Ok, you're being ridiculous, shut up...
If you judge people based upon 1 typo amidst a page of text, then you obviously have the intellect of a retarted bull-moose. Trolls are so simple-minded.
Oh, and if you actually read the post, you'd realize it was mostly a joke. Thus, no, I actually didn't expect anyone to take it seriously.
I think this is a great law myself. I mean, it's identical to the way R-rated movies are restricted. There is absolutely nothing wrong with this at all, why is everyone making a big deal about it?
Generally, when the government sticks it's nose in video games, it's bad news. But this is one of the few good things they've done right.
Since I'm over 18, this doesn't really affect me at all. So seriously, I don't care. If your under 18, I say to you, sorry, but we all have to go through it. I personally have a little brother around 12. I've never had a problem with him playing T-rated games and such, but I forbid him from playing M-rated games. There's just no reason he should be playing those types of games.
I'm one of the biggest 1st ammendment rights pushers on the planet, and I feel even more strongly when it comes to gaming. However, some things just make sense. Mature games are made for mature people. Kids shouldn't be playing GTA and RE4.
I certainly agree with you on that point. The fine developers at Valve certainly deserve credit as well.
Valve is one of those rare anomaly's that come along in the developer world. They make great games and they charge fair prices. That alone is hard to come by these days. But to find a developer that actually EMBRACES it's mod community instead of shunning them and threatening them with lawsuites and crap, now that's near impossible to come by these days.
So, yes, I guess I kind of crapped on developers in too general a manner. Some of the great innovators certainly shouldn't be tacked with that bad rap so easily, such as Nintendo, Blizzard, and probably most of all, Valve. 90% of the time it's the publisher's fault anyway...
I commend you Valve, for embracing the wonderful mod community. And I commend you mod community, for giving us gamers things we actually want to play.
Excluding the retarted comparison between Fox and Nintendo, I'm not quite sure either what to make of this move.
Technically, I don't think this should affect anything. You still have the same people working the same jobs. Nothings really changed except that rich jerk stuck himself on the top of the totem pole.
The only thing I see as an issue is the possibility of this guy not approving budgets towards the Nintendo Network plans. He's a rich prick and all he cares about is getting richer, despite how completely uneccesary it is. So, when the GameSpy division writes the budget and he sees it, there's a small chance the following scenario pans out:
"What is this crap!? 1 million dollars towards the Nintendo Wi-Fi project? Why the @#$% are we paying these Japanese pansies?"
"Sir, those are the costs for R&D to develop the GameSpy Arcade software for the DS and Revolution. Nintendo is covering advertisment and dispursement costs. Their budget goes well into the tens of millions. This project is huge."
"Well then let them pay for it themselves!"
"Sir, this collaboration has brought in an entirely new market to GameSpy. Our user base has multiplied three-fold. Also, premium memberships for our PC services are on the rise too. In the long-run, this will be one of our most profitable projects..."
"I don't care about your long-term projections! I want lots of money right now! I only bought this company so I could soak for what it's worth over a couple years and then retire on more money that I will ever have a use for! Now go get me another victim to feed my cannabalistic appetite! Preferably a baby!"
Murdoch: Corporate-leech & baby-eater
...and probably the US president in 2008.:P
(Disclaimer: Yeah, I don't know where that came from, but it was funny. In all fairness, there's just as good a chance that this is good news for the IGN network and it's users, because it brings in more money to the network as a whole. As long as the corporate pricks keep their minds out of the gaming portion, and let the gamers do their jobs, it'll be fine...
But even if it does work out for the better, Murdoch will still be a cannibal.:P )
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You know, it seems odd how a group of random fanboys can recreate one of the greatest gaming experiences ever with just some spare time and donations...
...and yet, developers with their multi-million dollar budgets and years of development can't give gamers what they want.
It just goes to show that corporate-folk are FRIGGIN-IDIOTS. (seriously, all we asked was for GE64 to be re-released with better graphics and maybe some extras. That's all. We didn't ask for this "Rogue Agent" crap. Do you hear us at all? EA? Nintendo? Rare? ANYONE? JUST TAKE 5 MINUTES TO REHASH AN OLD GAME AND WE WILL GIVE YOU MONEY! idiots...)
