My wife and I had had separate towns (separate memory cards). every once in a while we'd visit each others towns and do some mischief. I'd steal all her buried treasure for the day or she'd write inflammatory messages like "Rich is a Fag!!" on the message board in the center of town.....it was great.
tell me about it! I remember going to see LOTR 2 in the theatres opening weekend and some couple brought their infant. I mean, come on, who brings an infant to a movie that's not really kid -oriented (not a Disney flick) and is also 3 HOURS LONG!!! Their baby had 3 instances of crying fits before I shouted " could you please take your baby out of the theatre!" there were no approving claps from the rest of the audience but there wasn't any complaining either.
I'm a parent with a 16 month old. I never go to the movies anymore. I'm not gonna subject people to my kid's fits. I wouldn't even think about taking her to a flick till she's 3 or 4 and then its only G movies. I guess not everyone's as thoughtfull to the general public.
But remember, who ends up paying for these new features? You, the consumer. You might be OK paying more for a system with every added feature but not me. I do not own an HD tv. Ultimately, I'm sure Nintendo has carefully analyzed their market and has added/deleted features that they feel the MAJORITY will be happy with. If I had an HD tv, I'd most likely sympathize with you. The others (Sony, M$) can afford to take a hit and sell for less because they are huge corps that have many other markets under their belt. Nintendo knows it can't rival them and participate in the pissing match or they'd be trampled like Sega. I'd rather them cut back on this feature and save everyone some $.
Sega was the disputed king of innovation. They pumped out alot of systems to be innovative. Hell, they even had a downloadable game thing going with the cable companies (I do not remember the name of the service). But ultimately, they couldn't afford the losses after their technology gambles and went out of business. Nintendo is a much smaller company then Sony or M$ and are playing it safe to make sure they can protect their future.
I definitely understand your point about cutting back innovation. I really would've liked to be able to play Mario Kart over the net. I just understand the position Nintendo is in. And to be honest, I kind of agree with them to a point. There's no way I'm gonna shell out $400 for a next gen system.
-They consistently avoided CD-Roms and then DVD's, the Gamecube being the first optical media Nintendo has used. The result was that the console RPG has been virtually non-existant on Nintendo consoles since the SNES.
They avoided optical drives because of their fragile temperment (which is alot better these days), and their long load times.
-When Sega and Sony started garnering support from 3rd party developers, Nintendo shut itself off in an Ivory Tower, giving support only to in-house and 2nd party developers. The result was that the N64 had a tiny selection of games.
This is inaccurate. Nintendo lost a lot of 3rd party developers over their choice of media (cartridge based) which is much more expensive at cost to produce and more reliable. Nintendo never purposely shunned anyone. That would be sheer stupidity
-But when the PS2/GC/Xbox came around, they derided DVD playback in other consoles.
This decision was based on cutting costs. The optical drive reliability is an issue again too. I've had to replace my PS2 dvd drive once and I barely play DVDs on it. In fact I'd rather watch DVDs on my DVD player to push back the inevitability of my console dying because of over-use. And.....did you ever hear about the class action suits out there against Sony and Microsoft over the optical drives!??!! Yep, bad move, Nintendo.
-TFA mentions Online Play and High-Definition as the two new features that Nintendo has shunned. But for what? The impression I get is that they are avoiding these features because they don't know how to implement them effectively- not because they have an alternate plan in mind for the future of console gaming.
Broadband saturation is now over 50% of the population. It was only 10% at the time the GC launched.
What amazes me more than Nintendo's obstinance is the fact that they've managed to hang around and still be something of a factor in console games.
Nintendo makes money on their products. When all is said and done, Nintendo makes more money off of each unit sold than their competitors. You might want to delve into both sides of the story when posting your opinion
HD market saturation is still fairly low and most likely will be for at leat 5 years. It would be a wasted effort for Nintendo to go out of their way for HD. The switch to HD for the average household is still way too expensive. Not only do you have to shell out for a very expensive TV, but then you've got to pay extra for HD services from your cable/satellite provider. Not to mention that most homes would have to get a new wall unit or purchase new furniture in order to compensate for the new HDTV. If all it took was a new TV, then I'm sure you'd see a faster changeover.
Well, the default home page for previous incarnations of IE was MSN. I think people will remember how to switch again. Especially since Google is such a big name these days.
