Holy shit, drohne's responsible for the Wii!

[Oblivion]

A  young Satoru Iwata was innocently browsing GAF one day several years ago, until he had an epiphany in the form of a troll post:

they should rebrand and rerelease the gamecube as the "nintendo complete failure," or "cfn." i think non-gamers intimidated by successful consoles with lots of games to choose from will be won over by its charming self-deprecation and total lack of software!

http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showpost.php?p=2144683&postcount=66

Thus setting the stage for the destruction of gaming as we knew it.

drohne

[Howard Alan Treesong]

good jon drohne

[Smooth Groove]

Wow, this is like some classic tragedy of the internet gaming forums. 

[drohne]

i'm also responsible for its name: http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=97152&highlight=prophet

[Smooth Groove]

WTF

Does Nintendo pay you for reverse-psychology marketing?

[Phoenix Dark]

wow 

[duckman2000]

I always thought it was my fault for buying, and liking, Donkey Konga. Good to know that it was all Drohne's fault. 

[HyperZoneWasAwesome]

In all seriousness, I can't search my previous posts at GAF past my last 1,000.  I'd like to dig up some of my own failed predictions (I've got a lot of em').  How do look waaaaaay back.

[fistfulofmetal]

On the flip side, he's responsible for the device that funds all our big beefy HD games.

[Phoenix Dark]

I’m not going to give out the secret. It’s going to be very fun; wait
until E3. Nintendo is going to roll out a trojan horse: something that
looks innocent and weak and them bam, it will be unveiled. Just don’t
make up your mind on the first day of E3.

My credibility will be proven on May 19th. I have already given you a
hint about what will happen in the next few weeks. Pay close attention
to some of the Nintendo related stories that will begin to pop up. So
far, many have already been reported. Pay attention. And on the 19th,
don’t automatically try to write me off. There is a big suprise in
store for everyone. I’ve said that 100 times, but I can’t stress it
enough.
""
And aries has been pretty accurate regarding other specifics, for example:
""
Another thing I forgot to mention was on the backward compatibility;
apparently the Nintendo’s new console will be able to play the games
from past consoles such as GC, N64, SNES, and yes NES. I belive this
feature shall intrigue many people out there and could possibly lead to
what I call “New Classics” so look forward to that. FOr now I have to
seriously catch some shut eye E3 will be here soon enough.

[Olivia Wilde Homo]

That evidence is pretty damning.

 

[Crushed]

i'm also responsible for its name: http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=97152&highlight=prophet

from that thread

me am prophet total

from the thread in the op

"It [the Revolution] would be a complete failure if we didn't sell more units than the Nintendo GameCube," said Iwata.

boy, that quote will be fun to pull out several years from now.

prophet am fail total

[Olivia Wilde Homo]

That quote still applies because Revolution is not the Wii - the Wii is a toy, no longer making it reasonable to compare it to Game Cube.  The term Revolution must apply to something revolutionary, the Wii tries to be like Leap Frog and those crappy Radica sports games.

So drohne is still correct.

[Van Cruncheon]

drohne, the great wii devil

[hyp]

  drohne

[drohne]

nintendo is my demiurge, bodying forth my darkest imaginings in videogame form :'(

i wonder if i accidentally created wii music as well

[Van Cruncheon]

[cool breeze]

ok

[drohne]

 

[Greatness Gone]

The controller obviously symbolizes the cutthroat era of THE GAMECUBE and the DS represents Nintendo's lust-like greed to consume the videogame market. That's fucking high art right there.

[onsedatives]

Yamauchi told us in 2004:

The former NCL president dismissed the quick arrival of a next-generation console. "Nintendo has no plans to release a so-called 'next-generation' videogame console at the next year's Electronic Entertainment Expo in Las Vegas. We will rather make a new proposal that uses the GameCube at its core," he said. "Only people who do not know the videogame business would advocate the release of next-generation machines when people are not interested in cutting-edge technologies." Yamauchi added that Nintendo's leadership shares his view of the business.

http://cube.ign.com/articles/492/492253p1.html

He flat out tells us they wouldn't be making a next-gen console. 

