Our beloved games industry is already suffering in some quarters, so this class suit action is particularly saddening.
With all the developer/publishing houses closing over the last few years, this activity doesn't help, but merely serves to erode the industry, and sadly if continues...our gaming industry is in danger of self-consumption.
Remember the big industry crash of the late 80's & early 90's?
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I can understand the nostalgia and affinity with Sega Dreamcast...but to say it can change your life is Barmy!
These (consoles) are inanimate objects, they have no purpose other than to pass time. The only way I can see this great hobby of ours changing lives is in extreme cases of therapy e.g. muscular/neural development in patients or becoming addicted and losing your wife/girlfriend/social life.
This article is a pointless rant over a bye gone era...
The Wii U is such old tech that you can now disguise it as a NES lol?
Kiddin...this decal looks super-retro :)
It goes to show you...6/7 year old hardware or not...games on consoles only seem poorer when compared to PC's
...take PC's out of the equation, and consoles don't look bad at all.
The only comparison that should be made, is when a newer console is released. You could say that time has come with Wii U, except Wii U has not yet proven itself to be anything above and beyond this current gen.
Dude, I respect the gaming heritage of Nintendo don't get me wrong here, but they're stuck on accessories.
I want consistent game engines and environments...improvements to actual specs/hardware. I don't care about controllers so longs as they functional.
The greatest hardware advancement Nintendo ever made was back on the SNES, and it was something called 'Mode 7' a state of the art (at the time) sprite scaling chip/technique that made th...
@Triggytrolls above ...You don't care about achievements/trophies so much that you decided to comment on an article where others do care...oh please!
@Eorl...I would agree, except I can't...
You see besides bragging rights.... achievements/trophies can encourage you to play harder, better and with purpose...
Think about it....
X number Headshots unlocks trophy so you purposely target.. headshots!
Or ...
It seems incredibly strange that any console released post this gen doesn't have an trophy/achievement system.....
Lol that must be the most lousiest game list ever!
I'm pretty sure firelogic is being sarcastic lool :0)
Why are there so many spreadsheet gamers??
Sales this, figures that, digits, numbers?? ...leave that to shareholders....God forbid you people actually remember to play the games!!
....everybody's a shareholder or on the board when it comes to consoles LMFAO
Some people seem to forget, they're nothing but an end user in this business...now go start a company.
I really think Left4Dead (360) series and Walking Dead (ps3) series is better...and YES I played Zombie U. It's no way a bad game....its just under developed and feels rushed for the launch.
I need to see a game neither 360/PS3 can do on the Wii U...so far the controller feels additional rather than integral.
I am glad that Nintendo seem to be recognizing mature titles though....I feel a Zombie U sequel in 2 years from now will make the Wii U a very tempt...
I hope Sucker Punch are working on a completely new IP....
I guess I'm one of those who didn't see what all the fuss was about with Infamous.
I really would like a Jack the Ripper game set in a very cold and foggy Victorian London (where else!!) or a 3rd person Spy/Espionage thriller to rival those very disappointing Bond games I keep buying!
or
A Zombie/Apocalypse (Proper Horror/Survival please) no gimmicks, just out...
Take note Bethesda!
The only good thing about this years VGA's is the little extra bit of credibility the organisers think they're getting hiring Samuel L. Jackson to host.
...Oh and a certain little PS3 game called The Last of Us ;)
FC3 is not so bad technically....the draw distance is awesome for a console 6 years old, way better than Skyrims and many other comparable games.
Far Cry 3 is siiiick!
*Just seen your comment, okay no worries...edited :)
I played ME1 on 360 many moons ago, agreed its the best in the series...but hasn't the world moved on from there?
I'll probably get disagrees, but IMO they should move on from the Mass Effect series...that story is done! ...New franchise please :)
ME1 Good for anyone who's never experienced it and the completest only.
The writer of this article is correct in stating we don't 'NEED' new consoles....
...But WE damn sure 'WANT' em!
Bring on the next gen ASAP....and hurry up already ;)
Nintendo can always rely on their core fans. Although the system does not attract me at this point, I can see it being a major success.
If I were to predict lifetime sales, I would go with around 70 Million. I strongly believe 30% of Wii purchasers were buying the console on a fad basis, and were not truly gamers.
I can tell you a lot of my friends purchased a Wii and it ended up on ebay or gathered dust in a closet until the christmas family get together ...
Microsoft buying Epic games is a huge mistake....
Look at the evidence for yourself, MS buys a company and then runs it into the ground within a few years....I have never been convinced as to MS' dedication to gaming. MS seem to solely be in this industry for profit...I sense no love or attachment from them to gaming as a whole.
Quite simply (IMO) Microsoft just want to Win!
As a PS3 owner I'm not concerned over the possible exclusiv...
The fundamental problem with a totally free form game where boundaries do not exist is that the player loses direction and the game becomes lost within itself.
Games need a beginning, middle and end structure...every aspect of life requires some kind of conclusion, or confusion and misdirection renders the experience as nothing more than a pointless exercise.
It's like traversing a very large field filled with wonder, but you don't have a clue as to w...
I can see Valves PC console as an alternative rather than a threat...
I can recall only 3 games I would miss from Valve, namely Half Life Series, Counter Strike and Portal.
Valve are more likely to offer any future games as timed exclusives to the Steambox...exclusivity for 3-6 months maybe? I can't see them giving up on millions of sales by abandoning the major industry players that is Sony & MS.
If worse came to worse, I think it co...