• 26Aug 08

  A theory on Nintendo's strategy

  I think Shigeru Miyamoto is a genius.

  Nintendo lost a lot of money on the N64 after their deal with Sony fell through. A lot of people lost faith in Nintendo, and as a result, third-party developers gave Nintendo the ax. Hence, the Gamecube didn't do nearly as well as it should have due to lack of third-party support. This enraged Nintendo. Not just losing so much money on the GC, but on principle. The video game industry is huge today, and many leading game developers got started back in the day making games for the NES. But they were afraid and unwilling to make good games for the GameCube because of the N64's shortcomings.

  So Nintendo began plotting their triumphant comeback..

  Miyamoto had some great ideas for the future of video games, but like all new ideas, it's pass or fail. The idea will be accepted or it will fall by the wayside. So the idea must be polished and perfected. Hence the Wii. With this pint-size console, Miyamoto accomplished several goals:
  

  He used the Wii to test the functionality and public acceptance of motion-controlled gaming.

  He introduced affordable and fun video games to people of all ages, bringing casual gaming into the mainstream. (and making up for the profits Nintendo should have made from the Gamecube.)

  He got even with Sony for robbing his thrown by killing Sony's reign this console generation with the unexpected successes of the Wii and the DS.

  Furthermore, if the Wii and the DS caused unexpected upsets this console generation, then Sony and Microsoft are really in for a surprise in 2010. Nintendo has often publicly stated they are not concerned with graphics, or a hard drive for that matter, just making fun games. A clever ruse, perhaps? Okay, Nintendo doesn't care about graphics anymore, so Sony and Microsoft aren't concerned with topping them in that department. So, (after Nintendo has tested motion-controls and casual gaming through trial-and-error) how hard of a kick in the head will it be when the next Nintendo console offers improved motion-controls, a hard drive and next-gen graphics?

  Nintendo is leading the current console generation and, if the above is true, they will dominate the next one.

  • Posted Aug 26, 2008 11:03 pm GMT
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• 13Jul 08

  My contempt with the forums

  I am limiting my activities on the forums. Why? My mother taught me, "Don't continue a fight you know you can't win". So be it. I am sick of some of the immature, unintelligent and pretentious losers on these forums. Those in question know who they are..

  Not to toot my own horn, but I know how intelligent and how talented I am. I don't use this site to raise my level and earn popularity points. I'm here because the site was well-built and there are some cool people here. They usually know who they are..

  I know the definition of a true hardcore gamer, I happen to be one, and I challenge anyone to prove me wrong. I know how smart I am, and I always use my intellect whenever I post to the boards. I never post to a serious thread without providing facts and details to explain/support my argument. There are a few certain members here who IMO are scumbags. They flame and troll and argue their POV without factually supporting it and they repeat the same tired arguments while flagrantly ignoring posts that debunk their arguments. And when they fail to beat me or outlast me in an intellectual debate, they find some stupid excuse to report me to the Mods. Or, when their arguments fail, they resort to cowardly tactics, deliberately saying things to get a rise out of me, to make me angry enough to say something I can get modded for.

  Well, I'm not playing your game anymore. Those individuals in question are cocky and immature pieces of crap with no lives. They are not worth my time. Some day, when they think they are intelligent enough to have a serious debate with me, they can send me an invite to the thread in question. In the meantime, I will reserve my most thought-provoking threads for the HGU forums. That's the H@rdcore G@mers Union, in case you didn't know. You might want to check it out. There are some very intelligent and open-minded people there.

  To all my friends as well as other intelligent, mature and open-minded people, I wish you well and look forward to many interesting debates in the future. To the rest, go somewhere and die for all I care..

  • Posted Jul 13, 2008 6:43 pm GMT
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• 18Jun 08

  "Clone" wars

  I'm getting sick to my stomach with shameless "clone" arguments, most of which IMO are started by fanboys of particular games. There is a fine line between ripping off another game and being inspired to make a new installment in a genre that is growing in popularity.

  "Parasite Eve is a RE clone". It's a survival-horror series that has a unique and intriguing storyline with a couple features that are unique to the genre.

  "Saints Row is a GTA clone". SR and SR2 brought a lot of innovation, originality and variety to the sandbox genre.

  Was Halo a clone of Perfect Dark, regarding the immersive multiplayer campaign, customizable avatars and duel weapon functions? I don't think so. Take a fun and innovative concept and expand upon that concept, adding some originality. That's how you expand a game genre. If you are a big fan of a certain game or series, that's cool. But don't get defensive and start throwing out the clone argument when a successful rival enters the scene, or else you make yourself out to be a fanboy.

  • Posted Jun 18, 2008 2:29 pm GMT
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