Adults don't typically play with dolls, or toy trucks, or read children's books either. By your standards, they're just insecure teenages with self confidence issues... Not that I don't agree with the rest of your post, but I just thought that I'd point out that Harry Potter, a children's book, has sold millions of copies to young and old alike. And, as a disclaimer, I also own Elebits in addition to Zelda and Rayman. But I do agree with most of what you say. The old addage applies, "the only difference between men and boys is the price of their toys." I may not play with toy trucks anymore, but I definitely drive one!
Since I don't have a fax, sometimes I get a scan of a document by email, as brokers, for instace, ask me to sign and send it back, to have a signed document on file. Its funny. I didn't know that they'd ever step into this realm, but I occasionally get spam on my FAX at work. Mostly spam for refinancing my home or getting a lower interest rate, but spam nonetheless.
By contrast, I never get spam at my work e-mail address, because it isn't published online. The only people who have my address are those I've given business cards to or anyone I've actually done business with. I'm sure that wont last.
Why should it matter that you didn't actually sell crack -- it's plainly your fault for keeping such an insecure home. Except that in this case, you don't take the Vegas vacation. You were home the whole time. This crack dealer picked your lock and made a master key, dispensed drugs in every nook and cranny of your house, and then told all of his crackhead friends that your house was where to get their fix. They come in to your house with spare keys that he had made for them at Home Depot, and pick up some crack. The cops then find out that your house was where everyone was getting this crack from.
Maybe you were asleep, or playing a solitaire at the kitchen table, or maybe doing your taxes in the office. but you're home the whole time. Not that you're any more liable than in your example, but the fact is the crack is being hidden somewhere in your house the whole time.
The only people wondering that are the pasty guys glued to their TVs. Everyone else knows the difference between live and Memorex.
Yep. The difference between live and Memorex is that my HDTV costs the same as season tickets to my favorite football team, and I don't have to pay to fly all over the country to watch them every Sunday. Plus, the beer is cheaper at home, too!
Show your passport or another form of ID (military, etc.) which is recognized elsewhere (e.g., a liquor store).
I once attempted to show my passport at a bar when I had a temporary (paper, not very official looking) license when I moved to a new state. Despite being 23, and a passport being a legally recognized document that is much harder to fake than a driver's license, they refused to accept it. It does verifies my age, but it wasn't a driver's license and they wouldn't take it. These were actual police officers checking ID at the door, as well! I would have expected it from some punk kid who's job it was to man the door, but not from police officers.
Of course, at this same bar another time, they wouldn't let a friend of mine in because his driver's license had expired. His license (Indiana) expires on your 21st birthday, and he was out on the town trying to enjoy his first beer in a bar. I fail to understand how an expired (that day) license is not valid as far as providing proof of age. Maybe an expired license is bad if you're driving a car, but not if you're just trying to get a beer.
Really? Because I was under the impression that we were currently in the 7th generation of consoles. Your assertion that we are in the third generation seems to point to the fact that you've only ever played Sony systems to begin with, as Sony is currently entering its 3rd generation. Even the Xbox is only in its 2nd generation. Nintendo is entering its 5th console generation, and there were at least two other generations of consoles before Nintendo entered the fold.
No one is trying to convince you that the hardware is better than Sony's or Microsoft's, just that the Wii will be capable of living up to many gamer's expectations of fun.
I think that the difference here is that this is the first time we're hearing about these 'useless bells and whistles' from Nintendo. Sony and MS seem to be pushing the fact that their console can also be used as, say, an easy-bake oven or something like that, as if its the feature to die for, completely ignoring the fact that it just happpens to be a game system, too.
I think its good that these things are included, like you say, but its more like icing on the cake rather than the cake itself. Remember, we're buying a console not a media center.
My Super NES at launch came with two controllers and a game for $199. Not that I don't think the Wii will be $250 with Wii sports, because it probably will, but just citing a previous example.
