Look at the specs of BF2. They state, basically, if you haven't upgraded your computer in about 2 years, you cannot play this game. If you have current generation hardware, it's going to kick some serious ass in the visuals department. If not, it's still gonna be fun, but not as pretty.
They are rewarding those with good hardware.
Nindendo is basically saying, nah, you can use you're old tnt riva to play our games.
"The problem with nanotechnology is that we don't really understand why much of it works, and we don't have any idea how the special properties it has will affect our bodies."
Now let's see what happens when we secretly replace the word nanotechnology with eating fruit.
"The problem with eating fruit is that we don't really understand why much of it works, and we don't have any idea how the special properties it has will affect our bodies."
Nanotech is the "new" science. New does not immediately equal bad. It needs further research, yes, but most nanotech is just redefining what we already know. Take X and make it smaller. Observe.
Right, but the sale of the used instrument is mostly profit. The margin is going to be higher on a used system than a new one.
We probably make $15K on a new system sale, but could make up to double that on a used.
That's what I was thinking as I read the parent - sure, sex is all of those things...but sex isn't about doing 12 different positions, reading the Kama Sutra, lighting incense, etc.
Do what's right at the time...are you fucking? Are you making love? There is no such thing as a "gross" sexual activity between two consenting adults.
Since I work in sales for a scientific instrument company, I feel justified in responding. When my/a company sells used hardware, that second sale is almost all profit.
In our case, we sell a system for $50K. We accept a return for, say, a 10% discount on a new system. Then we sell the refurbished product for $35K...
All that's happened is the margin on the new system is decreased a bit. Any sale of the refurbished instrument is just gravy.
I'll have to back you up on that as well - I have a 9500 pro and it does fine at every game that's come out lately. Doom3 included. Sure, I was on "medium" but it still looked pretty sweet.
I think I am on the verge of investing in a new card for Battlefield 2. No clue what to get though...and it will have to be AGP...
You're right. Nintendo is "losing" the console wars. Well, at least the ones you plug into your tv.
"The flaw: they include handheld gaming devices in the statistics which neither competitor was a player in during 2004."
So what? The article is talking about total dollar value of product sold. The comparison is by company (or gaming division in a company for Sony and MS), not product.
There were some iffy points in there, but overall a fiarly well written piece. I look forward to the other sections. Regardless of market share, it's known that Nintendo doesn't lose money on hardware and has much loot in the bank. They aren't going anywhere...
When the PS2 launched in Japan, I believe it was the cheapest DVD player on the market. It is very likely that the PS2 had a lot to do with DVD popularity in Japan.
Note: I am a Nintendo fanboy, so don't think I'm biased on this. I picked that nugget up from Icons on G4.
"If anyone started making games which are outright hostile to newbies, that genre would dwindle and die."
See: fighting games. Sure, most games can easily be button mashers - and going against someone on the same level can be fun, but you will always lose to someone who mastered the controls.
I'm a fairly technical guy. I work in the scientific instruments industry. I build my own computers.
If Microsoft said: "Look! Here is a next gen console that will allow you to not only play some decent games, but let you and your girlfriend get on the internet using your nice 50" dlp without lugging the PC into the living room!" it would be a selling point for me. The only cons would be possibly paying a monthly subscription fee and having to purchase a $20 keyboard + mouse set for $60 since it has some special plug.
The older I get, the less hassle I want in life. A modded XBox sounds really cool! But the reality is that I'm not going to invest the start-up time to figure out what mod-chip to buy, what os to install, and where to dl all this crap.
Excellent point that is rarely mentioned - Nintendo is staffed by very smart people. They have to be aware of what genres are popular...yet they continue to crank out mario games, zelda, metroid, etc. Why? Because there is a market for that stuff not being addressed!
I guess it depends on what kind of deathmatch you are talking about.
To me, the basic, every man for himself, kind of DM is pretty boring. I do like team deathmatch - even if you don't know the other players, at least you can kind of work together.
The *best* (imo) are games like the Battlefield series, especially when you are plugged into ventrilo or teamspeak. When you can actually speak with other people and discuss strategy, it transcends a mere game or solo mission. When you have a group of people acting as a unified squad, each aware of the other's actions, it's completely engrossing!
