| Torillian said: He's just so blatantly biased, it hurts to read it. It's like when JohnLucas writes articles. The guy puts a good amount of thought behind it, but it is clear to me that he is working towards a conclusion he wants and putting together evidence to make it so, and not looking at evidence and making a conclusion from there. |
Sadly, I have to agree that that's pretty much his methodology, which at times leads him to stretch the truth to painful lengths. That said, he's still defininitely worth a read: get beyond the arrogance and ignore the points with only tortured support (and everything non-gaming related), and you get a guy who has a unique perspective on the gaming industry. He's an invaluable source for otherwise-overlooked quotes and information (the latest example being his article on WiiWare's purpose), and most of the time he offers good food for thought.
I also think you're doing him too much of a disservice when you say he's essentially guessing; the man puts a lot of thought into his writings, and most importantly he shows you his support and thought process every step of the way. You can (and should) evaluate said process to decide whether you agree with him or not, but he's not just throwing stuff at the wall and seeing what sticks.
Finally, and those goes more towards others than yourself, it should be noted that while he absolutely loathes Microsoft (I ignore him when he brings up the Microsoft Boogeyman) he's not exactly a shill for Nintendo either: he has a vision of what disruption is and how it should apply to gaming, and when Nintendo veers from what he thinks it should do he will call them out on it. The latest example I can think of is Mario Galaxy being a lesser game, disruption-wise, than New Super Mario Bros., but there are plenty of others as well.
| Strategyking92 said: The "casuals" just don't understand real gaming. The "casuals" are content playing 20 year old games on the VC (as you are, apparently), and not very concerned about titles coming out this day and age. The wii sells so much because motion sensing is the cool tech right now. And honestly there will always be a cool slice of the video game market for it. I have a feeling the "casuals" want the same old franchises over and over and over. The "hardcore" just don't get the satisfaction of playing "game party" "mario party" "we party" "redneck jubilee" "fun jobs" "Carnival games" and "crayola adventures" either. Instead we get games that use a stupid CONTROLLER instead of an almost no screen lag remote. Darn. |
I'm sorry that The Casuals ran over your dog and pissed in your Wheaties, but you gotta let it go man...
