I am sad ... Really sad

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Ucell said:

exdeath said:

Nope. Playing games on cell phones is about as mainstream as it gets.

 

Without western FPS PC infestation mainstreaming games we'd have consoles still sold in the toy department and be socially shunned as something only kids play and we'd have awesome games again instead of a billion realistic military shooters and sports games.

 

Gaming is too cool for its own good now. Having a $500 console is a status symbol now and having is just too cool for its own good now.

Ok dude...get over it. I guess you want to have toys instead of consoles. Go out and buy those Skylanders figures then.

You say this like it's an insult?

To me skylanders was one of those magic kid moments games, you buy it, buy some figures, and they come to life. Absolutely loved the first skylanders.

But what happened next is the problem with the industry currently. Any good idea gets run into the ground while having its appeal broadened for a wider audience. There are just too many skylanders to collect, and new moves are locked out of old figures forcing you to buy new ones etc.

To me the Japanese gaming industry has it right, they know their niche and make their games accordingly and are happy with modest success.