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On a side note. 3rd parties generally dont support portables least not western ones. Thats not their forte and if they do its some watered down port of their console offerings which you wouldnt buy anyone cause...its a watered down port.



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vivster said:

Maybe you should've chosen a different gaming opportunity if it's not enough for you. Still time to sell it.


You bring up a flaw of a product, and the only possible conclusion is that the product isn't for you. It can never be that the product needs to improve. No one is allowed to criticize anymore, apparently.



spemanig said:
oniyide said:

sure it does. 10 bucks vs. 40 bucks. People are more willing to spend 10 dollars than 40. ANd lets be real there are WAY more IOS devices or even Droids than there are 3DS. Not even close. So the pool is much bigger. 


The pool is absolutely bigger, but 99.99% of that installed base will go their entire lives never even see a screenshot of any deus ex game, let alone buy that one. The audience is more casual than the Wii audience.

1. i think you are underestimating the appeal of this game to the phone users im sure there is some overlap between Deus Ex fans and phones i mean a LOT of people have phones dotn you think soem of them are fans of the series. Better yet dont you think out of the 2mil+ fans most of them have a phone? I would think so

2. Even if that percentage was true. and lets say it is that small percentage is STILL as big or BIGGER than the 3ds install base. We are talking IOS and Droid. Im not even going to do the math on how much that is but im pretty sure we all know its huge.



KLXVER said:
kupomogli said:

Here's a list, and unlike some lists, these are all games that I own and have played to completion. It includes a few remakes, but I didn't include any ports in the list.  I also didn't include any games I haven't played whether I own them or not, or games that are really popular that I'm not much of a fan.  A couple examples of games I don't like much would be Grand Theft Auto Liberty City and Vice City.


*makes a list consisting of many games he's never played, some not e ven being released.*

Everyone's opinion is different, but my list is based off games I've personally played and completed, games that I can tell you that I've enjoyed.  Your list is full of games that you haven't touched, a couple that haven't even been released yet.  Not everyone has the same opinion on games and you may think many of the games you've listed, despite their good scores, aren't games you would have enjoyed.  I mentioned not listing Grand Theft Auto Liberty City and Vice City Stories because they're games I've completed but not really good games imo.

Not that it matters, it's your opinion.  You think the 3DS has a better library.  I think the PSP does.



spemanig said:
vivster said:

Maybe you should've chosen a different gaming opportunity if it's not enough for you. Still time to sell it.


You bring up a flaw of a product, and the only possible conclusion is that the product isn't for you. It can never be that the product needs to improve. No one is allowed to criticize anymore, apparently.

You are allowed to criticize, but don't expect a positive response because you are not entitled to a better product.

The problem is that people who complain very often are not the most liked people on this planet. Especially if it isn't constructive.

You know what the opposite of constructive criticism is called? Whining.



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kupomogli said:
KLXVER said:
kupomogli said:

Here's a list, and unlike some lists, these are all games that I own and have played to completion. It includes a few remakes, but I didn't include any ports in the list.  I also didn't include any games I haven't played whether I own them or not, or games that are really popular that I'm not much of a fan.  A couple examples of games I don't like much would be Grand Theft Auto Liberty City and Vice City.


*makes a list consisting of many games he's never played, some not e ven being released.*

Everyone's opinion is different, but my list is based off games I've personally played and completed, games that I can tell you that I've enjoyed.  Your list is full of games that you haven't touched, a couple that haven't even been released yet.  Not everyone has the same opinion on games and you may think many of the games you've listed, despite their good scores, aren't games you would have enjoyed.  I mentioned not listing Grand Theft Auto Liberty City and Vice City Stories because they're games I've completed but not really good games imo.

Not that it matters, it's your opinion.  You think the 3DS has a better library.  I think the PSP does.  Even if I have played games from both systems while you've probably never touched a PSP, an opinion is based on the persons perception. 


I own a PSP and have for many years. Ive also have had a 3DS since launch. Going by scores and sales, the 3DS has more, better and wider appealing games. Its not even close.

You think the PSP has a better game library? Thats fine, but dont try to justify it by saying that I dont know what Im talking about...



Some people need a new game every week, I don't so I'm extremely satisfied with my 3DS.

