Nintendo Of America Wishes Xbox A Happy 15th Birthday

I must have been living under a rock since I had no idea it's been 15 years since the Xbox released.
Can't say I've had many fond memories of Xbox consoles with the exception of the amazing Halo series.
Anyway, nice to see stuff like this hapenning.

I don't live under a rock... I just don't care.

Haha, sure Nintendo and it's fans are more chilled out. You guys report on the positive messages for Nintendo from MS and Sony higher ups all the time, this is the first time I've ever seen Nintendo do it.

As for the fans, look at how abusive the posters on here are to markets that report poor Wii U sales, or publishers that decide making Wii U games is not cost effective!

I wouldn't wish them a Happy Birthday. No I don't own an Xbox system, never have, never will. It's 15 years too many.

That's very nice. I enjoy seeing cooperation between the companies, to at least set an example to the fans to unite rather than hack at each other's throats about the fps.

Why are they doing that? They STOLE one of the best platform games ever on N64. Also stopped Golden Eye being able to be released on Virtual Console. They should DAMN THEM!!!

I must've been living under a rock, 'cos I had no idea. XD Nice gesture, though.

I do know the 1st Harry Potter film is celebrating its 15th anniversary as well this month.

Congrats, I guess. Personally there's no exclusive I'm interested in on any Xbox, especially the One.

Wait, so they acknowledge Xbox's 15th anniversary, but not Metroid's 30th?

I have no interest with XBOX at all.
Just Nintendo in my eyes.

I attribute all this rock talk to @rjejr and his subliminal messaging yesterday with this image.

The original Xbox is one of my top 5 consoles of all time. So many great exclusives on it and a lot of the best versions of multi-platform games that generation. Otogi 1 and 2, Jet Set Radio Future, Panzer Dragoon Orta, GunValkyrie, Phantom Crash, MechAssault 1 and 2, Crazy Taxi 3, Shenmue 2, Outrun 2, Ninja Gaiden Black, and more.

I came late to the 360, having moved away from PC gaming in 2012. I've built up an impressive collection of multi-plats and exclusives for it since then and have really enjoyed a lot of the games I've played on it.

I've not been tempted by the Xbox One yet, but if NieR Automata gets a Xbox One release as well, I'll likely pick one up rather than upgrading my PC so I can play it, Scalebound, Sunset Overdrive and other titles I've missed out on my Wii U.

(PS4 is only really tempting at the moment for Persona 5, but I should be getting a free PS3, and it's coming for that system too.)

But their xbox move is not as groovy as the nintendo's one ☻

Eh, guess I'm not a big X-box fan...I didn't know. I have the original X-box for the Blinx and Voodoo Vince game and the wonderful Sega games that came out on it, but I've had so many problems with the 360 system (account locks from security, systems dying continuously, unable to re-download or play games that were already downloaded, unable to access downloaded Tv and Movies and more). I love Sony and Nintendo though, but I've never looked at one being better than the other. All three have their great games and IP's, so it never really mattered much. I had all three these past few generations, but haven't gotten the XBONE yet, as there isn't many things on it that I want to play besides Sunset Overdrive and Rare Replay.

My little bro bought an Xbox when it first came out. I didn't know he was getting it (I was away at uni I guess). Halo was a fantastic introductory game, and I loved Project Gotham Racing too, but I've barely touched an Xbox since those early days so have no appreciation for any other exclusives (played about 5 minutes of one of the Forza's on 360 and was thoroughly underwhelmed).

But I've always preferred Xbox controllers to PS controllers and favoured the Xbox brand because of it, so a bit ironic that I have a PS3 now but no Xbox yet. Might have to correct that soon...

@EllenJMiller Nier is also coming to Playstation 4 if that helps you on the decision too.

Yup, still have mine, up and running. After the early death of Dreamcast (which is still my all time favourite!), I was interested in the Xbox, mostly due to SEGA's support (at least in the early days). I didn't get it until much later (it was expensive as all hell in Poland), but it was totally worth it, just for the SEGA exclusives alone - Panzer Dragoon Orta (<3), GunValkyrie, Jet Set Radio Future, Outrun, Otogi, Crazy Taxi 3... not counting all the other amazing ports and exclusives. One mighty fine console!

