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rajendra82 on 05 January 2010
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cAPSLOCK said:

MRFENIX said:
cAPSLOCK said:

We didn't make the wrong console choice. Apparently Midway, Sierra, Take-Two, Eidos, ACES, EA, and Activision all did--because all of those companies are either dead or had to make massive cutbacks. That's just the ones I can think of off the top of my head this year. Does that sound to you like healthy, strong industry? Especially amidst record profits for Nintendo? Sounds to me like they all backed the wrong horse and are getting fucked for their stupid decisions.

Good riddance, I hope a lot more companies crumble in 2010. Adapt or perish, and apparently most companies are choosing "perish"

You sure do sound bitter for a gamer who did not make a wrong console choice. But hey, you can always have fun with wii sports, wii fit, mario kart and all other great games(*).

 

(* following part is directly from your previous post)

Obviously a game can not be good unless it sells more than 20 million copies.  20 million is a much bigger circle to jerk with than 5 million. The more the merrier.

Still have a PC for hardcore games and PS3 for hi def casual games, I'm not hurting for any type of gaming experience.  It doesn't make the Wii's treatment any less disappointing. It also doesn't negate the fact that 3rd party treatment of the Wii is an anomaly looking at the history of consoles--which is the whole point of the topic of this thread: why is this the first generation where overwhelming marketshare still doesn't lead to 3rd party support? 

It's not all the developers sitting around in smokey back rooms conspiracy theory style saying "let's all avoid the Wii!"

It's not difficulty to develop for, PS3 wins that crown.

What does that leave? My argument is after Blizzard, Valve, and Nintendo there's a huge quality and creativity dropoff, and it's a fairly easy argument to make.

I never said a game wasn't good unless it sold 20 million, I just said it was a better game. You didn't honestly think Medal of Honor: Allied Assault Part 9: Modern Warfare 2 would be good enough to break down barriers and usher in a new age of old people screaming "faggot" over xbox live did you?

Must suck to have to grasp so hard at straws you can't even present an argument honestly.

In game developers, there is no huge quality dropoff after Blizzard, Valve, and Nintendo.  If there was, how do you explain the excellent quality of 2009 games like Uncharted 2, Call of Duty: MW2, Resident Evil 5, Street Fighter IV, Beatles Rock Band, when compared to the 2009 games made by Nintendo, and Valve (Blizzard didn't release any, but that says something too).  Valve and Blizzard have released quality titles only, but there has been some mediocrity from Nintendo like the Wii Animal Crossing, Wii Music.  New Super Mario Brothers Wii is pretty good, but it's nowhere near ad good as the older Marios, notr as innovative as Galaxy.