If the challenge had been to soak in gasoline and jump through a flaming ring, wouldnt most people agree that whoever actually did it was an idiot?
Actually, that's not too bad of an argument. However, it would be easy to point out, that when 'entities' (be it stores, schools, TV shows, etc) do some sort of 'event' that could involve physical activities (I doubt Jeopardy needs ones), they have the 'participants' sign a waiver saying they know what the consequences are, have been told what can/could happen, etc and that they will not hold the 'entity' liable should injuries occur due to 'normal' use.
Then, the 'entity' needs to have all kinds of 'protection' preventing an accident from happening or minimizing damage once it does. People who jump through flaming hoops will need flame-retardent suits, have EMS ready, etc. If the guy jumps through, did not sign a waiver, and was not given PPE (personal protective equipment), then yes, that 'entity' is liable because they organized the event and need to assure the event is safe.
Some examples... paintball and Bungee Jumping require waivers. People also 'expect' the danger. No one 'expects' a big-box retailer to force people to basically fight over a product and unless the store first told customers about the event, had them sign waivers, and made sure there was the smallest chance of injury, such as clear the isles, etc. Then it would be much harder to prove fault on the account of the stores promotion. Of course, I cannot say it's 100% at fault, but easily greater than 51%, which is all that's needed in most cases.
Mod points++! Funny because it's true! I talked with people who said PS3 line fans where pretty much saying that or worse. Though, I cannot say I hugged any of the people in line for the Wii... nor would I have wanted to unless some of them showered.
My real question would be... is anyone else having sensor issues with Red Steel? The cross hair jumps all over the screen and it's not hard for me to make the game spin in one direction constantly while holding the controller in the opposite direction. I wonder if I setup my sensor right. However, my 3 other games (Zelda, Marvel, and DBZ) all work very well.
What most people want to know is... when I can get some nunchucks for my wiimotes...
I admit now that Wiimote and nunchuck seperate was dumb... I need nunchucks... will kill for some nunchucks...
Amen brother! Amen! Games REQUIRE the nunchuck and Wii-mote combination... however, it appears that there was not an equal supply of 'chucks vs 'motes. I now have 2 'motes without attachments... and I'm hoping (desperately looking for) a store with 'chucks, so I can play some 4-player action over Turkey day (Thanksgiving here in the states) with the family. Sadly... not all games (yet) offer the choice of the 'chuck or classical controller setup.
Oh, I need to point out one more thing about the Wii that would make me buy 10 more before buying a PS3... A POWER ON/OFF BUTTON that's on the bloody controller! GENIUS I TELL YOU! Seriously, how long have consoles been out before someone said... hey, lets let the gamers turn their system on and off with their wireless controller aka the Wii-Mote, like a remote control does for the TV!
Sure, maybe I'm lazy, but hey, when I realize I can just sit down, grab the Wii-mote off my end-table push the power button and start gaming (as long as the game I want to play is still in the machine or if I want to game on Virtual console). Seriously, not having to get on my knees or open an entertainment system swinging glass door or whatever, to push the power button is just delicious icing on this cake. Then I smack my head and think..."why wasn't this done sooner?"
Measured in megaflops, gigabytes and other technical benchmarks, the PlayStation 3 is certainly the world's most powerful game console. It falls far short, however, of providing the world's most engaging overall entertainment experience.
yes, and here I was this weekend, playing The Legend of Zelda on my Wii after downloading it for $5 (which I do find expensive, but worth while for this title). Heck, the Zelda game even emulated the frame rate drop when too many orcs are on screen and shooting there bows! Classic! hehe.
I was even more pleasantly surprised when I found my fiancee (who does not like to game) actually use to LOVE Zelda.. and played it for several hours straight... make me a little jealous. hehe
With that said... PS3 is going to have a hard time getting steam. It will probably go the way of the GameCube. A "good" system with a lack of support by 3rd parties. That's not to say the Wii doesn't have it's 'ugly' side too, but from what I've seen from 24 hours of gaming on this thing, it's going to have some outstanding games. Dragon Ball Z is just 10x more fun with the new controller setup! (and this is the next repetitive title in a long franchise, yet it feels fresh!)
