Jimquisition: The Past Is Not The Future
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Great points, people actually doesn't acknowledge the existence of the Iphone and the Android on the internet apparently, specially when there are emulator and so forth than can reproduce the same experience, I do think that Sony got its points right and shift markets, also taking down the PSP and getting line up for the Vita(COD, I know everyone hates COD at this point but people actually buys that stuff.
3DS only limits to a handful of ports, and for more exclusives games that it can probably have in the upcoming years, I don't find something that could match the quality of Iphone games, Android games and even some PSP games(KH, MGS PW, and monster hunter).
Well, that a good recall for Nintendo fanboys, I hope that you can provide cool bulletpoints for the other crouds(Xbox,PC and PlayStation fanboys).
Great vid, these vids should have a thumbs-up ranting or something.
3DS only limits to a handful of ports, and for more exclusives games that it can probably have in the upcoming years, I don't find something that could match the quality of Iphone games, Android games and even some PSP games(KH, MGS PW, and monster hunter).
Well, that a good recall for Nintendo fanboys, I hope that you can provide cool bulletpoints for the other crouds(Xbox,PC and PlayStation fanboys).
Great vid, these vids should have a thumbs-up ranting or something.
Huh, I wasn't even aware some people were white-knighting for Nintendo using that argument... I personally got a 3DS mainly to play the DS games I was still busy with when my DS... had an unfortunate accident, I feel a little foolish now for not waiting a little longer for the price cut.
I'm going to go out on a limb and say these arguments will convince MAYBE 1 or 2 Big N fanboys to change their tune.
Maybe.
Points well made, however.
Maybe.
Points well made, however.
Meh, I think he's closer to Charlie Brooker, although Charlie did do a spot on gaming a while ago, but if you've seen the sort of stuff he does you'll see what I mean.Togs said:
Okay, the blatant Nintendo bashing is just too far. I don't want Nintendo to fail, but I also wish they hadn't been so haphazard with the 3DS (or anything they've done between 2010 and today). Nintendo really has got to get their act together and realize they can't get away with stupid shit like releasing a console without any games. Nintendo systems don't print money despite what animated GIFs on the internet would have Nintendo believe. If there had been quality games at launch, people would have had no problem buying the 3DS. Those people who say they don't regret buying the 3DS are delusional. There is nothing of worth that justifies having a 3DS just yet. Sure they're getting the 20 free games, but those are a "We're sorry we have jack shit in terms of 3DS games to offer you."
If Nintendo doesn't get their act together by the time the WiiU (I like to call it the WiiII) comes around, then yes, Nintendo will have been screwing around for too long stroking their egos and then they can burn to the ground.
People might say that 3D and Kinect are both useless gimmicks that deserve to be boiled in lava, but I see them as small steps getting us closer to holodecks, and I like the holodeck so I like 3D and the Kinect.
If Nintendo doesn't get their act together by the time the WiiU (I like to call it the WiiII) comes around, then yes, Nintendo will have been screwing around for too long stroking their egos and then they can burn to the ground.
I have no problem with the 3D. I was playing my friends game of Ocarina 3D and got from the start of the game to little after getting Zelda's letter with the 3D on full with no problem until the battery indicator turned critical (it wasn't fully charged). I probably could have gone longer. Not everyone gets headaches from the 3D. It actually gave what looked like a 3Dish world some depth. The 3D is really something to get used to.Uber Waddles said:
People might say that 3D and Kinect are both useless gimmicks that deserve to be boiled in lava, but I see them as small steps getting us closer to holodecks, and I like the holodeck so I like 3D and the Kinect.
I never used the past as an argument. I do think the 3DS will be successful, but yes, this launch was an absolute bomb. Seriously, launching a system in March, and all the big system sellers aren't coming out until September or later. They didn't even have the EShop on launch until June.
I have been enjoying the games I get on the Eshop (there are some really good games there if you look for them), and I've mostly been using the 3DS for all the DS games I've missed. With the better graphics, better controls and better online service, it's a good system. A great system, even. But between the bad launch and for some reason Nintendo deciding to advertise the worst part of the system (the 3D) instead of all those good things I listed before, it's just been shooting itself in the figurative foot.
And with lots of great games either staying Japan only (Professor Layton vs Phoenix Wright), just not coming out at all (Megaman Legends 3... hmmm, both involve Capcom... I'm seeing a pattern here...) or still months away (Every single first party title from Nintendo), the next few months are going to be rough for Nintendo until said games come out. And it might even be too late.
Also, Jim, this site hates Nintendo, practically by reflex at this point. This kind of video is only going to get you more fans.
I have been enjoying the games I get on the Eshop (there are some really good games there if you look for them), and I've mostly been using the 3DS for all the DS games I've missed. With the better graphics, better controls and better online service, it's a good system. A great system, even. But between the bad launch and for some reason Nintendo deciding to advertise the worst part of the system (the 3D) instead of all those good things I listed before, it's just been shooting itself in the figurative foot.
