Bandai-Namco - Majority of today’s software will be forgotton

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Hephaestos said:
games that won't be forgotten this gen ( out or comming soon)

Wii:

Wii Fit
Wii Sports
MKWii ( the surprise one, to a whole generation of gamers this will be like the SNES mariokart)

Maybe: SMG

X360:

Gears
Halo 3 ( because it's in the Halo series)
LO (for being the only high standing RPG of the whole 3 first years of HD)

PS3:
MSG ( cause of the series and Hype)

maybe:
Uncharted ( or not... as a non PS3 gamer I have no idea what that game is...)


DS:

brain training
DQIX
Justice series ( cause casuals like it as well as regular gamers)
nintendogs
New SMB

PSP:

errr.....


Other:
Call of duty 4 (cause you heard about it even if not playing games)
GTA ( same)

Crysis (cause it's going to benchmark PC graphics for 5 years)


errr FFXIII maybe?

and that would be it...

 

This list will be flamed to hell and back if the fanboys pick up on it, I fear. Certainly I have several disagreements with it, but I'm not gonna touch this one, lol.

Once again, gaming was in the egg during atari, but gaming infancy was really the NES era. The fondness, nostalga, and untouchable myth of games like Super Mario Brothers, Zelda, Castlevania, and those kinds of games won't ever be forgotten. Even when better games come along. If you think more people are gonna remember, or even know about MGS4, than Duck Hunt, then you're crazy. I use Duck Hunt because it's a below average game tacked on to Super Mario Brothers, but manages to be remembered by virtually everyone, everywhere. It will be remembered long after Bioshock and MGS4 have faded from the collective consciousness of the public. For new gamers, this current gen won't be their "mario brothers" they will simply grow up hearing the mythos and legend of the original hits like Chrono Trigger, Link to the Past, Super Mario Brothers, and Duck Hunt.

We're not talking about events that refresh themselves over time. Gaming is a being, and its infancy will always be remembered more fondly than it actually was. Thus, early games will never be eclipsed, despite better games being released, because early games have the added bonus of not having to live up to their hype, and always being lovingly remembered as the first, best games.

Telling me MGS4 is going to be as well remembered as Mario Brothers!? That's like telling me Amy Winehouse will be as remembered as the Doors, the Beatles, or Nirvana. It wouldn't matter how good she was, she'll never beat the mythos of excellence or simple interest surrounding those bands.