Nah, Bruce is never wrong. One of the benefits of having been in the industry for a long time.

The difference between Steven L. Kent and others (like Bruce on games) is that Kent has credentials. He made a bad call and at least is doing a semi mea culpa.

Ultimate History of Video Games:
http://www.amazon.com/Ultimate-History-Video-Games-Pokemon/dp/0761536434/ref=sr_1_5?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1231473038&sr=1-5

The First Quarter -- 25-Year History of Video Games
http://www.amazon.com/First-Quarter-25-year-History-Video/dp/0970475500/ref=sr_1_7?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1231473038&sr=1-7

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steven_L._Kent
He also wrote entries on video games for Encarta and the Encyclopedia Americana.

Mike from Morgantown

It's not even semi. The alcoholic metaphor is complete bullshit. If anything, it's more like a friend who moves on when his supposed friends have been neglecting him. the gaming press was putting down Nintendo for years before this.

I wouldn't have had so much of a problem with it if he wouldn't have said that the reason he was wrong was something or someone else. That's just childish. Not to mention he once again tries to demean those who like Wii. I'll be damned if someone like this who's skin probably burns when it sees the sun is going to tell me I'm less of a gamer. He wouldn't say that to my face.

Another self-interested person who gets attention for his lack of respect and justice. He can say whatever he want, but once he starts assuming about my gaming habits or putting an opinion on me because of my gaming habits, then I'm pissed. No right and damn well has no respect. Something I know I've earned as a gamer for the money, dedication, and time I've put into it.

It's nice to see that he has credentials, but this article, at least, doesn't reflect any of them, and as an "apology"...Let's just say it's about on-par with the worst of the Wii trolling posts, at best.

I see this kind of mistake all the time.

People are not buying the Wii because of what game has just been released.

People are buying the Wii because of all the games that have been released.  The entire library.

Over the past couple of years of watching economic analysts and videogame analysts I have come to the conclusion that the people who should be the first to admit that they're wrong are typically the last to do so ... and they tend to be the least graceful about admitting their mistakes.

By now you would think that most industry "experts" should have realized that when over 75% of gamers bought their system for under $200 in the previous generation it may not be a good idea to release a console at a $400 (or higher) price tag; that the genres and games that people fixate on actually make up a very minor portion of most gamers libraries; and since processing power has not been a determining factor in previous generations it would not be the determining factor in this generation. Rather than accept their mistakes and establish a stronger understanding of the market they will protect their egos by claiming that their views are how the industry should be, and the current state is the destruction of what is good in the industry ...

I suppose the benefit of this is that many of these analysts poor understanding leading up to this generation, followed by their childish behavior throughout the generation, will mean that we will see a whole new set of analysts in the next generation ... Who will eventually be wrong on a massive scale and the cycle will continue.

and then people wonders why game journalism is in crysis.....

poor fanboy

The worst editorial I read since visiting N4G. You call that an apology? Thank goodness we won't be hearing anymore from this loon.