Why is everyone saying they dislike Xbox here? I mean, isn't it just nice to say happy birthday to a major console player thay has expanded the gaming industry even more? Despite all the competition between different console players, in the end, we all like video games. There's competition in every aspect of video games, between different consoles, genres, franchises, and even the games in the franchises. In the end though, we're all gamers, so there's nothing wrong with saying happy birthday to a console that brought millions of people into the world of gaming that we all know and love

I own one, but I bought it in 2010, 2 years after I got a 360. I just wanted to dive into it. Sadly I haven't almost played with it due to increasing backlog in video games, a problem that has affected also my relationship with other retro systems bought after their time had passed, such as Gamecube, Dreamcast or Master System.

I really like the Xbox, its graphics (better than PS2 and even Dreamcast ), and even sold my PS2 Grand Theft Auto games in order to buy the Xbox versions.

But it's sad this console did so bad, only 5 years and 24 million units (although better than the Wii U, even sadder). It was a victim of prejudice and Sony's powerful marketing.

Anyway, congratulating Xbox for its "fantastic 15th anniversary" is almost a joke, considering it was discontinued in 5 years and its life wasn't exactly fantastic.

I never had an Xbox, never felt the urge to, except to play Rare Replay... And now, even that's gone since Yooka-Laylee is coming to HD.

@SLIGEACH_EIRE well you missed out on some classic games. 360 was an amazing console with amazing games.

Xbox one is now hitting it's stride also. The gaming industry is better for having MS being a major player.

While I've never owned the original Xbox, I've made fair use out of the backwards compatibility of the 360, so have played my fair share of Xbox games.

I think it was a pretty solid system. Halo was excellent, which helped. They also secured quite a lot of interesting exclusives, with quite a strong Sega presence, which I found appealing.

Finally, I really like the aesthetic of the console - the green game cases, the black and green box, and both controllers with their multicoloured buttons. It provided a nice contrast to the Gamecube (which I also loved), and the PS2 (which to this day I feel looks dull as hell).

@JLPick It's more "Do I upgrade my PC to play Scalebound and NieR Automata, or wait to see if NieR Automata comes to Xbox One (as a port is under consideration) and get a XB1 instead of doing the PC upgrade"

Scalebound won't be hitting PS4, and I'm a big Hideki Kamiya fan.

@BranJ0 best comment I read on here.

I like Xbox.
I like video games

" Nintendo fans are a little bit more chilled out".

Hahahahah ! Have you ever read this site's comments section?

Happy Birthday Xbox btw!

Professional courtesy is always good to see. That being said 15 years huh? I feel a little seasoned.

@JLPick Actually, Nier Automata is coming just on PC and PS4, they are considering an eventual Xboxone port at the moment.

@Anti-Matter haters will only hate. Be positive. Happy gaming

I loved the Xbox 360 and the Wii and I spent a lot of time on both back when I was a kid. Eventually I sold my Xbox 360 along with its games but I still have fond memories of it.

Looking at the picture for this article had me reminiscing on some of the good old days. I loved Banjo-Kazooie: Nuts & Bolts and I had tons of fun playing it with my friends.

I'd love to see a port of Banjo-Kazooie: Nuts & Bolts to the Wii U or even the Switch. Hopefully Yooka-Laylee sates my appetite for a while when it comes out. It looks really hood.

Well I've personally never really owned any Xbox stuff, nor do I plan to because it just doesn't offer anything that really stands out for me personally, but some healthy competition is good. Happy birthday Xbox!

I loved the original Xbox. I hated the 360 and sold it, twice. Last week event though I'd only bought a PS4 three weeks earlier, I ended up buying an Xbox one elite in Argos for £200. Went across the border to Newry for it as they were all sold out in the republic.

Have to say I like it and the elite controller is very good. I then bought the Xbox one s controller a couple of days ago. I don't like it it feels cheap. I'm not impressed.

I think what I didn't like about the 360 was it was like a fan heater and you were just waiting for it to blow.

The One is a much better console and reminds me of the original Xbox. The bonus is, it can also play 360 games that I missed and you can buy them in CEX for nothing.

@SanderEvers
I currently have; PS2, PS3, PS4, GameCube, Wii, Wii u and Xbox one. It's insane.

