Wii's unstoppable momentum, the PS3's hidden casual gamer install base, and the X360's last hope, the Newton?
An article before E3, because after E3 the console war may change directions.
Square Enix launches Final Fantasy X 25th anniversary site, revealing new Nomura art, books, music releases, and merchandise.
Look I know VIII has its issues and all that but how on earth can the do big anniversary events with new artwork and merchandise for VII, IX and X yet VIII got sweet f*** all.
They could have given it something during its 25th anniversary yet all it got was a single Happy Anniversary post on their social media.
they should know that we are OG fans of VIII as it sold truckload as well. not as much as VII or X. I personally didn't like IX but X and VI are my personal fav.
Shadow Hearts 2 covenant is another game I love. I hope one day someone can make remake, I would be delighted
Final Fantasy VIII is great and you are always the first to defend it in the comments
The Wii is now a retro console. Let’s get nostalgic about an often maligned system.
Crazy to think the WII is to the Switch 2, as the NES was to the WII back then. 20 Year difference.
My wife asks me to bust it out (heh) everyone once in a while to play bowling and tennis with the kids. There was a ton of slop on it but some good stuff as well.
Wii was great but boy howdy did it cause Microsoft to go on a dark walk with the Kinect and the disastrous XBox One launch that they arguably never recovered from.
Not nostalgic for me.. I was there.. anyone who wasnt a little kid realized it was a gamecube with shit tacked onto it, it was the "joke" system and was well below even the switch in terms of comparing it to the latest machines at the time. The machine was well loved by young people and "casual gamers" who now remember it 20 years on, or in most cases more of its sales came in the 15-20 years ago range not right at launch- but again its not nostalgic for people who were "gamers" then really, just for those who ended up with one in their house, the games , graphics, interface and online features were archaic already in 2006.
A brutal reset, a smarter story, and a return to what made it great—Mortal Kombat (2011) revived the series.
Underrated comment. I used to hate that game so much that any time my siblings asked me to play it, I just picked Hom and shut myself down mid-match.
15 years went by so fast. I remember playing through the story mode at launch.
Sales only judge the console war in one way. If you judge the consoles by superior quality and an ultimate gaming experience you have go with PS3.
Things have gone from.....
"The 360 is best thing EVER made, despite RROD"
To now, where it`s common knowledge within the industry that "the 360 needs to be saved from death"
It`s pretty funny stuff.
All I gotta say is simply.....I told you so.
BTW, I`m going to go buy another 360 soon, I`ll probaly rarely play it unless KOTOR3 comes out , and I`m NOT getting XBL again. I just wanta play it in 15 years from now, to remember all the good times I`ve had here @ N4G.
all the stuff the article saids is pretty much true.
Why is the Wii crushing PS3 then, why are ps3 sales percentages falling and the 360's rising?. PS3 has had AAA's released for the last 3 or 4 months?, how is the 360 haning in there with no games being released? all with out being in the DVD player market.
This rubbish article is a tabloid quality take from who? with poor a understanding of what is going on in depth.
"Sales only judge the console war in one way. If you judge the consoles by superior quality and an ultimate gaming experience you have go with PS3."
^^^ That logic suggests the 360 is killing the competition as well. I think that is why MSFT wins that battle that counts the most in this day and age.
MSFT murders the competition when it comes to revenue and support from the devs etc hence my take on the "If you judge the consoles by superior quality and an ultimate gaming experience" remark proving your understanding/opinion of the "superior quality and an ultimate gaming experience" is wrong based on how all the consoles are performing over all.
Ps3 is out selling the 360 in every territory and soon they will catch up