Things That Bother You About Gaming

[Foggle]

NFL Blitz was the shit back in the 90's. So many good times playing that.

[Spark Of Spirit]

Here here.

If we had more sports games like that, I'd gladly play more of them.

[Kiddington]

Oh, yeah; I love those kinds of sports games. NFL Blitz, NBA Jam, and NHL Hitz are just a couple of my favs... not to mention all of the various Mario offshoots (Superstar Baseball has been very addicting for me, as of late).

Sports sims, which focus far more on the tedious managerial aspects of roster building (as opposed to actual gameplay), on the other hand...

[gunswordfist]

Me loves SSX Tricky. Don't understand why they are going for satellite accurate mountains in the new game though.

[Foggle]

I like Inafune, but this is fucking hilarious. He talks shit about the Japanese video game industry and then goes on to make a dating sim. I'm sure Capcom is reeeaaalll jealous of how he's using his talent now.

[Spark Of Spirit]

It'll probably sell better than Dragon's Dogma, I'm sure.

This is Japan, after all. Hardcore gamers no longer dwell there.

[gunswordfist]

I like Inafune, but this is fucking hilarious. He talks shit about the Japanese video game industry and then goes on to make a dating sim. I'm sure Capcom is reeeaaalll jealous of how he's using his talent now.

What the hell at the description.

[Foggle]

The more footage I see from Resident Evil: Revelations, the less I want it.

Don't even care about the 3DS at this point. Same with the Vita and Wii U.

[Commode]

I've got a 3DS(wish it had more games, though those free games we're getting will be awesome), but so far I'm with you on the Wii U and Vita.  I barely ever touch my PSP as it is, and my Wii is a glorified GameCube, only occasionally seeing any actual Wii gameplay.  The Wii U will more than likely be a purchase for me(how can it not be) sometime down the road, but at this rate I probably won't get it anywhere near launch time.

[Kiddington]

A 3DS was in the cards before I was laid off; now... I dunno. I've got money saved up, but I'm trying to be cautious with my spending right now, given the obvious lack of incoming cash flow. Even with the price cut, I'm not so sure. The thing is, even when I was working, I've always had a hard time spending more than $100 at one time, on pretty much anything. What can I say? I'm cheap. 

I'll still say the Wii U is listed under "definite purchase"...for now. Knowing me, though, that'll still end up coming well after launch date. And no thanks to the Vita. Not now, anyway.

[Eddy]

Here's my problem with the Wii U, and bare with me here, because I am a huge Nintendo fan:

Just like the Wii Motion Plus was just a Wii Remote that did things it should have been able to do in the first place, the Wii U looks like little more than just a Wii that does things the Wii should have been able to do in the first place. A more decent online set-up? A hard drive that doesn't fill up after downloading three N64 games? Current gen graphical capabilities? These are things the Wii should have had already.

The Wii U is a Wii with an iPad controller. And that's another thing; that controller? As cool as it is to take the game from the TV to the controller, I honestly don't see myself making that much use of it unless I really can't stand to be away from the next New Super Mario Bros. Wii when I go to the bathroom. I don't see the screen being put to much use in most games aside from something like a map in Zelda or item inventory in Resident Evil, which I would rather be done on the TV screen over having that awkward looking controller and having to look down at it to access those things. Unless the game is something like WarioWare, I don't see holding the controller up to the TV to be all that practical or fun.

Not to mention the only way to get the new controller is the buy the Wii U. This controller is not being sold separately. Other players have to use the Wii remote. Why? This, to me, just screams that this is hardly a new console. It's an updated Wii. It's Malibu Stacy with a hat. I'm not being as wowed by the Wii U as I want to be. However, we haven't seen THAT much of the Wii U. Maybe when more details come out I can get more excited. But, as of now, I'm not impressed.

Oh, and I don't like the dropping of GameCube support. I knew it was going to come eventually, but they could have at least left in the GameCube controller ports. They seem to have no problem with making people use every other old control scheme from the Wii on this new console, why not just go all in and keep Cube controllers too? Plenty of Wii games used the GameCube controller as an option. And really, it's the perfect controller for Smash Bros. I can't imagine playing it with any of those control schemes.