[Arbys Roast Beef Sandwich]

http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=340906

gettin' his rep back

[Don Flamenco]

frankly i gave up on the thing once i installed the homebrew channel and found that there weren't even any games i wanted to pirate

this. 

The gaf thread should turn out amazing.  already some box arts of games being released in a year. 

[archie4208]

http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=340906

gettin' his rep back

lol at the nintards posting image macros and gifs to hide the tears

[Van Cruncheon]

speaking of which, i have a copy of fable ii for you ready to ship on my desk :'(

[Don Flamenco]

speaking of which, i have a copy of fable ii for you ready to ship on my desk :'(

shut up, you're just a joke account that the gaf mods pass around for fun to promote their anti-nintendo agenda. 

[pilonv1]

i sold my wii today and lost $0

[Rman]

You guys gotta hire nephews, nieces, or cousins for stuff like mailing runs to the post office.  I don't have time for errands like that with school and work, so I just pay one of my cousins 10 bucks an errand for trivial stuff like going to the post office.  It's worth every penny.

[cool breeze]

http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=340906

gettin' his rep back

lol at the nintards posting image macros and gifs to hide the tears

they stalk the thread ready post unrelated pictures to anyone trying to start an argument to prematurely end it.  It is a smart tactic considering they can't really defend their side at all.

[Don Flamenco]

You guys gotta hire nephews, nieces, or cousins for stuff like mailing runs to the post office.  I don't have time for errands like that with school and work, so I just pay one of my cousins 10 bucks an errand for trivial stuff like going to the post office.  It's worth every penny.

agreed.  I borrow my nephew and niece's wii when the yearly interesting exclusive rolls around.

[pilonv1]

we have a wii at work now (hooked up to a 50" plasma ), and some people played golf, boxing and bowling on friday night, but in the end everyone went back to air hockey, table soccer and pool.

[drohne]

(Image removed from quote.)

the moment i saw this image i knew i'd eventually post it on gaf and get banned. and so it will have transpired by the time i get home. i think you posted it first and deleted it, but i fully agree that drinky crow is too beautiful to die. CARRY ON MY WORK IN MY ABSENCE

[Arbys Roast Beef Sandwich]

the moment i saw this image i knew i'd eventually post it on gaf and get banned. and so it will have transpired by the time i get home. i think you posted it first and deleted it, but i fully agree that drinky crow is too beautiful to die. CARRY ON MY WORK IN MY ABSENCE

[Purple Filth]

Why the fuck would you do that!!!*


(*on both counts of "killing" gaming and posting that pic)

[Van Cruncheon]

i only deleted it because i am friends with a couple mods and didn't want to present a conflict of interest for 'em :'(

[Olivia Wilde Homo]

I wish I was there to troll the Wii  :'(

I made a profit off the fucking thing so it wasn't a total loss.

Only game worth playing was Super Mario Galaxy.  Once you beat that, the Wii's value hits zero.

[Olivia Wilde Homo]

so shall i take this as: wii threads on gaf just got rid of drohne and gaf did not have to pay a cent for that? let me guess - not really, as dohne would hardly make it through another day without his fix. here's a deal: how about for every one of drohne's acknowledged troll posts somebody posted a similar one in a ps3/360 thread of their choice, with a ref to drohne's original, naturally, for record keeping? we can call it the 'angh-drohne-duh game'.

[Howard Alan Treesong]

I've decided to sell mine this Xmas. I'll get back in in 4 years or so when everyone knows what the three good games are.

[Olivia Wilde Homo]

Selling it is the smart thing to do since there will probably be more shortages this year and you can make some money off of it.

[pilonv1]

its such a weight of my shoulders now i dont have mine. and as said as long as you sell while demand is high you cant lose

[Arbys Roast Beef Sandwich]

Selling it is the smart thing to do since there will probably be more shortages this year and you can make some money off of it.

Yep, sold mine last Christmas and aside from a couple of WiiWare games I kinda want to check out, I don't really miss it nor want to get another one. I love Nintendo and all, but welp, they shouldn't have screwed the pooch with the Wii!

