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    Image of denki denki
    04:25 AM

    In reply to Nintendo Exec: Software Sales Will Be Up, Hardware Will Be Down
    I thought Nintendo always focused on software. I mean, it's not like they keep on releasing new versions of the DS or make peripherals that are (basically) only used in Nintendo games (that are packaged with the peripheral).

    But all incredibly obvious jibes aside, this is excellent. Nintendo is the only company that bothers to make high quality games for the Wii, and if they start crankin' them out...no other company will make a profit from their crap Wii games and they'll stop development. Oh, good.
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    03:47 AM

    In reply to Nintendo Exec: Software Sales Will Be Up, Hardware Will Be Down
    Much as I love Nintendo, and leap to their defence at every available opportunity (probably irritating a bunch of other Kotakuites at the same time), this seems a pretty poor explanation by Reggie.

    The Wii was meant to be, and has proved to be, the console that broke every rule in the book and made good by doing so. Falling back now on the rulebook of 'industry-type' excuses such as the fabled console cycle just doesn't seem a Nintendo-ish thing to do - even if it were true (and I'm not sure it is).

    It certainly doesn't help any in understanding why things are the way they are.
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    Image of Agumen Agumen
    03:51 AM

    @phisheep: This is a very good point. While Reggie's explaination makes sense, it's not exactly blue-ocean thinking, is it?
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    Image of Ladi Ladi
    03:21 AM

    In reply to Nintendo Exec: Software Sales Will Be Up, Hardware Will Be Down
    It seems Nintendo believe that they have finally reached...Total Global Saturation.
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    Image of MrMister MrMister
    03:32 AM

    @Ladi: That game isn't even on the system you silly goose.
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    Image of Athena's Paladin Athena's Paladin
    12/10/09

    In reply to NPD Instant Analysis: Things You Should Note
    "The ever-important Italian-American user-based was split, wooed over to Mario from ACII's Ezio."

    This.

    Definitely.
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    12/10/09

    @Athena's Paladin: I couldn't disagree more with that statement.

    Granted, I'm not Italian-American, rather I'm an Italian living in America.

    That said, that statement makes absolutely no sense, I hope it was just some joke Totilo thought up.
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    Dr Durdon promoted this comment Quote was starred Quote was unstarred
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    12/10/09

    @Quote: It was a joke.
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    Image of Strangelove Strangelove
    12/10/09

    In reply to Metacritic Names PS3 The Best Gaming Platform Of 2009
    I have to admit that the PS3 exclusives this year have been more enjoyable for me than those on 360. Killzone 2, Uncharted 2, and Demon's Souls are freaking awesome.

    Demon's Souls may very well be my favorite game of this entire generation. It's almost like a 3D, super hard Symphony of the Night.
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    12/10/09

    In reply to Metacritic Names PS3 The Best Gaming Platform Of 2009
    It's quite obvious that the PS3 had the better line-up this year. But, I would remind everyone that this is Metacritic we're talking about. The site that arbitrarily assigns its own scores, and translates all scores and letter grades, without regard to their "curve".
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    Image of GohanGVO GohanGVO
    12/10/09

    @Cookie: Would you happen to be a reader of Penny Arcade?
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    Image of Paul_Is_Drunk Paul_Is_Drunk
    12/10/09

    In reply to Metacritic Names PS3 The Best Gaming Platform Of 2009
    Nitpicks:

    1) The PC/360 scores for Good/Mixed/Bad all equal up to 101% The DS scores equal 99%.

    2) PC was a viable contender. (Yes, yes... not a console...) Only the lack of 3 extra "great" titles and 1-2% less bad games made the difference. Though, this is metacritic. Shouldn't the metacritic score be what determines rank?

    2) The #2-4 spots are ordered odd. All received a metascore of 94, but the user scores put the order in SF4, MW2 (360), MW2 (PS3). Is this based on unlisted decimals?

    3) Braid? Really? I mean, I guess it counts, but that'd be like counting a Chrono Trigger rerelease for the DS or something.

