Who would a reboot benefit?
Not IW. Not the people who buy it every year, who buy it because it's the same. Not even the people who hate the franchise, since they probably wouldn't buy it regardless.
@OldGirl
Nothing you've said, apart from a few presumptions about a guy you don't know, is at odds with what I've said.
That he's lost so much over such a relatively long time says it was a matter of realizing, incrementally, how his diet was effecting his well-being. Once you realize that sort of thing, you don't come back from it.
Also, he went from 6000 calories a day to 2000. Again, that's not a habit you slip into...
So that this man wouldn't have lost 100 pounds without Wii Fit is just a point you're going to ignore?
He'd tried dieting. He'd probably tried a degree of other exercises. It was this that provided the continuity and entertainment that kept him coming back for over a year.
I agree, a lot can be said for his dedication and work. But he wouldn't have got to that point if he hadn't stumbled upon Wii Fit.
There comes a point where it's not even about getting back into shape, it's about living a basic, healthy life.
That a video game can be part of that, in whatever way, is fantastic.
The problem though is that most of the people that discuss sales can't put them into context, and the rest of us don't have all the information needed to put them into context.
So, basically, we're discussing absolutely nothing over and over again.
Everything you buy on Steam has a key (or digitally at all, I guess). That key defines the game as yours. Each digital copy is unique in this respect.
Without having a key at all, the game shoots up an error message.
"when this game sells"
So what is Ducktails: Remastered doing that dozens of other re-releases from the last 7 years haven't?
It's on Steam and it seems to be being handled by a pretty awesome group. If you're not sure at $15, give it until the Halloween Steam sale and you'll grab a bargain.
@JsonHenry
Someone should make a game where, like, concentration camps were just some fun party. It's just a game, right?, so there would be no problem with that? And then, like, the developers could make all the Jews and gays and Gypsies REALLY mean, like... they deserved it or something?
That would be fine. Because it's a game.
The other thing I took from the video, and the thing that stuck with me the most, was that the US, the UK and even the Germans are presented as almost noble in their conflict.
The Russians though? Nope. Killing each other and sacrificing thousands "just for a photograph."
Sorry... The US fought Germany, Italy and Japan at the same time?
Yeah, they were present, but let's not make out like it was one country against three. That's where problems start.
"We have seen countless movies and books dramatise the war in favour of USA."
And, unless you're from the US, this is a major problem that most people with a knowledge of history find absolutely disgusting.
When your grandparents are displayed as cowards and wannabe deserters for no reason other than their nationality, sure you might start getting annoyed. It breeds a "Winners" history that, whether it's true or not, ends up leading some to believe it.
Yes, it's a game and in the grand scheme of things it doesn't matter, but if a similar title was made where you played through some of the darker moments of US history, and then parts of it were just made up ...
How is it not being able to select the things you have access to on the internet?
It must be terrible, being forced to read the stupid monkey work of thousands of talented people; it must be terrible to be forced to read things on social media. It's not like you can turn that crap off, is it?
"From what I understand Microsoft was to blame for very, very poorly supporting his game which as a result sold abysmally so he didn't give them more money...
Yup. ASDA aren't going to stock it. Tesco hasn't really bothered stocking it since launch...
When you can only definitely buy a console, made by a major player in the gaming industry, from game-specific stores (of which there aren't many in the UK) or online, that's a sign that things are going well.
I explained second comment why you know nothing about journalism.
"I didn't feel the need to go into detail, either in my last post or in this, because you're the sort of person that would rather complain about "blogg...journalists& quot ; than actually understand that we write for an audience.
"And since you're here, commenting on my Phil Fish news piece, and not on my 2500 word analysis of the history behind Assassin's Cre...
Not at all.
You said something that openly displays a lack of knowledge about journalism. I'm not the only person that called you out on it.
The burden of proof isn't on me. You've said "I KNOW ALL ABOUT JOURNALISM" and have so far done nothing but prove the opposite. Instead, you just repeat "you're presuming, you're presuming."
No. I'm acting on the information you've given me. Want to prove m...
Apparently you don't know anything about irony either. Those statements aren't mutually exclusive. Everything you've said proves you know nothing about journalism. That's not even a presumption, let alone a massive one.
I don't really see how your running a site, or even writing for a few sites - voluntarily I'm guessing, but that's just a presumption ;) - makes you feel you "know" the industry, or even the small chunk dedicated to gaming...
@Dedicated
"Is true journalism trawling Twitter for quotes?"
If that's where the stories are. Journalism is and always will be about stories that interest people. I'll tell you one thing for nothing: you won't get those stories from Microsoft or Sony.
But don't worry, most major publications are far trashier than games journalists. I could show you things that would make you never buy a paper again.
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Iron Man is pretty much a regular guy with tech, isn't he?