Well, even though your example is completely anecdotal and has no reason to be in a discussion of what sells and doesn't sell - my guess would be is that since Walmart gets many more copies of the highest selling games in, there are going to be more left.
1 - Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas - PS2 - Take II Interactive
2 - Halo 2* - XBX - Microsoft
3 - Madden NFL 2005* - PS2 - Electronic Arts
4 - ESPN NFL 2K5 - PS2 - Take II Interactive
5 - Need For Speed: Underground 2 - PS2 - Electronic Arts
6 - Pokemon Fire Red W/ Adapter - GBA - Nintendo of America
7 - NBA Live 2005 - PS2 - Electronic Arts
8 - Spider-Man: The Movie 2 - PS2 - Activision
9 - Halo - XBX - Microsoft
10 - ESPN NFL 2K5 - XBX - Take II Interactive
Guess what - sports games sell. I know it's popular to look down on playing sports games on Slashdot but there's really no reason for it. Different people enjoy different types of games. Just as I don't insult people who enjoy D&D (even though I myself don't play D&D) I don't look down on others who do. Let people play the games they want to play. If, in your eyes, the games aren't appealing, don't buy them. But since you don't enjoy them and, I presume, don't play them, you're not really in a position to determine which ones are good and bad. Enough of the 'I'm too intellectual for sports games and FPS games'-attitude; they're all games. I own both Katamari Damacy and Madden 2006 - neither of those games is a reflection of my manhood and/or intellectual capability. People who think that way and equate playing sports games with being stupid are the ones with the lacking intellect.
"As another poster pointed out, coming from Q2 to Q3 meant practically no relearning of any skills."
Well, going from SMB1 to SMB3 meant no relearning of any skills either but I would hardly call them the same game. This isn't an easily measured attribute so opinions are going to differ on whether it's truly a different gaming experience or not - (a reason why I think the poster who said "utter trash" and you saying "You are easy to please." are not helpful comments to add to the discussion. On that note, I never stated whether I liked the changes to speed and movement in Q3 so you don't even know if I was pleased to make such a rude and insulting comment.) but I don't see how anyone can play single-player Q2 and single-player Q3 and say they are the same game. Q3 single-player is simulated Q2 multi-player. Nothing in Q3 is the same as the single player mode in Q2. That is my opinion. I am curious what you think in Q3 mimics the single player aspect of Q2. Also, it would be appreciated if you could lose the holier-than-thou and insulting attitude.
1. The speed and movement in Q2 vs. Q3 were quite different, in my opinion.
2. Q3 was a tournament style game where you fought for frag counts. Q2 had a level with a beginning and an end, with various easily disposed of enemies along the way. There were no persistent enemies that would respawn. This represents a completely different game style.
Even if you don't agree with my first point, certainly you can't deny my second point enough to call my statement "utter trash." I really wish people could disagree on Slashdot without resorting to insults like that.
First you don't see how it is any of their business
Then when someone spells it out for you using little words so that you can follow, you reply by saying that they should be interested in related areas as well.
So you've changed your mind that quickly - going from Homeland Security should have no involvement to saying that Homeland Security should be heavily involved?
No worries; we all make mistakes. The important part of the equation is that you agree with me in regards to Quake II being quite different than Quake 3. And I didn't mean to imply that Quake 3 was biting off of UT's style; just pointing out that the styles of those two games have more in common than the styles of Q2 and Q3.
One of the new gameplay modes in Battlefront II is hunt mode. In a hunt game, you select a planet and can either play as the native population or an invading force seeking to wipe out the natives. On Hoth, you can play as the Rebels and try to kill wampas or the other way around. Now, the beautiful aspect of this is that Endor includes hunt mode - the Empire moves in with sniper rifles and starts picking off ewoks.
I've played this quite a bit and am always very satisfied to drop one of these stupid teddy bears to the ground.
"If I'm really bored, there's always the PSP dev kit, where I can write my own software to take advantage of the wifi which uses a standard protocol instead of something crippled. Thanks, actually, I will go back to my PSP:)"
Which Sony is going to constantly fight with new firmware to disable running your homebrew apps. I'm not saying that the PSP isn't a nice system but you are being dishonest by highlighting all of Nintendo's faults and downplaying Sony's.