So why would they wager a full day of sitting out in the cold, their numb little fingers clutching their PS[3]s and DS-Lites, as they wait for the chance to buy something they don't want, just so they can try to sell it.
I say more than half for the following reasons (and it is pure speculation on my part)...
Of the 10 people who got the place holder tickets at my Wal-Mart last night, 4 of them said they're were going to sell them on eBay, with agreeing nods from others, which isn't to say there would be others, but it seems like it's on a lot of peoples mind.
CNN over lunch, while I was working out, had an 'expert' on who said that he thinks more than half will try to sell them. (this was after I already made my post though).
CNN.com has this following story...
Some customers were buying PS3 machines for themselves or as gifts, but many were hoping to resell them at a profit. Units were fetching several thousand dollars early Friday at the eBay Inc. auction site.
James Salterio, 27, explained the reason for his two-day camp-out outside a Houston, Texas, Target store: Greed.
"I'm gonna sell mine," Salterio said, figuring he could make $1,500 to $4,000. His 21-year-old brother, a gamer, wanted company in line, so Salterio decided to make a profit in the process.
"It's capitalism at work," he said.
Edgar Alcala, 18, who grabbed one of the first spots in line at San Francisco, California's Sony Metreon Mall on Wednesday morning, said he was looking forward to a warm, dry bed and a hefty profit.
History. This happened with the PS2 and with the XBox 360. People sold them for big gains.
Supply and Demand. I'm not a fan of Sony, but I know a lot of people are. I also know the PS3 will succeed (which doesn't mean they won't loose market share). I also know that Sony is having serious supply issue. The demand is there, particularly for the 'first batch'. The Supply is not. This will warrant people to try to capitalize on this phenomenon as (some) will get a good return.
My friend is helping his cousin buy as many PS3's to resell, including standing in lines for hours or days.
There's plenty of rich celebs. who will want this and pay for it since they can but won't justify standing in line for one.
Shawn Hannidy, a popular Conservative Republican talk radio host, said last night he would buy a PS3 for his kid at a premium price and ask people to email him their offers. So, there are people who will buy it at a premium. Though, I doubt it to be a 300-400% premium.
the people I saw sitting by those tents were not exactly the type of people who would have the ambition to be any kind of black-market middle-man, if you know what I mean.
hehe, I know what you mean, but I also know that doesn't mean much. Those are likely groups of friends who are doing it together. Each will buy a PS3, only one will keep it. The friends will then share the one system between them while they profit on the other consoles sold and buy it when the next round comes out and still profit, if they can sell them for the $2,000 they're states as going for. (that's debatable).
So, I stick by my guns and still say there's plenty of people, around that half mark, that are doing it for the sole purpose of selling them, thinking, it's a get rich quick scheme. Of course, some will work, while others won't. I think there will be plenty of disappointed people... to a degree. Those who cannot sell it will probably be happy to just open it up and use it. I feel sorry for those who are stock-piling them.
Since there's going to be plenty of Wiis available, there's little incentive to camp out for one to make a quick buck on eBay.
Ding ding ding! I would be bold to say that more than HALF of the PS3 campers are all eBay entrepreneurs. That, mixed with most people could get Wii pre-orders and personal statements like Wal-Mart and big-box retailers getting 50 boxes each means there will be less problems getting a copy... even before Xmas.
No, you can't. McDonalds was punished for the temperature of their coffee which they refused to address, and she did not make anywhere close to a million dollars.
The jury awarded Liebeck $200,000 in compensatory damages, which was later reduced to $160,000 because the jury found Liebeck 20% at fault. It also awarded Liebeck $2.7 million in punitive damages. The trial court subsequently reduced the punitive award to $480,000, even though the judge called McDonalds' conduct reckless, callous and willful.
Also, what I said...
