December NPD results

[demi]

Someone should go get Vennt now that he's been demodded/quit

The HELL happened to Vennt?

Don't know: http://www.neogaf.com/forum/member.php?u=15

 but considering that his username is now "Retired" and that his tag is now "∞ Do as you will ∞" I'm guessing there might have been a disagreement in upper management.  :'(

Because the management at GAF are pricks too?

You seriously can't say a damn thing without being accused of trolling.

No you're just purposefuly obtuse.

Why thank you.

Anyway, I was banned by Dragona Akehi for joking around with my buddy Arne.

I haven't been in the mood to play anything other than iphone games as of late. The only console game I get the urge to play is the one I'm currently working on.

FORZA 3 RELEASED 2009!!!!!!!!!!!

[MCD]

i thought dragona worshipped odin & co

 

[drew]

FORZA 3 RELEASED 2009!!!!!!!!!!!

like you would care. hey whens the next Burnout dropping?

[demi]

Who cares Burnout lost the game

[cool breeze]

If there weren't already a billion shooters out there, I'd hope that Turn 10 was working on a shooter.  The transition from racing game to shooter was awesome for both Criterion and Bizarre.

[ToxicAdam]

Retail only

1. World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King Expansion Pack
2. Spore
3. World of Warcraft: Battle Chest
4. Age of Conan: Hyborian Adventures
5. Warhammer Online: Age Of Reckoning
6. Call Of Duty 4: Modern Warfare
7. The Sims 2 Double Deluxe
8. World Of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King Exp Pk Collector's Ed
9. Fallout 3
10. World Of Warcraft: Burning Crusade Expansion Pack
11. Call Of Duty: World At War
12. The Sims 2 FreeTime Expansion Pack
13. World Of Warcraft
14. Sins Of A Solar Empire
15. Warcraft III Battle Chest
16. The Sims 2 Apartment Life Expansion Pack
17. Crysis
18. Left 4 Dead
19. Diablo Battle Chest
20. The Orange Box


http://uk.pc.ign.com/articles/945/945328p1.html

[drew]

Who cares Burnout lost the game

so youre saying driving sims are better?

because they are fyi

[Akala]

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I feel terrible about that, collaborator that I am.

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But hey, BONUS!

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[chespace]

Who cares Burnout lost the game

so youre saying driving sims are better?

because they are fyi

Sims are better, I agree. But it's a quick ticket to bankruptcy in these "economically challenging times".

The key is to hit that perfect middle of the road between hardcore and mainstream. Which game has done that, in your opinion?

[MCD]

Mario Kart.

[drew]

oh god i am really the wrong person to ask about this

i stopped playing games from the beginning of the Dreamcast era till the summer of 2005

honestly the only racing game ive played beyond demos is Forza 2.  motorstorm was good fun tho

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but Forza 2 was my crack.  i would play the same tournies over and over to get more money. which i eventually blew most of by accidentally buying a Lamborghini Italian Police mockup online when i was just trying to view a close up of it - i havent played the game since

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[demi]

Who cares Burnout lost the game

so youre saying driving sims are better?

because they are fyi

Sims are better, I agree. But it's a quick ticket to bankruptcy in these "economically challenging times".

The key is to hit that perfect middle of the road between hardcore and mainstream. Which game has done that, in your opinion?

None, racing games suck. Make an RPG instead.

[cool breeze]

Sims are better, I agree. But it's a quick ticket to bankruptcy in these "economically challenging times".

The key is to hit that perfect middle of the road between hardcore and mainstream. Which game has done that, in your opinion?

Metropolis Street Racer / Project Gotham Racing series

 

[WrikaWrek]

I'm glad Wii is gonna run this hobby into the ground.

Harcore games make people have violent behavior, have anti social stances in life, cynical view of things, and overall just depressive. Wii is like a rainbow in the battlefield.

The war is at an end.

[Great Rumbler]

Who cares Burnout lost the game

so youre saying driving sims are better?

because they are fyi

Sims are better, I agree. But it's a quick ticket to bankruptcy in these "economically challenging times".