According to that same press release, isn't it $215 USD in Japan?
I don't know, I can't read that one you linked. But that's what Joystiq said. Sounds like if their's is cheaper than ours, the cost of the game is mitigated.
They refuse to meet some previously set release date if the product is not the best that they can do. Blizzard is infamous for pushing back release dates (the only company that comes to mind when I'm waiting for such-and-such game to come out). It always pisses me off at the time, but the product is nearly flawless when it comes out.
Actually, what comes to mind first is Nintendo. Now that you mention it, yeah, Blizzard games get pushed back. But Nintendo is always first to mind when it comes to release dates. And, for what its worth, I still play Starcraft even though its 8+ years old, which is a testament to how their strategy works.
I think that was the point. People cannot afford not only the $1500 tickets, but also the $8 beers to go with the tickets, so they stay at home where the beer is cheaper and hopefully the game or event is being freely broadcast on local networks.
Yes, both systems are scheduled to be on the shelves by at least November 2006. PS3 has a Japan launch date of November 11th, and Wii is confirmed for fourth quarter 2006.
Like the other two replies stated, the N64 sold at $200. But the point I want to make is, why do people continue to insist they saw it for $300? I remember getting mine for $200. When I was 12, I didn't have $300, so I know I wouldn't have bought it otherwise.
Either way, the N64 launched with some fantastic games. Super Mario 64 was literally off the shelves for weeks. The argument here is that PS3 is not only going to cost $600, but that nothing worthwhile will accompany it on launch day. Unless some fantastic new game is announced between now and November, many people simply don't see a reason to buy it opening day.
What Sony needs are a couple of games that really stand out, and that are guaranteed for launch. Over the next six months, an elite set of PS3 launch titles will begin to emerge that puts the product back on the radar of all those people you just know will be lining up on PS3 day.
What, like the titles announced for the Wii? Or titles that are currently coming out for the 360? This entire piece read like a fanboy article in favor of Sony. Not just a pro-Sony article, but a fanboy's glossy-eyed stare. The only concrete evidence given for why the author thinks the PS3 will win out or at least do well is because he wants it to. Hell, the Wii is also six months out, but consumers aren't waiting for its elite list of games, because those games are already announced.
Also, his 18-month claim seems to backfire for him. He claims that Sony won E3 2005, but then goes on to say that 18-months later the real E3 champion is realized? I hate to break it to him, but 18-months after E3 2005 is PS3 launch day, and if Sony wasn't the real winner a year ago, who will be the real winner in November 2006?
Nintendo isn't a consideration because I sometimes like to play games that DO NOT look like an anime comic book or a child's cartoon.
That is a weak argument, because most Nintendo games do not look like anime comic books or children's cartoons, and even if they did there would be plenty others that don't which you could buy. And getting "nickeled and dimed" for upgrades isn't even a requirement, because you already bought the game, like you said. I'm sure that PS3's online system will offer for-pay downloads just like Live does, regardless if the online service is free for multiplayer. Either way, a few nickels and dimes wont add up to the extra few hundred dollar premium of the PS3 over the Xbox and Wii... But since you're swayed by new-fangled chip thingies, then I understand why you'd want to get a PS3.
As for drawing attention away from Wii. Sony wants Nintendo to kick Microsoft's ass. Sony hopes that every single person who decides that the PS3 is too expensive will buy a Wii... I promise. And then later buy a PS3 when they're cheaper to buy and cheaper to produce.
While I'm sure that is what Sony wants, but is that what Sony is going to get? I know people who already have an Xbox360, and people who plan on getting a Wii to compliment it, and not even considering the expensive PS3. If anything, those who haven't bought one yet will buy an XBox and a Wii in the fall when all three are out, and presumably when the Xbox drops in price. The price of 360 + Wii almost equals PS3.
[It wont be long until...] We see this real time in sports games, for instant replays or "what if" scenarios.
