Shrapmo wrote:

WhiteKnight wrote:

Void wrote:

WhiteKnight wrote:

Shrapmo wrote:

Well I know it wont go the way of the Dreamcast simply because it is Nintendo (Sega was struggling for years before the Dreamcast fell). Plus I don't care if all those "Hardcore Gamers" move from Microsoft to Nintendo (I'm not going to put Sony on the same level as Microsoft, they don't deserve that), I just don't want them to ruin for me something that I love. I'm enjoying the heck out of my Wii U and I use it almost constantly when I'm home. The thing is they're spreading undeserved hate all over the internet for no other purpose then to spread hate! What kind of person does that? A person with no self-esteem! What kind of generation do we have coming into our beloved gaming industry?

I like how you complain about trolls and people spreading hate for the sake of hate, and then do exactly the same thing yourself. Good form.

I think he means he respects Sony more than Microsoft.

So? The guy complains about people "bashing" on Nintendo, and then proceeds to take a swipe at Microsoft. Or Sony. One or the other, his statement is a little vague.

It doesn't really matter which one he's taking a swing at. Point is, he's taking a swing after saying people shouldn't take a swing at Nintendo.

I meet blows with swings my friend, it's how someone backed into a corner reacts.

WhiteKnight wrote:

Shrapmo wrote:

WhiteKnight wrote:

Void wrote:

WhiteKnight wrote:

Shrapmo wrote:

Well I know it wont go the way of the Dreamcast simply because it is Nintendo (Sega was struggling for years before the Dreamcast fell). Plus I don't care if all those "Hardcore Gamers" move from Microsoft to Nintendo (I'm not going to put Sony on the same level as Microsoft, they don't deserve that), I just don't want them to ruin for me something that I love. I'm enjoying the heck out of my Wii U and I use it almost constantly when I'm home. The thing is they're spreading undeserved hate all over the internet for no other purpose then to spread hate! What kind of person does that? A person with no self-esteem! What kind of generation do we have coming into our beloved gaming industry?

I like how you complain about trolls and people spreading hate for the sake of hate, and then do exactly the same thing yourself. Good form.

I think he means he respects Sony more than Microsoft.

So? The guy complains about people "bashing" on Nintendo, and then proceeds to take a swipe at Microsoft. Or Sony. One or the other, his statement is a little vague.

It doesn't really matter which one he's taking a swing at. Point is, he's taking a swing after saying people shouldn't take a swing at Nintendo.

I meet blows with swings my friend, it's how someone backed into a corner reacts.

Be the bigger man and walk away next time.

WhiteKnight wrote:

I like how you complain about trolls and people spreading hate for the sake of hate, and then do exactly the same thing yourself. Good form.

Ducutzu wrote:

Well anyway.

Since I got Miiverse I noticed that I am less interested in reading reviews for certain games that are out and I am interested in.

I'd rather browse the community in the Miiverse and look for the reactions of people who are playing the games.

WhiteKnight wrote:

Ducutzu wrote:

Well anyway.

Since I got Miiverse I noticed that I am less interested in reading reviews for certain games that are out and I am interested in.

I'd rather browse the community in the Miiverse and look for the reactions of people who are playing the games.

You do realise that a review is a 'reaction of a person who has played the game,' right?

The difference is that the typical review is far more articulate and credible than a "lol this game is awesome" or "not funky enough lol" - both are genuine MiiVerse comment, and both are useless compared to an actual review.

Usagi-san wrote:

WhiteKnight wrote:

Ducutzu wrote:

Well anyway.

Since I got Miiverse I noticed that I am less interested in reading reviews for certain games that are out and I am interested in.

I'd rather browse the community in the Miiverse and look for the reactions of people who are playing the games.

You do realise that a review is a 'reaction of a person who has played the game,' right?

The difference is that the typical review is far more articulate and credible than a "lol this game is awesome" or "not funky enough lol" - both are genuine MiiVerse comment, and both are useless compared to an actual review.

I wouldn't call the responses on miiverse useless at all. While a review is only one "reaction of a person who has played the game" the miiverse responses are the collective reactions of many and are more likely to be by those who have a strong opinion because they have to take the time to make a response. In my opinion they are both quite valuable and not really comparable.

skywake wrote:

Looking at posts on MiiVerse as a way to judge the quality of a game is like looking at user reviews on any website.... except everyone owns the console and you know if they own the game. You usually get some number of people giving it 9s or 10s and another bunch giving it 1s and 2s. On MiiVerse you get the same except it's heavily skewed towards the 9s and 10s. Tells you nothing about where it sits on the scale of "worth getting or not".

MiiVerse gives you the sort of response you'd get if you did a vox-pop in a Nintendo Press event at e3 and asked people what they thought of Nintendo's showing. The internet is like doing the same vox-pop on the showroom floor from people who might or might not have seen it. A review is like taking a random person to all of the conferences and asking them to give them all a rating out of ten. Metacritic is like that last one but with 100 people and you take the average.

skywake wrote:

You should put your radio on AM for a bit and have a listen to talkback radio. The internet for the over 60s and pretty much the same level of crap you see on the internet.....
except that the mod is the troll and will delete posts from anyone who wants to calm things down......

Schprocket wrote:

An astute observation - so you're in Alan Jones and John Laws country, I take it

Shrapmo wrote:

How many people actually read these comprehensive reviews made by 'more qualified' people? I mean really, don't the majority of readers just skip down to the bottom to see what the score is? People want a simple answer: Is the game worth getting, yes or no? If a decent amount of people say yes to that question then thats good enough.

WhiteKnight wrote:

"not funky enough lol"

Shrapmo wrote:

How many people actually read these comprehensive reviews made by 'more qualified' people? I mean really, don't the majority of readers just skip down to the bottom to see what the score is? People want a simple answer: Is the game worth getting, yes or no? If a decent amount of people say yes to that question then thats good enough.