The Wonders of Seventh Gen Consoles

[Cole]

...except they've already pumped out enough quality games (with more to come) to justify the purchase of the handheld, so their point is invalid. Oh and let's not forget the emulation-heaven the PSP presents...

Besides, who cares how many shitty games the system has? It's the gem's that make it worthwhile to own the system, I couldn't care less how many shitty games were on the PS1 when I was enjoying Syphon Filter, MGS1, GT, FFT, FF7, Vagrant Story, etc etc.

I'd rather go outside and play Soccer than buy a PSP. I like Soccer, it's entertaining, fun, and all I need is a $10 ball. I don't have to spend a lot of money to entertain myself. The PSP is not a justified purchase for me.

 

[AiM]

However, Nintendos had and always will have multitudes of these 'gems'. I mean, we have:

Mario
Zelda
Metroid
Animal Crossing
SSB
Monkey Ball
DUCK HUNT

I mean, every single one of those franchises have produced multiple fantastic games... of course that's if you're into that sorta thing...

If your point is about Nintendo exclusives, well that's never been a problem, it's the 3rd party support (well, lackof) that's really been killer to GC / n64. On paper it looks like it'll change for the Wii but we'll have to wait and see whether they're any good.

I'd rather go outside and play Soccer than buy a PSP. I like Soccer, it's entertaining, fun, and all I need is a $10 ball. I don't have to spend a lot of money to entertain myself. The PSP is not a justified purchase for me.

Err... ok? I'd rather play LAN Vice City stories (or PES6) on a bus with a couple of friends rather than attempting to play soccer in the same situation. It's more convenient, less distracting to other passengers, and it doesn't break out a sweat when I only want to kill a bit of time. I don't have to spend a lot of money to entertain myself either, but I don't see the reasoning behind all the PSP bashing other than 'ZOMG SONY SUX LOLOLOL!'

 

[Cole]

Err... ok? I'd rather play LAN Vice City stories (or PES6) on a bus with a couple of friends rather than attempting to play soccer in the same situation. It's more convenient, less distracting to other passengers, and it doesn't break out a sweat when I only want to kill a bit of time. I don't have to spend a lot of money to entertain myself either, but I don't see the reasoning behind all the PSP bashing other than 'ZOMG SONY SUX LOLOLOL!'

Soccer on a Bus = Fun.
I play Soccer in small spaces all the time. It's fun. Who cares about other passengers? If they dislike it they can jump out of a window.

 

[StardogChampion]

Just been playing my new Wii and it's pretty awesome. My arm hurts after playing all the Wii sports games though. Tennis is great when you figure out how to aim the ball.

The cursor on in the menus feels amazing and I hope a decent RTS comes out. I like the little notes you get in your inbox that tells you how many hours you've been playing each game for.

3 hours into Zelda and I only just got the green suit. Aiming the slingshot is very cool using the remote to aim. Not as accurate as a mouse when trying to move quickly, but still 10x better than analog sticks.

 

[BRUTUS]

If your point is about Nintendo exclusives, well that's never been a problem, it's the 3rd party support (well, lackof) that's really been killer to GC / n64. On paper it looks like it'll change for the Wii but we'll have to wait and see whether they're any good.

I understand this isn't really a counter-point to whom you were replying too, but nonetheless: Third-party games doesn't always mean great ones. Besides GTA (great franchise no-doubt about it I'll admit that) you're left with TOTALLY SWEET NINJA FIGHTING GAMES like "Rengoku." (as far as psp goes) Oh wait, that game totally blows.

 

[smwScott]

I understand this isn't really a counter-point to whom you were replying too, but nonetheless: Third-party games doesn't always mean great ones. Besides GTA (great franchise no-doubt about it I'll admit that) you're left with TOTALLY SWEET NINJA FIGHTING GAMES like "Rengoku." (as far as psp goes) Oh wait, that game totally blows.

What are you talking about? Almost all the best games on PSP are third party, and I didn't even know there was a Rengoku PSP game until you mentioned it.

To Zephos - excellent point. It really does come down to taste. Only a few of the games you listed actually appeal to me, but I realize many people would prefer them over a new Metal Gear or GTA.

 

[theotherguy]

I am typing this on my wii also!
whee!

 

[Steven]

Nintendo keeps re releasing the same games over and over again, it'd be nice if there games were innovative aswell.

 

[Darkwolf]

Wii sport?

 

[StardogChampion]

Wii sport?

Owned him.

Posted from my Wii!

 

[Steven]

Wii sport?

One game.

 

[Darkwolf]

I know.

The original Duck Hunt? Mario?

 

[StardogChampion]

One game.

Countless number of games actually, since technically you have to play every game differently with the new controller.

Just see Madden 07. You'd expect it to play the same on every platform, but the only one it's actually different on is the Wii.

Anyway... checking your thread creation history shows that your opinion is about as void as a farting monkeys.