I do apologise for the large post, a fair few things to comment on.
I remember him because I was responsible for the Reggie shop of him.
I don't even follow Nintendo fan blogs because they are often terrible. GoNintendo and its anything Nintendo related we must report it philosophy is head ache inducing.
Oh look, a man jumped off a tall building to commit suicide and his blood splatter looked a bit like a silhouette of Mario's head! #YouWillSayWow! Maybe it's an American thing because I did find the UK Nintendo mags too often be critical of when Nintendo did bad. Was quite easy back in the day considering what a shambles Nintendo of Europe used to be. R.I.P. NGamer.
You were responsible for that shop. I have to applaud you for that, really well done (also that guy annoyed me from when I lurked).
Honestly, I don't even follow gaming blogs to be honest. I subscribe to a couple of channels on YT and watch a few streams, no blogs though.
WiiU Pro controller is one of the best I've ever held. Love that thing
I have to agree. Thinking about getting the PC adapter to use it for that. Also made Wonderful 101 so good to play (and will be the same for Bayonetta 2).
I am enjoying the PS4 but the tribalism of gaming is irritating (most tribalism is annoying, actually). I don't understand it.
Sony vs MS
Casuals (ugh) vs Hardcore (ugh)
Indie vs AAA
GAF vs IGN / the mainstream media
They're all false dichotomies.
I feel the same. Ok I don't own a PS4 or Xbox One yet but I still try and see it how it is. If any of Sony, MS or Nintendo mess up I won't sugarcoat it. And I won't try and downplay anything good they do. The casual vs hardcore and Indie vs AAA are the worst though. Both sides are just so annoying.
IMO it's because children need to be opposed to something. It was the same when I was 10 and it was SNES vs Mega Drive(l). I think the console wars on GAF are either indicative of the fact that we have a lot of 12 year olds on the board or, more worryingly, that a large portion of the gaming audience is FUCKING STUPID. I'm leaning towards the latter
It's even worse with iOS/Android gaming vs everything else.
It's probably that plus people feeling the need to "justify" their purchase (or future purchase) if that makes sense. Probably don't want their money spent to feel "wasted" because of the opinions of others or something.
Console Wars even as a kid was silly as hell. My friend had a Game Gear and I had the Gameboy. We used to always swap and play whenever we went on trips together. As I grew up I had the 64, my friends had the PSX. I'd go over to theirs and play Tomb Raider and WWF Smackdown, they'd come over to mine and play Mario Kart and Goldeneye. Pretty sad that certain kids would talk shit about video games to justify themselves instead of making friends and...you know..try new things.
See this is what I like. I had the same experiences when younger. Had a PS1 for most of that gen, but playing a friends N64 with him got me to buy one. Playing Goldeneye, Smash or taking it turns in Mario 64 was really good. We did that throughout PS2/GCN/Xbox gen as well and in PS3/360/Wii gen as well. I do that with another friend now, playing his PS4 when I visit and when he comes to mine we mess around on Wii U or something.
The Cult of Cerny was quite unsettling for me. Then Knack came out and it simmered down.
I've got to admit, I respect the creativity of the people that make those gifs, even if they are directly used to fuel console wars.
The gifs can be funny at times, but they get so overblown so quickly. Look at the last Nintendo Direct for example, or that whole Banderas thing before PS4 launched. Just spiraled out of control. Same with the memes around that Twitch Plays Pokemon thing, but that's another topic.
So shorty, your job is to get us all tickets to E3 so we can chant at the press conference like football hooligans and spin football rattles.
Microsoft would be rather easy. Just chant "Is it Halo? Is it Halo?" every time they are about to announce another title.
Well if those leaks are anything to go by we can chant "Halo 2 Remake!" this year, "Fable!" and "Halo 5!" next year and so forth. Also a "What about Vita?" chant when Sony doesn't acknowledge it
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South Park Stick of Truth censored in the UK (and Europe).
FUCK THAT SHIT.
Assuming this refers to the console versions (EDIT: It is). Hoping the Steam version is still intact.
Well fuck. Was looking to get that on PS3 at some point. Might wait for PC then, or just import.