You obviously don't know what you're talking about. Why would an adult gamer want to buy a console system to play.... PC games!??! As far as content, have you ever REALLY played a Nintendo game? Try Zelda, Metroid Prime, Mario Sunshine. Not the spinoff stuff but the main titles. If you actually played any of these you'd see how moronic your statement is on lack of real content. You are a perfect example of Nintendo's dilemma though. All of us "fanboys" are most likely older gamers who know what Nintendo's about and you are one of those younger gamers who've probably never experienced anything older than the PS1 days. You guys just assume every Nintendo game is candy-coated and cute. You would rather buy a system that churns out a 5 to 6 ratio of shit titles. But then again, its people like you that Nintendo needs to cater to (at least partially). They need to reclaim those video-gamers who only view Nintendo as a family-friendly staple.
Nintendo's biggest problem is that their games are too good and provide too much competition to any 3rd party developers who would chance creating a title for their system. But realistically a smart developer would realize this and capitalize on the fact that the big N's dev crew only makes family friendly games and that the market for more mature games is wide open for that system.
I call BS on that last statement!!!
"Oh, thats right. These days, youre now responsible for _others_ actions."
If you steal something and then offer it for sale or even give it away to someone else, you're accountable. In fact, both of you are! You and everyone else involved knows its illegal. Thats why i rarely d/l popular/fine-able content. And if I do, I certainly don't share it. That's like putting a beacon up and showing everyone that you have pirated material.
That is a ridiculous statement. comparing prohibition to pirating!?! The government outlawed alcohol back then. I don't see them outlawing movies, CDs, etc. These black marketers are ripping off companies. Let's call a spade a spade here guys...
um the store copy of XP i just bought had sp2 on it. I had to buy a legit copy because of my new 200 gig hd needed 48bit LBA in order to recognize size larger than 135 gig and thats only included in SP1 and up
Easier way to find out the bulk of the cost is to see how much enterprise-level anti-spam software product was sold. Then consider costs like server hardware upgrade, training, $ub$cription fee$, cost of staff time to complete white/black lists and false positive searches. And this doesn't take into account personal computers either!!!
"Does the garbage man take your garbage to a half mile away and then launch it into the sun?"
No i just walk it to the edge of my property and use the Yardapult®.
The problem is that you may drive perfectly fine while using a cell but can you honestly vouch for everyone else!?! I know you've had to have seen near accidents in your travels and noticed that the jerk who almost caused the collision was yapping on a cell and was clearly not paying attention. Obviously the argument could be made that the idiot probably would drive just as bad without the cell in use. But laws are in place to stop those idiots. To control those who posess no self-control.Should that have to stop you? Yes. Welcome to society, pal.
You're not taking into account the spam your ISP is probably blocking. With just about all ISPs using more form of anti-spam protection, they're the ones to get the accurate numbers from.
You're kidding right? There always Office 2003 ads in most tech mags plus TV ads. And don't you you remember hearing the ad with that doofy guy telling his boss how he rolled out the domain migration to Server 2003 and consolidated some odd number of forests and trees to the confusion of his boss. He then said, " I saved the company 4 million dollars", which of course everyone understood.
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My wife and I had had separate towns (separate memory cards). every once in a while we'd visit each others towns and do some mischief. I'd steal all her buried treasure for the day or she'd write inflammatory messages like "Rich is a Fag!!" on the message board in the center of town.....it was great.
I'm a parent with a 16 month old. I never go to the movies anymore. I'm not gonna subject people to my kid's fits. I wouldn't even think about taking her to a flick till she's 3 or 4 and then its only G movies. I guess not everyone's as thoughtfull to the general public.
When I first started to read your post, I thought, "Wow, I found another one of the 12 people that used to play Shadowrun!"
Sega was the disputed king of innovation. They pumped out alot of systems to be innovative. Hell, they even had a downloadable game thing going with the cable companies (I do not remember the name of the service). But ultimately, they couldn't afford the losses after their technology gambles and went out of business. Nintendo is a much smaller company then Sony or M$ and are playing it safe to make sure they can protect their future.
I definitely understand your point about cutting back innovation. I really would've liked to be able to play Mario Kart over the net. I just understand the position Nintendo is in. And to be honest, I kind of agree with them to a point. There's no way I'm gonna shell out $400 for a next gen system.
-They consistently avoided CD-Roms and then DVD's, the Gamecube being the first optical media Nintendo has used. The result was that the console RPG has been virtually non-existant on Nintendo consoles since the SNES.
They avoided optical drives because of their fragile temperment (which is alot better these days), and their long load times.
-When Sega and Sony started garnering support from 3rd party developers, Nintendo shut itself off in an Ivory Tower, giving support only to in-house and 2nd party developers. The result was that the N64 had a tiny selection of games.