@BinaryFragger My dislike for Xbox has nothing to do with Nintendo, I've been consistently alternating buying Nintendo and Sony consoles every 2 or 3 years since 1997, with a Dreamcast in there as well. I've just never felt an overwhelming need to get one as I don't play FPS, sports games or racers, only JRPG, platformers and adventure games gor me. I did look into one for Kinet for my kids, but the games didn't review well and I didn't like that I needed to pay for Xbox Gold for Netflix back then. I did, and still do, want to play Blue Dragon and Lost Odyssey, but w/ so many consoles and games as it is I never had the time or money for any Xboxen. Or spare HDMI ports.

@SLIGEACH_EIRE I know there's an appropriate Xbox-Wii U joke in there somewhere, but it's way too early in the morning here, I was just checking in for more Nintendo stock price articles.

I had an Xbox One. Sold it couple month ago and bought Wii U.

I love the Xbox brand. Not sure what all the hate is for.

Dam thought this was an obituary not an anniversary, nothing to read here.

I can't help but always think what would the gaming landscape be like had M$ not entered the race. I feel Nintendo would be in a much stronger position and they would be going head to head with Sony.

The GameCube might have been more successful. That was the turning point for Nintendo. A lot of 'what ifs'. Either way M$ changed the gaming landscape forever.

I see a lot of negativity and outright hate here. Sure, the Wii U ended up losing third-party support and whatnot, but on their own right, its rivals are great consoles. I own an Xbox One and, although I play with the Wii U far more often, the former has given me nothing but fun so far. And I mean great fun.
Which is why, personally, I'm more than glad to see Nintendo reciprocating the mutual pats-on-the-back trend started by Phil Spencer. The economical crisis has taken its toll on our "which console do I pick?" choices, since in the past "let's go with GameCube and PlayStation 2" was a far more viable scenario, hence the console wars becoming more and more bitter, like, you know, actual wars. And we need someone like Phil Spencer, who said the mere concept of console wars is "distasteful", to lighten up the mood.
We get it. Rayman Legends was delayed to meet a multiplatform release, things with third-party support went further downhill since then and the Wii U ended up failing (something I am still bitter for, but I'm mad at Ubisoft rather than the other consoles). We get it. Time to turn the page over and hope for the best with the Switch.
If it will sell, we'll see many third-party games coming, and not as "late ports" as it happened with the Wii U; we'll say we own a Nintendo home system without looking down, and it won't be "just for Mario and Zelda". If it will fail, who knows, maybe we'll still see other consoles, maybe Nintendo will stick to portables, maybe Nintendo will get - GASP! - out of the console industry altogether and we'll start seeing Pokémon games telling us "press square to open up the menu", or Mario games displaying an "Achievement unlocked: Let's-a-go!" message.
In any of these scenarios, we won't be able to do jack. All we can do, however, is to be better people, for each other. The console wars will stop as soon as we stop seeing them as wars.

@SLIGEACH_EIRE
I should be blamed for that, I started the whole Coyote ping pong between @rjejr and me.

It is cool that Nintendo acknowledges Xbox positively rather than going down their throats or outright pretending they don't exist. Bravo Nintendo. As a player of all three platforms, I would like everyone of them succeed.

Wow 15 years? I've owned every Xbox console so Happy B Day to them. I would say that on the Pure Xbox site, but it's no longer around. 😕

@shonenjump86
Dude, I just linked to a Pure Xbox article in my comment. It's still there!

Conspiracy!

@AlexSora89
Yeah, it's still there. What I meant to say was there are no more new articles on there. Though, I could still say Happy B Day on the last article now that I think about it.

@kobashi100 Amen brother. I'm probably one of the most die-hard Nintendo fans ever, but the Xbox 360 was and still is an amazing console, one that I still have and play. Just the fantastic indies alone made it worth getting, but there so much more to it (just don't expect much colors in games ). I plan to get a Xbone soon too, although right now neither it nor the PS4 are that enticing to me as the 360 was. Still, it's silly to see so many people dismiss the other consoles outright. A true gamer would play any good game no matter where it comes from, even if you had a particular preference.

Anyway, kudos and respect to Nintendo for staying classy and acknowledging their competitors as worthy. I particularly liked the "fantastic 15 years" bit, they didn't need to include that, but they did, which to me gets even more respect.

@ReshiramZekrom Really? Commemorating one is only a tweet away, while the other takes much, much more work. Why so salty?

@shonenjump86
Oh, that's what you mean... just give them time!

