noname2200 said:
Malstrom's cheerleading does get on my nerves sometimes, but over the past two years the man's proven to have a firmer grasp on the video game market than all the professional analysts that have talked to the media (I'm pretty sure the competent ones keep their advice to themselves, seeing as how selling their thoughts is how they make a living...). But if you're actually interested in hearing some insights on the industry, you'll wade through the bad times to get to the many gems. Alternatively, you could just stop visiting threads about him... |
Malstrom does have a talent for breaking down the industry to very understandable terms and with often humerous and vivid writing.
It was a Malstrom article that straightened out how I saw Nintendo's Blue Ocean strategy. Originally, I had a grasp of it, and what Nintendo's focus was, but it was somewhat jumbled, and I had trouble explaining it. After reading one of Malstrom's blogs, it made perfect sense.
And most publishers are a bunch of whiney cowards. He's absolutely right about that. Every time they believe a certain game or genre "won't sell on the Wii because of [insert stereotype of Wii owner here]," they are showing immense cowardice.
However, Malstrom should also do a blog breaking down the problem with many Nintendo Fanboys, who I view as the ones to blame for the relatively dismal performance of the GameCube and N64.
