I think that 2L isn't nearly enough engrained into the mainstream to deserve all of the hype traditional marketing companies are giving it. There's just not enough of a user-base to support it.
That said, it'll be interesting to see if all of these companies can actually draw users to 2L. Another thing I'm interested to see is whether advertising companies will force Linden Labs to clean up the metaverse. AFAIK there seems to be a lot of 2L that centers around good ol' machinima pr0n.
I would soooo buy one, just so I can stop sucking so bad at Halo 2. It's embarrassing. I don't even have an Xbox and I would seriously consider buying one. I hate playing FPSes on the console...
Bottom line, the biggest problem with the game industry today, to me, are the jaded pundits, not anything else.
So my question is, why are the pundits so jaded? Seems to me if everything is so rosy than the pundits would agree with your analysis.
I think there IS something broken about the gaming industry, I'm not sure what it is, but I don't think video games will be able to entertain the same number of people in the same way that they have been. I don't think the depth of experience is there to keep the same people involved while also reaching out to their kids.
She was torturing her husband until he agreed to revive the pig. He hated Prince Humperdinck vehemenently. Incidentely, one of my favorite lines in the whole movie occurs in this scene.
It starts before the line I quoted above. The head researcher determines that the pig is only mostly dead, which is different from completely dead. If the pig were completely dead, he claimed, there would only be one thing to do. One of the lab assistant asks "What would we do if it were completely dead?" The head researcher answered: "Go through it's pockets for spare change!"
Corny line, I know, but it cracked me up at the time...
... and mostly dead is not the same as completely dead.
Can you imagine the lack of respect these researchers must recieve in certain circles?
Also I wish Wired would have elaborated a bit regarding the ethical issues of suspended animation. Saving people from gunshot wounds, the only example listed in the article, seems like a no-brainer to me.
I really thought the part of the blurb that talked about moving from a group of peers to the intergenerational workplace was specially insightful. As a college student, and as a young person, I feel that my peers too often underestimate the culture gap between themselves and their future employers. Many of my fellow students are mature enough to handle the transition well, but not everyone is as capable.
I think blogging about everything is only a single aspect of the vast differences between today's youth and their parents' generation.
Yeah, but the Wii is supposed to Revolutionize gaming. Or whatever. Point is, I think they need to break with the past, even if it means a slightly higher price at launch.
Good point. If it IS $200 at launch, will that include a single controller only? How much fun is that? What about the pricing on additional controllers? Nintendo is working hard on showing off the Wii as a good "party-game" system, it's part of their whole method of revolutionizing gaming. I think they will be shooting themselves in the foot if the Wii ships with one controller, even if it is $200. Talk about screwing the fanboy...
One word: inflation. The price of each and every component used in producing the Wii has increased significantly, not to mention the development costs. I'd be surprised if the Wii launches at $200. Pleasantly surprised, of course, but I doubt it's possible. Also I don't think it makes good business sense even if it is possible - why charge less when you can charge more, when the effect on sales is going to be insignificant? Nintendo should shoot for lowering the price when Super Smash Brothers comes out, early '07. It's a pretty aggressive price-reduction schedule, at least compared to the competition, but I think it's appropriate.
Something else that Nintendo should try is asking 3rd-party game developers to release on the same day as Super Smash Brothers. This would create a lot of hype and spark a second wave of consumers that aren't early adopters but are excited about next-gen.
Nintendo claimed it was targeting the Wii to a wider audience, old people, little kids, so on. Will this title advertised all over Wal-Mart's electronics aisle, and the demos running at Best Buy drive all but the geekiest gamers away? I think Nintendo needs titles like this to avoid being relegated to the casual market only, but I'm wondering how they will market it when they are also trying to sell to non-gamers.
Have you tried reduced-sugar Red Bull? It probably tastes horrible and is really expensive, but maybe it'll help you break the habit... Could be worth a try.
The hardware couldn't produce suitable AI? When have the programmers ever been able to produce suitable AI in the software for a fun co-op? "Robots" and "co-op gameplay" are two words that have yet to mix to produce anything remotely resembling fun games. Good luck to EA.
Side note: what is Apple going to do about the French lawsuit?
I'm glad to see that Mr. Jobs got his way and the labels are forced to continue with the current pricing model. I'd like to see some expanded quality options, however. How does Jobs feel about selling the same song at a higher price if it's higher quality or lossless?
I don't own an iPod, and I still buy my music the old-fashioned way. Well, the kinda old-fashioned way. Involving a shiny disk.