And with lots of great games either staying Japan only (Professor Layton vs Phoenix Wright), just not coming out at all (Megaman Legends 3... hmmm, both involve Capcom... I'm seeing a pattern here...) or still months away (Every single first party title from Nintendo), the next few months are going to be rough for Nintendo until said games come out. And it might even be too late.
Also, Jim, this site hates Nintendo, practically by reflex at this point. This kind of video is only going to get you more fans.
I never knew that some people were using that argument as a reason for why the 3DS is doing so poorly, the more you know I guess.
It's really painful to see Nintendo still doing the same thing every time they have a new platform to release, I mean, they've been around for how long now? But then again, I think we are to blame as well for letting them get away with it.... I love Nintendo, but for the past few years I've noticed that they've been acting strange and it's very off putting.
Good episode there Jim, the way you put it, it makes me feel foolish for even thinking of buying the 3DS at launch.
It's really painful to see Nintendo still doing the same thing every time they have a new platform to release, I mean, they've been around for how long now? But then again, I think we are to blame as well for letting them get away with it.... I love Nintendo, but for the past few years I've noticed that they've been acting strange and it's very off putting.
Good episode there Jim, the way you put it, it makes me feel foolish for even thinking of buying the 3DS at launch.
I'm a pretty big nintendo fan, but I agree with you completely. I don't even see the point in buying a 3DS since I already have a normal one.
lack of launch titles and overpriced e-store indeed.
i got a 3DS only recently for cheap, and my only excuse was that my old DS broke, and i couldnt justify not spending the extra £30-£40 to get something that will eventually have some decent exclusives for it... hopefully.
i got a 3DS only recently for cheap, and my only excuse was that my old DS broke, and i couldnt justify not spending the extra £30-£40 to get something that will eventually have some decent exclusives for it... hopefully.
at this point i'm really worried about nintendo
if the 3DS and the WIIu are really the only things they got for the 8th generation then it's looking grim
of course they still have a little push from the mass of existing fans but will that measure up when the psvita, the ever stronger mobile systems and in the near future the next ps3/xbox hit?
now the only things they got are their exclusives
if the 3DS and the WIIu are really the only things they got for the 8th generation then it's looking grim
of course they still have a little push from the mass of existing fans but will that measure up when the psvita, the ever stronger mobile systems and in the near future the next ps3/xbox hit?
now the only things they got are their exclusives
I half agree with you the Launch was very bad, but come christmas time I still believe that the new $180 price tag and a new mario game, Kid Icarus uprising and Ocarina of Time it still has a chanch espicially since the Vita has been delayed (though Im not expecting much of anything from the Vita)
Upward trending quality of content, Jim. Not your best episode but a good one nonetheless. I just hope your recent rash of entertaining videos does not hurt your major demographic of 'people who hate Jim Sterling' because that really would be a stupid way to get cancelled. Loved the retarded ads, btw.
I dunno about you but I'd rather not buy something that advertises throwing a dog at me then sucking me into the game itself just to be chased by Bowser while a man laughs at my torment.
And now that I think about it...I wonder how that ad would go down if the 3DS threw a face hugger at him instead of a dog.
And now that I think about it...I wonder how that ad would go down if the 3DS threw a face hugger at him instead of a dog.
With one thing I agree, dedicated handheld gaming devices are in the way to extinction. Probably this is the last generation with something like this (3Ds and PSV).
I don't wanna live in a world where all there is is 1-5 dollar games. I simply don't. They're fun, but they're fun for about a dollar's worth of time.
I'm willing to pay for a robust experience. That said, I'm worried about the 3DS. I love the system to bits, and I don't want it to day.
I'm willing to pay for a robust experience. That said, I'm worried about the 3DS. I love the system to bits, and I don't want it to day.
Come to think of it, putting out a dedicated machine is a pretty poor descision these days. Everything needs to do multiple things, or it'll lose out to those devices that can.
Which brings me to a suggestion for Nintendo: instead of developing a portable gaming platform with 3D as a gimic (something that I'm still waiting to die off as people realize how stupid the 3D trend is), they should have been making a DS smartphone thing. Or something to that effect. Yes, keep the processing power, but give it more functions than just playing games.
It can't have done nearly as poorly as the 3DS, I'll wager.
Which brings me to a suggestion for Nintendo: instead of developing a portable gaming platform with 3D as a gimic (something that I'm still waiting to die off as people realize how stupid the 3D trend is), they should have been making a DS smartphone thing. Or something to that effect. Yes, keep the processing power, but give it more functions than just playing games.
It can't have done nearly as poorly as the 3DS, I'll wager.