The Xbox was a good console. Mine is in my kids' room where they still enjoy many of the system's better games. I'll always remember it fondly.
The Japanese are good at knowing what's good for the Japanese, but not necessarily the rest of the world.
North America is the world's largest market for video games. Japan is not nearly as big of a factor as it was when 90% of all games came out of Japan. That simply isn't the case anymore with all of the newer powerhouse European and North American studios.
The bottom line is that Japan doesn't matter like it once did.
The production quality of this game is stellar. I booted it up for the first time last night and I find it to be amazing. I played through the first chapter, which gives a feel for the motion controls while shooting. I think it's pretty cool.
That's a lot of money. I guess people really are willing to pay to play.
The PS2 failure rate was well-documented and culminated in a class action lawsuit against Sony. A simple Google search will confirm that. No need to make up lies when you have the truth to back you up.
Even when they have the hardware within an acceptable fault tolerance, I doubt you'll ever see the RROD warranty reduced.
Because my launch PS2 died 4 months after I bought it. It came down with the DRE's.
I liken people who say "My launch PS2 still works perfectly" to people who say "My launch Xbox 360 still works perfectly". They're both pretty damned lucky.
It's most likely the advertising on the site that's causing it to get flagged, not the site itself. But even if that's the case the site owner needs to find malware-free advertising.
That's exactly why it was created. And it is well supported by the DMCA.
In principle I don't think that it is a stupid suggestion. Not every single game is reviewed, and not every single game is available everywhere for rental. So there are times when neither "common sense" suggestion is feasible.
As for your wine analogy, most of the time when you buy a consumer product there is an implied warranty that the product is going to meet certain quality standards. Say you opened a bottle of wine and served it to your guests all at once, which ...
You can't return games because they are software, and software is easily copied. So it has legal protection that allows vendors to refuse returns because the assumption they are legally allowed to make is that it has been copied or otherwise installed and activated.
It was a good game on the 360. The game played and looked good, and the clever use of rumble was a plus. I'll probably rent it for the Wii just to compare how it controls. It is a good game and seems right for the Wiimote.
I've seen changes in the layout of my local GameStop stores. They've added dedicated sections for kids and music in all of the local stores here.
I bet I'll still be able to walk in the day it releases and buy a copy. All of the crazies will have already picked theirs up at midnight and will already be bleary-eyed by the time I get home from work.
The TG16 was actually moderately successful, considering it sold approximately 10 million units worldwide. That was a good number for the time.
The Jaguar controller wasn't that great, but it did the job. The overlay thing didn't work for the Atari 5200, and it didn't really work for the Jaguar, either. At least Tempest 2000 controlled simply enough that the controller didn't get in the way.
Online was a complete non-factor in the demise of the Dreamcast. And Microsoft did not run the Dreamcast's online service. SegaNet servers were run by Sega. Sega and Microsoft were in talks, but it fell through when Microsoft announced that they were building their own console.
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Online wasn't a factor until the Xbox released and Microsoft broug...
The Commodore 64 GS was never released in the states. The original C64 was an awesome machine for its time. You had to have the floppy drive to make the best use of it.
I guess they would be doing that via openGL since they're going to need a common API to pull it off. The thing is that there isn't much hardware made specifically for Linux boxes, so compatibility is going to be so much more of an issue than it is for PC gaming.
Maybe they can pull it off. Who knows?