If this project gets shut down, I vote for revolt...
"Whereas, in the Japanese market, unique style is highly regarded, realism in games is more often an American ideal...Yet in Japan, anime and manga are regarded as legitimate art forms, and though some are designed for children, men and women of all ages enjoy these products, which lack the "kiddy" connotations they hold in the US...Japanese gamers are less concerned with appearing "masculine," at least in the American sense of reveling in games that flex their graphical muscle. The comments of US gamers, especially those participating in forums, are influenced by the need to protect a certain macho image, one in favor of "grownup" realism instead of "childish" stylization."
You know what that's describing? How the majority of American's are weak-minded, immature, neanderthals.
HEY EVERYBODY! VIDEO GAMES WERE INVENTED FOR YOU TO ENJOY THEM, NOT FOR YOU TO WHINE BECAUSE THE GRAPHICS MAKE YOU FEEL INSECURE ABOUT YOURSELF!
This is completely ridiculous. It's one thing to criticize Nintendo on their many faults, but this is just plain Nintendo bashing, and nothing positive ever comes out of being biased or hateful.
The key is that "whoring" out famous video games like Mario and Donkey Kong is perfectly fine, as long as their not stuck in crappy games. From the original Mario Golf all the way up to the brand new Super Mario Baseball, all those games just plain kick-ass. They bring a breath of fresh-air to the repetitive release of other sports games, which do nothing more than update their roster every year. And the few games that aren't as fun, like Donkey Konga, are respectible for trying something new and innovative.
As for adding characters to 3rd party games, like SC2, SSX3, and NBA Street 3, those are all great games and the characters are a nice bonus. It's not like it hurts the game any, they're just adding some spice to it, nothing wrong with that.
Get a life people, seriously. Until Nintendo puts out a really crappy game and truly shames Mario and gang, keep your mouth shut. I don't know why people have to be such friggin' haters...
See, that's perfectly fine for you, and you should be pretty happy now with a totally tricked-out PSP and with the awesome library of games the DS is finally getting, that's great.
But you also have to understand that 90% of people don't have that kind of money to spend. You probably spent AT LEAST $350 on the whole PSP thing. That, on top of a DS, plus games and all, comes out to over $600. A lot of people just can't spend that kind of money on games, and you have to be aware of that.
For me, I've totally spent my savings out on games. My DS plus 6 games equals about $350. That's hardly more than a PSP and a 1GB memory stick. So you could understand how someone on a tight budget would get little use out of a PSP.
A small screen for movies, almost no memory for music, and an extreme lack of quality games. That's "Perfect"? Right...
And I carry my laptop, iPod, and DS everywhere I go, and each of those devices do each of it things "perfectly", IMO. The iPod and DS fit in your pocket fairly easy. As for the portable DVD player or laptop, well if your going to be sitting somewhere for hours watching a movie, bringing something like that shouldn't be to much of a problem. If it is, then your probably not in a good situation to sit through a whole movie.
THATS my logic...
Oh, and as for money? My DS and iPod are still cheaper than a PSP when you think about it.
PSP - $250 / 1GB Mem Stick - $80 / Games - $45/per
4GB iPod Mini + DS - $330 / Games - $30/per
In the long run, I'm gonna save money, and I'm getting more music space and better games.
As for the DVDs on the go, I pretty much assume anyone over 18 has a laptop. Plus, I never really understood WHY you'd wanna watch a movie when you travel, with the exception of maybe a long plane flight.
Doesn't anyone else see a broken business model here?
When almost 50% of software sales for a GAME system are MOVIES, isn't something wrong?
People always talk about the Nintendo DS as a gimmick handheld. But I'm starting to think the PSP is actually the gimmick here. Be honest, would you even think about buying a $250 PSP if all it did was play movies that cost just as much or sometimes more than DVDs on a screen the fraction of the size of a TV? Basically, the idea that it's actually a "gaming" device is a gimmick, at least with it's current library of games.
I still feel money is better spent on devices directed precisely for a single purpose. If you want movies, get a portable DVD player. If you want music, get an Ipod Mini. If you want gaming, get a Nintendo DS. All these things are each cheaper than a PSP, and while the PSP combines all these things, it sacrifices a high level of quality in each area. A portable DVD player has a much larger and better screen, as well as a larger movie library, an Ipod Mini has astronomically more space for music, and the DS has, albeit arguably, much better games at the present.