The key is to hit that perfect middle of the road between hardcore and mainstream. Which game has done that, in your opinion?

Test Drive: Unlimited does a really good job of finding the middle ground between those two extremes. Plus, it's a great game.

How about we meet in the middle?

Turn based role playing racing game running on UE3.

[drew]

Project Gotham Racing series

bullshit.  pgr4 was a huge downgrade from pgr3's driving engine.  everything felt way too light and skidded out on a dime around corners

imo anything that has tried to mix sim with arcade has sucked.  i dont see how a sim would be hard to sell in 2G2D.  you could market it as something like "200 different cars on one disc!" obvious value versus the 5 or whatever tonka hotwheels in burnout

[WrikaWrek]

Who cares Burnout lost the game

so youre saying driving sims are better?

because they are fyi

Sims are better, I agree. But it's a quick ticket to bankruptcy in these "economically challenging times".

The key is to hit that perfect middle of the road between hardcore and mainstream. Which game has done that, in your opinion?

Holy shit it's Freddie Mercury. I got all your cds.

[MCD]

Project Gotham Racing series

bullshit.  pgr4 was a huge downgrade from pgr3's driving engine.  everything felt way too light and skidded out on a dime around corners

imo anything that has tried to mix sim with arcade has sucked.  i dont see how a sim would be hard to sell in 2G2D.  you could market it as something like "200 different cars on one disc!" obvious value versus the 5 or whatever tonka hotwheels in burnout

spoilers: Forza 3 is arcadey.

[drew]

yeah i hope he wasnt insinuating that

[MCD]

he is, enjoy your forza 3 pgr5.

[Human Snorenado]

It would pretty fun to see Nintendo exterminate "core" gaming just for the bitter tears.

"See?"  When your idea of a game for the "hardcore gamer" is Animal Crossing, I'd say you've pretty much already done so.

[y2kev]

Are you a gamer? If so, why do you want to see core gaming exterminated? I don't understand.

[Van Cruncheon]

It has to die to be reborn, free from the wagglecancer

Like a phoenix with 20 buttons, dual analog sticks, and a keyboard attachment it will rise anew

And ninthing jews will weep

[Joe Molotov]

The videogame market is like the comic book market, and the Wii is Crisis on Infinite Earths.

[cool breeze]

I do wonder if there will be a point where the masses just get bored of Nintendo, and more importantly, if it will come before Sony/Microsoft do something distinguished mentally-challenged like release an underpowered, overpriced, motion based system of their own.  But it's hard to tell with all the analogies between Nintendo and Apple to know if Nintendo will continue to allure people like Apple does.

[WrikaWrek]

Nintendo is bringing gaming back into the toy age.

That's what i'm talking about, fuck this bitch ass hobby.

[Oblivion]

Nintendo is bringing gaming back into the toy age.

Back to the toy age? 

[Bocsius]

Are you a gamer? If so, why do you want to see core gaming exterminated? I don't understand.

It's just a hobby. I don't want to see it exterminated, but it wouldn't matter if it was. Meanwhile, the meltdowns of manchildren who take this stuff way too seriously would be a beauty to behold.

[archie4208]

Nintendo is bringing gaming back into the toy age.

Back to the toy age? 

Preschool toys.

[y2kev]

Are you a gamer? If so, why do you want to see core gaming exterminated? I don't understand.

It's just a hobby. I don't want to see it exterminated, but it wouldn't matter if it was. Meanwhile, the meltdowns of manchildren who take this stuff way too seriously would be a beauty to behold.

but i like my hobby

[cool breeze]

on the bright side, if gaming ever does die out, I could finally follow sports

 

[WrikaWrek]

Nintendo is bringing gaming back into the toy age.

Back to the toy age? 

There are toys and then there are toys.

I'm talking about Nintendo bringing gaming back into the Action Man category. That's right, Nintendo has always been there, but now it's gonna drag the whole hobby with it.

With all the faggaty ass peripherals and shit, and bitch ass Mario Kart etc. Whatever son, whatever, dem japafags be getting they paper, i can understand that, fine by me.

Videogames are bad.

