fooflexible said: Remember this wasn't about market share, sales, or business, this was what he felt was the best game system for gaming for 2007 |
So, in other terms, it comes down to which system you're more fanboy towards. Because, let's face it, his argument obviously shows he's an Xbox fanboy.
Let's see... point 1, well, the only games I care about on that list were the multiplat titles... so, that's a void argument.
Point 2, Nintendo was going for simple and friendly, so that's an awfully invalid point to make about it anyhow. You can't exactly criticize someone for the exact successful move that they make.
Point 3, the VC isn't about delivering new - that's what WiiWare is about. The VC is about delivering experiences identical to the classics (save for a few outside features, like that seen in PKMN Snap!). Poor argument.
Point 4, most people don't care about having their gaming system be a media hub. Personally, I'd rather my PC, which will always be able to do "media hub" features better... be what I use as my media hub. When I buy my own 360, I'll likely be getting either an Arcade and putting in a seperate harddrive, or a Premium, with only 20 gigs. There's absolutely no need for more than that when my PC offers me nearly 1TB of space. Side note: Dangit, I keep typing "hug" instead of "hub". Wtf.
Point 5, this is what makes this guy sound the most fanboyish... and the most like the typical "hardcore gamer". Every single person I've ever met that made that argument for a system was the kind of person that seems to love their huge collection of FPS, with a few titles mixed in here and there (Assassin's Creed, Mass Effect, etc). So, so very typical. See, most other gamers (see: real gamers) have a greater appreciation for the variety one can receive from the DS. Not to mention, it goes places. I have friends at work that I play my DS against. They live fairly distant from me, and have different off-days than I do, so we don't really ever get to hang out and play together. But we can play DS together at work! Sure, we can do the online thing... but most of them don't have anything of consequence anyhow (for instance, my friend Jim has zero games for his PS3, one for his Wii (Chicken Shoot, wtf), and three for his 360 (Halo 3, Rockband, and Mass Effect). I don't care about any of those except RockBand). I know eight people that have purchased/planned to purchase a DS simply because they experienced it through me and loved it. I haven't seen that happen with the 360. The point I'm making is that it's all a matter of preference, and to make claims that the DS can't awe people is pretty foolish.
If you want to argue which delivered the better experience this year, then it's definitely a terribly subjective (and mainly fanboyish argument, as I believe I've proven). Where that comes down to being able to be proven (see: become objective) would be to see which sold more, then... which shows the DS in first with the Wii in second.
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