Not to say 3rd degree burns from coffee are comparable to a dislocated jaw,
I know the reason the woman won the case was not because the coffee was 'hot' but because it was unreasonably hot (she suffered 3rd degree burns). She also was awarded millions of dollars before an appeal lowered the amount of punitive damages. Like I said, I expect the first damages amount will be very high, but will be reduced. The exact legal details on how at fault this person is, I cannot truly guess. But there's no doubt, in my mind, that Wal-Mart can be held responsible and I cannot see it being difficult to find a jury who will feel sorry for a 19 year old 'kid' being forced to 'fight' for a game system, especially after you throw in pity testimony to win the hearts of the jury of how this kid stood in line for a day, in the rain and snow and blah, blah, blah. Then you claim the game was going to be a Xmas gift for his sick dying cousin or something, lol. The Jury will have no pity for Wal-Mart. Hehe, reminds me of that Travolta Movie, Cival Action where he tries to use pity to win money in a legal case, but wasn't allowed to.
agree that is was a stupid thing for the manager to do, but I don't think it's worthy of a 100k lawsuit.
I wouldn't doubt that the lawyer will start the suit nearer to $1 million and settle for a few hundred grand. The point I see for this suit is simple... 1) Wal-Mart is the largest retail in the world 2) Wal-Mart easily at fault for negligence for concocting this 'promotional seat race'. Sure it wasn't the corporates idea, just an employee, but that won't make a difference in court. 3) there are more than enough witness to claim Wal-Mart created the environment for stampede.
It wouldn't be much different than all the suits that happen for a person who trips over a carpet or wet floor. You can get millions for spilling coffee on your lap from McD's, I'm sure a guy with a dislocated jaw can get a few hundred grand. Not to say 3rd degree burns from coffee are comparable to a dislocated jaw, but there's enough precedence, and I'm sure it won't be hard to find a jury who would award a large cash settlement to a plaintiff in this case. It's not like $100,000 or $300,000 is much for Wally World.
Actually, I wouldn't even question the idea that the manager just wanted to see them fight for seats for his own humor. West Bend isn't far from where I live and it's pretty much the talk of the town in Wisconsin. Heck, even the older moms in accounts payable are all talking about it over the water cooler.. and they don't even know what a PS3 is! hehe I had a conversation with them...
me: "Yes, the PS3 is expensive because it plays Blu-Ray". mom1: (look of confusion) "What's that?". me: "It's the next generation of DVD formats. It has a lot larger storage capacity and is to work with new TV's that support high-definition video for better quality." mom2: "Oh, I heard of those HD-TV's. No one I know will buy them." mom1: "I need to get my kids a gift for X-Mas. Can I get a PS3?"...
Well, to make a long conversation short, I basically informed her about the Wii which she's going to go out and get, given that it's likely going to be far easier for her to find.
I don't know who will win, but I know a guy who lost! Well, he lost a PS3 chance, but is probably going to win a few 100 grand in a lawsuit. Seriously, this Wal-Mart manager who thought a 'race' to 10 seats was a good idea should be fired.
Ohh! and dont forget the SNES racing game which you could play with up to 4 friends, what is its name? you participated in races in the sand (top view) with trucks. That was quite fun...
Are you reffering to the Off-Road series of games? I use to love these as well. Infact, I bought (well, at this point in my life, more like begged my parents) for the 4-player multi-tap for the NES.
I realized that I never finished my comment on the game "Metal Warriors". This game was awesome for the fact that in 2-player mode (you could only fight each other, unfortunately, while I'm more of a co-op person), you would pick 1 of 6 mech-machines, then then fight the other person. The cool part? You could jump out of the Mech and fly around with your little pilot. Some other mechs where hidden in some stages, so if you lost your first one, you could bail before it blew up and try to survive until you got another one. Just, lots of fun and balanced player vs player fights.
Of course, who could forget the TMNT arcade game and all the numerous 4-player clone games after it... like the Xmen and Simpsons version of the games (which had either 2, 4 or 6 player coin-ops).
> but what I see is that Novell just lost all their street cred by selling out to you.
