"The government is elected by the people, for the people."
Unfortunately it seems most people are afraid to vote for a third-party because they'll never win (I think it's a self-fulfilling prophecy, don't you agree?) and the US is stuck with two oligopolic parties that are both pretty similar when you look at the big picture.
And like the AC above me said, Wal-Mart is elected by people, in fact, I'd say moreso than political parties. If you voted for Dubya two years ago and you want him out of office now, well, too bad. If most people hated Wal Mart, it would adapt or die. And most people would probably hate Wal Mart if they were educated.
Only "one third" (seven) will by made by Nintendo. RTFA.
You listed Mario RPG twice, though you're actually accurate since there are two such franchises: Paper Mario and Mario & Luigi. Both franchises have a spotless record.
It's "Wario World", and there's only been one. And while it was good (for a rental), it certainly sucked compared to most Treasure developed games.
Almost every (real) franchise you listed has been critically acclaimed at one point or another, and some of them (Zelda, Mario, Mario Golf/Tennis, Metriod (sic) Prime) are totally outstanding. Well apparently some people didn't like Sunshine, but I'm still listing Mario platformers as having an outstanding record.
To imply that the Revo is going to be the only console that will have sequels is prettyquestionable.
My bets for the 7 launch "window" titles are: Smash, Mario 128, Pennant Chase Baseball, WarioWare (fingers crossed), Metroid Prime 3, hmmmm. Can't guess the other two. But they'll be delayed anyways;). And I'm hoping for Mario Party 8 as one of the 20. It wouldn't be one of the 7 because Nintendo doesn't make it.
Sony's ripped-off lots of Nintendo's ideas and the only one they're paying royalties for is rumbling technology. And it's not to Nintendo, either. (Or maybe they settled? Sorry, I forgot, but it's beside the point).
And they've said a million times they're going to fund indie studios to make games for the Revo. Couple that with cheaper dev kits, no HD BS to worry about, and apparantly they're saying companies can make new games for the virtual console (does this mean they're going to sell NES/SNES/N64 dev-kits? I don't know).
What is this "relaunch"? A console can only launch once.
Are they going to bundle a game with it? Nintendo's done that with the Gamecube like 4 times and they weren't called "relaunches". Are they going to ship more consoles? No... that's not neccessary. Are they going to market it agressively? That's still not a "relaunch", that's a "marketing campaign".
Maybe it's just a different interpretation of the word "launch". To me it means "the first time you sell your product to the public". Maybe to them the meaning is "the first time the public buys your product".
Sure, I'm looking too much into this, but a term like "re-launch" peeves me. It's like how the little things got to the Seinfeld gang.
Yeah, maybe grandparent has a strange sense of sarcasm or something because it astounds me that anyone would think that the Revo wouldn't use the same network as the DS, even if it wasn't officially confirmed, which it was.
In some ways, the DS is Nintendo's warm-up for the Revo. And this is one of those ways.
That being said, I always look forward to renting (maybe buying) each year's Mario Party. I'm not the same with any other annual game (well except DDR and In The Groove).
Yeah, but they could've (actually have) done that one older consoles. Metroid with Metroid Prime, Excitebike with Excitebike 64, lots of games in Animal Crossing, etc.
They should offer more freedom this time: certain games should come with a few virtual console dollars or something. Even better (and I wasn't the one who thought of this), make gamers earn that virtual money as if they were XBox gamer points.
Overcome a few technical hurdles and it can be done.
Actually I'd probably consider renting Madden for the Revo over any other console. I wouldn't actually rent it, I'm just saying it would be the closest I'd ever come to renting it.
Whereas on most consoles every receiver is marked with a button and you look for an open one and press that button (snooze), on the Revo you would have the added challenge of actually having to point at the intended receiver, and then press A to throw, compensating for where he's running. That would be a lot more realistic, and gives you a lot more control over your throws, ie interceptions would more often be your own fault. Moreover, if you decide last second to throw to a different receiver, you'd actually have to move the controller over to the other reciever and try to be as accurate as possible under a lot of time pressure, as opposed to just hitting a different button.
Don't get me started on play-making, audibles, etc.
They really have nothing to gain from lying about the value of their own stocks. Such a thing would inevitably be revealed with disasterous results. But you're right, it's good not to be 100% trusting in things like this.
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"The government is elected by the people, for the people."
Unfortunately it seems most people are afraid to vote for a third-party because they'll never win (I think it's a self-fulfilling prophecy, don't you agree?) and the US is stuck with two oligopolic parties that are both pretty similar when you look at the big picture.
And like the AC above me said, Wal-Mart is elected by people, in fact, I'd say moreso than political parties. If you voted for Dubya two years ago and you want him out of office now, well, too bad. If most people hated Wal Mart, it would adapt or die. And most people would probably hate Wal Mart if they were educated.
