Nintendo hires dreamers and artists all the time.  They make the most artistic games in the world.  Then they get to run the whole company.

Sony makes TVs and stereos and Blu-Ray players.

Microsoft makes web browsers and operating systems and pays for exclusive games.

Who are the shrewd businessmen here?

You can't edit thread titles if I could then I would.

WTH, where is it so I can poke fun at you?? My god, What kind a person are you? One I really do not like tht's for sure.

 I don't ignore them because it fails to fit into my view of the world. I ignore them because I played the game and hated it. I know it seems blasphemous for someone to dislike a game that was critically praised, but it happens all the time.

As for your second comment, well that is just funny. You might want to glance at my game collection and realize I have a hefty number of sequels. I could also rattle off a list of games where I liked the latest version much more than the previous iteration but it seems a little off-topic. Ok well since this thread has nothing to do with the original post I will. BLeach DS 2, Advance Wars: Days of Ruin, Super Smash Brothers Brawl, Wario Ware: Smooth Moves, Guitar Hero 3, Disgaea 2, Soul Calibur 3, Pokemon Diamond/Pearl, and Super Mario Galaxy if you consider the 2D and 3D Mario platformers as different lines of games (I do). This is the short list of said games but hopefully it is enough to prove my point.

What is Nintendo's core?

Someone made a post about that question, all be it a bit indirect but basically he/she asked which group made up for most of the Wii gamers, then I expected the usual which would be expressing RE sales and Brawl sales and so on and so forth then compare them to Wiifit and Carnival Games and Brain Age.

None of that happened instead it was understood Wii crowd isn't casual at all and it is not exactly just a "new audience" as Nintendo doesn't use that term. It was understood as the term Nintendo does use which is "expanded audience."

@sc945097

Maybe he owned a Game and Watch and a Famicom?

oh the answer to your questions after that would be in the phrase. "It is what it is." - expanded audience.

Gaming has been shrinking.


Also at the "Nintendo is nothing but business men." people; you guys should throw away your controllers and every 3d game you've played, because they were all the result of the hardwork and innovation of Nintendo. (Unless your using a keyboard and mouce)

Pretty sad. Metroid was good game. Wii Fit is just money maker, all fatties buying it to get some results...Its pretty funny tho.

Locked.

You guys have pretty much proven you can't treat each other with civility or respect in this thread. So lets just lock it and try again next time. And no admitting you were wrong about the title doesn't change that fact. But before I lock it:

@LeetGeek,

Just about every post you make seems designed to get Nintendo Fans up in arms, even if the OP was 100% true it was still designed to start an argument and that my friend is called flamebait. I'm going to give you this last warning, but next time you'll be taking a nice long break.

Also, you might want to watch it with the insults, you're skating on thin ice right now and I don't need much of a reason to throw down the hammer (postID=1017090). Being condescending and implying others are stupid is just as bad if not worse than actually posting it, so consider this a warning for insults, and again next time you'll be taking a nice long break.

In short shape up and treat people with the respect and consideration they deserve or you're outa here.

@DTG,

Your "Games are ART!!" posts were cute the first half a dozen times, but now you're just getting repetitive. Not every gaming topic boils down to your opinion of what is and isn't art. Stay on topic when you enter a thread or you too will be taking a break.

@Manuelf,

Your first reply was in violation of Part 2 of the substance rule, if you can't or won't support your position then don't bother posting, all you're doing with that kind of post is throwing fuel on the fire. Sometimes not posting at all is the best thing to do.


And that's a wrap for now, I might have missed one or two people but considering this thread was just bait anyways I'm not too concerned.