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[CHEEZMO™]

BLOPS 2 is mint.

 

[NinjaFridge]

BLOPS 2 is mint.

It would be nice if it would stop putting me into games that are about 10 seconds from ending and fucking up a win streak.

 

[SKINNER!]

Snowing in Glasgow atm. Late night food shopping post-poned...maybe.

 

[BackwardsSuggestions]

I hate Christmas season. I tried to buy a jacket in Track & Field in Cardiff (going out business, cheap stuff!) and could hardly walk anywhere there were so many people.

 

[3Sixty]

Snowing in Glasgow atm. Late night food shopping post-poned...maybe.

Really hope it doesn't snow down here.

Wrong time of year to be on 2 wheels instead of 4.

Meet up looked cool btw. I'll be down for one next year when i get some holiday allowance back

 

[Lirlond]

Nooooo snooooooow

I should invest in a treadmill maybe.

 

[Darren870]

Back to NY on Thur. Should be a nice two weeks at home, gonna try and ski and continue my drunken spree at home.

 

[Ashes]

From the cost of insurance in America thread:

And we're just behind Poland, and North Ireland and Cuba and Hungary and well almost the rest of the first world. All of whom pay much less in healthcare.

England and Wales has a different stat to Scotland....

 

[Lirlond]

Probably because Scotland's is pretty bad. Also we're awkward like that.

 

[NinjaFridge]

From the cost of insurance in America thread:



England and Wales has a different stat to Scotland....

Christ Norn Iron just sucks. At least we have free prescriptions.

 

[Mikeside]

You guys have some great taste in TV so recommend me some obscure offbeat comedy, if you please.

 

[Chinner]

garth marenghi's darkplace

 

[Mikeside]

garth marenghi's darkplace

Love that show, but I've watched it a dozen times

 

[CHEEZMO™]

Probably not obscure but Green Wing was hilarious.

Also one of my favourite comedy programmes is Early Doors. Fuckin amazing. Again maybe not obscure but almost everyone I know has no idea it exists so meh.

 

[Chinner]

cool it or you'll get a knuckle supper.

 

[Mikeside]

Probably not obscure but Green Wing was hilarious.

Also one of my favourite comedy programmes is Early Doors. Fuckin amazing. Again maybe not obscure but amlost everyone I know has no idea it exists so meh.

Loved Green Wing too, but I've never heard of Early Doors- I'll give that a go, thanks

Just watched the first episode of Bored to Death which seems pretty good so far.

 

[SKINNER!]

I'm going through Peep Show at the moment. Really enjoying it.

 

[Ashes]

Hunderby is pretty dark. And I hesitate to recommend it, but there it is. Hunderby.

 

[Cindres]

Snowed in Newcastle at around 12/1ish. Must've warmed up overnight because it's almost entirly gone already. Was quite thick too.
However I'm not complaining, gotta stand outside our Union for 2 hours today selling tickets for our play.

 

[BGBW]

Apparently work has had the idea that we make our own crackers so now I have to think of something to put it in mine up to the value of £3. Would a Lego Minifigure be acceptable?

Uh. My mouth is really numb from my dentist trip.

 

[Suairyu]

Apparently work has had the idea that we make our own crackers so now I have to think of something to put it in mine up to the value of £3. Would a Lego Minifigure be acceptable?

LEGO is always the best present.

 

[3Sixty]

You guys have some great taste in TV so recommend me some obscure offbeat comedy, if you please.

Psych!

 

[SKINNER!]

Apparently work has had the idea that we make our own crackers so now I have to think of something to put it in mine up to the value of £3. Would a Lego Minifigure be acceptable?

Funny you mention that. Came across this yesterday.

 

[Jill Sandwich]

I made crackers one year I hosted Christmas dinner, surprises included:
1 Hamlet cigar and match
A jar of Shippams Bloater Paste
A toilet freshening block
Condoms
Packets of Resolve
Neatly folded jazz mag pages

I'm sure you can think of better things. The cigar went down well though!

 

[SmokyDave]

Fellow countrymen and women, I thank you from the bottom of my heart for helping the Wii-U bomb. Never have so few bought so little for so much.

 

[fizzelopeguss]

poor old uncle dave has been bitten with the console war bug.

 

[Jill Sandwich]

If it was a ton less I might have been tempted. If it could play GameCube discs I'd have been smitten.

 

[BGBW]

Is this when I'm meant to post outrage?

 

[blahblah...blah]

How badly did it flop? Is there a thread where people are moaning?

 

[SmokyDave]

poor old uncle dave has been bitten with the console war bug.

You're goddamned right. I was worried that another success would've seen Sony & MS bow out of the tech race too.

I need my photo-realistic Gran Turismo!

 

[Salazar]

Fellow countrymen and women, I thank you from the bottom of my heart for helping the Wii-U bomb. Never have so few bought so little for so much.

Nintendo should have attached the launch to a National ID Card initiative.

 

[Jill Sandwich]

Not surprised about Sony Smash Brothers debuting at #38 either, such a massive waste of everyone's time. Nobody wanted this except Sony.

 

[Mikeside]

Poor Nintendo.
I love their IPs, but their hardware is constantly at odds with what I want

 

[Delusibeta]

Not surprised about Sony Smash Brothers debuting at #38 either, such a massive waste of everyone's time. Nobody wanted this except Sony.

I also get to gloat at the Americans who were making excuses since it's missed the chart wholesale this week.