I agree with you, but I think it is worse than that. I think the deal changes the perception of Linux, which is what the point of it was all the time.
I just downloaded SUSE and I'm getting ready to play around with installing a Linux distro on my pc. However, with the new MS deal, I'm debating using this distro. What would be the recommended distro by Slashdotters? Ubuntu? This will be my first Linux installation and I want to use it for 1) getting more familiar with Linux. 2) development machine for web applications.
This is a really good game, even if you didn't know about dragonball before. My friend picked it up and was never a DBZ fan. I was a fan for a while when I was introduced to DBZ and I still enjoy it to a degree. I've recently traded this is for the new Tenkachi 2. The first one was 'ok' but the lack of in game transformations kind of blew. I have hopes this one will be ask enjoyable... or I'll have to go and buy DBZ3 again. hehe (darn it, I just have to wait for the Wii now. I have the stinking game!)
one person playing, the other one telling him/her what to do!
Hehe, reminds me of playing RE4!
I would say that my favorite multiplayer games would be...
ToeJam and Earl (GENISIS)- You could walk in any direction freely, the screen would split and come back together if you where close enough to each during your exploration of the map.
Rock and Roll Racing (SNES)- If one person won, you both won. So, you could do all kinds of strategy where the other person purposely is trying to take out the other trucks.
If you want to try to predict games, here is an interesting news article on the Wii that was from a later/. article. Just some snippets that I found most interesting...
Miyamoto: We started work on the Wii around the time the GameCube went on sale in 2001. [Internally, the Wii had the codename "Revolution."] We started with the idea that we wanted to come up with a unique game interface. The consensus was that power isn't everything for a console. Too many powerful consoles can't coexist. It's like having only ferocious dinosaurs. They might fight and hasten their own extinction.
Miyamoto: We had to compromise on graphics and give up on a powerful chip. Many of our employees initially wanted high-definition graphics. But they agreed with us that graphics wouldn't matter if the games weren't fun to play. That said, the Wii is much faster than the GameCube.
Miyamoto: The DS prepared the way for the Wii. The DS's unique interface had traction with nongamers. That made us think we had a shot at reaching a broader audience.
Miyamoto: The classic controller was something we had become fond of and gamers had become comfortable with. It had many important elements. But it also had come to dictate a lot of what went into games--the way graphics were made, the way battles were fought in role-playing games, the arc of in-game stories. They were all being made to fit one standard. Creativity was being stifled, and the range of games was narrowing.
There are examples of controllers that were made for specific games such as Konami's Dance Revolution. And for a long time, we thought that changing the interface would broaden game design and loosen creative constraints on programmers. We found that to be true when we released the DS. Around that time, we were also agreeing that we would start from the drawing board with something entirely unlike anything we had made before.
Miyamoto: We don't use consumer focus groups. We got a lot of feedback from developers in the industry, and we invited family members of employees to test the prototypes. We took lots of precautions to prevent leaks.
There are some very interesting quotes in this article. Both on how Nintendo was to approach the game market now that there's much more competition in terms of consoles (Sony, Microsoft, and PC's). They wanted to think outside the box and decided to explore a new territory while the other guys are 'standing still' in a way and continue to argue the same things 'power'.
Second, it shows an interesting push on the interface. From looking at the success of Dance Dance Revolution, the Nintendo DS, and other 'non-traditional controllers' (perhaps Guitar Hero as well?), they believe that games can be better, or different, if the interface changes.
Lastly, they never performed any focus groups or tested the system on people other than employees. They didn't know if this was going to be accepted in practice as well as on paper. However, from the obvious viral marketing, it stands to be huge success for them... if the bug are really worked out and expectations are met. If it turns out that swinging the wii-mote like a sword/bat/club 'just doesn't feel right', then it's possible to go the way of the Virtual Boy.
Truly, I've not seen this kind of excitement for consoles since the N64 and PlayStation came out and people where excited to try things in 3D. This is a fun moment for many gamers.
Which, of course, makes me wonder -- if people only want it to sell on eBay, who's going to buy it on eBay?