Nope. Do you really think the FBI is going to secret subpeona all your data?
The point is the principle of the matter: left to their own devices, terrorists (and/or the FBI, for that matter) are going to be coming after me, sooner or later. I'm more afraid of the terrorists.
That's why I'm taking these reports with a grain of salt. What the FBI has to do to keep us safe is unfortunate, but probably neccessary. At least for now...
I'll tell you what percentage will bother me: 2,986. That's how many innocent people were killed on September 11th by terrorists.
I love my freedoms. And I think the FBI and the Patriot Act and all that are going overboard in "protecting" me. But I'm not going to forget what they're protecting me from.
You have to find and maintain a balance, and given the threats that US forces are encountering in Iraq and Afghanistan, well, let's just say I'm glad we haven't seen the US stock market lose $1.2 trillion dollars in value in a single week again.
How people are there living in the US? The FBI only issued a little over 3,000 subpeonas. What are the odds that I (or any one of us) had our private info examined this year? I don't think they're high enough to worry about. How many arrests did the FBI make as a result of these warrants? That's the significant question here.
I don't think you give average Joe enough credit. I think the hi-def wars will be won by early adopters, and I don't think average Joe is an early adopter. The early adopters will do a little research. Unfortunately, there isn't much difference between the two formats, so I can't predict what they will do. But I don't think it will be about the name because Joe will come to a decision apart from name, maybe what studio is supporting the format or something like that. I think the outcome is a toss-up at this point...
I really think convergence is the future. It'll take some time, but someday compact cameras will just fade away, and ditto for dedicated mp3 players. I think the main things that are needed are: 1. Better battery life 2. Cheaper devices
3. Better ergonomics/interface, 4. And finally, a different sales model with cell service providers. OTOH all you old-schoolers will be happy to know that in my mind, I still see dedicated cell phones hanging around for a while.
Does anyone know at this point how Microsoft made out on the 360 launch? Also, what about if MS had delayed the launch, what would have happened? Many people (well, mostly Sony fans) think MS rushed the 360 launch and should have waited for HD-DVD.
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I think that 2L isn't nearly enough engrained into the mainstream to deserve all of the hype traditional marketing companies are giving it. There's just not enough of a user-base to support it.
That said, it'll be interesting to see if all of these companies can actually draw users to 2L. Another thing I'm interested to see is whether advertising companies will force Linden Labs to clean up the metaverse. AFAIK there seems to be a lot of 2L that centers around good ol' machinima pr0n.
Ouch! So harsh!!!
I would soooo buy one, just so I can stop sucking so bad at Halo 2. It's embarrassing. I don't even have an Xbox and I would seriously consider buying one. I hate playing FPSes on the console...
... because the people who live in small/medium-sized states, the ones with all the power, would never go for it.
So my question is, why are the pundits so jaded? Seems to me if everything is so rosy than the pundits would agree with your analysis.
I think there IS something broken about the gaming industry, I'm not sure what it is, but I don't think video games will be able to entertain the same number of people in the same way that they have been. I don't think the depth of experience is there to keep the same people involved while also reaching out to their kids.
She was torturing her husband until he agreed to revive the pig. He hated Prince Humperdinck vehemenently. Incidentely, one of my favorite lines in the whole movie occurs in this scene.
It starts before the line I quoted above. The head researcher determines that the pig is only mostly dead, which is different from completely dead. If the pig were completely dead, he claimed, there would only be one thing to do. One of the lab assistant asks "What would we do if it were completely dead?" The head researcher answered: "Go through it's pockets for spare change!"
Corny line, I know, but it cracked me up at the time...
... and mostly dead is not the same as completely dead.
Can you imagine the lack of respect these researchers must recieve in certain circles?
Also I wish Wired would have elaborated a bit regarding the ethical issues of suspended animation. Saving people from gunshot wounds, the only example listed in the article, seems like a no-brainer to me.
Side-scrollers are cool. I've recently been enjoying the new Super Mario Brothers on my younger sibling's new DS Lite, and it looks fantastic.
Even I know this one: RTFM!
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I really thought the part of the blurb that talked about moving from a group of peers to the intergenerational workplace was specially insightful. As a college student, and as a young person, I feel that my peers too often underestimate the culture gap between themselves and their future employers. Many of my fellow students are mature enough to handle the transition well, but not everyone is as capable.
I think blogging about everything is only a single aspect of the vast differences between today's youth and their parents' generation.
Yeah, but the Wii is supposed to Revolutionize gaming. Or whatever. Point is, I think they need to break with the past, even if it means a slightly higher price at launch.
