| MontanaHatchet said: "The Nintendo fanboys revere the Atari fanboys as gods, and Malstrom is the prophet of their return." It's really hard to take Malstrom seriously when he's so attached to buzzwords. I guess it comes with his profession, but he puts way too much emphasis on words with really hollow meanings. It makes each of his bits so annoying. And why is he ignoring Natal and Sony motion control, as if Motion Plus is the only thing on the market (save for the Wiimote)? And this is where he's way too attached to buzz words. He says that sports games are "core" games. They're not. Sports games are a decent chunk of core gamers, and an even larger chunk of casual gamers. That's why the biggest sports games ever have had lots of casual appeal (Madden, Mario & Sonic Olympics). The reason Tiger Woods sells so well on the Wii is not because core gamers want to play motion plus, but because the Wii has the highest userbase, one shifted towards golf (people ages 25-44 and up), and a good control for the game. And good control is something that appeals to "casual" gamers just as much as "core" gamers. Basically, he hates core gamers, and he doesn't want a group of people to have fun. What a great guy. |
I can understand how you have a hard time taking him seriously but he does raise some entertaining points. Not that you have to take them seriously, but they are very interesting to read, at the very least. And that is where he gets credit from me.
Why is he ignoring Natal and anything from Sony? Maybe because they are NOT on the market yet. How can you talk about something that is as hollow as the buzzwords you are irritated by (at this point)? Products like that do not deserve mention yet because nobody really knows enough to take them seriously (or not). That was rather unfair of you.
Not all Sports games are core games, nor are they all casual. Some even blend the two together (sometimes well, sometimes not so...) but there are definitely core sports games just as any other genre can do the same. Tiger sells well because 1) It is Tiger. 2) The controls are amazing. 3) The price is not unreasonable. 4) It is the most realistic golf game in the world.
Where does he say he does not want core gamers to have fun? Nowhere? Now you are just being a great big jerk and losing any cred. you had going for you.
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