Greetings! I've had a bunch of things I wanted to ask and discuss on these boards but haven't gotten around to doing it until now. Topics in this thread will be varied, so I hope I have it in the right forum. Also, I don't expect anyone to actually bother answering everything, but feel free to speak up in regards to any one thing in particular. And I know it's kinda strange to have so much stuff lumped into one thread, but I didn't wanna spam the boards with a ton of new threads.
1. Mario Kart Wii - Why doesn't it get more recognition around here? Why isn't it mentioned among titles like CoD and Halo? All I ever see are threads about Halo Reach vs GT5 lifetime sales or Halo vs CoD first week sales and I never see anything about MK Wii. I mean, where do most people see MK Wii in the grand scheme of things? Is it the most successful non-bundled console game ever? Is it the best selling exclusive ever? It's gotta be close...and the attach rate on it is insane - basically 30% maybe a smidge higher.
2. Why are Sony fanboys so hardcore? I don't mean this as flame bait either. Every console maker has fanboys. I'm a bit of a 360 fanboy myself this gen, and have been a Nintendo fanboy in the past. What I've noticed about the Sony fanboys, though, is that they are Sony fans to the core. They don't just support the Playstation. They buy Sony TVs and laptops, and MP3 Players, etc. 360 fans seem to just be 360 fans. They don't really care what operating system their computer uses or what brand their mp3 player or phone are.
3. Why do so many people use graphics as the basis for almost every argument about which game is the best around here? I never see anyone bring up fun factor, multiplayer component, story, etc. It's all about which game is the most photo-realistic. I personally prefer cartoonish graphics and come next gen, am hoping more to be able to play games with Pixar level animation as opposed to live action quality realism.
4. Why did MS release Kinect as an add-on this gen instead of saving it for next gen and launching their next console with Kinect built right in? Unless they are planning on not releasing another console until at least late 2013 it seems kinda late for it now...and it would have been such an amazing selling feature on a new console. Would it have made the launch price way too high like PS3? Even if they had waited another year or 2 to launch hit after their Kinect technology prices had come down significantly?
5. I totally hate the idea of hand helds! I've never even played one. I'm addicted to having huge screens to play on. The bigger the better! what's the allure of hand helds? Convince me that I'm missing out, because sometimes i feel like I might be, but have been unwilling to give them a shot still =(
That's all for now! Thanks for reading and thanks in advance for any input!
