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Re: Classic Arcade Game 'The Simpsons' Will Get A New Cabinet This Year

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@Sinton
I believe they're technically licensed as toys because they're just small enough to fit in the same category as the tabletops and tiny arcades that you see at the same retailers, resulting in a lower licensing fee.

Also can't have the boxes these come in be too large for the retailers and take up too much space on their shelves.

Re: Here's All The Juicy Gossip From The Epic V Apple Lawsuit So Far

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"it all pretty much boils down to Apple being a monopoly on iOS"

Isn't this like saying that Walmart has a monopoly on what's sold inside a Walmart? There's other brands of phones out there and it's not like EPIC is lacking the funds to make their own Fortnite branded phone if they really wanted to.

Re: Multiple Parties Reportedly Interested In Buying Square Enix

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@PoopScoop
It would make sense considering they're relatively new CEO, Chapek, worked in merchandising for years which would included working on the business side of video games. He'd be someone who would know the money making potential of the medium.

Compared to someone, like the old CEO, Iger, who definitely seemed to be a firm believer in old media tenets (movie and TV) before everything else, which is why he gave up on both Disney Interactive and LucasArts.

Re: Talking Point: Which Indie Game Should Be "99"ed Next?

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@screechums
"Off the top of my head, the gamecube is the last system that wasn't just a gimmick. Donkey Kong Country is probably the last game to create new characters of any lasting value. And Smash Bros is almost certainly the last new idea Nintendo had that delivered anything worth getting excited about the company's creative potential."
Animal Crossing? Golden Sun? Warioware? Pikmin? Splatoon? ARMS? Do those not count?
Also I have no idea how gimmicks prove that Nintendo doesn't have any new ideas. Are power consoles just naturally more creative or something?

Just curious on PureXBOX do you complain about the games on Gamepass not being completely new and built from the ground up for the service?