Combine these figures with the Ken Kutaragi's comment that the PS3 "is not a game machine," and the idea that Sony is using gaming as a trojan horse for it's other businesses seems more and more feasible.
Do European game products support all 5 of those langauges? I wasn't aware that PAL covered all those.
Considering Sony's clout and bank account, I find it hard to believe they couldn't push out some extra shipments if they REALLY wanted to.
See, companies like Sony complain about people importing their products, but if they'd just bring their products to us quicker, this wouldn't happen. Can someone give me one good reason they couldn't launch the PSP in Europe at the same time they launched it in America? If companies can make it more of a priority to bring products to overseas markets quicker, or at all in many cases, than they are going to have to deal with the reality of importing as a consumer solution.
For the record, I totally back Lik-Sang.com. They're where I import my Gamecube games from. Awesome site. Down with Sony!
Just so everyone is aware, Nwizard.com has completely changed since the posting of this article, and unfortunately it means the link in the article no longer works. If you want to see the new post, you can go here: Nintendo Making a Revolution Router
Thanks for everyone's support of Nwizard.com!
AND MY STORY IS NOT A PET THEORY! NWIZARD.COM ONLY REPORTS ON STORIES WITH LEGITIMATE SOURCES!
Just to clear up some confusion, you don't HAVE to use the Nintendo router, it's just an option for those who don't have a Wi-Fi network already set up.
I've edited the story over at nwizard.com.
One of three things are happening here:
~ Number 1 (and the most likely one), the Revolution has a new, intersting idea that's generally good and will make for a good console. However, it's nothing Sony and Microsoft is going to go out on a limb to steal. So in summary, Iwata is completely paranoid.
~ Number 2 (the one everyone prays for), the 'Revolutionary' concept, really is that big. Like, "redefine all of gaming" big. Or at least, "Dude! This is the rox0rs!" big.
~ Finally, Nintendo is simply playing a hype game. Regardless of how good the system is, the speculation is going to be bigger. Thus, it's a marketing ploy. This seems highly unlikely, as it would work against them as of E3.
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http://www.nwizard.com/
The DS did so much better...
To be honest, I too expected PSPs to sell like hotcakes, but of course, to my delight, they haven't sold well at all.
O, well. Let's all go buy a DS...
Nwizard.com
A petition was created earlier today to bring Soul Calibur III to the Gamecube (and I would assume if they brought it to GCN and PS2, they would go ahead and do Xbox too).
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Ok, you're being ridiculous, shut up... If you judge people based upon 1 typo amidst a page of text, then you obviously have the intellect of a retarted bull-moose. Trolls are so simple-minded. Oh, and if you actually read the post, you'd realize it was mostly a joke. Thus, no, I actually didn't expect anyone to take it seriously.
Generally, when the government sticks it's nose in video games, it's bad news. But this is one of the few good things they've done right.
Since I'm over 18, this doesn't really affect me at all. So seriously, I don't care. If your under 18, I say to you, sorry, but we all have to go through it. I personally have a little brother around 12. I've never had a problem with him playing T-rated games and such, but I forbid him from playing M-rated games. There's just no reason he should be playing those types of games.
I'm one of the biggest 1st ammendment rights pushers on the planet, and I feel even more strongly when it comes to gaming. However, some things just make sense. Mature games are made for mature people. Kids shouldn't be playing GTA and RE4.
Valve is one of those rare anomaly's that come along in the developer world. They make great games and they charge fair prices. That alone is hard to come by these days. But to find a developer that actually EMBRACES it's mod community instead of shunning them and threatening them with lawsuites and crap, now that's near impossible to come by these days.
So, yes, I guess I kind of crapped on developers in too general a manner. Some of the great innovators certainly shouldn't be tacked with that bad rap so easily, such as Nintendo, Blizzard, and probably most of all, Valve. 90% of the time it's the publisher's fault anyway...
I commend you Valve, for embracing the wonderful mod community. And I commend you mod community, for giving us gamers things we actually want to play.
Excluding the retarted comparison between Fox and Nintendo, I'm not quite sure either what to make of this move.