When I look at console gaming, I can see where it is hopefully heading. Everyone running the same hardware, essentially the same IO tools, no hacks...even better, no futzing around with patches, settings, conflicts, etc etc. I'm not likely to step away from my PC anytime soon....but the next generation of consoles is going to be interesting to watch. I hope Nintendo gets it right...
Obviously you didn't write this but, I would like to make a small correction.
The word "geek" was used a long, long time ago (think 1800's) in the circus sideshows to describe someone who would bite the heads off chickens and snakes (etc).
"Of course, I generally stop playing MMOGs in category three for a completely different reason: they get too hard. I find this especially annoying in single player games which have good story (like Simpsons: Hit & Run). Why do they have to keep making it harder? I don't want a "challenge" I want to have *fun*. "
Man, isn't that the truth. I forgot where I left off (I think I was playing as Marge) but I just gave up. I'll probably break out the gameshark to cheat my way through, but the game quickly went from "hey, that's fun/neat" to "i bet I can throw my wavebird through the tv and into the wall".
Right now I'm at the end of Paper Mario 2 - it's just the right level of difficulty. You need to use a little strategy, you could die, but it's not likely. I've probably died...5 times the whole time I've been playing.
I have a limited amount of time to play games - I do not want to play the same level/mission over 50 times to get it right. This is also why a game like WoW sounds good to me. Although, in reality, the next big game for me is Battlefield 2...and RE4 when it becomes bargain bin fodder.
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Look at the specs of BF2. They state, basically, if you haven't upgraded your computer in about 2 years, you cannot play this game. If you have current generation hardware, it's going to kick some serious ass in the visuals department. If not, it's still gonna be fun, but not as pretty.
They are rewarding those with good hardware.
Nindendo is basically saying, nah, you can use you're old tnt riva to play our games.
I had a friend of mine spend the weekend with me. She laughed at my 50" dlp and said it was excessive. Then I turned on HD.
Her response was "holy shit, I expected it to be pretty good...but that's amazing".
I will buy a revolution, but it looks like I'll be getting one of the other two to play HD games.
Bad move Nintendo - you just eliminated all multi-platform game sales on your console for those that own a HDTV.
"The problem with nanotechnology is that we don't really understand why much of it works, and we don't have any idea how the special properties it has will affect our bodies."
Now let's see what happens when we secretly replace the word nanotechnology with eating fruit.
"The problem with eating fruit is that we don't really understand why much of it works, and we don't have any idea how the special properties it has will affect our bodies."
Nanotech is the "new" science. New does not immediately equal bad. It needs further research, yes, but most nanotech is just redefining what we already know. Take X and make it smaller. Observe.
Right, but the sale of the used instrument is mostly profit. The margin is going to be higher on a used system than a new one. We probably make $15K on a new system sale, but could make up to double that on a used.
I wish I could mod you up.
That's what I was thinking as I read the parent - sure, sex is all of those things...but sex isn't about doing 12 different positions, reading the Kama Sutra, lighting incense, etc.
Do what's right at the time...are you fucking? Are you making love? There is no such thing as a "gross" sexual activity between two consenting adults.
Really?
I think it's pretty self explanatory - you cum when the guy in the movie does...and it's like you're in the movie.
Since I work in sales for a scientific instrument company, I feel justified in responding. When my/a company sells used hardware, that second sale is almost all profit.
In our case, we sell a system for $50K. We accept a return for, say, a 10% discount on a new system. Then we sell the refurbished product for $35K...
All that's happened is the margin on the new system is decreased a bit. Any sale of the refurbished instrument is just gravy.
I'll have to back you up on that as well - I have a 9500 pro and it does fine at every game that's come out lately. Doom3 included. Sure, I was on "medium" but it still looked pretty sweet.
I think I am on the verge of investing in a new card for Battlefield 2. No clue what to get though...and it will have to be AGP...
Hey now, I have one of those obscenely expensive HDTV's in my living room - and I bought it to:
a) watch movies
b) play games
and I plan on using it for the Revolution!
(although didn't I read they arent supporting high def...wtf!?!)
You're right. Nintendo is "losing" the console wars. Well, at least the ones you plug into your tv.
"The flaw: they include handheld gaming devices in the statistics which neither competitor was a player in during 2004."
So what? The article is talking about total dollar value of product sold. The comparison is by company (or gaming division in a company for Sony and MS), not product.