Professional sport athletes, movie stars, business moguls, etc. Or I should say, their agents/assistances' are doing it for them. These are the kinds of people who will pay thousands of $ for a system that costs $600. Because 1) they can. 2) they want the latest 'cool' thing 3) Have kids they want to please 4)possibly enjoy it themselves (but not likely).
It kind of reminds me of that rich German who payed a couple hundred grand for some Ultima Online account who had a huge castle and such, just to show he had wealth online as well as in real life.
If Blizzard is now looking for rootkit like behavior, or looking for specific signs of an existing rootkit, Cedega / Linux may very well raise all sort of red flags.
The saddest thing is, that this is a problem. I can understand people wanting a challenge to 'hack' things, as part of understanding technology, however, those who want to hack a game to make the game easier is just a little sad.
Of course, they could probably get ride of a lot of this behavior if the selling of items/accounts in real life could be stopped, eliminating financial gain as a motive and making the game less of a 'time sink' to remove the time involvement. Though, I think the game is easy enough to get to the max level (and plenty of fun getting there), however, it's once you get to level 60 that things (see raids) start to get time consuming. And therefor peoples time becomes valuable as well as services offered for power leveling.
Without motivation (time or money), there's less reason for people to do such things, other than for a hobby. Of course, implementing things that take away value (time and money) can also lead to the game being too boring and pointless as well.
all I know is my wallet opened to buy the Wii, and a bunch of games,
Same here. I'm very excited for the Wii, but I admit, I'm also a Nintendo Fan over a PlayStation. I have very little interest in the PS3, but I admit that if the priced dropped to closer to $200, I'll probably buy it. I can wait 4 years while I play with my Wii *cough* and with my PC.
and that's all the kids my son is friends with talk about.
Nintendo no doubt has awesome viral marketing down. But, may I ask how old your kids are? Are they 27+ years old? Or are they in the 5-18 category? While I agree the 'talk of the town' is Wii, the PS3 has a strong following, it's just not as large this time around. Never-the-less, this has no real factor on the success / failure of a system. It's success will be proven in the first year, not the first month. I've never heard a single person talk about the 360, but it appears to be doing just fine.
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Is that UW for Univ. Washington, Wisconsin, or something else? FozzyUW => Univ. Wisconsin - Madison =)
PS3 will succeed, but it'll likely just have a much slower start because it is going to have games that will make your draw drop, given they have the technical power to make them. Gameplay isn't hard to do when all you make are sequels and racing games.
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Actually, that's not too bad of an argument. However, it would be easy to point out, that when 'entities' (be it stores, schools, TV shows, etc) do some sort of 'event' that could involve physical activities (I doubt Jeopardy needs ones), they have the 'participants' sign a waiver saying they know what the consequences are, have been told what can/could happen, etc and that they will not hold the 'entity' liable should injuries occur due to 'normal' use.
Then, the 'entity' needs to have all kinds of 'protection' preventing an accident from happening or minimizing damage once it does. People who jump through flaming hoops will need flame-retardent suits, have EMS ready, etc. If the guy jumps through, did not sign a waiver, and was not given PPE (personal protective equipment), then yes, that 'entity' is liable because they organized the event and need to assure the event is safe.
Some examples... paintball and Bungee Jumping require waivers. People also 'expect' the danger. No one 'expects' a big-box retailer to force people to basically fight over a product and unless the store first told customers about the event, had them sign waivers, and made sure there was the smallest chance of injury, such as clear the isles, etc. Then it would be much harder to prove fault on the account of the stores promotion. Of course, I cannot say it's 100% at fault, but easily greater than 51%, which is all that's needed in most cases.
Cheers,
Fozzy
Mod points++! Funny because it's true! I talked with people who said PS3 line fans where pretty much saying that or worse. Though, I cannot say I hugged any of the people in line for the Wii... nor would I have wanted to unless some of them showered.