Technically, I don't think this should affect anything. You still have the same people working the same jobs. Nothings really changed except that rich jerk stuck himself on the top of the totem pole.
The only thing I see as an issue is the possibility of this guy not approving budgets towards the Nintendo Network plans. He's a rich prick and all he cares about is getting richer, despite how completely uneccesary it is. So, when the GameSpy division writes the budget and he sees it, there's a small chance the following scenario pans out:
"What is this crap!? 1 million dollars towards the Nintendo Wi-Fi project? Why the @#$% are we paying these Japanese pansies?"
"Sir, those are the costs for R&D to develop the GameSpy Arcade software for the DS and Revolution. Nintendo is covering advertisment and dispursement costs. Their budget goes well into the tens of millions. This project is huge."
"Well then let them pay for it themselves!"
"Sir, this collaboration has brought in an entirely new market to GameSpy. Our user base has multiplied three-fold. Also, premium memberships for our PC services are on the rise too. In the long-run, this will be one of our most profitable projects..."
"I don't care about your long-term projections! I want lots of money right now! I only bought this company so I could soak for what it's worth over a couple years and then retire on more money that I will ever have a use for! Now go get me another victim to feed my cannabalistic appetite! Preferably a baby!"
Murdoch: Corporate-leech & baby-eater
(Disclaimer: Yeah, I don't know where that came from, but it was funny. In all fairness, there's just as good a chance that this is good news for the IGN network and it's users, because it brings in more money to the network as a whole. As long as the corporate pricks keep their minds out of the gaming portion, and let the gamers do their jobs, it'll be fine... But even if it does work out for the better, Murdoch will still be a cannibal.
It just goes to show that corporate-folk are FRIGGIN-IDIOTS. (seriously, all we asked was for GE64 to be re-released with better graphics and maybe some extras. That's all. We didn't ask for this "Rogue Agent" crap. Do you hear us at all? EA? Nintendo? Rare? ANYONE? JUST TAKE 5 MINUTES TO REHASH AN OLD GAME AND WE WILL GIVE YOU MONEY! idiots...)
If this project gets shut down, I vote for revolt...
http://www.nwizard.com/
You know what that's describing? How the majority of American's are weak-minded, immature, neanderthals.
HEY EVERYBODY! VIDEO GAMES WERE INVENTED FOR YOU TO ENJOY THEM, NOT FOR YOU TO WHINE BECAUSE THE GRAPHICS MAKE YOU FEEL INSECURE ABOUT YOURSELF!
Just to throw it out there:
Developer Says Next-Gen Systems too Hard to Develop For
Article includes links to the video analysis and a transcript of the next-gen part of the interview.
Develop For
Article includes links to the video analysis and a transcript of the next-gen part of the interview.
The key is that "whoring" out famous video games like Mario and Donkey Kong is perfectly fine, as long as their not stuck in crappy games. From the original Mario Golf all the way up to the brand new Super Mario Baseball, all those games just plain kick-ass. They bring a breath of fresh-air to the repetitive release of other sports games, which do nothing more than update their roster every year. And the few games that aren't as fun, like Donkey Konga, are respectible for trying something new and innovative.
As for adding characters to 3rd party games, like SC2, SSX3, and NBA Street 3, those are all great games and the characters are a nice bonus. It's not like it hurts the game any, they're just adding some spice to it, nothing wrong with that.
Get a life people, seriously. Until Nintendo puts out a really crappy game and truly shames Mario and gang, keep your mouth shut. I don't know why people have to be such friggin' haters...
See, that's perfectly fine for you, and you should be pretty happy now with a totally tricked-out PSP and with the awesome library of games the DS is finally getting, that's great. But you also have to understand that 90% of people don't have that kind of money to spend. You probably spent AT LEAST $350 on the whole PSP thing. That, on top of a DS, plus games and all, comes out to over $600. A lot of people just can't spend that kind of money on games, and you have to be aware of that. For me, I've totally spent my savings out on games. My DS plus 6 games equals about $350. That's hardly more than a PSP and a 1GB memory stick. So you could understand how someone on a tight budget would get little use out of a PSP.
You're logic is even more interesting.