There were some iffy points in there, but overall a fiarly well written piece. I look forward to the other sections. Regardless of market share, it's known that Nintendo doesn't lose money on hardware and has much loot in the bank. They aren't going anywhere...
I wish I could mod you up!
When the PS2 launched in Japan, I believe it was the cheapest DVD player on the market. It is very likely that the PS2 had a lot to do with DVD popularity in Japan.
Note: I am a Nintendo fanboy, so don't think I'm biased on this. I picked that nugget up from Icons on G4.
"If anyone started making games which are outright hostile to newbies, that genre would dwindle and die." See: fighting games. Sure, most games can easily be button mashers - and going against someone on the same level can be fun, but you will always lose to someone who mastered the controls.
250 is really not that much space these days.
I'm a fairly technical guy. I work in the scientific instruments industry. I build my own computers.
If Microsoft said: "Look! Here is a next gen console that will allow you to not only play some decent games, but let you and your girlfriend get on the internet using your nice 50" dlp without lugging the PC into the living room!" it would be a selling point for me. The only cons would be possibly paying a monthly subscription fee and having to purchase a $20 keyboard + mouse set for $60 since it has some special plug.
The older I get, the less hassle I want in life. A modded XBox sounds really cool! But the reality is that I'm not going to invest the start-up time to figure out what mod-chip to buy, what os to install, and where to dl all this crap.
I wish I had mod points...
Excellent point that is rarely mentioned - Nintendo is staffed by very smart people. They have to be aware of what genres are popular...yet they continue to crank out mario games, zelda, metroid, etc. Why? Because there is a market for that stuff not being addressed!
As others have said, this isn't the first game for the Animaniacs.
i maniacs for all the gory details.
See: http://www.gamefaqs.com/search/index.html?game=An
I think this game will follow the trend of other Animaniac titles - no one will care.
Well, I enjoy paintball....does that count? :)
Nothing like getting shot and having it hurt like hell to remind you how you f'ed up.
I guess it depends on what kind of deathmatch you are talking about.
To me, the basic, every man for himself, kind of DM is pretty boring. I do like team deathmatch - even if you don't know the other players, at least you can kind of work together.
The *best* (imo) are games like the Battlefield series, especially when you are plugged into ventrilo or teamspeak. When you can actually speak with other people and discuss strategy, it transcends a mere game or solo mission. When you have a group of people acting as a unified squad, each aware of the other's actions, it's completely engrossing!
When I look at console gaming, I can see where it is hopefully heading. Everyone running the same hardware, essentially the same IO tools, no hacks...even better, no futzing around with patches, settings, conflicts, etc etc. I'm not likely to step away from my PC anytime soon....but the next generation of consoles is going to be interesting to watch. I hope Nintendo gets it right...
Thank you for posting that. I was going to say the same thing - as I was reading it, I though: "oh, so they will support it till 2010 then??"
Obviously you didn't write this but, I would like to make a small correction.
The word "geek" was used a long, long time ago (think 1800's) in the circus sideshows to describe someone who would bite the heads off chickens and snakes (etc).
"Of course, I generally stop playing MMOGs in category three for a completely different reason: they get too hard. I find this especially annoying in single player games which have good story (like Simpsons: Hit & Run). Why do they have to keep making it harder? I don't want a "challenge" I want to have *fun*. "
Man, isn't that the truth. I forgot where I left off (I think I was playing as Marge) but I just gave up. I'll probably break out the gameshark to cheat my way through, but the game quickly went from "hey, that's fun/neat" to "i bet I can throw my wavebird through the tv and into the wall".
Right now I'm at the end of Paper Mario 2 - it's just the right level of difficulty. You need to use a little strategy, you could die, but it's not likely. I've probably died...5 times the whole time I've been playing.
I have a limited amount of time to play games - I do not want to play the same level/mission over 50 times to get it right. This is also why a game like WoW sounds good to me. Although, in reality, the next big game for me is Battlefield 2...and RE4 when it becomes bargain bin fodder.
The Dr. Who themesong was re-vamped by the (now defunct) UK techno group Orbital. Check it out.
I have no idea if that's what they are using for the new version, but it was really cool hearing them perform that track live.
I wonder if they will show the new Who on BBC America...
Dude, you're crazy.
Think: low maintenence.
Of course, give it 8 years or so, and next thing you know you own a house together.
so.....hrm, $350K.