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JGarret on 02 June 2009

Sky Render, did you send him an e-mail saying he´s no longer the Malstrom you knew (or something like that)?



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Sky Render on 02 June 2009
JGarret said:
Sky Render, did you send him an e-mail saying he´s no longer the Malstrom you knew (or something like that)?

Yeah, I did.  Mostly because he was spending all of his recent posts at the time berating the sorts who buy into viral marketing, ie. a lot of forum-bound gamers.  I didn't expect him to post his response to his site instead of e-mailing it back to me, but basically I was just trying to remind him that his site was mainly interesting because of how it put things in perspective, not because of how he got worked up about people not listening to him or spotting what he'd realized ages ago.



Sky Render - Sanity is for the weak.

Xen on 02 June 2009
Ari_Gold said:
who is this guy again, and why do nintendo fanboys always post his articles?

He's a rabid Nintendo fanboy/Nintendo knight/anti-HD Cardinal.

All around bad rep for Nintendo fans.



Legend11 on 02 June 2009
Xen said:
Ari_Gold said:
who is this guy again, and why do nintendo fanboys always post his articles?

He's a rabid Nintendo fanboy/Nintendo knight/anti-HD Cardinal.

All around bad rep for Nintendo fans.


That pretty much sums him up these days.



Sky Render on 02 June 2009
Xen said:
Ari_Gold said:
who is this guy again, and why do nintendo fanboys always post his articles?

He's a rabid Nintendo fanboy/Nintendo knight/anti-HD Cardinal.

All around bad rep for Nintendo fans.

While I'll admit that he has gotten rather off-subject recently and delved into that dangerous territory of personal opinion outweighing the facts (something many of us are guilty of, I might add), the guy has written some very insightful and surprisingly well-cited articles in the past about Nintendo's strategies being employed.



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Ari_Gold on 02 June 2009
Xen said:
Ari_Gold said:
who is this guy again, and why do nintendo fanboys always post his articles?

He's a rabid Nintendo fanboy/Nintendo knight/anti-HD Cardinal.

All around bad rep for Nintendo fans.

no wonder hes so well known among vgchartz, this place is full of rabid nintendo fanboys.



outlawauron on 02 June 2009
JaggedSac said:
liquidninja said:
@JaggedSac

I don't remember the PS Eye allowing you to control the PlayStation with voice commands or scan random non-bar-coded possessions in a 'Aliens' type fashion.

I am not saying that it currently does, just saying that the only hardware to perform those actions is a camera and a mic.  Which the PS Eye has.  It would just take someone writing software for it.

Well, the camera scanned cards and brought them to life on the screens with  Eye of Judgment. I'm sure something similar could happen.



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bardicverse on 02 June 2009

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Legend11 on 02 June 2009
RolStoppable said:
Legend11 said:
Alterego-X said:
liquidninja said:

Instead of attacking his character why not try to attack the points he was making.

This.

Seriously, guys I saw more intelligent debates at NeoGAF! :o  Even about Malstrom!

Yes, Malstrom is a stupid, arrogant asshole , and he is an Nintendo MegaFanoy. Also, he eats his own poop.

 

Now could you please explain why the Natal has absolutely zero software lineup, why is it planned to be released at earliest when its console will be 5 years old, why did they announce a skateboard controller right before the Natal, that is supposed to make it obselete?


They said during the show that development kits were being sent out now.  Some of the first games that will appear for it will likely be casual in nature and I can't really see those games having very long development times.  If anything some of the first games for it might be some of the games we now see on the Wii.  Companies could also take existing games and offer support for it, strategy games being a good example.  As for the skateboard controller the concept might have been in development for two years or more.

It's funny how a lot of people bashed Microsoft before when they had an E3 press conference that basically only showed games that were releasing the same year and now that they've actually showed their future plans they're being bashed again.  I guess it's impossible to please everyone.

The problem with development kits being sent out is that third parties generally aren't interested in carrying the burden to drive hardware sales. That's the job of the first party and third parties hop on board. This means Microsoft themselves have to make the first step and showcase games that are able to sell Natal. Which they didn't.

If Microsoft expects that third parties are going to do MS's job to sell the hardware, they are delusional.


I think the success of the Wii's peripherals and those of games like Guitar Hero and Rock Band has changed everything.  Ubisoft is going to release a camera with its execise software, then there's Activision with their skateboard and music periperals.  Then you have EA and their success with EA Sports Active.  I think you're going to see some third-parties jump on this in the hopes they'll have the next Wii Fit or Wii Sports. 



bardicverse on 02 June 2009

Despite Malstrom's view, there is the feeling that the NATAL won't hit the market it's aiming for-the casuals. Ubisoft announced a motion camera for the Wii, which to the casual gamer, is the same thing, but for the system they know about.

In effect, MS needs to harness the tech for their current market - the hardcore FPS gamer. This will be a tough feat, as these gamers don't want to give up their traditional controller.