Volt wrote:The Consoles don't matter.
Well, maybe not so much for the X-box 2 and PS3, because they are straight forward systems, like the past. Now, the Revolution is another story. That's the one I'm really worried about. First off, the controller. If it's a big customizable touch-screen controller like Mr. Iwata has hinted, Nintendo is guaranteed to lose. Second, the code names. If Revolution isn't scary enough, try their codenames for their chipsets... Hollywood and Broadway. Nintendo has always been gameplay first and cinematics for polish. So, what's with these names?
Finally, Mr. Iwata has a creepy smile. You know, the I've got something crazy planned gleam.
Look at the games, The Game Industry is growing Bigger and Bigger, but not Better. Games have taken a plung, game quality has declined steadily over the last 5 years, and a LOT during the past 2 years, it's getting worst.
I really disagree and agree. Yes, the market is overloaded with crappy movie advertisement games, overall crappy titles, and THQ has managed to break Tetris. Very sad. Perhaps, the high cost of next generation will cut down of this. Publishers might think twice before throwing money into the fire. Doubtful, but maybe.
Personally, nonetheless, I had a blast last year..... Metal Gear Solid 3, Halo 2, Kotor II, Paper Mario, Far Cry, Unreal Tournament '04, Ratchet & Clank: Up your Arsenal, Warhammer, Ninja Gaiden, Burnout 3, Mario Tennis, Pikmin 2, Metroid Prime 2, and Ace Combat 5. More than enough to keep a poor college student, like me, busy. I haven't seen a decrease in quality, not in the
good game crowd, at least. I'm enjoying the games as much as my SNES and NES days.
Note: I wasn't much of a fan of the N64 and PS days. The Darkages of gaming for me, there.
Yeah MS said all games MUST be xbox live capable. Not meaning you have to make your game multiplayer over xbox, but what they're trying to do is make it so that you can connect to xbox live, and if your freind is playing Tomb Raider 8 it'll tell you. Or you upload your tomb raider 8 scores online. Stuff like that. Just simple things, takes about a day to implement them into the game, and very inexpensive.
And it's a waste of time, nevertheless, if you ask me. -But, I'm the jaded person who could care less about the LIVE "community" or any online game community. For online, I just jump in and play. This isn't the developers fault, it's the gamers. Almost everyone's immature or tick off at life. So, I ignore the chat box, mute the voice, and play some music.
I'm worried about nintendo, I really want them to be #1 in this one. I've somewhat given up on Sony, Microsoft is really pushing quality, but NexBox isn't going to have a hard-drive, MS Reps made a statement, "Not everything needs to be stored on a hard drive, streaming media is used for lots of things"... so there you have it.
Now, I would be absolutely over joyed if Nintendo touches gold again, too. -And I'm really worried about them, too. They are the reason games are fun, if you ask me.
Game will look more realistic but... nothing good will come of it. I find Psone games are more fun than PS2 and Xbox games combined. The Old-School games were awesome, becasue it was about ratios and proportion. We forgave the characters when their mouths didn't move becuase we knew it wasn't posible to be that realistic, we knew the capabilites and limitations and our minds focused on what was possible and it was fun.
So far, game just keep getting better to me. Sure, I'll always have my rants, because no game will ever be perfect. Yes, I love the old school (SNES and NES) games and it's always fun to revisit them, but I still find this generation just as fun. ....and most defiantly funner
in general than the last (N64 and PS).
The 128 bit era came along and we're complaining about everything, becuase graphics are being put over gameplay. And when GamePlay is put over Graphics we are still not happy, becuase the experience isn't complete.
I think the online comminities have a lot to do with all the complaining. Better gameplay is still here. Take Resident Evil for example. Resident Evil 4 is far beyond the previous Resident Evil games, in terms of gameplay. Yet, I find the cheesy acting and dialogue unchanged. So yes, there is always something to complain about.
If Games are getting more like Hollywood Movies, then a Crash is 100% on it's way. Hollywood is one big joke, with crapp being released at the box office every week.
Heh.... that reminds me, I've yet to place one foot into a movie theater this year. I use to be a big movie goer and now I could care less.
On the other hand, this is good, After every Industry Crash, there's always a revolution in that section. A renaisannce.
As long as the games are fun and immersive....
that's exactly what I'm silently waiting for. Everyday I hear something new about Developers leaving and bad news. This is good news for us. 
But I realize that Nintendo is what truly brought gaming into mainstream houses, so they are just as much (if not more) responsible than Atari. That's why I'll be sad if Nintendo goes under because of poor marketing decisions.