    All nitpicks, though. The PS3 had a great year, and it deserves #1. I'd switch the PS3 & PC rankings, but congrats to the PS3 at any rate. 'Bout time.
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    Image of jayntampa jayntampa
    12/10/09

    In reply to Metacritic Names PS3 The Best Gaming Platform Of 2009
    This is kind of silly ... Braid counting towards this years PS3 rating even though it came out last year ... God of War Collection? Come on, it must be a joke.
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    Image of CHunterX CHunterX
    12/10/09

    @jayntampa: If remakes aren't counted then we would have had to drop Okami and Metroid Prime Trilogy off Wii's list, and those are two of the few actually good titles.
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    jayntampa promoted this comment Edited by CHunterX at 12/10/09 6:57 PM CHunterX was starred CHunterX was unstarred
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    12/10/09

    @CHunterX: I do think they shouldn't count previously released games -- it kind of skews the results a bit. I mean, do you really have the best scores on games when the games really came out a year or more in the past? It's almost like punishing systems for getting the games early lol

    Not a huge deal, it's just that the statistic doesn't really say anything.
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    Image of GohanGVO GohanGVO
    12/10/09

    In reply to NPD Instant Analysis: Things You Should Note
    A quick note about RE: Darkside Chronicles.

    Four months after the release of Umbrella Chronicles, Capcom released a statement stating that the company had shipped 1 million units to retailers.

    [www.capcom.co.jp]

    Therefore, do not mistake its absence for failure.

    (I, personally, think it will do worse than UC even with the larger install base of the console.)

    -----

    As for Mario, allow me to throw another possibility into the ring:

    In 2007, enthusiasts were thrilled to receive a new 3D Mario title while the broader audience was split.

    In 2009, enthusiasts were relatively split on a 2D Mario while the broader audience was captivated (but still cautious with their dollars).
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    Edited by GohanGVO at 12/10/09 6:00 PM GohanGVO was starred GohanGVO was unstarred
    Image of play_eminence play_eminence
    12/10/09

    @GohanGVO: I think the real reason for the better performance the 2D Mario shows is the huge amount of players who associated it with NSMB for the DS (or some great childhood memories of course)
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    Image of Vanderblade: Anarchist_Gamer Vanderblade: Anarchist_Gamer
    12/10/09

    @GohanGVO: If you look at the initial numbers, Darkside Chronicles is selling faster than Umbrella Chronicles, but I think you're right; DS Chronicles will sell steadily, and if it doesn't best Umbrella Chronicle's numbers, it will at least break 1 million.
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    Image of GohanGVO GohanGVO
    12/10/09

    @play_eminence: There is most definitely some crossover love between the DS and Wii iterations*.

    Nostalgia for and the accessibility of a 2D Mario are some of the most prominent reasons as to why 'everyone' can appreciate the game.

    * (As an aside, I wonder if it was a lost opportunity on Nintendo's part to not connect NSMB to NSMB Wii in some way.)
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    12/10/09

    @Vanderblade: Anarchist_Gamer: May I ask where you are obtaining sales figures for Darkside Chronicles?

    (Please do not let it be VGChartz!)
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    Image of play_eminence play_eminence
    12/10/09

    @GohanGVO: Yup, and with the Super Guide 'everyone' can even beat the game. :P
    I played the first SMB some days ago again by chance and man, was the game all the time this hard? oO
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    Image of GohanGVO GohanGVO
    12/10/09

    @play_eminence: I've played through SMB so many times via SMB DX on the Game Boy that it is no longer a challenge. So, I think it's just you!
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    Image of Wahrheit Wahrheit
    12/10/09

    In reply to NPD Instant Analysis: Things You Should Note
    I do not know how relevant this are in your eyes but here's my two cent.

    We didn't have a recession in 2007.
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    Image of Stephen Totilo Stephen Totilo
    12/10/09

    @Wahrheit: Good point. I declare that Option 4 for all of the above.
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    Image of sazzrah sazzrah
    12/10/09

    @Wahrheit: I assume you are referring to the Assassin's Creed 2 fact when you say this, considering the other 3 facts refer to games selling MORE in 2009 than they did in 2007 - which wouldn't make sense if you were blaming the recession on that.
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    12/10/09

    @sazzrah: Ok! Now we're getting somewhere.
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    Image of Wahrheit Wahrheit
    12/10/09

    @sazzrah:

    I could have been a tad bit more detailed there, yes, but it wouldn't have been as short and snappy then. :)
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    12/10/09

    @Stephen Totilo:

    It is at the very least one of many facets of the diamond of truth.