Good point. If it IS $200 at launch, will that include a single controller only? How much fun is that? What about the pricing on additional controllers? Nintendo is working hard on showing off the Wii as a good "party-game" system, it's part of their whole method of revolutionizing gaming. I think they will be shooting themselves in the foot if the Wii ships with one controller, even if it is $200. Talk about screwing the fanboy...
One word: inflation. The price of each and every component used in producing the Wii has increased significantly, not to mention the development costs. I'd be surprised if the Wii launches at $200. Pleasantly surprised, of course, but I doubt it's possible. Also I don't think it makes good business sense even if it is possible - why charge less when you can charge more, when the effect on sales is going to be insignificant? Nintendo should shoot for lowering the price when Super Smash Brothers comes out, early '07. It's a pretty aggressive price-reduction schedule, at least compared to the competition, but I think it's appropriate.
Something else that Nintendo should try is asking 3rd-party game developers to release on the same day as Super Smash Brothers. This would create a lot of hype and spark a second wave of consumers that aren't early adopters but are excited about next-gen.
Malda should have mirrored. Is /. ever going to make an effort to prevent the /. effect?
Nintendo claimed it was targeting the Wii to a wider audience, old people, little kids, so on. Will this title advertised all over Wal-Mart's electronics aisle, and the demos running at Best Buy drive all but the geekiest gamers away?
I think Nintendo needs titles like this to avoid being relegated to the casual market only, but I'm wondering how they will market it when they are also trying to sell to non-gamers.
Have you tried reduced-sugar Red Bull? It probably tastes horrible and is really expensive, but maybe it'll help you break the habit... Could be worth a try.
How can they state that their measurements are more accurate than existing meterological infrastructure?
I mean besides setting up their own measuring stations and... Oh never mind.
The hardware couldn't produce suitable AI? When have the programmers ever been able to produce suitable AI in the software for a fun co-op? "Robots" and "co-op gameplay" are two words that have yet to mix to produce anything remotely resembling fun games. Good luck to EA.
Side note: what is Apple going to do about the French lawsuit?
I'm glad to see that Mr. Jobs got his way and the labels are forced to continue with the current pricing model. I'd like to see some expanded quality options, however. How does Jobs feel about selling the same song at a higher price if it's higher quality or lossless?
I don't own an iPod, and I still buy my music the old-fashioned way. Well, the kinda old-fashioned way. Involving a shiny disk.
Nope. Do you really think the FBI is going to secret subpeona all your data?
The point is the principle of the matter: left to their own devices, terrorists (and/or the FBI, for that matter) are going to be coming after me, sooner or later. I'm more afraid of the terrorists.
That's why I'm taking these reports with a grain of salt. What the FBI has to do to keep us safe is unfortunate, but probably neccessary. At least for now...
I'll tell you what percentage will bother me: 2,986. That's how many innocent people were killed on September 11th by terrorists.
I love my freedoms. And I think the FBI and the Patriot Act and all that are going overboard in "protecting" me. But I'm not going to forget what they're protecting me from.
You have to find and maintain a balance, and given the threats that US forces are encountering in Iraq and Afghanistan, well, let's just say I'm glad we haven't seen the US stock market lose $1.2 trillion dollars in value in a single week again.
How people are there living in the US? The FBI only issued a little over 3,000 subpeonas. What are the odds that I (or any one of us) had our private info examined this year? I don't think they're high enough to worry about. How many arrests did the FBI make as a result of these warrants? That's the significant question here.
I don't think you give average Joe enough credit. I think the hi-def wars will be won by early adopters, and I don't think average Joe is an early adopter. The early adopters will do a little research. Unfortunately, there isn't much difference between the two formats, so I can't predict what they will do. But I don't think it will be about the name because Joe will come to a decision apart from name, maybe what studio is supporting the format or something like that. I think the outcome is a toss-up at this point...
I really think convergence is the future. It'll take some time, but someday compact cameras will just fade away, and ditto for dedicated mp3 players. I think the main things that are needed are:
1. Better battery life
2. Cheaper devices
3. Better ergonomics/interface,
4. And finally, a different sales model with cell service providers.
OTOH all you old-schoolers will be happy to know that in my mind, I still see dedicated cell phones hanging around for a while.
Does anyone know at this point how Microsoft made out on the 360 launch? Also, what about if MS had delayed the launch, what would have happened? Many people (well, mostly Sony fans) think MS rushed the 360 launch and should have waited for HD-DVD.