My real question would be... is anyone else having sensor issues with Red Steel? The cross hair jumps all over the screen and it's not hard for me to make the game spin in one direction constantly while holding the controller in the opposite direction. I wonder if I setup my sensor right. However, my 3 other games (Zelda, Marvel, and DBZ) all work very well.
Cheers,
Fozzy
Cool. I humbly admit I haven't played the 360 outside of BestBuy's Call of Duty 2 setup, a year ago.
Amen brother! Amen! Games REQUIRE the nunchuck and Wii-mote combination... however, it appears that there was not an equal supply of 'chucks vs 'motes. I now have 2 'motes without attachments... and I'm hoping (desperately looking for) a store with 'chucks, so I can play some 4-player action over Turkey day (Thanksgiving here in the states) with the family. Sadly... not all games (yet) offer the choice of the 'chuck or classical controller setup.
Cheers,
Fozzy
Oh, I need to point out one more thing about the Wii that would make me buy 10 more before buying a PS3... A POWER ON/OFF BUTTON that's on the bloody controller! GENIUS I TELL YOU! Seriously, how long have consoles been out before someone said... hey, lets let the gamers turn their system on and off with their wireless controller aka the Wii-Mote, like a remote control does for the TV!
Sure, maybe I'm lazy, but hey, when I realize I can just sit down, grab the Wii-mote off my end-table push the power button and start gaming (as long as the game I want to play is still in the machine or if I want to game on Virtual console). Seriously, not having to get on my knees or open an entertainment system swinging glass door or whatever, to push the power button is just delicious icing on this cake. Then I smack my head and think..."why wasn't this done sooner?"
Cheers,
Fozzy
yes, and here I was this weekend, playing The Legend of Zelda on my Wii after downloading it for $5 (which I do find expensive, but worth while for this title). Heck, the Zelda game even emulated the frame rate drop when too many orcs are on screen and shooting there bows! Classic! hehe.
I was even more pleasantly surprised when I found my fiancee (who does not like to game) actually use to LOVE Zelda.. and played it for several hours straight... make me a little jealous. hehe
With that said... PS3 is going to have a hard time getting steam. It will probably go the way of the GameCube. A "good" system with a lack of support by 3rd parties. That's not to say the Wii doesn't have it's 'ugly' side too, but from what I've seen from 24 hours of gaming on this thing, it's going to have some outstanding games. Dragon Ball Z is just 10x more fun with the new controller setup! (and this is the next repetitive title in a long franchise, yet it feels fresh!)
Cheers,
Fozzy
I say more than half for the following reasons (and it is pure speculation on my part)...
hehe, I know what you mean, but I also know that doesn't mean much. Those are likely groups of friends who are doing it together. Each will buy a PS3, only one will keep it. The friends will then share the one system between them while they profit on the other consoles sold and buy it when the next round comes out and still profit, if they can sell them for the $2,000 they're states as going for. (that's debatable).
So, I stick by my guns and still say there's plenty of people, around that half mark, that are doing it for the sole purpose of selling them, thinking, it's a get rich quick scheme. Of course, some will work, while others won't. I think there will be plenty of disappointed people... to a degree. Those who cannot sell it will probably be happy to just open it up and use it. I feel sorry for those who are stock-piling them.
Cheers,
Fozzy
Wikipedia has a nice list of game day frenzy as well.
Cheers,
Fozzy
Ding ding ding! I would be bold to say that more than HALF of the PS3 campers are all eBay entrepreneurs. That, mixed with most people could get Wii pre-orders and personal statements like Wal-Mart and big-box retailers getting 50 boxes each means there will be less problems getting a copy... even before Xmas.
Cheers,
Fozzy
Some sites...
Also, what I said...