We already see that on ESPN, when they do the Maddden NFL replays of key moments in football games. They use the replay abilities of the video game to manipulate the camera angle.
I think that in this context, revival was meant to express a desire to bring the market out of monotony. Even with a game like Nintendogs, the video games market has been one rehash after another. Beloved games like GTA are on their fifth sequel, there are 13 Final Fantasy Games, The most anticipated game on the Xbox is Halo 3, and people can't wait to get their hands on an HD quality PS3 so they can buy re-releases of all their favorite DVDS. The market is in need of a revival, which he thinks the new Nintendo controller can deliver. Whether or not Nintendo can deliver fresh content on their new system has yet to be seen, but the least we can do is hope.
The Confederacy (and by extension, the Civil War) was not formed to defend the right of slavery by any means. The primary goal of the Confederate states was to protect States Rights, and to minimize the control the Federal government had on the State government. Although their constitution specifically allowed slavery, international slave trade was banned. You, however, already made the point that of all Americans that joined the Confederacy, not all owned slaves.
I have been using Wordpress for almost two years, and every version update adds the features that I want to see. Version 2.0 looks like it already has several new features I never even thought of, like updating the control panel to be slicker and faster. These features will only serve to make Wordpress more valuable to my website. I look forward to installing it later. And, as some users have already pointed out, its open source and fully editable. So if you want to include support for your favorite DB, why don't you go out and do just that? Most webhosts already offer support for MySQL, so I don't see a problem offering this out-of-the-box solution with that backend.
I have been using Wordpress for almost two years, and every version update adds the features that I want to see. Version 2.0 looks like it already has several new features I never even thought of, like updating the control panel to be slicker and faster. These features will only serve to make Wordpress more valuable to my website. I look forward to installing it later. And, as some users have already pointed out, its open source and fully editable. So if you want to include support for your favorite DB, why don't you go out and do just that?
If we had to pick an annoyance, it's that you can't seem to bring up the program guide or navigate the menu without stopping the live TV or recording that you're watching. TiVo plays the current TV program in the background, and MCE plays it in a small window in the lower left. We didn't miss it until it was gone."
I also use SageTV, and I have fullscreen video at all times. Shifting through menus, TV Guide, settings, everything has the fullscreen video playing in the background. Its a simple setting that can be changed by setting the video to display "background". The article did, however, get it right when they said that SageTV lets you change almost everything. Nearly every setting in the program is editable either from the program or from the properties files.
SageTV also has version 3.0 coming out (which runs on Linux, too) that updates the UI and other features. I can't help but get the feeling that the authors of the article were out to hype up MCE and TiVo without taking the time to realize the full potential of software PVR.
I'm in my final year of an Electrical Engineering degree at the Best Engineering undergraduate school in the country, Rose-Hulman. If this were true, and businesses are finding hard to recruit engineering grads, then you'd think I'd have corporate recruiters banging down my door offering me huge salaries.
If you know of someone who needs a hard-working, dedicated Engineer, then send him my name because I know of 400 kids who are going to graduate in May who would love to work for their company.
That room was a lot of fun, because you could do wall-kicks off of the wall for a while. You couldn't get out the same way you came in, but if you did a back-flip over the door you would successfully get out of the room.
And did you get unrestricted access to all the site licenses that we got? (There is a list on the school website, if you'd like to take a look). I guarantee that every penny of that $3000 fee went to good use.
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Maybe you were asleep, or playing a solitaire at the kitchen table, or maybe doing your taxes in the office. but you're home the whole time. Not that you're any more liable than in your example, but the fact is the crack is being hidden somewhere in your house the whole time.
The only people wondering that are the pasty guys glued to their TVs. Everyone else knows the difference between live and Memorex.
Yep. The difference between live and Memorex is that my HDTV costs the same as season tickets to my favorite football team, and I don't have to pay to fly all over the country to watch them every Sunday. Plus, the beer is cheaper at home, too!
Show your passport or another form of ID (military, etc.) which is recognized elsewhere (e.g., a liquor store).