How badly did it flop? Is there a thread where people are moaning?

In the UK charts, the highest WiiU game is Nintendoland, coming in at #11, behind Need for Speed Most Wanted and Halo 4. The biggest selling game that wasn't bundled in 90% of the consoles is New Super Mario Bros U, coming in at #14 behind Dishonored and Football Manager. That's right, the new Mario game sold worse than Football Manager in its first week. If that isn't a bloody nose, I don't know what is.

MCV, which in my opinion is about as reliable as Chartzzzzzz but I seem to be the only one to think this way, says the Wii U completely sold out of the UK high street, and I've had some GAME staffers say they weren't going to push pre-orders since almost all of their stock have been pre-ordered. So how much does MCV say is enough to completely sell out the UK high street?

40 thousand.

If that doesn't say "the video games market in the UK is dying", then I don't know what does.

 

[Jill Sandwich]

I think the UK gaming market has moved onto the Play and App stores. Most of my work colleagues are after tablets this year, 60/40 Nexus7/iPad, my friends have also gone Android/iOS this year too after their Blackberrys went out of contract. Anecdotal I know but the tablet is getting traction.

 

[Lirlond]

Not surprised about Sony Smash Brothers debuting at #38 either, such a massive waste of everyone's time. Nobody wanted this except Sony.

I played it over the weekend. It's actually pretty fun. But it's not got any staying power, and it lacks in polish.

 

[Delusibeta]

I think the UK gaming market has moved onto the Play and App stores. Most of my work colleagues are after tablets this year, 60/40 Nexus7/iPad.

Pretty much. And where the UK market goes, the US market tends to follow. Looks like Gree was right, mobile gaming might just be the future.

 

[phisheep]

Fellow countrymen and women, I thank you from the bottom of my heart for helping the Wii-U bomb. Never have so few bought so little for so much.

Only reason I haven't bought one yet is precarious winter cashflow, owing to most of Somerset being flooded.

If Musha spends enough when she visits the shop I'll be in like a shot!

 

[f0rk]

I think the UK gaming market has moved onto the Play and App stores. Most of my work colleagues are after tablets this year, 60/40 Nexus7/iPad, my friends have also gone Android/iOS this year too after their Blackberrys went out of contract. Anecdotal I know but the tablet is getting traction.

I think the people who would actually buy game consoles (even for just FIFA) want a bigger jump than a gimmicky controller and the same graphical power they've had for years. The next Xbox and Playstation should do fine I think.

 

[Delusibeta]

I think the people who would actually buy game consoles (even for just FIFA) want a bigger jump than a gimmicky controller and the same graphical power they've had for years. The next Xbox and Playstation should do fine I think.

Well, if the Xbox 3 and PlayStation 4 both flop, then we can conclude that the video game market in the UK is dead and it's time to execute the emergency plans. But seriously, it's looking like the Wii U will be the third console flop in a row, it's not looking good.

 

[BGBW]

What were the other two console flops? OnLive and?

 

[Jedeye Sniv]

The trouble is the WiiU just isn't a next gen system. It's current gen, about 5 years too late. The hardcore aren't bothering since it's no great leap from the PS360 and for casuals it always takes a time for critical mass to occur (what I like to call the Richard and Judy effect).

Of course the other issue is that the pad looks cheap and weird. An unscientific poll of my mates when an advert came on the other days shows confusion and apathy.

 

[Delusibeta]

What were the other two console flops? OnLive and?

Vita and Nintendo 3DS (pre-price drop).

 

[Ashes]

Didn't think it would do less than the vita at launch. Tough gig.

 

[Musha_Soturi]

Only reason I haven't bought one yet is precarious winter cashflow, owing to most of Somerset being flooded.

If Musha spends enough when she visits the shop I'll be in like a shot!

Well now I just feel pressured...

 

[SmokyDave]

Only reason I haven't bought one yet is precarious winter cashflow, owing to most of Somerset being flooded.

If Musha spends enough when she visits the shop I'll be in like a shot!

You and BGBW are allowed to get involved. Buy more than one each and I'll reconsider that position however.

 

[BGBW]

Vita and Nintendo 3DS (pre-price drop).

Oh, I thought we were talking consoles. OK. Guess I was being too literal.

Didn't think it would do less than the vita at launch. Tough gig.

We forget that Vita was seen as the next best thing. No one expected Sony to forget about it by E3.

Well now I just feel pressured...

Buy beads. Save Nintendo.

 

[phisheep]

Well now I just feel pressured...

No pressure Musha, just think sparkly things!

(or if you just want to pop in for a cuppa that'll be fine)

 

[SKINNER!]

Those Eagle pendants look nice!

Back to NY on Thur. Should be a nice two weeks at home, gonna try and ski and continue my drunken spree at home.

Have fun Darren! Gonna be spending New Year's Eve at times square?

 

[phisheep]

While we're on beads - however briefly ...

If any BritGaffers wish to contribute to both Musha's love of sparkly things and my desire for a WiiU, drop me a PM stating amount you want to contribute and email address so I can invoice you over Paypal for the gift vouchers.

Hey - don't ask, don't get!

Musha, you might or might not have a pleasant surprise waiting for you ...

Those Eagle pendants look nice!

They do, and they sell very nicely to travelling bikers - though I should point out that the pretty gold colour is an artefact of the photography and the actual things are a plainish silver.