My bets for the 7 launch "window" titles are: Smash, Mario 128, Pennant Chase Baseball, WarioWare (fingers crossed), Metroid Prime 3, hmmmm. Can't guess the other two. But they'll be delayed anyways
Sony's ripped-off lots of Nintendo's ideas and the only one they're paying royalties for is rumbling technology. And it's not to Nintendo, either. (Or maybe they settled? Sorry, I forgot, but it's beside the point).
But if we don't let the government monitor our actions and tell us what to do, the terrorists will destroy democracy!
"The answer is moderate regulation that doesn't get too much in the way, but is only applied where necessary."
We have to regulate the amount of regula... *gets shot*
"Well, that, and you know... ELECTIONS!!!"
You mean the ones that happen Every four years? (Well, every two... sort of)
We all know Bush's approval rating, and yet he's still in office. Power to the people, indeed.
Since the Gamecube is cheaper, more money is being spent on 360s in Japan, which surprises me a little.
What if he downloads it, likes it, doesn't delete it, and doesn't buy the CD?
What if you know your action will hurt somebody else (more than it will benefit you) and you also know you'll get away with it?
(Unless consequences include feeling bad about yourself)
Are you sure they were "from Mexico", or just had Mexican descent?
I mean part or my ancestry is Irish, would you assume I speak Irish? Or that I'm "from Ireland"?
Yeah, but they also make WarioWare and Brain Age.
And they've said a million times they're going to fund indie studios to make games for the Revo. Couple that with cheaper dev kits, no HD BS to worry about, and apparantly they're saying companies can make new games for the virtual console (does this mean they're going to sell NES/SNES/N64 dev-kits? I don't know).
What is this "relaunch"? A console can only launch once.
Are they going to bundle a game with it? Nintendo's done that with the Gamecube like 4 times and they weren't called "relaunches". Are they going to ship more consoles? No... that's not neccessary. Are they going to market it agressively? That's still not a "relaunch", that's a "marketing campaign".
Maybe it's just a different interpretation of the word "launch". To me it means "the first time you sell your product to the public". Maybe to them the meaning is "the first time the public buys your product".
Sure, I'm looking too much into this, but a term like "re-launch" peeves me. It's like how the little things got to the Seinfeld gang.
Yeah, maybe grandparent has a strange sense of sarcasm or something because it astounds me that anyone would think that the Revo wouldn't use the same network as the DS, even if it wasn't officially confirmed, which it was.
In some ways, the DS is Nintendo's warm-up for the Revo. And this is one of those ways.
:) I like bright colours. They make it easier to see what's going on / know where you are.
Take Block Fort from Mario Kart 64. Imagine if the blocks were gray or just near gray. It would be annoying.
The atmosphere was awesome, the story was awesome, the sanity tricks were awesome, and the gameplay was boring.
Still liked it though.
Yeah, well, Nintendo owns the Mario franchise.
That being said, I always look forward to renting (maybe buying) each year's Mario Party. I'm not the same with any other annual game (well except DDR and In The Groove).
"It's not just about the plumber, the blue hedgehog is making his way onto the revolution as well"
Yeah, those Sony and Microsoft fanboys are really missing out.
Yeah, but they could've (actually have) done that one older consoles. Metroid with Metroid Prime, Excitebike with Excitebike 64, lots of games in Animal Crossing, etc.
They should offer more freedom this time: certain games should come with a few virtual console dollars or something. Even better (and I wasn't the one who thought of this), make gamers earn that virtual money as if they were XBox gamer points.
Overcome a few technical hurdles and it can be done.
Actually I'd probably consider renting Madden for the Revo over any other console. I wouldn't actually rent it, I'm just saying it would be the closest I'd ever come to renting it.
Whereas on most consoles every receiver is marked with a button and you look for an open one and press that button (snooze), on the Revo you would have the added challenge of actually having to point at the intended receiver, and then press A to throw, compensating for where he's running. That would be a lot more realistic, and gives you a lot more control over your throws, ie interceptions would more often be your own fault. Moreover, if you decide last second to throw to a different receiver, you'd actually have to move the controller over to the other reciever and try to be as accurate as possible under a lot of time pressure, as opposed to just hitting a different button.
Don't get me started on play-making, audibles, etc.
"We know it sounds like a lame shareware puzzle game, but it's actually a really secure Linux distro."
I can just picture differently coloured keys and padlocks dropping into a well right now.
It was kind of a funny moderation. Too bad you can't meta-mod such moderations as "Funny".
"Quite a large number of the boys followed in dad's footsteps and quite a few of the girls married a pastor."
Personally I would never support a religion that so blatantly favoured one sex over the other (I am male)
If I were to guess, I'd say he's trying to get at the fact that this feature is not as revolutionary or differentiating as Iwata would imply.
Judging from that pattern, in a few days Slashdot will post an article that says "These people were fired".
They really have nothing to gain from lying about the value of their own stocks. Such a thing would inevitably be revealed with disasterous results. But you're right, it's good not to be 100% trusting in things like this.
Mod you as troll for bashing Windows?
You must be new here.