I'm also extremely satisfied with the GBA SP I bought in 2011, some 5-6 years after the releases stopped. Consoles are useless BEFORE they have games worth playing, not after those games have already been released.



mZuzek said:
spemanig said:
mZuzek said:

It doesn't have as many games, and certainly way less third-party ones, but I get the feeling it has a bright future. 2015 will be to the Wii U what 2013 was to the 3DS, or at least that's how I see it. To be honest though, I never bought too many games for the 3DS, and as much as there's loads of games out there that I wish I got, it's just low-priority for me now below the Wii U.

Not with what they showed at E3. Zelda and Xenoblade. And a bunch of smaller games. That's it. The 3DS had like six games in 2013 that reached that tier. I just don't see how people can look at the Wii U's 2015 with optimism. I mean a new Zelda will be out, and we'll finally get Xenoblade late, but that's it.


3DS 2013 had X & Y, A Link Between Worlds, New Leaf, Dream Team and that's about it. 4 games (5 if we consider the Wii port).
Wii U 2015 has Xenoblade, Zelda Wii U, Splatoon, Kirby, Yoshi and maybe Star Fox.

I never said the Wii U would be better than the 3DS - instead I used the word "favorite".
From those 2013 releases for the 3DS, only Pokémon and Zelda were must-buys for me, though I really want to give New Leaf a chance when I get the money. However, from the 5/6 games mentioned for the Wii U, I'm definitely getting 3/4.


3DS 2013 also had Luigi's Mansion, Pokemon Mystery Dungeon, Fire Emblem: Awakening, Castlevania: LOS, Professor Layton, and Bravely Default. That's 10 huge games, not counting DKCR: 3D. The Wii U has Xenoblade, Zelda, Splatoon, Kirby eshopware, Yarn Yoshi, and maybe Starfox. That's 6 games, one that probably won't be out by next year as it's literally not even built yet, one that doesn't deserve to be on the same "major release" list as Zelda and Xenoblade, and one that is barely a major release for a home console, but hey, we'll count it anyway. To me, that's 4 huge games. Xenoblade, Zelda, Splatoon, and Yarn Yoshi. The Wii U this year has more. DKC:TF, MK8, HW, Bayo2, and Smash 4.

I don't get how you can look at the 3DS's 2013, and then get the same feelings from the Wii U's 2015.



oniyide said:
I'll explain why i am satisfied with both 3ds and Vita. Actually ill just stick to 3ds. I got one like 2 months before KH 3d came out. I bought Mario Kart 7. that was my only game for two monthns not counting VC version of Mario Land 2. That was the first MK game i bought since DD. Didnt care for DS and especially didnt like the Wii one. SO i played it a lot. Eventually i got. KH 3d. Donkey Country Returns 3d, Luguis Mansion 2, Legend of Zelda ALBW, Mario 3d Land. Also got one or two more VC games and Gunman Clive.

Thats six full retail games in about two years. Now thats not alot but im satisfied because my portable systems have always been a compliment to my home systems. I have to wonder why you ARENT satisfied. I dont use my portables enough to where i need to have a library as large as my home console collection. I only use them when im out unless its a game im really into. Hell i havent beaten DKCR3d, just got Zelda like 2 months ago. and i still havent beaten LM2 or Gunman Clive. There is a sequel coming to the latter and ill most likely get the 3ds verison of Smash. I will be occupied before they come out.

How much time do some of you have that you need to have like 20+ games for a portable system?


I play portable consoles like I play home consoles. There's no difference to me.



oniyide said:

1. i think you are underestimating the appeal of this game to the phone users im sure there is some overlap between Deus Ex fans and phones i mean a LOT of people have phones dotn you think soem of them are fans of the series. Better yet dont you think out of the 2mil+ fans most of them have a phone? I would think so

2. Even if that percentage was true. and lets say it is that small percentage is STILL as big or BIGGER than the 3ds install base. We are talking IOS and Droid. Im not even going to do the math on how much that is but im pretty sure we all know its huge.


1. I think that out of all 2m fans, only a small fraction of them will ever buy the phone game, and I think even less randoms will.

2. I'd argue that that small percentage is not bigger. Most ios and android games to do well enough to make a profit, regardless of the massive install base.