I once attempted to show my passport at a bar when I had a temporary (paper, not very official looking) license when I moved to a new state. Despite being 23, and a passport being a legally recognized document that is much harder to fake than a driver's license, they refused to accept it. It does verifies my age, but it wasn't a driver's license and they wouldn't take it. These were actual police officers checking ID at the door, as well! I would have expected it from some punk kid who's job it was to man the door, but not from police officers.
Of course, at this same bar another time, they wouldn't let a friend of mine in because his driver's license had expired. His license (Indiana) expires on your 21st birthday, and he was out on the town trying to enjoy his first beer in a bar. I fail to understand how an expired (that day) license is not valid as far as providing proof of age. Maybe an expired license is bad if you're driving a car, but not if you're just trying to get a beer.
Really? Because I was under the impression that we were currently in the 7th generation of consoles. Your assertion that we are in the third generation seems to point to the fact that you've only ever played Sony systems to begin with, as Sony is currently entering its 3rd generation. Even the Xbox is only in its 2nd generation. Nintendo is entering its 5th console generation, and there were at least two other generations of consoles before Nintendo entered the fold.
No one is trying to convince you that the hardware is better than Sony's or Microsoft's, just that the Wii will be capable of living up to many gamer's expectations of fun.
I think that the difference here is that this is the first time we're hearing about these 'useless bells and whistles' from Nintendo. Sony and MS seem to be pushing the fact that their console can also be used as, say, an easy-bake oven or something like that, as if its the feature to die for, completely ignoring the fact that it just happpens to be a game system, too.
I think its good that these things are included, like you say, but its more like icing on the cake rather than the cake itself. Remember, we're buying a console not a media center.
My Super NES at launch came with two controllers and a game for $199. Not that I don't think the Wii will be $250 with Wii sports, because it probably will, but just citing a previous example.
According to that same press release, isn't it $215 USD in Japan?
I don't know, I can't read that one you linked. But that's what Joystiq said. Sounds like if their's is cheaper than ours, the cost of the game is mitigated.
I think that was the point. People cannot afford not only the $1500 tickets, but also the $8 beers to go with the tickets, so they stay at home where the beer is cheaper and hopefully the game or event is being freely broadcast on local networks.
Yes, both systems are scheduled to be on the shelves by at least November 2006. PS3 has a Japan launch date of November 11th, and Wii is confirmed for fourth quarter 2006.
Like the other two replies stated, the N64 sold at $200. But the point I want to make is, why do people continue to insist they saw it for $300? I remember getting mine for $200. When I was 12, I didn't have $300, so I know I wouldn't have bought it otherwise.
Either way, the N64 launched with some fantastic games. Super Mario 64 was literally off the shelves for weeks. The argument here is that PS3 is not only going to cost $600, but that nothing worthwhile will accompany it on launch day. Unless some fantastic new game is announced between now and November, many people simply don't see a reason to buy it opening day.
From the Next-Gen article:
What Sony needs are a couple of games that really stand out, and that are guaranteed for launch. Over the next six months, an elite set of PS3 launch titles will begin to emerge that puts the product back on the radar of all those people you just know will be lining up on PS3 day.
What, like the titles announced for the Wii? Or titles that are currently coming out for the 360? This entire piece read like a fanboy article in favor of Sony. Not just a pro-Sony article, but a fanboy's glossy-eyed stare. The only concrete evidence given for why the author thinks the PS3 will win out or at least do well is because he wants it to. Hell, the Wii is also six months out, but consumers aren't waiting for its elite list of games, because those games are already announced.
Also, his 18-month claim seems to backfire for him. He claims that Sony won E3 2005, but then goes on to say that 18-months later the real E3 champion is realized? I hate to break it to him, but 18-months after E3 2005 is PS3 launch day, and if Sony wasn't the real winner a year ago, who will be the real winner in November 2006?
