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Avinash_Tyagi on 15 December 2009
Siko1989 said:
who's malstrom by the way?

http://thewiikly.zogdog.com/author.php?author=8

http://malstrom.50webs.com/index.htm

http://seanmalstrom.wordpress.com/

 



 

Predictions:Sales of Wii Fit will surpass the combined sales of the Grand Theft Auto franchiseLifetime sales of Wii will surpass the combined sales of the entire Playstation family of consoles by 12/31/2015 Wii hardware sales will surpass the total hardware sales of the PS2 by 12/31/2010 Wii will have 50% marketshare or more by the end of 2008 (I was wrong!!  It was a little over 48% only)Wii will surpass 45 Million in lifetime sales by the end of 2008 (I was wrong!!  Nintendo Financials showed it fell slightly short of 45 million shipped by end of 2008)Wii will surpass 80 Million in lifetime sales by the end of 2009 (I was wrong!! Wii didn't even get to 70 Million)

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Avinash_Tyagi on 15 December 2009
ph4nt said:
I really, really have lost hope in the gaming community as a whole.

This sorry excuse for a podcast claims the Gamecube was a hardcore console, they acted like they loved the cutting edge graphics. Yet, the Gamecube was largely received as a Kiddy system, got no third party support, failed sales wise (tho still made money). So they decide to go into a different direction that works wonders, they create the two best selling systems of all time, sell more software than any other system before it, making record profits, and guess what? Everyone hates them for making casual games (when it was the third parties who are making the crappy casual games). Not having a lot of horsepower, not having a huge online component. Well, when they actually had graphics noone bought their system, why would they continue that route? Here Sony has lost every penny they ever made with the Playstation brand, Microsoft is just barely turning a profit, and yet they think Nintendo should be more like them? please!

See the reason they say they like the GCN was because it wasn't disruptive and it was in third place, they could easily make fun of it and talk about how Nintendo was doomed to go like Sega



 

Predictions:Sales of Wii Fit will surpass the combined sales of the Grand Theft Auto franchiseLifetime sales of Wii will surpass the combined sales of the entire Playstation family of consoles by 12/31/2015 Wii hardware sales will surpass the total hardware sales of the PS2 by 12/31/2010 Wii will have 50% marketshare or more by the end of 2008 (I was wrong!!  It was a little over 48% only)Wii will surpass 45 Million in lifetime sales by the end of 2008 (I was wrong!!  Nintendo Financials showed it fell slightly short of 45 million shipped by end of 2008)Wii will surpass 80 Million in lifetime sales by the end of 2009 (I was wrong!! Wii didn't even get to 70 Million)

psrock on 15 December 2009
Avinash_Tyagi said:
psrock said:
Khuutra said:
ultraslick said:
This if for the wii only owners;
You can say it is for traffic if you want, but that is only the reason why they were allowed to post what they thought.
They are not fabricating the whole thing, this is how they feel.

I read through the summary, and even with the little sny additions in the OP, it still rings true.
Ask yourselves;
Would the wii be better with graphical improvements, an online system, 3rd party development?

It doesnt matter where you place the emphasis in your gaming experience, the simple answer is yes.

And imo, the GC was worlds different. It had great visuals, and the games had an overall richer feel to them. It seems like every wii game is a demo for a game that never comes.
Sure there are a very few exceptions, but that does not make the rest of the argument void.

If you are a wii only owner and you can possibly fathom any form of your wii games that could be better than they already are, (since everything can always be better)
Then seriously do yourself a favor and get a current gen system.

I understand you dont care about this or that , and games are about having fun... I agree with that, Just know that the wii is trumped on every possible level, not just visuals.

There is a whole other world out there, of GAMES. Games with amazingly rich stories, great visuals, games that will knock your socks off. There are even smaller (wii size) games that are leagues better with the XBL marketplace, and PSN store.

As a wii owner, you must admit it... its time to evolve.

As a Wii60 owner, I will admit no such thing, sir. Good day!

This if for the wii only owners; You missed that part and it was right in the beginning too.

I think everyone owns a PC and a DS, so there is no Wii only owners

How about No, just No.



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malcbear on 15 December 2009
ultraslick said:
This if for the wii only owners;
You can say it is for traffic if you want, but that is only the reason why they were allowed to post what they thought.
They are not fabricating the whole thing, this is how they feel.

I read through the summary, and even with the little sny additions in the OP, it still rings true.
Ask yourselves;
Would the wii be better with graphical improvements, an online system, 3rd party development?

It doesnt matter where you place the emphasis in your gaming experience, the simple answer is yes.

And imo, the GC was worlds different. It had great visuals, and the games had an overall richer feel to them. It seems like every wii game is a demo for a game that never comes.
Sure there are a very few exceptions, but that does not make the rest of the argument void.

If you are a wii only owner and you can possibly fathom any form of your wii games that could be better than they already are, (since everything can always be better)
Then seriously do yourself a favor and get a current gen system.

I understand you dont care about this or that , and games are about having fun... I agree with that, Just know that the wii is trumped on every possible level, not just visuals.

There is a whole other world out there, of GAMES. Games with amazingly rich stories, great visuals, games that will knock your socks off. There are even smaller (wii size) games that are leagues better with the XBL marketplace, and PSN store.

As a wii owner, you must admit it... its time to evolve.