@Bunkerneath Other way around. It's mostly Nintendo's fault. Microsoft even got Rare and 4J Studios to remake Goldeneye from scratch for the 360 and were willing to let Nintendo release the VC version on Wii too but Nintendo "Won't allow a Nintendo game on another platform". The rights to Goldeneye 64 are convoluted so it basically requires Nintendo AND Rare (or whoever own Rare, so Microsoft) to both consent. Nintendo are blocking it.

I too do not live under a rock but I had no idea because I don't really care. I owned an original Xbox for about a year til I traded it in for the superior PS2. But I have always been a Nintendo gamer first and foremost.

Console agnostic. They're all great.

I loved the Xbox 360! I beat over 100 games on it and still own it and some of the games. I have no preference for any company, I just love video games. I currently own a Xbox 360, Xbox One, PS4, PS3, Wii U, New 3DS XL, Gamecube, and PC. The thing that sucks about having so many places to play is you develop a large backlog. So nice of Nintendo to wish Xbox a happy anniversary. Here's to 15 more!

Last generation, I held off on the Xbox 360 because I was so convinced that the Wii was the future of gaming. I was a little off on that one but it's not to say I didn't enjoy the games on it. I really enjoyed the Mario Galaxy games, but at the time I felt like I was missing something. Everyone around me had a 360, and when I first saw Halo 3, I was sold. That game single handedly gave my Xbox the RROD 3 times (due to over heating and such). Then I got into playing Madden (mainly with friends online) and then Halo 4, while the Wii just sat there most of the time. Only now do I realize that there were quite a few hidden gems on the Wii, and they're all SO CHEAP.

Strangely enough, you'd think that one of those two were my favorite of last generation, but actually.... It's the PS3. About 3 years ago I got a PS3 from my friend and I've been hooked on that thing since. Uncharted series, Kill zone, series, Little Big Planet games, Valkyria Chronicles, ratchet and clank games, last of us, ni no Kuni...holy crap and I can keep going. Sony is looked down upon that generation, but the amount of games I missed out on makes me mad that I never got one then.

Have you seen some Nintendo fans? They are not chilled out, they claim the Wii U did nothing wrong and that they didnt want any of the thiord party games that skipped Wii U, any of them.

@ReshiramZekrom GET OINTMENT FOR THAT BURN, NINTENDO!

But in all seriousness, really cool to see this... perhaps this is some type of foreshadowing... meh, probably not.
I'm patiently waiting for Yooka Laylee to fill my Banjo void (so wish I backed it now :/)

Damn, the original xbox brings me so many memories playing Forza and Ninja Gaiden. =( Other games too, but those two made the console for me =/

I'll never forgive Microsoft for making Banjo Kazooie: Nuts and Bolts. NEVER.

I was a Wii60 gamer!!!! I thought it was the best combo at the time and I have fond memories of Gears & COD multiplayer sessions on the 360. Plus great games like Bioshock and Fallout 3! I've been recently thinking about picking up an Xbone or PS4 but with the Switch right around the corner, I don't know if I can justify it.

I'm also not a hater of their block on Golden Eye. To be honest, unless it got an HD remake I have no desire to play the original as it has not aged well.

@G-Boy Like Bioshock, Fallout 3, Gears of War, Forza?

I am a big Nintendo fan, but I do got to admit I also like Xbox and think their console are pretty great.

It's nice to see these two have a good professional relationship, now only if that Sony could suck it up and get off its high horse one in a while -_-

@SLIGEACH_EIRE And what is your problem with Xbox?

@G-Boy How are they the bad guy? Nintendo was the one who offered Rare for sale in the first place! If you want to blame anyone for losing Rare, blame Nintendo! They were the ones who offered to sell Rare, and Microsoft happened to be the ones who offered the most money to buy them.

People act like Microsoft sent commandos to raid Nintendo's headquarters and hold Nintendo's Board of Directors hostage until they sold Rare.

Microsoft legally bought Rare, and they did nothing wrong. You want to blame someone for not allowing you to play a new Banjo, Killer Instinct, or Perfect Dark on the Wii U and 3DS? Blame Nintendo.

They were the fools who failed to realize the value of holding onto Rare's IPs and sold them off to the highest bidder.

@Anti-Matter Please give constructive criticism.