I know the reason the woman won the case was not because the coffee was 'hot' but because it was unreasonably hot (she suffered 3rd degree burns). She also was awarded millions of dollars before an appeal lowered the amount of punitive damages. Like I said, I expect the first damages amount will be very high, but will be reduced. The exact legal details on how at fault this person is, I cannot truly guess. But there's no doubt, in my mind, that Wal-Mart can be held responsible and I cannot see it being difficult to find a jury who will feel sorry for a 19 year old 'kid' being forced to 'fight' for a game system, especially after you throw in pity testimony to win the hearts of the jury of how this kid stood in line for a day, in the rain and snow and blah, blah, blah. Then you claim the game was going to be a Xmas gift for his sick dying cousin or something, lol. The Jury will have no pity for Wal-Mart. Hehe, reminds me of that Travolta Movie, Cival Action where he tries to use pity to win money in a legal case, but wasn't allowed to.
Cheers,
Fozzy
I wouldn't doubt that the lawyer will start the suit nearer to $1 million and settle for a few hundred grand. The point I see for this suit is simple... 1) Wal-Mart is the largest retail in the world 2) Wal-Mart easily at fault for negligence for concocting this 'promotional seat race'. Sure it wasn't the corporates idea, just an employee, but that won't make a difference in court. 3) there are more than enough witness to claim Wal-Mart created the environment for stampede.
It wouldn't be much different than all the suits that happen for a person who trips over a carpet or wet floor. You can get millions for spilling coffee on your lap from McD's, I'm sure a guy with a dislocated jaw can get a few hundred grand. Not to say 3rd degree burns from coffee are comparable to a dislocated jaw, but there's enough precedence, and I'm sure it won't be hard to find a jury who would award a large cash settlement to a plaintiff in this case. It's not like $100,000 or $300,000 is much for Wally World.
Of course, it is not close to being shot. =)
Cheers,
Fozzy
Actually, I wouldn't even question the idea that the manager just wanted to see them fight for seats for his own humor. West Bend isn't far from where I live and it's pretty much the talk of the town in Wisconsin. Heck, even the older moms in accounts payable are all talking about it over the water cooler.. and they don't even know what a PS3 is! hehe I had a conversation with them...
...
me: "Yes, the PS3 is expensive because it plays Blu-Ray".
mom1: (look of confusion) "What's that?".
me: "It's the next generation of DVD formats. It has a lot larger storage capacity and is to work with new TV's that support high-definition video for better quality."
mom2: "Oh, I heard of those HD-TV's. No one I know will buy them."
mom1: "I need to get my kids a gift for X-Mas. Can I get a PS3?"
Well, to make a long conversation short, I basically informed her about the Wii which she's going to go out and get, given that it's likely going to be far easier for her to find.
Cheers,
Fozzy
I don't know who will win, but I know a guy who lost! Well, he lost a PS3 chance, but is probably going to win a few 100 grand in a lawsuit. Seriously, this Wal-Mart manager who thought a 'race' to 10 seats was a good idea should be fired.
Cheers,
Fozzy
Are you reffering to the Off-Road series of games? I use to love these as well. Infact, I bought (well, at this point in my life, more like begged my parents) for the 4-player multi-tap for the NES.
I realized that I never finished my comment on the game "Metal Warriors". This game was awesome for the fact that in 2-player mode (you could only fight each other, unfortunately, while I'm more of a co-op person), you would pick 1 of 6 mech-machines, then then fight the other person. The cool part? You could jump out of the Mech and fly around with your little pilot. Some other mechs where hidden in some stages, so if you lost your first one, you could bail before it blew up and try to survive until you got another one. Just, lots of fun and balanced player vs player fights.
Of course, who could forget the TMNT arcade game and all the numerous 4-player clone games after it... like the Xmen and Simpsons version of the games (which had either 2, 4 or 6 player coin-ops).
Cheers,
Fozzy
I just downloaded SUSE and I'm getting ready to play around with installing a Linux distro on my pc. However, with the new MS deal, I'm debating using this distro. What would be the recommended distro by Slashdotters? Ubuntu? This will be my first Linux installation and I want to use it for 1) getting more familiar with Linux. 2) development machine for web applications.