And your opinion of RE4 is in the minority. This is an entertainment medium so ultimately, your opinion is what matters to you, but the majority of people who have spoken up about RE4 have had very positive things to say about it. http://www.metacritic.com/games/platforms/cube/res identevil4 A 96 rating on metacritic is nothing to scoff at.
Do you really believe anyone but yourself is going to remember something you said previously off the top of their head? Slashdot isn't exactly a tiny sewing circle chief.
That is not what the language you used implied. You "outgrew" video games. You didn't say you moved on, what you said was you moved up. See the difference?
Perhaps you just chose poor wording, in which case you should have simply apologized for your error. Your reply ignores the fundamental problem with your post that I brought up.
"Probably not a popular sentiment and I'll probably be modded as a Troll."
You think that suggesting that people donate blood is not a popular sentiment? Wow. You're a troll alright, one making tired karma grabs. I wouldn't have been annoyed if you had just said, "Donate blood too!" because it is a good idea but you wrapped around that statement this idea that you're the only one to ever have thought of this and everyone else thinks donating blood is a bad idea. Stop pretending to be female. Stop whoring for karma. Just stop.
"but hardly worth the cost of the Xbox and assorted other accessories... Maybe I outgrew them..."
Nice troll. You snuck it in there and it appears no one noticed it. What does your personal growth have to do with playing video games? Growth implies a maturing. I used to enjoy hiking but have done it much less lately. Have I outgrown it? Video games are a hobby. If you want to look down your nose at people who play them, go ahead but don't come here to do it.
As for me, I look down my nose at people who work retail. You could easily be replaced with a robot and I would be much happier.
"Basically what bittorrent is offering right now, I think I might bite."
Bittorrent is a distribution mechanism; Bittorrent does not "offer" anything. People are using Bittorrent to deliver the content you describe but they could just as easily use standard FTP or HTTP. This is an important distinction and the fact that someone on Slashdot doesn't make it worries me. If not even a Slashdot reader makes the distinction, then the average guy on the street is going to see Bittorrent as the same thing as piracy, which it is not.
In short, the knife didn't kill anyone - it was the person wielding the knife.
Huh? I don't know if something has changed significantly but the sequence of events for me went like this.
1. Went to store, bought network adapter and Socom 1. 2. Came home, plugged in adapter, set up network connection, saved settings to memory card. 3. Went online and played Socom.
What the hell kind of hoops has Sony implemented now??
"I constantly get berated by the 'hardcore' gamers for not having the fastest CPU/RAM/GPU/HD when I can still run a lot of games just as well as anyone else."
Why are you associating with such people?
"However, I find it kind of sad that the parent post is unsettlingly accurate in that the 'hardcore pc gamers' will shove this to the side for the ATI SXL 10G Super Elite XTRME Pro card next week. Witness what happens when PC gaming meets MTV-esque marketing."
Sad? Who cares? Let people spend their money the way they want to. If they insult you because you don't spend your money on high-end video cards, don't associate with them. But just as you don't like being insulted for not spending your money that way, don't call people "sad" who do. Just let people live.
And I have never spent more than $200 on a video card.
From the PCPro article: "Once a CD protected by Sony's DRM is played in a PC, an End User Licence Agreement is presented to the user which defines the terms of use of the CD and must be accepted. But it fails include details of the rootkit, and the installation of this code which subsequently occurs happens without the user's permission."
Interesting that in light of this you loudly say, "That you agreed to something and then they installed their software based on your agreement?"
Before you get all high and mighty, you might want to figure out what is actually going on.
I still remember the first time I used a web browser (I've used it twice, I think). It was when Unreal came out, and I got stuck in a bit that was really annoying me. The game was new so there were no walkthroughs/hints on the IRC channel I chat on, so I found a website for Unreal. Interaction went something like this:
"Seriously, try buying a VCR nowadays - they're more expensive than dvd players."
So what? You're comparing objects with different functionality. VCRs play and record. DVD players only play. Most DVD Recorders are > $100. You can still find many stores that have VCRs for much less than $100.
On the XBox 360 controller: "It works just fine for playing games, and it works fine for first-person shooter games"
That's just what I want to think when I am going to drop half a grand on a new video game console. Just fine is another way of saying, "nothing new." And that begs the question - why not just stick with the current XBox?