The DS on the other hand, is consistently awesome.

[drew]

spoiler (click to show/hide)

that is the most annoying jpeg in existence, what a cigarillo

[close]

The DS on the other hand, is consistently awesome.

/suiciding

[Arbys Roast Beef Sandwich]

/suiciding

As opposed to the PSP?

[drohne]

i should find a family member to pawn my ds off to

[drohne]

i'm actually kind of a douche, but -- ok let me try to phrase this in a nonsuggestive manner -- transferring possession of the nintendo wii videogame console was the obvious thing to do when i saw that my sister was actually entertained by wii tennis or making miis of all the people she knows or WHATEVER it is that girls and the elderly and other quasihumans like about the thing

[Olivia Wilde Homo]

Like most casual Wii owners, it will end up collecting dust or in a closet soon enough.

[Van Cruncheon]

the miis actively enrage me, for some reason

there's something so childish and sanitized about them that it irks me

[Tristam]

I'm still considering selling my Wii because I could really use the money and I haven't played it since downloading Contra III on VC. I bought it with my own cash but my little sister and brother still play it, so I'd feel like a jerk for taking it out of their hands.  :'(

And while I rarely play any games anymore besides the odd game of FIFA with my buddies I'm sort of interested in the next Zelda provided that they exploit the series's strengths as they did with Super Mario Galaxy. Or it could be dogshit; who knows.

[Olivia Wilde Homo]

Next Zelda will probably be loaded to the hilt with waggle gimmickry like pretending to play the Ocarina

[drohne]

the miis actively enrage me, for some reason

there's something so childish and sanitized about them that it irks me

and now they're coming to a console that there's actually some reason to use

[Don Flamenco]

I fully expect next gen to be Miis, waggle, and underpowered tech all around.

 

PC can save us

[Himu]

Selling your wii is basically a requirement of every Wii owner. You are not a true Wii owner until you sell one.

[Van Cruncheon]

the miis actively enrage me, for some reason

there's something so childish and sanitized about them that it irks me

and now they're coming to a console that there's actually some reason to use

i just keep repeating "i can just use my gamerpic" as a mantra so i don't lose my will to live

[recursivelyenumerable]

i can just use prole's gamerpic
i can just use prole's gamerpic
i can just use prole's gamerpic
i can just use prole's gamerpici can just use prole's gamerpic
i can just use prole's gamerpicvi can just use prole's gamerpic
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 dsganh 23

[cool breeze]

you'll be forced to make an avatar

and Miis aren't bad, or at least they are better than the zombie home characters or avatars.  I'd even say that the shitty home characters are better than avatars.

[Howard Alan Treesong]

I fully expect next gen to be Miis, waggle, and underpowered tech all around.

 

PC can save us

VaLVE introduces: Stiimiis

[Brehvolution]

you'll be forced to make an avatar

and Miis aren't bad, or at least they are better than the zombie home characters or avatars.  I'd even say that the shitty home characters are better than avatars.

The whole gap from the body to hands and feet is a complete disconnect for me.

[Don Flamenco]

The whole mii/character model avatar thing is tacky to me.  Like something that would be in a movie with fictional videogame stuff in it. 

[cool breeze]

I think home characters would be more like that, basically just virtual real people...boring and stiff.  Miis aren't bad because it's like Nintendo's goal was to make the most bare bones custom character to use.  Making a Mii is to have it look somewhat remotely close to what you might look like.  Avatars make me think they sat down and thought to make some hybrid between a Mii and a real person, a bad idea to start with, then made it worse by getting Rare to design them.

[EmCeeGrammar]

Selling your wii is basically a requirement of every Wii owner. You are not a true Wii owner until you sell one.

I stopped over an acquantice's house.  She left the door unlocked for someone else but was gone herself.  I set up my system and hook up all the cables and insist she kept it when she called later.

I couldnt very well trade it in the condition it was so this was the most logical choice.  But now Im stressing because I really want to play animal crossing, endless ocean 2, madworld, little kings story, sin and punishment 2, and punchout.