Cheers,
Fozzy
This is a really good game, even if you didn't know about dragonball before. My friend picked it up and was never a DBZ fan. I was a fan for a while when I was introduced to DBZ and I still enjoy it to a degree. I've recently traded this is for the new Tenkachi 2. The first one was 'ok' but the lack of in game transformations kind of blew. I have hopes this one will be ask enjoyable... or I'll have to go and buy DBZ3 again. hehe (darn it, I just have to wait for the Wii now. I have the stinking game!)
Cheers,
Fozzy
Hehe, reminds me of playing RE4!
I would say that my favorite multiplayer games would be...
If you want to try to predict games, here is an interesting news article on the Wii that was from a later /. article. Just some snippets that I found most interesting...
There are some very interesting quotes in this article. Both on how Nintendo was to approach the game market now that there's much more competition in terms of consoles (Sony, Microsoft, and PC's). They wanted to think outside the box and decided to explore a new territory while the other guys are 'standing still' in a way and continue to argue the same things 'power'.
Second, it shows an interesting push on the interface. From looking at the success of Dance Dance Revolution, the Nintendo DS, and other 'non-traditional controllers' (perhaps Guitar Hero as well?), they believe that games can be better, or different, if the interface changes.
Lastly, they never performed any focus groups or tested the system on people other than employees. They didn't know if this was going to be accepted in practice as well as on paper. However, from the obvious viral marketing, it stands to be huge success for them... if the bug are really worked out and expectations are met. If it turns out that swinging the wii-mote like a sword/bat/club 'just doesn't feel right', then it's possible to go the way of the Virtual Boy.
Truly, I've not seen this kind of excitement for consoles since the N64 and PlayStation came out and people where excited to try things in 3D. This is a fun moment for many gamers.
Cheers,
Fozzy
Professional sport athletes, movie stars, business moguls, etc. Or I should say, their agents/assistances' are doing it for them. These are the kinds of people who will pay thousands of $ for a system that costs $600. Because 1) they can. 2) they want the latest 'cool' thing 3) Have kids they want to please 4)possibly enjoy it themselves (but not likely).
It kind of reminds me of that rich German who payed a couple hundred grand for some Ultima Online account who had a huge castle and such, just to show he had wealth online as well as in real life.
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Fozzy
The saddest thing is, that this is a problem. I can understand people wanting a challenge to 'hack' things, as part of understanding technology, however, those who want to hack a game to make the game easier is just a little sad.
Of course, they could probably get ride of a lot of this behavior if the selling of items/accounts in real life could be stopped, eliminating financial gain as a motive and making the game less of a 'time sink' to remove the time involvement. Though, I think the game is easy enough to get to the max level (and plenty of fun getting there), however, it's once you get to level 60 that things (see raids) start to get time consuming. And therefor peoples time becomes valuable as well as services offered for power leveling.
Without motivation (time or money), there's less reason for people to do such things, other than for a hobby. Of course, implementing things that take away value (time and money) can also lead to the game being too boring and pointless as well.
Cheers,
Fozzy
lol, hey, we have to. The chances of meeting them are rare so we all have to study hard to pass our tests!
New Logo, new space sign, new oil (sans trans-fat). They're really shaking things up over there!
Same here. I'm very excited for the Wii, but I admit, I'm also a Nintendo Fan over a PlayStation. I have very little interest in the PS3, but I admit that if the priced dropped to closer to $200, I'll probably buy it. I can wait 4 years while I play with my Wii *cough* and with my PC.
Nintendo no doubt has awesome viral marketing down. But, may I ask how old your kids are? Are they 27+ years old? Or are they in the 5-18 category? While I agree the 'talk of the town' is Wii, the PS3 has a strong following, it's just not as large this time around. Never-the-less, this has no real factor on the success / failure of a system. It's success will be proven in the first year, not the first month. I've never heard a single person talk about the 360, but it appears to be doing just fine.
Is that UW for Univ. Washington, Wisconsin, or something else? FozzyUW => Univ. Wisconsin - Madison =)
Cheers,
Fozzy
PS3 will succeed, but it'll likely just have a much slower start because it is going to have games that will make your draw drop, given they have the technical power to make them. Gameplay isn't hard to do when all you make are sequels and racing games.