| MontanaHatchet said: I never read Malstrom's articles because he sounds like a real douche. |
Oh, he is. He's also an arrogant a**hole and many other things. But he also knows what he's talking about, so if you ever have a day to spare I do suggest going through his site.
As for the response, it seems to me like the author didn't really think about his article too much before he wrote it. As many of you have already pointed out, Fire Emblem and Advance Wars were supported plenty at launch, but turn-based strategy games are something of a niche in this country. The only exception I can think of to that involves titles called "Final Fantasy."
The lack of Earthbound does irk me, but considering the game flopped despite its (then) record amount of advertising may indicate that we net nerds aren't representative of the general population. Meanwhile, Nintendo's been pumping out the Marios, Zeldas, and Metroids in record time, which is why some are already (mistakenly) saying that Nintendo's emptied out its cupboard. No, I'm thinking Nintendo's showed plenty of support for the traditional gamer, and unless I'm much mistaken their output on this level is only going to increase with time (F-Zero plz!)
