Jimquisition: Who "Won" The Next-Gen Launch?
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Not all mario games play the same, it's why he can be used.balladbird said:
Heck it's why he's still popular most diverse line up from a single gaming franchise I've ever seen and all of them are fun.
Killzone and others like it? Pretty much the same even if decent.
Shouldn't we be comparing the actual Wii U launch with the PS4/One launch and not "the Wii U one year after launch"?
Well, it'd have helped if they had tried to mix things up in ways that aren't consumer unfriendly.ender1986 said:
I personally have no problem with leaving them as a separate entity, though. I mean, I have a Vita and a 3DS, as well as two working versions of a DS and one cracked one. I loves me my handhelds and I love the games, but they really are designed for different things and I have no problem comparing them to themselves, rather than the console market.VanQ said:
I mean, people who are derisive about them for not being consoles just come off as snobbish, but then, that's nothing new in our games.
Now now, we don't want to get into gender politics....
Well yeah, but in Jim's defense, it's the first major console of its type. I mean, before that you could only get that sort of crap at the discount portion of malls and TV adverts.
Oh, well....Fair enough. No offense, anyway. I was just curious because this came as no surprise to me at all.Estelindis said:No, I've watched it from the start. I clearly just don't pay enough attention to certain points!
And again, it's not a bad thing. Just a predictable one. Like Yahtzee mocking Nintendo. >.>
I believe the real answer is no one except the people who stood to make money on this.
If you have the money to buy a new console or upgrade your PC and get the games available for them then just enjoy them. Console and PC can't compare, they aren't supposed to. They are two different formats entirely. If you can't do that, enjoy what you have already. Just enjoy your hobby, however you can get it.
If you have the money to buy a new console or upgrade your PC and get the games available for them then just enjoy them. Console and PC can't compare, they aren't supposed to. They are two different formats entirely. If you can't do that, enjoy what you have already. Just enjoy your hobby, however you can get it.
And the AAA developers are nice enough to port the games over....Mega_Manic said:
I've got to say, though, you don't need excellent graphics cards or super amounts of RAM to see an improvement over consoles.
Right. And that doesn't make the name of those trading as "Hardees" anything other than "Hardees."MinionJoe said:
Excatly. So why would you call them anything other than what they are actually called?
I know of the three consoles the WiiU is the only one I'm even slightly interested in.
So do I. The last thing handhelds need is to be subjected to that asinine bullshit.Jimothy Sterling said:
And they're the only ones who should care, but that won't stop anyone.Philip Morgan said:
The only loser is generally the consumer.
You know, I sort of expect this to be more or less the ending to the story arc on South Park. I imagine only one kid gets in. Butters. And he buys a Wii U. Just because that would be the type of ending Matt and Trey would do.
Honestly, I get what you're saying Jim. Personally, I didn't buy a PS4 for it's launch lineup. I bought it for what will come out later. For games like Infamous: Second Son and Destiny. For Uncharted 4 and the strong indie support. And any other games they end up with in the future, third party and otherwise.
The only games I've ever been interested in from Nintendo is Zelda. And I don't buy a console for one game. That's my rule.
Honestly, I get what you're saying Jim. Personally, I didn't buy a PS4 for it's launch lineup. I bought it for what will come out later. For games like Infamous: Second Son and Destiny. For Uncharted 4 and the strong indie support. And any other games they end up with in the future, third party and otherwise.
The only games I've ever been interested in from Nintendo is Zelda. And I don't buy a console for one game. That's my rule.
Well, I can tell you that Killzone looks pretty, but has it's issues. Some AI failures, annoying moments, and such. You should check out Angry Joe's review on Youtube. He was pretty fair to it.TizzytheTormentor said:
Meh; I'll just wait a bit while PC hardware gets more powerful and drop about $400 so on a PC more powerful than any of the current consoles. About halfway through the last-gen I bought a LAPTOP that is more powerful than the PS3 or Xbox 360 and it is doing quite nicely with an nVidia GeForce GT 330M being able to run EVERYTHING released on PC in the last gen as well as EVERY previous console generation via emulation AND the complete library of DOS games. However this generation may prove too much for it and I will have an excuse to upgrade (I am not a graphics whore and prefer a good aesthetic but Bioshock Infinite has to be run on low settings - it still looks damn AMAZING but as the next gen overtakes my current laptop I will be left unable to run new games except for the artificially-inflated-requirements CoD:Ghosts which is still running on the CoD4 engine!)
The PS4 and Xbox One are cheap PCs, but the Wii U is different, it actually feels unique compared to the other two. I disagree that the Wii U is innovative - to me it seems like a hi-res Wii - but it's definitely a bit different. The only thing Sony and Microsoft's consoles have going for them is the exclusives.
That said, I would pick the PS4 if given a choice between the three, because I want Gran Turismo 7 and The Last Guardian. That's not saying much for the console though.
I also really disagree with the notion that the Wii U's games are innovative. I have never laid hands on a Zelda title, but Mario is just the same shit every time, it's just as bad as Call of Duty.
That said, I would pick the PS4 if given a choice between the three, because I want Gran Turismo 7 and The Last Guardian. That's not saying much for the console though.
I also really disagree with the notion that the Wii U's games are innovative. I have never laid hands on a Zelda title, but Mario is just the same shit every time, it's just as bad as Call of Duty.
BWAHAHAHA! God bless you Jim. Funny ep as always.Jimothy Sterling said:
Although, I might add that the whole "sameness" argument falls a but short when considering anything Mario (personally have OD'ed on Mario games, though I acknowledge them as competent).
Anyhoo, I don't understand this idea that we have to "declare a winner" at all, much less so soon after launch. I think we can all agree that there will be little of worth to play on the systems until next year anyway.
If anything, I simply WANT PS4 to win, simply to send M$ a message about anti-consumer policies, not b/c I have some vested interest in Sony. Moreover, if we are speaking companies, Sony is no less culpable. It isn't only about the fans. If it was all about the fans, Sony would have sold Spiderman back to Marvel long ago.
Corporations need to make money, after all. I don't mind, so long as they don't devolve into the quagmire that results in flaming forums. Anecdotal evidence suggests, however, that they tend to prefer such vitriol-inducing tendencies.
The Wii U seems interesting to me in that PS4/Xboxone don't have any great games yet but when I sort WiiU reviews at www.gamespot.com high to low, the only two games that really interest me are Deus Ex, Batman and Mass Effect 3. Got 'em already. All of them.
Hope PS4 has a great library this time next year.
Hope PS4 has a great library this time next year.
