM will come to light. Eventually most people will know how bad DRM is and maybe, just maybe Sony and the rest will start to feel some pressure to stop trying to push it on us.
I have an Xbox, when I go to my local BestBuy there are three times as many games for the Playstation
I've always felt Sony followed the quantity over quality approach. Especially when the Playstation One was out. Sure they had some great games but there were a lot of other that were pure crap. More so than the other systems. I think Sony just wanted to get as many out as possible so that when people went to the store, saw all the games that Sony offered compaired to Nintendo it'd be a reason for a person to pick up a PS instead. That carried over to the PS2. It's mostly crap with a few good titles mixed in.
Off topic but oh well...
Thanks to your comment I checked out the TW website, listened to the MP3s there and ordered the CD. I wanted to say thanks for drawing my attention to them.
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Nintendo may or may not have success with the Revolution. At least it opens the possibility of something brand new that hasn't been seen in home console gaming before. While the X-box and PS3 too have a chance for innovation the Revolution just appears the most likely for it at this time. However it's hard to say what is over the horizon. Maybe a new console, something completely new and different. Only time will tell.
Seeing as how I've lived in Germany for the past 3 years this actually doesn't surprise me at all. While it's a beautiful country which I've really enjoyed exploring (not to mention great beer), it's got some pretty f#cked up laws and business practices.
Well it's something but what about people who are on dial-up or have no Internet access at all? Not everyone out there who owns a computer has screaming-fast broadband. I didn't RTFA (I know, shocking) but I hope they plan on offering the content some other way for those people.
A little info here. Not sure how accurate the info is though.
Find better directors, make better movies, get some original ideas and poof, better profits.
Arcades are expensive. And I can't remember the last time I saw a game at an arcade I had to play. Maybe the Star Wars arcade game. That was pretty fun. But still, one game. Big deal. I get better gaming experiences hanging out with friends at someone's home playing HALO or Smash Bros. or something like that. Or I'll go online and do that. Arcades were great back in the day but they're being replaced. It happens.
... join the Air Force, get the same GI Bill and have a lot better chance of not getting shot at.
I've been using Wikipedia a lot lately. Some of it for work related items but mostly because I'm so freakin' bored at work. Nothing like spending five hours reading random articles. Lots of interesting stuff out there. Anyway, I just tossed them $25. Well spent money in my opinion. Whenever I need information on something I will either turn to Google or Wikipedia or both to get the answer I need. It is definitely something that is worth spending a few bucks a year to keep on the net. Hopefully they raise the money they need to keep going.
That's for sure. When I joined the military there were a lot of questions asked about my background and all. And then there was amount iformation I had (and soon have to do again) to remember or find out and give them for my security clearance. And they followed up with references and friends and family.
They definitely do their research to make sure that they know everything than can about your background before they trust you.
I'll believe it when I see it. These tech predictions rarely seem to happen when people think.
Realizing I was more than likely going to cause an accident I took a moment to recompose myself for the real world and went on my merry way. But for a second there I was definitely a danger to myself and others.
If there isn't more innovation people are going to get bored and stop playing.
Don't like it, send them an e-mail. Inform them that the reason you use Google due to the lack of obtrusive, flashy ads. If enough geeks speak out, Google might actually take a hint.
No, we really don't want that. But it'll probably be so to some extent. And who's to say where they will be next. There is no way that Iraq will be the last place that the US Army will ever have to fight. Iran, North Korea, China, Syria, Canada, Cuba, where ever. There will be conflicts in the future and our Army needs to be ready to face their opponents with the best equipment and training they can have.
That being said, I am far from a gung-ho military member. I'm currently deployed to the Middle East and I for one hope that this conflict is quickly done and over with.
Due to the nature of their job who is going to get shot at more, the Army or police? Obviously it's the Army. So why shouldn't they get this armor?
A lot of people called the DS a gimmick but it has faired very well. Selling a lot of systems and creating a fun handheld with a lot of potential that is being taken advantage of. And I"m sure there's a lot more on the way.
I don't worry about the Revolution being a gimmick. It's innovation. It'll open up whole new possiblities in console gaming. Also having a system only two to three times more powerful is enough. Flashy graphics only get a system and its games only so far. I am not worried about the Revolution at all. While it might not outsell the PS3 I am pretty confident that Nintendo will turn a nice profit off of it and those of us who embrace the Revolution will be thrilled with endless hours of fun gameplay.
Picaso never embedded a Wendy's ad in a painting.
Oh yeah, well this is considered art.
I don't know what's up lately with video game news, not just here but all over the net but it seems like sites are trying to do their best to crank out as many announcements, opinions, and predictions as possible. Each site trying to out do the other.
Yeah but I'm going to take a quality over quantity approach. Sure there's a lot of games coming out but how many are original and fun? How many are rehashes and sequals. How many are the same game under a different name? How many are games that were released 20 years ago and are being sold to suckers feeling a little nostalgia?
Meeting a gamer wasn't something I was specifically looking for but it's worked out great.
Oh noes... a system that's near the end of its life is not selling as well any more. No kidding. At this point if I didn't have a GC at this point I'd probably be holding off for a Revolution which will have full backward compatability.
Sure, why not? When the RIAA sues people for sharing songs online they sue for a ridiculous amount of money per song. It's only appropriate that they are on the other end of it for a change. $100,000 sounds good to me.
Well today I felt a bit better about the situation. First my wife asked me about it which surprised me. She hasn't shown much interest in stuff like this in the past. And then a little later on when I went over to Stars and Stripes to read todays news they had a story about the rootkit and that they are pulling them out of the BX/PX's.
The more word of this gets out the more DRM will come to light. Eventually most people will know how bad DRM is and maybe, just maybe Sony and the rest will start to feel some pressure to stop trying to push it on us.
I've always felt Sony followed the quantity over quality approach. Especially when the Playstation One was out. Sure they had some great games but there were a lot of other that were pure crap. More so than the other systems. I think Sony just wanted to get as many out as possible so that when people went to the store, saw all the games that Sony offered compaired to Nintendo it'd be a reason for a person to pick up a PS instead. That carried over to the PS2. It's mostly crap with a few good titles mixed in.
Off topic but oh well... Thanks to your comment I checked out the TW website, listened to the MP3s there and ordered the CD. I wanted to say thanks for drawing my attention to them.