@Tiller: I guaran-fucking-tee that Jack Trenton or Kaz Harai would NEVER EVER NEVER NEVER tweet, mail or even whisper that they plan on buying and enjoying a 360 exclusive. EVER.
@Benny: All they will detect is boredom. Besides, you can't use the nun-chuck AND the pulse sensor at the same time so pretty much every shooter is out.
I have ZERO interest in Ride. I work full time, have a wife and kids and when I do finally get gaming time, I don't want to flail around on a piece of plastic. I want to kick back, put my feet up, grab a beer and relax and play some games.
I am all for motion controls if they are OPTIONAL, but mandatory motion controls are bad.
If Tony Hawk goes back to the Pro Skater 3-4 level, I'll buy it day one, but Ride is not that game for me.
I often partake of the XBLA chaser. After an hour or two of a retail game, sometimes I like to relax and unwind a bit before bed by playing a puzzle game or a fun little platformer.
That is a great term for them.
It baffles me that people pay $60 for unoriginal games from big publishers but find it fun or cute to pay one penny to independent developers trying to survive. World of Goo is a fantastic game and deserves MUCH more than one penny. That is just insulting to the developers. They spent years working on the game and you thank them with one cent.
That's like tipping your waitstaff at a restaurant one penny after they just worked their asses off for you for an hour and did a great job.
One minute people bash Activision and EA for their corporate bullshit and the next they thank the independent, small developer by giving them one penny. Pathetic.