Another gem on the completely unscientific sampling method of who in attendance only owned Gamecubes: "Hard to make a business on less than 10 per cent,"
Nintendo is in the black. Sony and MS have not made money with the PS2 or the XBox. I would say that making a business doesn't have to be measured by market share - instead focusing on profitability. Nintendo profits. That's a good business.
Do you see how in my post that question was in italics and offset? That's because I was quoting someone. Thanks for your reply but it wasn't my question in the first place and therefore, completely out of place. You failed to address any point that I raised in my post.
Some people obviously need remedial comment reading help.
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Now for reality: Video Game Sales for Last Year
Guess what - sports games sell. I know it's popular to look down on playing sports games on Slashdot but there's really no reason for it. Different people enjoy different types of games. Just as I don't insult people who enjoy D&D (even though I myself don't play D&D) I don't look down on others who do. Let people play the games they want to play. If, in your eyes, the games aren't appealing, don't buy them. But since you don't enjoy them and, I presume, don't play them, you're not really in a position to determine which ones are good and bad. Enough of the 'I'm too intellectual for sports games and FPS games'-attitude; they're all games. I own both Katamari Damacy and Madden 2006 - neither of those games is a reflection of my manhood and/or intellectual capability. People who think that way and equate playing sports games with being stupid are the ones with the lacking intellect.2. Q3 was a tournament style game where you fought for frag counts. Q2 had a level with a beginning and an end, with various easily disposed of enemies along the way. There were no persistent enemies that would respawn. This represents a completely different game style.
Even if you don't agree with my first point, certainly you can't deny my second point enough to call my statement "utter trash." I really wish people could disagree on Slashdot without resorting to insults like that.
Then when someone spells it out for you using little words so that you can follow, you reply by saying that they should be interested in related areas as well.
So you've changed your mind that quickly - going from Homeland Security should have no involvement to saying that Homeland Security should be heavily involved?
No worries; we all make mistakes. The important part of the equation is that you agree with me in regards to Quake II being quite different than Quake 3. And I didn't mean to imply that Quake 3 was biting off of UT's style; just pointing out that the styles of those two games have more in common than the styles of Q2 and Q3.
Come on - you're on Slashdot and you can't figure out the implications of a large population of easily infected machines with a common point of entry?
Perhaps you've got your timeline confused and lost interest before Quake II - because you've got your facts wrong.
I've played this quite a bit and am always very satisfied to drop one of these stupid teddy bears to the ground.
And your opinion of RE4 is in the minority. This is an entertainment medium so ultimately, your opinion is what matters to you, but the majority of people who have spoken up about RE4 have had very positive things to say about it. http://www.metacritic.com/games/platforms/cube/res identevil4 A 96 rating on metacritic is nothing to scoff at.
Perhaps you just chose poor wording, in which case you should have simply apologized for your error. Your reply ignores the fundamental problem with your post that I brought up.
PS/2 != PS2
As for me, I look down my nose at people who work retail. You could easily be replaced with a robot and I would be much happier.
In short, the knife didn't kill anyone - it was the person wielding the knife.
1. Went to store, bought network adapter and Socom 1.
2. Came home, plugged in adapter, set up network connection, saved settings to memory card.
3. Went online and played Socom.
What the hell kind of hoops has Sony implemented now??
And I have never spent more than $200 on a video card.
Interesting that in light of this you loudly say, "That you agreed to something and then they installed their software based on your agreement?"
Before you get all high and mighty, you might want to figure out what is actually going on.
HTTP Request
Flashing banner advertising something
Annoying Flash sound/music
Close browser
True story.
(You see - your story makes no sense. It's like judging the usefulness of the WWW based on a single site.
Do you disagree with that?
If you do decide to reply, please save the insults. I made an error. It happens.
That's just what I want to think when I am going to drop half a grand on a new video game console. Just fine is another way of saying, "nothing new." And that begs the question - why not just stick with the current XBox?
Another gem on the completely unscientific sampling method of who in attendance only owned Gamecubes: "Hard to make a business on less than 10 per cent,"
Nintendo is in the black. Sony and MS have not made money with the PS2 or the XBox. I would say that making a business doesn't have to be measured by market share - instead focusing on profitability. Nintendo profits. That's a good business.
Some people obviously need remedial comment reading help.