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Re: Sony Doesn't Consider Handheld Gaming To Be A "Huge Market Opportunity"

EbolaGW

@Rudy_Manchego
Sony has the power to expand the market. Nintendo has a monopoly at the moment. Competition is good, so seeing Sony there really made things refreshing. The PSP was am amazing alternative or even a replacement to the DS since it offered something different than what the DS offered. Since they're not good at it, they've dropped out of the handheld market.

Re: Sony Doesn't Consider Handheld Gaming To Be A "Huge Market Opportunity"

EbolaGW

@Rudy_Manchego
Smartphones aren't well known for quality games on it. Yeah, there's some good games on the thing, but by looking at the top 10 apps and games on both App Store and Google Play, they're all free to play games. People don't want core games similar to a home console or even a handheld. Besides, PS4 sales are also around 60 million units, still under the PS3 and way below PS2 sales. Does that mean PCs are the main cause of that "low sales"?

Re: Sony Doesn't Consider Handheld Gaming To Be A "Huge Market Opportunity"

EbolaGW

@Rudy_Manchego
Not really. Smartphones may be growing in popularity, but I wouldn't say it hurts the handheld market. Besides, every Nintendo handheld sold better than the previous one until the 3DS. The Switch is already set in motion to outsell the DS. The handheld market is still there, just need to make careful decisions and make people happy. Sony did the complete opposite and blames the smartphone boom.

Re: Random: Someone Claims to Have Unearthed Star Fox: Red Zone Virtual Boy Assets

EbolaGW

The ESRB logo is what makes me think it's fake. Didn't the ESRB ratings look different in its first years?

These are the old logos:
https://i0.wp.com/fc04.deviantart.net/fs71/f/2013/078/6/f/esrb_ratings_1994_1999_by_zacharylunsfordart-d5yjhp7.jpg

Clearly the one on the cover is using the modern logo.

Update:
Yes, the Rating Pending logo is the exact one used from 2000-2003. The RP rating was introduced in 2000. The cancelled Star Fox game on Virtual Boy is obviously from the mid 90s.

http://logos.wikia.com/wiki/Entertainment_Software_Rating_Board

Here's a wiki containing every logo of the ESRB used.

Re: Some Retail Nintendo Switch Games Will Require You To Own A MicroSD Card

EbolaGW

Physical games are more like passes to download the game. Defeats the entire purpose. This kind of practice on other systems is also terrible and making game preservation harder than ever.

In 10 or 20 years from now, PS4 or One emulators will be useless because games required downloaded data but the servers would be shut down by then, so the additional data cannot be downloaded thus making the game unplayable. I don't want the Switch to go the same way.

Re: Mario And Link Themed Micro SD Cards Are On The Way For Your Switch

EbolaGW

They may look cool, but it's not necessary. You can get the exact same thing for a lower price without the Nintendo brand on it.

But like others stated, maybe it's for those who are (still) clueless about SD cards and compatibility. So it's good to take advantage of people's lack of knowledge on technology.

Re: New Trailer Reveals Fresh Details for Pokémon Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon

EbolaGW

@UmbreonsPapa
Still, the game just looks bland and just another way to cash grab. I had high expectations for Sun and Moon, but it disappointment me. Wasn't as good as X and Y. I'll definitely pass on US and UM and just wait for the better Switch instalments. After all, they will be the first main entry game to be on a home console, so it deserves better expectations.

Re: Oddworld Creator Lorne Lanning "Has No Faith" In Switch

EbolaGW

The video might have gave me cancer. Almost everything what he said is completely ignorant and flat out factually wrong. The Switch having 2 gigs of RAM? Is he joking or making it up? Clearly never seen the system at all.

Criticising about Nintendo using cartridges instead of discs on a HANDHELD? Yeah because the PSP using the UMD is a great a idea, right?

The guy has literally no clue about the Switch and everything else what he said is flat out wrong. The only actual fact he explained is Nintendo's lack of 3rd parties. He's right about that, but everything else is just ugh. The guy is an idiot.