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Console Wars?
I was just looking at this stupid story on digg about how Microsoft wants the MGS series and Final Fantasy for 360. Which on its own is a story that needs to be burried under "No shit Sherlock."
But I digress, so I was reading some of the comments one saying that if they were to switch consoles that that would kill Sony in the console war. Which got me thinking. Is there really a console war? Or is this whole "console war" thing just a fabrication of fanboys with too much time on their hands?
I mean granted Nintendo, Sony, and Microsoft all want their console to outsell the others, but they are in the end just trying to make money. Whether that is $1 or $1 million doesn't really matter as long as its profitable. They do obviously take shots at each other, but its really just a competition, just like any other industry. I mean we don't call it the car wars when we talk about the cars that each auto company releases every year. I can't think of any other industry where they use the term war to describe their competition, which is what leads me to think that its such a dumb thing for people to argue about which console is winning the war.
But I digress, so I was reading some of the comments one saying that if they were to switch consoles that that would kill Sony in the console war. Which got me thinking. Is there really a console war? Or is this whole "console war" thing just a fabrication of fanboys with too much time on their hands?
I mean granted Nintendo, Sony, and Microsoft all want their console to outsell the others, but they are in the end just trying to make money. Whether that is $1 or $1 million doesn't really matter as long as its profitable. They do obviously take shots at each other, but its really just a competition, just like any other industry. I mean we don't call it the car wars when we talk about the cars that each auto company releases every year. I can't think of any other industry where they use the term war to describe their competition, which is what leads me to think that its such a dumb thing for people to argue about which console is winning the war.
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I ran with Nintendo through the NES and SNES days due to their having greatly superior game libraries. I loved Nintendo, but all the same defected instantly when the N64 came out. I was then a pure PC gamer for many years, until PC games started to wane. After Tribes II, I floundered for a while with other pursuits (no videogame offerings really interested me) until the DS era. Currently, I'm feeling the rise of the DS/Wii/PC triumvirate, but only time will tell.
When it comes to gaming, I'll go with ANYONE who has the games I want at the prices I'm willing to pay. I love Nintendo's wealth of social currency, but I purchase their games on a purely merit-based system. If the good games stop coming, or someone does them better, that's the end of that. ^_~
I am pretty much the same a Rym. I was a Nintendo fanboy until the N64. Mario and Zelda rocked, but nothing else on the system was really that good. Unlike Rym though I went the Playstation route. Then came the PS2. And now there's the Xbox/Wii/DS. It's funny. There really isn't a 'war' as much as there is a sense of...well I'm not sure what to call it. Nintendo is pretty much say "F YOU!" to the standard thinking of industry, Sony can't seem to get its head out of its ass and MS is CURRENTLY kicking ass.
Can this change? Yes. If Sony locks down some needed exclusives and brings out some kicking titles then I MIGHT consider buying a PS3. But right now I have very happy with my DS, Wii and 360.
I makes sense... many stockholders are only holding for the short term. Even the long term holders want the stock to go up sooner than later. A bird in the hand is better than two in the bush.
Now that the Wii has been out for a few months, I'm starting to wonder if it's worth getting. I haven't heard of any games that are getting a lot of buzz. And if the games aren't there, what's the point?
No doubt the Wii is still selling well, but I wonder how long the hype can sustain those sales.
The X-Box is looking more likely than ever to dominate. Now if only we could convince the Japanese to agree.
My suggestion to anyone without a Wii is to not buy one until they can be acquired easily in any store.
I eagerly await the day that the Wii isn't stuffed of half-baked ideas and tech demos, but right now Nintedo's left me with a pretty bad taste in my mouth. I haven't even turned the dang thing on in a couple weeks. Everything out there is a shoddy PS2 port with waggle, it's annoying. At least the PS3 port of Ninja Gaiden comes with purty graphics and new content. Is there any legitimate reason to get Call of Duty 3 on the Wii? Is there even a reason to get a game like Cooking Mama (an exclusive) which, by all accounts, is just a crappy port of a decent(ish) DS game? Nintendo's life story is suffering from lack of third party support. I was all raring to get Puzzle Quest for the DS, until I saw screenshots which made it look like ass, and not one iota like the beautiful, crisp PC demo I played. However, the PSP version looks spot-on. What is Nintendo's problem? I'm sure their system can handle a goofy spirte-based Bejeweled game. If they need to re-institute the "Seal of Quality" or whatever, fine, but I'm tired of buying Nintendo systems for the sole purpose of playing Nintendo games. I want some third parties out there that really know how to waggle a remote, and I'm not anti-Wii. I am BEGGING for this, I would not be a tough sell if something remotely decent came by.
Re: Jason. I don't think our podcast was much of an anti-Wii rant, I was just letting off some steam. I was more concerned that the internet made EA and/or Chris Hecker belly-up and be a big pussy when all the guy was doing was speaking his mind. As for being PS3 fanboys, definitely not, like Rym I don't share any affiliation with anybody beyond what they're willing to sell me. As I've said before on the podcast, it's like Janet Jackson said: "What have you done for me lately?"... that being said, I do admit I spoke a little hyperbolically. It's been so long since Sony has had anything remotely resembling good news that I got a little overexcited when they actually had something worthwhile to share. I'm still totally pumped for Little Big Planet, though. I'm unfairly enamored with this sort of "Game 2.0" concept it pushes.
I have also found that Super Swing Golf is a pleaseant golf simulation. It's not a "Tiger Woods" class game but it is entertaining and uses the Wii-mote as a golf club.
Mario Party 8 should be out by September.
Metroid Prime 3 should be out later in the year.
In other news, Mario Party 8 and Super Paper Mario are coming within a few weeks. Pokemon D+P are coming soon after. I think Nintendo's problem right now is that it releases the good new games in batches. If they released the same number of good games as they do now, but spread them out more, it wouldn't seem so bad. People just get mad because of these draughts. They could release one game every 2 or 3 weeks and keep the masses sated. Instead, they release 3 games in one week and then no more games for 3 months. What are they thinking?