Wow, what a load of BS. The only thing that would make the wii better would be a better online system, cuz I believe that it needs some work, but it's ok (IMO). Apparently you don't have a wii so......how do you know how fun a good wii game is. Don't talk like the wii is not a current gen system, for the last freakin' time it's a current gen system. In this phrase:

"If your are a wii only owner and you can pssible fathom any form of your wii games that  could be better than they already are (since everything can always be better)....."

I can replace the word "wii" with any other name of a game system and it wouldn't make a difference. Do you seriously think that this phrase only applies to the wii? You are seriously mistaken my good sir.....good day to you!



NeoStar9 on 15 December 2009

Talk about acting like a bunch of jerks and jackasses. Funny that was not. Any small notion I might have had of continuing to check out their podcast and even site for previews is pretty much gone with this.



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ph4nt on 15 December 2009

I just looked into it, two of the main guys (MAtt and Bozon) on the Nintendo team were not in the podcast, instead they got Daemon(demon) Hatfield and Greg Miller, both of which are TERRIBLE anti-Nintendo fanboys who are playing for the other team! Yes, gaming journalists should not have a bias towards any one console, but these two tools are some of the worst IGN has to offer.



puffy on 15 December 2009
SmokedHostage said:
I wanted to read that list but I stopped at achievements are a better innovation than motion controls.

No wonder IGN is doing so poorly.. They just piss people off because they don't employ journalists. They employ people who can write decent game reviews and tell them to also be journalists.



 

Sempuukyaku on 15 December 2009
cliffhanger said:
ultraslick said:
This if for the wii only owners;
You can say it is for traffic if you want, but that is only the reason why they were allowed to post what they thought.
They are not fabricating the whole thing, this is how they feel.

I read through the summary, and even with the little sny additions in the OP, it still rings true.
Ask yourselves;
Would the wii be better with graphical improvements, an online system, 3rd party development?

It doesnt matter where you place the emphasis in your gaming experience, the simple answer is yes.

And imo, the GC was worlds different. It had great visuals, and the games had an overall richer feel to them. It seems like every wii game is a demo for a game that never comes.
Sure there are a very few exceptions, but that does not make the rest of the argument void.

If you are a wii only owner and you can possibly fathom any form of your wii games that could be better than they already are, (since everything can always be better)
Then seriously do yourself a favor and get a current gen system.

I understand you dont care about this or that , and games are about having fun... I agree with that, Just know that the wii is trumped on every possible level, not just visuals.

There is a whole other world out there, of GAMES. Games with amazingly rich stories, great visuals, games that will knock your socks off. There are even smaller (wii size) games that are leagues better with the XBL marketplace, and PSN store.

As a wii owner, you must admit it... its time to evolve.


And yet... wii owners for the most part, are completely happy with what they get. Why is it always ps360 owners that aren't happy with the wii?

Bingo. It's almost like the 360 and PS3 fans have to keep trolling this forum to educate us on what we're supposed to like and not like. Actually, it's funny because their attitudes just mirror that of the industry as a whole. "Fuck casual gamers! They have no business playing OUR games! Games are not for them!! They're only for us!"

 

Pathetic is too light of a term to use for this case.



Nick on 15 December 2009
psrock said:
Khuutra said:
ultraslick said:
This if for the wii only owners;
You can say it is for traffic if you want, but that is only the reason why they were allowed to post what they thought.
They are not fabricating the whole thing, this is how they feel.

I read through the summary, and even with the little sny additions in the OP, it still rings true.
Ask yourselves;
Would the wii be better with graphical improvements, an online system, 3rd party development?

It doesnt matter where you place the emphasis in your gaming experience, the simple answer is yes.

And imo, the GC was worlds different. It had great visuals, and the games had an overall richer feel to them. It seems like every wii game is a demo for a game that never comes.
Sure there are a very few exceptions, but that does not make the rest of the argument void.

If you are a wii only owner and you can possibly fathom any form of your wii games that could be better than they already are, (since everything can always be better)
Then seriously do yourself a favor and get a current gen system.

I understand you dont care about this or that , and games are about having fun... I agree with that, Just know that the wii is trumped on every possible level, not just visuals.

There is a whole other world out there, of GAMES. Games with amazingly rich stories, great visuals, games that will knock your socks off. There are even smaller (wii size) games that are leagues better with the XBL marketplace, and PSN store.

As a wii owner, you must admit it... its time to evolve.

As a Wii60 owner, I will admit no such thing, sir. Good day!

This if for the wii only owners; You missed that part and it was right in the beginning too.

Of course it's for the Wii only owners... people that own other systems along with a Wii can see straight to the bs in his post.  I have a 360 also and it's nothing like he's trying to make it in that post. 



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LordTheNightKnight on 15 December 2009
Khuutra said:
Legend11 said:
I really can't understand why Nintendo hasn't copied achievements.

Seriously and I know some people will think this is trolling but I really think Nintendo has been incredibly lazy for at least a year now. It's too bad there isn't much real competition between the Wii and HD consoles because I think Wii gamers would really benefit from it.

Eh

They kind of did already in Wii Sports Resort

Unless you mean we should be able to measure our gaming peens online, in which case I'm not sure I see the point

The point is as you stated: to engage in dick measuring contests with your fellow Wii owners worldwide. Duh!

Oh, and I have a thread now for Malstrom in general, so we can get his articles in one place.



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