'Gaming on the go' is a market that is already saturated by smartphones, which is why we're starting to see nintendo release games for smartphones. Consoles are reducing in popularity to PCs and Nintendo hasn't even 'competed' in the console market in years
What nintendo are creating is one device that will allow people to play their games both portably and on the big screen, in addition to recreating the 'party' vibe that made the Wii such a hit. It's lowering the barrier to entry to buy Nintendo games as much as possible and coalescing the user base so that you only have to buy one item for every Nintendo game
It's an attempt to save the company in a changing world and I think that it's as good as an attempt as anybody could have hoped for
@mrwakka: But it is a one-on-one competition- that's the whole setup of what's happening. It's Dan's ability to craft an unbeatable level vs Patrick's mettle in beating it. That's the point of the videos that have been released by both Dan and Patrick and was the story behind the fundraiser they posted. Outside help in Dan creating the level is cheating just as bad as Patrick reading the chat would be.
I love it! Seems like it'll help them keep the cost down and get a better adoption rate for these things. Besides, who wants a controller you can't be a little rough with? Seems like you're just asking for trouble playing meat boy with a controller that'll break when you throw it across the room. I'm sure the familiarity of the button layouts will make it less scary for the public as well.
The traditional button layout seems like it'll make a lot of traditional 3d games a lot more playable. I wasn't sure how a game like Metal Gear Rising (for example) would play with the weird button layout but with this it's super easy to imagine. GG Valve
I smoked on and off for probably a couple years. Was up to probably half a pack a day for a few months there. Decided to quit a year or so ago and haven't looked back
Let me tell you this: the reason cigarettes are so addictive is due to the psychological addiction, not the physical. Quitting is easy, but if there's a part of the routine that explicitly reminds you of the act then it's going to be a struggle not to go and buy a pack every time that comes up. And once you have a pack on you it's all over.
I saw it in the person that got me into cigarettes; every time he'd have a coffee, he'd have a smoke too. He loved coffee but said that he needed a smoke every time he'd drink coffee because he'd smoked every time he had a coffee for a long time. He just couldn't help himself. I've seen this pattern repeated over and over; study break smokes, drunk smokes, morning smokes, smokes when you see a particular friend, you name it. I made the decision to not associate smokes with any important thing in my life and it's probably the reason I'm not smoking today.
It's certainly a failsafe but if you're going to smoke and you don't plan on struggling with addiction down the track, this is your best bet
Yeah the closest thing to a record of the past that we have stored in our dna is the fact that it's evolved over countless generations to suit the environment around it. It doesn't actually record the discrete events that have happened
definitely get a Lenovo. they do awesome sales up to something like 33% off though so wait for one of those! they should have one around Christmas time or just after
Absolutely no competition. IV was alright but it was a slog and the basic mechanics made it feel like you were driving soap bars and walking through water. V really tightens things up and for me was the first GTA that felt really polished and fun the whole way through
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