Nintendo isn't a consideration because I sometimes like to play games that DO NOT look like an anime comic book or a child's cartoon.
That is a weak argument, because most Nintendo games do not look like anime comic books or children's cartoons, and even if they did there would be plenty others that don't which you could buy. And getting "nickeled and dimed" for upgrades isn't even a requirement, because you already bought the game, like you said. I'm sure that PS3's online system will offer for-pay downloads just like Live does, regardless if the online service is free for multiplayer. Either way, a few nickels and dimes wont add up to the extra few hundred dollar premium of the PS3 over the Xbox and Wii... But since you're swayed by new-fangled chip thingies, then I understand why you'd want to get a PS3.
As for drawing attention away from Wii. Sony wants Nintendo to kick Microsoft's ass. Sony hopes that every single person who decides that the PS3 is too expensive will buy a Wii... I promise. And then later buy a PS3 when they're cheaper to buy and cheaper to produce.
While I'm sure that is what Sony wants, but is that what Sony is going to get? I know people who already have an Xbox360, and people who plan on getting a Wii to compliment it, and not even considering the expensive PS3. If anything, those who haven't bought one yet will buy an XBox and a Wii in the fall when all three are out, and presumably when the Xbox drops in price. The price of 360 + Wii almost equals PS3.
[It wont be long until...] We see this real time in sports games, for instant replays or "what if" scenarios.
We already see that on ESPN, when they do the Maddden NFL replays of key moments in football games. They use the replay abilities of the video game to manipulate the camera angle.
I think that in this context, revival was meant to express a desire to bring the market out of monotony. Even with a game like Nintendogs, the video games market has been one rehash after another. Beloved games like GTA are on their fifth sequel, there are 13 Final Fantasy Games, The most anticipated game on the Xbox is Halo 3, and people can't wait to get their hands on an HD quality PS3 so they can buy re-releases of all their favorite DVDS. The market is in need of a revival, which he thinks the new Nintendo controller can deliver. Whether or not Nintendo can deliver fresh content on their new system has yet to be seen, but the least we can do is hope.
The Confederacy (and by extension, the Civil War) was not formed to defend the right of slavery by any means. The primary goal of the Confederate states was to protect States Rights, and to minimize the control the Federal government had on the State government. Although their constitution specifically allowed slavery, international slave trade was banned. You, however, already made the point that of all Americans that joined the Confederacy, not all owned slaves.
I have been using Wordpress for almost two years, and every version update adds the features that I want to see. Version 2.0 looks like it already has several new features I never even thought of, like updating the control panel to be slicker and faster. These features will only serve to make Wordpress more valuable to my website. I look forward to installing it later. And, as some users have already pointed out, its open source and fully editable. So if you want to include support for your favorite DB, why don't you go out and do just that? Most webhosts already offer support for MySQL, so I don't see a problem offering this out-of-the-box solution with that backend.
I have been using Wordpress for almost two years, and every version update adds the features that I want to see. Version 2.0 looks like it already has several new features I never even thought of, like updating the control panel to be slicker and faster. These features will only serve to make Wordpress more valuable to my website. I look forward to installing it later. And, as some users have already pointed out, its open source and fully editable. So if you want to include support for your favorite DB, why don't you go out and do just that?
SageTV also has version 3.0 coming out (which runs on Linux, too) that updates the UI and other features. I can't help but get the feeling that the authors of the article were out to hype up MCE and TiVo without taking the time to realize the full potential of software PVR.
If you know of someone who needs a hard-working, dedicated Engineer, then send him my name because I know of 400 kids who are going to graduate in May who would love to work for their company.
That room was a lot of fun, because you could do wall-kicks off of the wall for a while. You couldn't get out the same way you came in, but if you did a back-flip over the door you would successfully get out of the room.
And did you get unrestricted access to all the site licenses that we got? (There is a list on the school website, if you'd like to take a look). I guarantee that every penny of that $3000 fee went to good use.