The big difference between when ET came out and today is that the industry was very much a monopoly controlled by Atari. Today we have three main competitors servicing the industry (excluding iOS and Android platforms) so there is little chance if any that there will be another crash.
So the simple answer is, No. No it isn't. Don't be daft and stop writing articles designed to fan the fanboys' fire just for hits. Next you'll be blaming the wii-u for causing WW...
The article isn't titled "70 reasons why you must buy a wii u" so your premise of having a right to comment because it should make you want a wii u is false. It is simply an article from a pro-wii u website that is attempting to counter the claims that wii u is doomed because it has no software.
It doesn't state that the software has to be exclusives, only that the games had been listed to appear on the wii u. The author even doubts some of the software will...
I couldn't agree with you more. Rational discussion is rapidly disappearing from N4G. Buried under a barrage of fanboys trolling, anonymous bubble poppers and disagreers. Oh we'll, that's freedom of speech for you.
To everyone commenting on the amount of games listed or whether they will be made, remind you that
It is easier to criticise than create.
Even if some, many or most of these games don't get made it doesn't alter the fact that the author put a lot of effort into the article. They believe in what they wrote and went to great lengths to support their point of view. I say "good on you" and thanks. Keep up the hard work.
I agree.
Mixing parts of different games together is like mixing paint. If you're not careful you end up with a brownish mess.
I love all these generalist statements on wii u articles by people that don't own one. How do you know what ALL people with a wii u want?
You don't own one so the only thing that you really know is that right now the wii u is not attractive to you. That's fine. It may never. The main thing is that you find a platform/s that can support your interest in games.
It's purely a business decision. There's nothing personal. Publishers are becoming very risk adverse at the moment. It is a matter of EA looking at the risks and return on investment. If the figures look promising, they will go ahead.
They're are not in the business of loosing money to make gamers happy. Sorry, that's the truth. Fingers crossed the numbers add up, but at the moment it's not looking good.
so far...
Wow, that wasn't generalizing at all.
It's kind of true though. Just the other day I was playing Mario Creed, Mario Effect, Yoshi Arkham City, ZombiZelda and Black Ops Luigi 2. I can't wait to play Grand Theft Mario and Peachshock 3.
As for BF4. I don't see it happening, but if it does I will probably buy it. We haven't yet seen what the Wiiu can do and it may surprise some people. It won't be PS4 or Nextbo...
I remember the excitement of placing a lucasarts game in the cassette drive and waiting 5 minutes for the game to load. The cassette would stop loading and the lucasarts logo would display on the screen and then you played a game that was innovative and exciting and above all not Star Wars. Ballblazer, Koronis Rift, the Eidolon, Rescue on Fractalus, Monkey Island, etc, the list is long and illustrious.
Later, we went from cassettes to disks and the games were still creative ...
Guru Meditation
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@ Canary
Some people also confuse their opinions as fact. The fact that you did not like the movie (me as we'll) does not in fact make it a terrible movie. Different strokes for different folks. There's no need to insult and belittle people if their opinion differs from yours.
Back on topic, I will reserve my opinion of the game until I play it. It may suck or it may not. I certainly can't see it being as bad as Colonial Marines, but I may be surp...
Nintendo rely upon innovation and they believe the gamepad supports this. Hyper realistic graphics are not innovative, just a sign of increasingly more powerful technology. MS and Sony (and many developers) are going down the technology path, Nintendo has once again chosen a different path. Both are valid as both cover a broad spread of what gamer's are looking for.
What? Could you repeat that in English.
Although I am at this moment not too impressed with how Nintendo is creating leverage with the wii u's hardware and software, that doesn't mean it hasn't the potential to innovate. The tools that you are referring to are incredibly powerful, as no doubt the PS4 will be, but I fail to see how they are going to innovate gameplay. Time wil tell.
No. That's called smart. Nintendo is not in the business of making games, they are in the business of making money. As long as they are profitable, gamers will get to enjoy whatever gameplay ideas or IPs they create. Many companies have lost sight of this fact and as a result are no longer operating.
Remember that Nintendo has been operating for over 100 years and I can safely assume that most weren't focused on Mario. Who knows what the next 100 years have in store f...
I think that chant should start with "I don't want..."
You may not want to play those games on your Nintendo, but having the choice is not a bad thing. I would prefer the option of choosing not to play them than having that decision made for me by some executive.
@MrDead
I've got that on video. It was with a G5 Type D Diesel R electric train with the triple Dynamic Decoupling Reticulated carriages. He was living 'the dream' that day, although I would have taken it out to dinner first, done the deed and then given it my phone number in the morning.
Wow. Increase the dosage or quit whatever you're on.
You may have been a bit rough there.
Under special circumstances 60103 can be abbreviated to 103 as it is common knowledge that the Scotsman is 60103. I will sometimes abbreviate it if there is another train coming the other way at the same time and I haven't yet finished my cocoa and biscuit. After all, a spotter can only handle so much excitement and something has to give. Of course I correct the shortcut when I get home and review the footage I have taken. Oh joyous ti...
Funny, that's what Nintendo said.