You mean you didn't like the N-Gage!?

About as much as I enjoyed getting a wisdom tooth pulled 2 days before christmas time this past year :tongue:

for sure. Though as of right now, I am not sure that the kinetic and PS move are going to go any where really fast, because they are just starting to mess with it, and the games aren't really that fun.

But holy crap... the 3DS gives me a freaking terrible headache. I can't see 3D very well in the first place and it gives me a headache, so the screen just looks fuzzy and I feel like I've drank a couple 40s or so....

Turn the 3D off and it's no different than any console's successor. Better graphics, improved online, etc. The price, lack of games and battery life are probably a much bigger concern fr folks at the moment.

Battery life is my primary concern. As soon as Nintendo improves that i'll try to get one.

Actually, the Wii isn't doing to good because the motion control was the whole purpose of buying it because no other system offered it. However, now that Microsoft and PS3 (Even Razer is making one for the PC, release in May), the Wii has no real reason left. While it is more Kid-friendly, the other systems have more advlt friendly games, as well as a tonne of games for youth (check PS store, you'll see what I mean). And now the Wii is also lacking graphics capabilities, so it's dying.

A small result is also due to the 3DS. Why it's it sinking harder than the titanic? Do you REALLY want to sit there, tilting your head and your system, sitting in ONE position trying to get good effects? Lol.

Nintendo is releasing a new console now though, to try and get back in the game.

I wonder how many people criticize Nintendo for releasing too many so-called "kid" games have actually played them. A game doesn't need to have blood, swearing, and grey and brown graphics to be good. Games like Super Mario Galaxy 1 and 2, Zelda, Donkey Kong Country Returns, etc are absolutely solid games for advlts. There is nothing "kid friendly" about games like that other than not including excessive blood, etc. I think Nintendo would do better courting third parties for games like that, or perhaps use Retro Studios and Monolith Soft (both first party studios now that were once independent). There's certainly a place for more mature games, but don't dismiss all of the E rated games as "for kids." A game that isn't exclusive to teens and advlts doesn't always mean it's not challenging, especially when it comes to Nintendo.

I really look forward to seeing what Nintendo is going to do with project Café. Obviously the topic is wrong. Nintendo isn't even close to being in trouble right now. They could not sell a single additional Wii ever again and they'd still be in better shape than Microsoft (which has done well) and Sony (which has pulled out okay).

Sony is the one that lost big this console generation. It took a dominating position at number one and tanked it all the way to number three, selling a piece of equipment that was needlessly complicated to develop for, launched at a price FAR too much for a console, and still ate a loss that ensured that it took years for the PS3 brand to even turn a profit. Before the PS3 Slim launched, it looked like Sony would struggle just to break even on the PS3 brand.

Microsoft did well, and is in a better situation than Sony for its console, though Sony has been doing way better lately.

Nintendo has a huge war chest now for the next console launch. The screen in the new controller probably isn't just a "gimmick." People talk about it supposedly being bad to have to "look down" at the controller, but that's not a big deal if you're going through inventory and such. If anything, would your character not have to look at a pocket, etc, to manage inventory? The screen doesn't replace anolog sticks or buttons, and if it still has triggers it may turn out to be an awesome revolution when it comes to console gaming control.

If Nintendo plays the cards right, it could definitely come to pose serious competition to Sony and Microsoft even with third party games, which Nintendo hasn't had good support for since the SNES.

Yes, it's been a long time since Nintendo appealed to ALL gamers, but it has before. I'd love to see this Café become the SNES of the next console generation.

All the hardcoe halo players would probably rage at Monster Hunter Tri. I still haven't made it to the four star missions because of that fricken http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dKkNXPlIXCA(I svck at underwater fighting).

It's not that they're kid friendly, but they have no substance. It's always the same formula with the same characters.

And before you make assumptions, I have played those games. A new Mario game lasts a week at most before I either get 100% of the stars, or just get extremely bored.

That is true of most games if you play many hours a week.

Portal 2 is a good example. Granted they will allow custom levels.

As I recall, Nintendo is already working on the Wii's successor.

Except most of those short games feel like a fresh new idea. Mirror's Edge, Portal, Amnesia, etc.

Nintendo games are a recycling of the same ideas, some formula, same characters.... from 25 years ago.

I am going to have to agree with you.

I don't think that they should stop making those games (I don't think you were saying that either), but they should introduce some new concepts.

First off, from a company discussion, Nintendo has done far far better than Sony or Microsoft in this 'Generation'. Far far far better. They've sold a ton more hardware and made a profit off the hardware itself. Instead of trying to duke it out with Sony and Microsoft, Nintendo did what Nintendo does best: Family Friendly Games with a Budget Console Price.

Sony and Microsoft are both going to look back at this generation and wonder 'What could have been?' The X-Box 360 was rushed to the market without proper QA and without the big guns of an HD-DVD player or, ironically, a hard drive. The lack of QA has cost Microsoft a ton of money. Luckily for them, they've been so good about extending the warranty that this won't hurt them next generation. The lack of a next generation disk drive for the 360 probably cost Microsoft the Blue-Ray/HD-DVD war. Despite being about a year ahead of Sony and Nintendo in the market, they've sold about as many consoles as Sony, and far less than Nintendo. Honestly, the 360 was rushed to market and underpowered. It's greatest strength is Live. Something that neither Sony nor Nintendo has matched. For Microsoft, profitability this generation isn't that much of a concern. Their goal was to establish market-share. They've done that.

For Sony, this generation will be marked by low profitability, and the events that are ongoing at this very moment. The PSN outage itself is inexcusable. It's like Google going down for a week. This type of stuff can't happen if your a major company. It just can't. People need to be fired over this. Lots of people. The loss of personal information is once again something that can't happen. The whole thing is a giant mess.

Worst part is she looks 11.

Age is just a number............ :lmao: :rofl:

A guy merries an anime character :facepalm: ...does this mean I can merry Major Motoko Kusanagi from Ghost in the Shell: SAC. Ehhhh maybe not---that's too much woman for me I think---then again---hmmmmm :glare: .