That's why I love Nintendo. It seems there is a respect between the two companies. I switched from Sony a while ago and now we have an X1 and 3DS.

@SLIGEACH_EIRE So childish

I own both an Xbox One and a Wii U as my main consoles this generation. It's pretty much the best of both worlds.

The Wii U(and my 2DS) let me play Nintendo's games, while the Xbox One lets me play the major third-party titles like Fallout 4, Titanfall 2, Battlefield 1, etc....

Both offer an insane libary of classic game through the Virtual Console, The Xbox One's BC(which lets me play Sonic CD, Wonder Boy, The Orange Box)

My point is this, I don't get some of the venom being thrown Microsoft's way by some of the people on here. I love my Xbox One just as much as I love my Wii U and my 3DS.

All three fill a certain niche for me as a gamer, and I'm glad to own all three.

The Xbox One itself is a great system, with some really good games, BC that has allowed me to both replay and enjoy new classics from the 360, and the best controller for any system.

I don't get some of the people who act like Microsoft is this great evil who should destroyed gaming as we know it. They have been around for 15 years, and I think they changed the face of gaming for the better, just like Atari, Nintendo, Sega, and Sony did.

Do I agree with everything they have done? No. Have they had their period where they acted like arrogant a**holes? Yeah, but Nintendo had that back in the 80s and Sony has pretty much had that attitude since they started making consoles.

At the end of the day, Microsoft deserves its place in gaming history as much as Nintendo and Sony do. I like their consoles, I like their games, and I'm glad I own an Xbox One.

But I still love Nintendo, and I hope to get a Switch. Its just a shame that some people are so willing to ignore a system with great games just because it lacks a company's name on the box.

@G-Boy
From the beginning, I have less interest with Western games, especially video game machine by Western company. I'm not typical Western gamer who really addicted with fps, soccer, nba, etc . Instead, I have interest more with games which created by Japanese developers. I play games that completely opposite with typical adult male gamers. I play cute kiddie games mostly, girly games, some JRPG, Life simulation, Rhythm, Platformer, Cartoon Racing game, etc. (Mostly calm games, not action or adrenaline rush type games).
So, first xbox offered me nothing but DDR Ultramix 1- 4 and The Sims Bustin' Out. But, since The Sims Bustin' Out also on Gamecube, I choose the Gamecube version instead, forget all DDR Ultramixes despite still being temptated.
Xbox 360 came with utterly disaster of RROD, cut my trust 90%, offered me nothing again but DDR Universe 1 -3, The Sims 3 & 3 Pets, Street Fighter IV, FF XIII. But, since I have ever tried SF IV and FF XIII on PS3 2 years ago from rental (Thanks to my local game shop owner that allowed me to rent his PS3, but the games still from my collection), I don't think I need the xbox 360 version + I felt disappointed with SF IV for some reason and extremely disappointed with FF XIII after playing for several hours ( That's why my local game owner said to me if FF XIII was the worst one). So, my verdict was completely abandoned xbox360.
Xbox1 , came with Nothing, completely nothing. Online required to turn on the machine ? What the heck ?! (Cut my interest 99%) I don't want to be an Online gamer slave. Machine will bricked when 1 month not being used ? Forget it ! Never want to buy (Cut my interest 100%). My verdict, xbox1 = Blah ! Why should I care with machine that offered me nothing but lame ? That was my reasons why I never care with xbox. Sorry about my confessions.

i wish they would partner and make a console

If you came up to me and asked me out of the blue what my stance on the xbox brand was, I'd probably say that I have no need for any of these consoles due to the lack of exclusive games that are interesting to me. But having had the time of thinking about this the entire afternoon (I wasn't logged in on my phone and god knows I don't memorize my passwords), I'd say that the X360 was a great console with some of my favorite games. The hidden gem Blue Dragon, Eternal Sonata, Tales of Vesperia and, of course, the two fantastic Viva Piñata games. Never had much history with the other two, though. My dad owns all of them while I always stuck with PS. But in times like these, with Dead Rising 4 and Sea of Thieves looming on the horizon, I feel more and more the need of having a XOne S of my own. And discovering games that I never gave much thought before like Gears of War or Halo. So, dear Xbox, I wish you a happy birthday and see you on christmas!

Way to be the bigger company Nintendo!