This is inaccurate. Nintendo lost a lot of 3rd party developers over their choice of media (cartridge based) which is much more expensive at cost to produce and more reliable. Nintendo never purposely shunned anyone. That would be sheer stupidity
-But when the PS2/GC/Xbox came around, they derided DVD playback in other consoles.
This decision was based on cutting costs. The optical drive reliability is an issue again too. I've had to replace my PS2 dvd drive once and I barely play DVDs on it. In fact I'd rather watch DVDs on my DVD player to push back the inevitability of my console dying because of over-use. And.....did you ever hear about the class action suits out there against Sony and Microsoft over the optical drives!??!! Yep, bad move, Nintendo.
-TFA mentions Online Play and High-Definition as the two new features that Nintendo has shunned. But for what? The impression I get is that they are avoiding these features because they don't know how to implement them effectively- not because they have an alternate plan in mind for the future of console gaming.
Broadband saturation is now over 50% of the population. It was only 10% at the time the GC launched.
What amazes me more than Nintendo's obstinance is the fact that they've managed to hang around and still be something of a factor in console games.
Nintendo makes money on their products. When all is said and done, Nintendo makes more money off of each unit sold than their competitors. You might want to delve into both sides of the story when posting your opinion
HD market saturation is still fairly low and most likely will be for at leat 5 years. It would be a wasted effort for Nintendo to go out of their way for HD. The switch to HD for the average household is still way too expensive. Not only do you have to shell out for a very expensive TV, but then you've got to pay extra for HD services from your cable/satellite provider. Not to mention that most homes would have to get a new wall unit or purchase new furniture in order to compensate for the new HDTV. If all it took was a new TV, then I'm sure you'd see a faster changeover.
Well, the default home page for previous incarnations of IE was MSN. I think people will remember how to switch again. Especially since Google is such a big name these days.
Really stupid joke, dude.
We have plenty of desktops without 3 & 1/2 drives. Never had that problem before. Wonder if there was one originally that was removed from yours.
Nintendo's biggest problem is that their games are too good and provide too much competition to any 3rd party developers who would chance creating a title for their system. But realistically a smart developer would realize this and capitalize on the fact that the big N's dev crew only makes family friendly games and that the market for more mature games is wide open for that system.
yes, you wouldn't be able to connect without it.
It also didn't have the amount of users that WoW has.
I call BS on that last statement!!! "Oh, thats right. These days, youre now responsible for _others_ actions." If you steal something and then offer it for sale or even give it away to someone else, you're accountable. In fact, both of you are! You and everyone else involved knows its illegal. Thats why i rarely d/l popular/fine-able content. And if I do, I certainly don't share it. That's like putting a beacon up and showing everyone that you have pirated material.
That is a ridiculous statement. comparing prohibition to pirating!?! The government outlawed alcohol back then. I don't see them outlawing movies, CDs, etc. These black marketers are ripping off companies. Let's call a spade a spade here guys...
um the store copy of XP i just bought had sp2 on it. I had to buy a legit copy because of my new 200 gig hd needed 48bit LBA in order to recognize size larger than 135 gig and thats only included in SP1 and up
not to mention that XP service pack 2 is alot more secure and the defacto version pre-installed with OEMs these days but lets not mention that.
Hate to tell you but there already is an "Aqua Teen Hunger Force" video game in production.
Easier way to find out the bulk of the cost is to see how much enterprise-level anti-spam software product was sold. Then consider costs like server hardware upgrade, training, $ub$cription fee$, cost of staff time to complete white/black lists and false positive searches. And this doesn't take into account personal computers either!!!
"Does the garbage man take your garbage to a half mile away and then launch it into the sun?" No i just walk it to the edge of my property and use the Yardapult®.
that's funny. I thought i was the only one who turns the radio down when lost. never heard of anyone else doing that.
The problem is that you may drive perfectly fine while using a cell but can you honestly vouch for everyone else!?! I know you've had to have seen near accidents in your travels and noticed that the jerk who almost caused the collision was yapping on a cell and was clearly not paying attention. Obviously the argument could be made that the idiot probably would drive just as bad without the cell in use. But laws are in place to stop those idiots. To control those who posess no self-control.Should that have to stop you? Yes. Welcome to society, pal.
You're not taking into account the spam your ISP is probably blocking. With just about all ISPs using more form of anti-spam protection, they're the ones to get the accurate numbers from.
You're kidding right? There always Office 2003 ads in most tech mags plus TV ads. And don't you you remember hearing the ad with that doofy guy telling his boss how he rolled out the domain migration to Server 2003 and consolidated some odd number of forests and trees to the confusion of his boss. He then said, " I saved the company 4 million dollars", which of course everyone understood.