    Or something like that. :)

    My first reply was a bit more elaborate, but my laptop's battery ran out. :S
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    Image of Friedhamster Friedhamster
    12/10/09

    In reply to NPD Instant Analysis: Things You Should Note
    "3) None of this matters because Wii owners are an unpredictable lot and buy their games when they want to, not necessarily when release day hits."

    That's because so many Wii game players are casual game players.

    Yes, "game players," not gamers.
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    Image of deanbmmv deanbmmv
    12/10/09

    In reply to Metacritic Names PS3 The Best Gaming Platform Of 2009
    So...errm..."Year of the PS3"?

    Also funny that an apparently 'dying platform' is 2nd, and with one of the highest amount of games, the highest median, and an overall good quality of games.
    I guess if you act entitled enough the developers pick up on it and make you more games to fill your entitlement quota.
    /s
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    Image of Mike Newlad Mike Newlad
    12/10/09

    @deanbmmv:

    Nah, that's next year with GoW3, GT5, Mod Nation Racers, Heavy Rain, Final Fantasy XIII, MAG, Bioshock 2, Gem and Agent.

    Anyone see a problem with so many quality games coming to a fantastic system?
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    12/10/09

    @Mike Newlad: Yeah, my wallet CRIES to me to not torture it so.
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    Image of AFcakey AFcakey
    12/10/09

    @Mike Newlad: I'd honestly say it's to early to say. There are some good looking games across all platforms.

    360 has ME2, Splinter Cell, Alan Wake.

    PC has Sins of a Solar Empire xpac, Supreme Commander, Diablo 3, Starcraft 2, WoW:Cataclysm, SWTOR, Jumpgate Evolution, STO.

    Wii has Zelda maybe, Megaman 10, Tatsunoko vs. Capcom.

    Screw year of specific console, next year is the year of potentially great games.
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    12/10/09

    @Mike Newlad: Mod Nations racers..wtf is that? and FF13 is cross platform, Mag looks ok, Bioshock 2 cross as well, Gem and agent please not worth mentioning. GoW3 is the only thing there that is going to be a good exclusive like Uncharted 2. GT5 is good but xbox has forza 3 which equals each other out.
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    12/10/09

    @Mike Newlad: but i thought sony said this was the ps3's year!!! why do they lie to me so much!! D:
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    Image of Mike Newlad Mike Newlad
    04:35 AM

    @infinitezero: Mod Nation Racers, is hopefully Sony's answer to Mario Kart. If they had called it Little Big Racers maybe you would have appreciated it more. It's the PS3 game I am most looking forward to next year.

    Just because Bioshock and Final Fantasy are on the 360 doesn't mean they aren't on the PS3.

    Your opinion on the worth of GT5 is just that - your opinion. In reality it will sell rather well because a lot of people want it. Is Forza 4 coming out next year with 1000 cars? If not then Microsoft don't have the killer exclusive for racing gamers where as Sony has one for the serious driving game fans and one for the gamers like me who love Mario Kart.
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    Image of Mike Newlad Mike Newlad
    04:39 AM

    @AFcakey: I'm with you that it's a year for great games. This is the golden age of gaming. It could only be made better by x-com and civ
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    Image of Rachel Fogg Rachel Fogg
    12/10/09

    In reply to Metacritic Names PS3 The Best Gaming Platform Of 2009
    Wow, congrats PS3...you kicked ass this year...

    And really people, let's not forget that this was a GREAT year for games period. This is just one site's ranking.
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    12/10/09

    @Rachel Fogg: I'm not sure if Metacritic counts as a ranking site because (from what I understand) they only aggregate the scores from other places.
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    Image of Rachel Fogg Rachel Fogg
    12/10/09

    @PoweredByHentai:

    LOL! Agreed, still it's not that big of a deal...I have a PS3 and I'm not gloating with joy...hell, it's more of 'Well shit.'

