littlemanbodie

@Contrarian: Naw, I just didn't feel you were saying anything. Of course some people enjoy some things while others won't. And yeah, that was a dickish response, sorry. I get I might be wrong in some sense with my initial post looking at everyone else's responses. But the fact that every year since 1981 there has been at least one game, many times multiple games, starring Mario just seems kinda lame to me. And yeah maybe my timing was wrong on this thread, but for the 10 years prior of people receiving the same character in the relatively same style of games that they had been getting 10 years before, I just don't get being excited each time. I understanding enjoying them full heartedly, but not regarding them as system sellers. Anyways, I get that people are gonna like what they like no matter what. I just wanted to bring up my take on it and ask if I'm way off base here. Apparently I was. Have a good one! Sincerely :)

@Contrarian: Thanks for your invaluable input. I'll be sure to never make a post on this site again. Have a good one!

@ck1nd said:

Does anyone understand that "fanboyism" is a completely subjective discussion? Hypocrisy seems like a cop-out when it comes to talking about something like this. People are capable of their own opinions, the only issue that should be addressed is offensive/abusive nature that the immature seem to have. Everyone has a different perspective of a various amount of companies and it's a little silly to think that everything will (or should) be within line of your own reasoning.

I love Blizzard and many will tell me I'm nuts and that I'm silly for being loyal to that company for reason A, B, and C. Oh noes!

You're right. I shouldn't post frivolous opinions on a video game site. And I apologize tone isn't accurately depicted over the internet yet but I'm not angry or outraged, just a little confused at it all. And like @Humanity mentioned earlier with the GB crew's views on the super mario quick look posted recently, "well it's a good game but theres nothing new.. maybe if it had a cape I'd be onboard!". That kind of reasoning seems like a cop-out. But overall I just don't post enough and wanted to interact with my fellow GBers! Mission Accomplished?

@JazGalaxy: Very true. I've done that a lot with music in the past and recently have been slowly pushing myself away from that habit of sticking with what I know and am finding amazing music because of it. I might have not fully thought out, been as elegant, or had the right timing for this post, but just felt like saying something on the subject. Anyways thanks for your input!

@leebmx: Never said that the nintendo conference was well regarded. Just that people expected more of the same franchises that nintendo always puts out. And when the established titles weren't mentioned at the conference people were disappointed. Why are people expecting/excited for the same stuff over and over? But looking at the comments I can agree quality and distance from one release to the next is important. Its still something I see as hypocritical though.

@The_Nubster said:

People are sick of yearly sequels. For your examples, Gears of War came out only a year ago (where there are usually two or three years between releases) and Epic has said that they're making the new Gears game to keep People Can Fly busy and make some profit. God of War is looking iffy because there have already been two prequels and God of War 3 ended pretty definitively, in a way that makes revisiting Kratos seem cheap and unoriginal.

Nintendo is known for releasing games few and far between, but always hitting a level of quality and sheer fun so high above anything else that it justifies falling back on Zelda, Mario and Metroid. If you'd take a look around, you'd see that the latest Zelda, Mario and Metroid have been getting a lot of flack, and people are really wary of their business at the moment. Two or three years ago, this would have been a valid complaint, but right now, Nintendo isn't exactly flying high.

You're right, I had this burning sentiment a couple years back. Just recently saw something and felt like posting. Still feel they've gotten off easy in the grand scope of things though.

Sorry if this has been discussed before but this thought has been nagging at me for a while. I just don't understand the Nintendo fanboy hypocrisy that happens with the users and writers of gaming sites and podcasts. Every time I listen to a gaming podcast (which I should probably cut back on) I hear the same thing over and over again about how games like God of War or Gears of War should quit shoveling out sequels because they're becoming too derivative and uninspired. But time and time again, and it never fails, these same guys talk about how they're excited for a new Mario Bros, Metroid, Zelda, etc… which will push them to run out and buy the next console Nintendo releases. I just don't get it? There was also a lot of wariness for The Last of Us, Watch Dogs, Beyond, and others during E3 about them receiving maybe too much hype for what was being shown and some elements being less appealing then others. All of which is fair and I agree with, to a certain extent, but then they move on to the Nintendo conference and all I heard was a plethora of nostalgia. At least some of the companies at E3 were working with new material, derivative or not, instead of established franchises of 25-30 years. Am I way off base here? I get that they're great games, but it just seems that no one ever calls Nintendo on their shit for putting out games for the same three franchises every year. Or at the very least see the hypocrisy when they mention Gears of War or Uncharted.

Anyways, that felt good to get out. Go easy on me! Im fragile.

Love, Bodie

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