Several years ago, my dad bought an Xbox 360 to play Guitar Hero 3. We've had a 360 ever since. Granted, the use of that died down once I got a Wii and Wii U, but we still dug it out for rockin' or playing Monopoly. I myself have since bought an Xbox One, mainly for Rare Replay and a few games I couldn't run on my computer (such as Doom 2016). Gotta say I like having both consoles and a computer - plenty of options to pick from.

Its funny, because "living under a rock" essentially means "enjoying video games" lol!

"Nintendo fans are a little more chilled out"

Damn when will that nes mini be in stock.

@electrolite77 ohh, right on! That's cool of them to do that for their direct competition. I didn't realize this only because I don't have Twitter

Just like Patrick, I live under a rock.

I own a 360 and an Xbone and both are great consoles. Admitting that other consoles are good doesn't take away from my love of Nintendo, if anything, it shows I'm open minded.

And I also own a PS3, PS4, Wii U, and a gargantuan amount of retro consoles.

@ReshiramZekrom WTF

@SLIGEACH_EIRE Dat face.

According to Nintendo Life, I live under a rock.

And that's just fine with me.

What a load of pathetic anti-Xbox/Microsoft comments.

The Xbox 360 was and is a great console, offering FAR more than just sports games, racing games and first person shooters. I have over 200 games for it and in all kinds of genres. Also, even though I did have a RROD once, I didn't let that ruin my pleasure of enjoying the games, because a technical fault doesn't take away from how good the games are.

And Microsoft's service is great, probably much better than the other two's services. I sent my console out for the RROD repairs, and only 10 days later it was back in my house and since then, I've never experienced it again.

And they have the best controllers, and they still do with their current console.

Funny also that you never hear about all the faults and the lesser experience of the PS3. It had it's own version of the technical fault, the infamous YLOD. And although less common, it certainly did happen. And not to mention that it was by FAR the inferior experience where third party titles were concerned, which nearly all looked better on Xbox 360, because they were the primary platform for third party development, and quality was frequently lost in transition/porting to the PS3.

And the Xbox 360 had a FAR better backward compatibility. The PS3 went from well over 60% to less than 20% with it's final model, whereas the Xbox 360 retained the backward compatibility nearly the same for all console models, at 51%, with a total of 461 US titles, and in Europe, the total amount was even bigger at 476 titles. Only 7 titles were ever dropped in total, due to consistent bugs.

@BinaryFragger and the Games with Gold initiative is also nice to rack up the number of backlog titles. Get your Xbox Live subscription online for around $32 - $35 and with 2 titles a month per console, you'd easily save yourself a lot of money previously going towards buying older games. Unless you're more interested in physical copies of course...

I only have an XBOX, but I still recognize the 360 as a great console.

However, nothing is really interesting me to get the XB1.

Fifteen Years a Redundancy

@AlexSora89 Well that was a long serious post for you.

And just in case you dodn't know Pure Xbox formally announced their closure about 6 months ago. The site is still up but nobody works there anymore. June 20th article on the top of the main page.

http://www.purexbox.com/news/2016/06/so_long_and_thanks_for_all_the_clicks

I have the Wii, the Wii u and the Xbox S.
Why. Because they don't make the other games I want to play, for the Wii u and Wii but they make them for the Xbox and vice versa. There is variety in my gaming . Happy Birthday Xbox.

Wow, congratulations to Xbox for fifteen years! Time flies.

I was never big into Xbox, but my fiancé loves Xbox and now we pretty much have all the consoles. Xbox 360 has a huge library and some pretty awesome exclusives that make the system worth it. In addition to that, I really like the layout, and the X1 controller is very comfortable and easy to use. In that sense, I actually prefer Xbox to PlayStation, though admittedly I play more games on PlayStation due to my interest in Japanese RPGs. But Nintendo is closest to my heart.

@nab1 Simply putting a Metroid 30th anniversary logo on the back of Federation Force's box (along with a couple tweets) wouldn't be too hard, right?

7Not a fan of the XB consoles, but I never had a deep enough interest to own one, or play the games it offered. That said, I think Ms has contributed to the industry. I also think they have kept their contemporaries(Nintendo, Sony, etc.) in a competitive position for them(the co.s), but better for gamers. Happy 15, & hopefully more, years of gaming fun, enjoyers of XB!

@rjejr
I happen to write less-dumb-than-usual comments at times.
Will check out the article later!