    The only way I'll start crowing is that if PS3 can keep up the awesome momentum. There's still plenty of years left in the gen so really, it's anybody's game to 'win'....

    I stand by this being a fantastic year for gaming.
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    12/10/09

    @Rachel Fogg: Plenty of PS3 games coming out next year that my wallet's already crying as it is. I'm not even done purchasing the games I want from THIS year. T_T

    White Knight Chronicles, Yakuza 3, Star Ocean 4 International, Final Fantasy 13 (and 14 and Versus 13), Agarest Wars (hoping for collector's edition) and God of War 3 are all coming out at the same friggin' time. Yes, a couple of the titles I mentioned are multi-platform games but it's still a ridiculously huge barrage of games that's coming to the PS3 platform.
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    Image of Rachel Fogg Rachel Fogg
    12/10/09

    @PoweredByHentai:

    Did...did you have to list them....? My bank account does not match that list.

    Does ANYONE know if Tales of Vesperia will be out in NA on the PS3?
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    12/10/09

    @Rachel Fogg: I don't know... I've already picked up my copy of Tales of Vesperia for the PS3 so I'm pretty much set in that regard. If it comes stateside though, wow... that's definitely going to put my wallet through the wringer.

    EDIT:
    Oh crap, forgot about Gran Turismo 5. Damn it.

    Heavy Rain looks and sounds interesting so there's always that if you're interested in something more akin to movie-watching/storytelling.
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    Edited by PoweredByHentai at 12/10/09 5:24 PM PoweredByHentai was starred PoweredByHentai was unstarred
    Image of Rachel Fogg Rachel Fogg
    12/10/09

    @PoweredByHentai:

    Sonnvabitch....I just want the game, I want to play it..

    :sigh:

    Maybe it's best that it doesn't come out here now...I'm already broke as it is....
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    12/10/09

    @Rachel Fogg: I hear that there's this plastic fantastic that lets you buy things without cash. :P
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    12/10/09

    @Rachel Fogg: My wallet isnt pleased with this year but i am, the game selection this year was phenomenal, for both Xbox and ps3. And who here even looks at metacritic, i dont know bout you but they are biased on just about everything.
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    12/10/09

    @PoweredByHentai:

    Naw, I don't trust those things...
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    Rachel Fogg was starred Rachel Fogg was unstarred
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    12/10/09

    @infinitezero:

    :high five:

    I have no regrets...even though my wallet was crying...it's going to cry like a redheaded stepchild come next year.
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    12/10/09

    @Rachel Fogg: Heh, either way, I can't wait for Valkyria Chronicles 2 and Ar Tonelico 3 to come out, especially AT3 because the soundtrack is absolutely divine.
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    12/10/09

    @Rachel Fogg: "tries to receive high five but falls face first"

    lol a redheaded step child, *ginger alert*
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    Image of Andrew Wyatt Andrew Wyatt
    12/10/09

    In reply to Metacritic Names PS3 The Best Gaming Platform Of 2009
    That's a bold claim coming from anyone. From Metacritic, though... this holds a bit more water.
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    Image of Ad-hominem Ad-hominem
    12/10/09

    In reply to Metacritic Names PS3 The Best Gaming Platform Of 2009
    "Nintendo's two platforms take up the rear, perhaps as result of having more games released than any other console platform."

    Okay, but how does that explain that the Wii only had one game averaging over a "90" this year?
    Or the fact that Nintendo didn't get a single game in the top ten?

    Nice PR spin, though.
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    Image of NyxStele NyxStele
    12/10/09

    @Ad-hominem: Eh it's just like the PS2. Sure it won the generation with most sales and lots of good games. But with so many releases there were tons of crap games.

    DS is very similar, with huge user base, tons of titles... and there's crap along with the good.

    Wii seems to be more a problem of developers/publishers tossing out shovelware and hardly even trying. Throw enough darts and one might hit the board.
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    12/10/09

    @NyxStele: Except that the PS2 had triple AAA titles, multiple ones, damn near every year of its existence.
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