[hyp]

nintendo, keepin' it simple like TIGER

[Enl]

*Simon's Quest TIGER handheld pic*

Ah memories. I had that Tiger handheld along with Mega Man 2, Double Dragon, and Gauntlet. Amazing how quickly I trashed those once the Gameboy came out.

[Tabasco]

Are you a gamer? If so, why do you want to see core gaming exterminated? I don't understand.

It's just a hobby. I don't want to see it exterminated, but it wouldn't matter if it was. Meanwhile, the meltdowns of manchildren who take this stuff way too seriously would be a beauty to behold.

You don't really mean these words that you type, do you?  You wouldn't mind b/c you'd get to observe internet drama instead?

[y2kev]

Meltdown hunters are as annoying.

[demi]

Boscius comes across as an asexual bore. Hey go jerk off in a corner, distinguished mentally-challenged fellow

[WrikaWrek]

Cmon, let's cut the shit.

As if son, as if. Worst generation since the 60's? Bet your sweet ass, why? Fucking videogames. All these, anti social, murder simulators are ruining all ya suckas lifes.

A nicca can learn how to cap a son of a bitch these days playing fucking halo. Not only do you learn how to kill, but you are labeled a cigarillo, a distinguished black fellow, by other kids.

Time to wake up people, i've personally never played so few games in such a large timespan, and i have the Wii to thank for that. Keep up the good work Nintendo, bringing morals back to our youth, bringing them a system that only works if you play local mp, bringin a system with such few games for the core gamers, that they stop playing, and start gaining other interests, like reading, and playing violin, and stop being fatass bitches.

Go smoke some rocks, do something with your life.

[Great Rumbler]

lol

[drew]

Boscius only plays Halo 3 and Ninja Gaiden II, no wonder he doesnt like videogames

[Bocsius]

Ha, I like video games just fine. (And I'm playing Gears of War right now, stay up to speed.) But it's just one hobby. But to the point, Nintendo isn't killing anything. Every single month people whine about Nintendo killing gaming, and every single month developers release and announce more and more games for Xbox 360 and PS3 and nothing much for the Wii. Every single month. Whining about something that just isn't happening.

[WrikaWrek]

Don't be blind my man.

You're just seeing what you want to see. For example, take a look at this year, 09'. What do you see? A year that looks far too good for the Ps3. What does that mean? That you ain't seeing straight, because clearly such a thing is impossible.

See, it's your brain censoring reality, because the hold hard truth is, the only reason why Ps3 lineup looks so good is because the year looks exceptionally shit, like cold dog shit, why?

The Wii. That is right, i fuken said it, the bitchass Wii. Oh you don't understand? Open your eyes mate, the Wii lineup for 09 is much better than it was for last year, which means a drop off in quality games released for the 360, what do we have, halo wars? Bitch ass nicca game, solja that superman where at! AaIiiiiii.

Eeeeenn, eeeenn, eeennn. See what i'm talking about? ^Wii, ^(+180º) 360 = PS3 . That's right, ps3 smiley face, because let's get real for a sec, the only reason why the Ps3 lineup looks good is because the 360 lineup looks like shit, and the only reason why the 360 lineup looks like shit is because the Wii lineup looks like less shit than before. Real Talk. So you can see how the Ps3 lineup looks as shit as years past, but since Nintendo is like "Oh look, pikachu just Michael Jacksoned your kid", and 360 is like "I can't do the moonwalk no more", you are turning into the Ps3 and thinking "Even if Michael looks like a goolish white motherfucker, he still made thriller". Thriller is long gone dude, you need a reality check. Real talk uuuuuuummmgonnaaaa.

Michael Jackson has become a middle earth cocksucker, and you are still hoping for Pop to come back, but it ain't. Because Avril Levigne is what's up, and Britney is like womanizing the world, while Little John is going yaaaaa ok, yaaaaa, takes this dicks its yours bitch, and meanwhile the whole industry is being run into the ground.

I just watched Taxi Driver, so i ain't got anything to do with this shit, whatever bitches, holla.

[Oblivion]

ok fun's over