That said, I know I'm still going to get one. Because I'm Nintendo's bitch.

[Dr. Ensatsu-ken]

The Wii U is a Wii with an iPad controller. And that's another thing; that controller? As cool as it is to take the game from the TV to the controller, I honestly don't see myself making that much use of it unless I really can't stand to be away from the next New Super Mario Bros. Wii when I go to the bathroom.

To be fair, you're only really thinking about this new feature from your own perspective, as an American who probably either has his/her own TV or lives in a household with more than one of them. Its the same way for me, as well, but I recall an interview with a Japanese developer a while ago who said that he loved the idea of a screen on the WiiU, claiming that most Japanese families only own a single TV per household and per his own childhood experiences, it was hard to get time to one's self to use a gaming console. If you look at Nintendo's feature as it may apply to other people living in other countries with very different cultures, it can be seen as more sensible.

I only mentioned this to be fair since I thought the same way about the WiiU remote's main gimmick until I realized that not every feature may necessarily be intended for the American culture. If what the Japanese developer said is true about most Japanese families, than I would actually have to give Nintendo props for coming up with that idea for the new controller.

[gunswordfist]

Here's my problem with the Wii U, and bare with me here, because I am a huge Nintendo fan:

Just like the Wii Motion Plus was just a Wii Remote that did things it should have been able to do in the first place, the Wii U looks like little more than just a Wii that does things the Wii should have been able to do in the first place. A more decent online set-up? A hard drive that doesn't fill up after downloading three N64 games? Current gen graphical capabilities? These are things the Wii should have had already.

The Wii U is a Wii with an iPad controller. And that's another thing; that controller? As cool as it is to take the game from the TV to the controller, I honestly don't see myself making that much use of it unless I really can't stand to be away from the next New Super Mario Bros. Wii when I go to the bathroom. I don't see the screen being put to much use in most games aside from something like a map in Zelda or item inventory in Resident Evil, which I would rather be done on the TV screen over having that awkward looking controller and having to look down at it to access those things. Unless the game is something like WarioWare, I don't see holding the controller up to the TV to be all that practical or fun.

Not to mention the only way to get the new controller is the buy the Wii U. This controller is not being sold separately. Other players have to use the Wii remote. Why? This, to me, just screams that this is hardly a new console. It's an updated Wii. It's Malibu Stacy with a hat. I'm not being as wowed by the Wii U as I want to be. However, we haven't seen THAT much of the Wii U. Maybe when more details come out I can get more excited. But, as of now, I'm not impressed.

Oh, and I don't like the dropping of GameCube support. I knew it was going to come eventually, but they could have at least left in the GameCube controller ports. They seem to have no problem with making people use every other old control scheme from the Wii on this new console, why not just go all in and keep Cube controllers too? Plenty of Wii games used the GameCube controller as an option. And really, it's the perfect controller for Smash Bros. I can't imagine playing it with any of those control schemes.

That said, I know I'm still going to get one. Because I'm Nintendo's bitch.

No GC support? Just when I thought it couldn't be any less interesting.

[Spark Of Spirit]

I knew it wouldn't be BC with the Gamecube. But since I'm keeping my Wii, it's still pretty irrelevant to me (also considering I still think the GC is the worst Nintendo console) but it's not like we even really know a lot about the system.

What's bothering me is the hype for the Vita. I mean, I'm going to get it because portable gaming is my favorite style of gaming and there's sure to be a lot of great games, but the way people are hyped for it "Oh boy! Uncharted on handhelds! Now handheld gaming is legit!" and the like is very short sighted to me. Don't we have enough of these on home consoles? Why do we need even more of these on a device that will most likely have two hours of battery life? Why are we assuming people want these games when the highest selling portable games are puzzle games, 2D platformers, casual fare, and racing games, none of which seem to be the focus of the system?

I know I'm usually pessimistic of Sony, but I do like the PSP, and what the Vita is doing is making the same mistakes as the PSP instead of following what it did well. I want Ys Seven and Half Minute Hero, not a sub-par action adventure game from a B-Team that might as well be on a console.

[gunswordfist]

lol@ people still want bad ps1 versions of PS3 games.