A small screen for movies, almost no memory for music, and an extreme lack of quality games. That's "Perfect"? Right...
And I carry my laptop, iPod, and DS everywhere I go, and each of those devices do each of it things "perfectly", IMO. The iPod and DS fit in your pocket fairly easy. As for the portable DVD player or laptop, well if your going to be sitting somewhere for hours watching a movie, bringing something like that shouldn't be to much of a problem. If it is, then your probably not in a good situation to sit through a whole movie.
THATS my logic...
Oh, and as for money? My DS and iPod are still cheaper than a PSP when you think about it.
PSP - $250 / 1GB Mem Stick - $80 / Games - $45/per
4GB iPod Mini + DS - $330 / Games - $30/per
In the long run, I'm gonna save money, and I'm getting more music space and better games.
As for the DVDs on the go, I pretty much assume anyone over 18 has a laptop. Plus, I never really understood WHY you'd wanna watch a movie when you travel, with the exception of maybe a long plane flight.
When almost 50% of software sales for a GAME system are MOVIES, isn't something wrong?
People always talk about the Nintendo DS as a gimmick handheld. But I'm starting to think the PSP is actually the gimmick here. Be honest, would you even think about buying a $250 PSP if all it did was play movies that cost just as much or sometimes more than DVDs on a screen the fraction of the size of a TV? Basically, the idea that it's actually a "gaming" device is a gimmick, at least with it's current library of games.
I still feel money is better spent on devices directed precisely for a single purpose. If you want movies, get a portable DVD player. If you want music, get an Ipod Mini. If you want gaming, get a Nintendo DS. All these things are each cheaper than a PSP, and while the PSP combines all these things, it sacrifices a high level of quality in each area. A portable DVD player has a much larger and better screen, as well as a larger movie library, an Ipod Mini has astronomically more space for music, and the DS has, albeit arguably, much better games at the present.
Combine these figures with the Ken Kutaragi's comment that the PS3 "is not a game machine," and the idea that Sony is using gaming as a trojan horse for it's other businesses seems more and more feasible.
Do European game products support all 5 of those langauges? I wasn't aware that PAL covered all those. Considering Sony's clout and bank account, I find it hard to believe they couldn't push out some extra shipments if they REALLY wanted to.
See, companies like Sony complain about people importing their products, but if they'd just bring their products to us quicker, this wouldn't happen. Can someone give me one good reason they couldn't launch the PSP in Europe at the same time they launched it in America? If companies can make it more of a priority to bring products to overseas markets quicker, or at all in many cases, than they are going to have to deal with the reality of importing as a consumer solution. For the record, I totally back Lik-Sang.com. They're where I import my Gamecube games from. Awesome site. Down with Sony!
Just so everyone is aware, Nwizard.com has completely changed since the posting of this article, and unfortunately it means the link in the article no longer works. If you want to see the new post, you can go here:
Nintendo Making a Revolution Router
Thanks for everyone's support of Nwizard.com!
AND MY STORY IS NOT A PET THEORY! NWIZARD.COM ONLY REPORTS ON STORIES WITH LEGITIMATE SOURCES!
Just to clear up some confusion, you don't HAVE to use the Nintendo router, it's just an option for those who don't have a Wi-Fi network already set up. I've edited the story over at nwizard.com.
One of three things are happening here: ~ Number 1 (and the most likely one), the Revolution has a new, intersting idea that's generally good and will make for a good console. However, it's nothing Sony and Microsoft is going to go out on a limb to steal. So in summary, Iwata is completely paranoid. ~ Number 2 (the one everyone prays for), the 'Revolutionary' concept, really is that big. Like, "redefine all of gaming" big. Or at least, "Dude! This is the rox0rs!" big. ~ Finally, Nintendo is simply playing a hype game. Regardless of how good the system is, the speculation is going to be bigger. Thus, it's a marketing ploy. This seems highly unlikely, as it would work against them as of E3. ----- http://www.nwizard.com/
The DS did so much better... To be honest, I too expected PSPs to sell like hotcakes, but of course, to my delight, they haven't sold well at all. O, well. Let's all go buy a DS... Nwizard.com
The Petition can be found here
Rumors say that the popular Katamari DS petition to Namco worked, so maybe this one will work too.