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Re: Iwata Shoulders Blame for Low 3DS Sales, Cuts Salary in Half

Taffy

Reading some people's responses here and seeing worry about Nintendo's demise is just shocking. Little history lesson for you guys, the Xbox 360's infamous RROD cost Microsoft over $1 BILLION dollars in extended warranties and stock prices fell, the PS3 had a slow start due to prices on SKU's, weaker and buggy ports of 360 games and look at it now. What is it with people expecting Nintendo to fail at the first sign of negative growth, do you people remember how much they made from 2006 to 2009?

Re: Talking Point: The Growing Storm of Operation Rainfall

Taffy

If you're talking about marketing then they should have no problems in selling The Last Story in North America atleast, with it's pedigree it should sell by itself. If they did an advertisement with the heading "FROM THE CREATOR OF FINAL FANTASY", that would get some reaction and potential sells wouldn't it?

Re: Wii U "A Better Fit" for Valve's Development Model

Taffy

I'm I the only one who thinks it would be a great idea if Valve did a sequel to the Metroid Prime series. Given their track record with First person shooters with puzzle elements I can't think of anyone better to take over the incredible legacy that Retro studios left on those gem of games.

Re: There Will Be No Zelda 25th Anniversary Collection

Taffy

There's no need, Skyward Sword is coming out this year and they're doing a special addition Wiimote for it as well. Compared to what they did last this is alot better, although it would have been nice to of had a special addition 3DS like they did the red Wii and DSI XL last year.

Re: SEGA: "Wii U Due in Spring or Summer 2012"

Taffy

My money is on next holiday. From a business perspective that would make the most sense as with the recent drop in price on the Wii, there's still plenty of time to get more of those into house and maximise profits.

Re: High Voltage Responds Badly to Scathing Conduit 2 Review

Taffy

While I do believe that both parties are at fault I think it's about high time that game journalism is held more into account. There are indeed several websites with "professional" journalists employed giving lethargic opinions on games on all platforms. Games are now considered an art form but if you compare reviews from music, movies and theatre to reviews on videos games there is a stark contrast in the quality. I've read the review on Joystiq and it definatley lacks professionlism, people complain that the video game industry isn't taken seriously and these sorts of actions do not help.

Re: THQ Cancels Saints Row: Drive-By for 3DS

Taffy

@Dylan1: De Blob 1 and 2 are mint games if you enjoy platformers (which I do), but I do agree with you that no-one matches up to Nintendo's standard as 95% of my Wii games are 1st party ones!

Re: Review: Ubongo (DSiWare)

Taffy

Way down deep in the middle of the Congo,
A hippo took an apricot, a guava and a mango.
He stuck it with the others, and he danced a dainty tango.
The rhino said, "I know, we'll call it Um Bongo"
Um Bongo, Um Bongo, They drink it in the Congo.
The python picked the passion fruit, the marmoset the mandarin.
The parrot painted packets, that the whole caboodle landed in.
So when it comes to sun and fun and goodness in the jungle,
They all prefer the sunny funny one they call Um Bongo!