aspro said:

Okay, here's a reality call.

Bunch of tech columnists referring to the best set-top box to buy vis-a-vis, best way to get digital content into the living room.  They all mentioned the "Xbox Kinnect"  Not the "360" or "Xbox" or "Xbox 360", but the "Xbox Kinnect".  Like it was a new thing -- not even a console, or a peripheral.

Marketing. At. Work.

It's interesting to hear people who are a little separated from this biz (we are way too close to have any clear view).

Link: (podcast if you want to be bored) minute 65 - 71: http://www.twit.tv/268

Thats MS for you. As I said they will blanket all forms of media with all types of ads and marketing for Kinect. Get ready for it cause its going to get crazy.

Dvader said:

WTF I am the sonic guy, I post Sonic things. Grrr.

The slow Sonic guy who doesn't read the comments. It's been posted twice already.

SteelAttack said:

I feel my hobo energy consuming everything around me. I skipped Brutal Legend at $35 or something. Then a clerk saw me strolling around and offered me Wii Party at about $85.

He must still be hearing my maniacal laughter.

You should have planted your feet squarely, put your hands on your hips, raised your chin to the ceiling and laughed.

Agnates said:

New Epic Mickey video, it's about story telling but there are glimpses of in-game areas not seen before.

Badass.

Machi? 11th greatest game of all time?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Machi_(video_game)

Machi (街) (translated from Japanese as "city or "town" or "street") is an adventure game developed and published by Chunsoft and released exclusively in Japan for the Sega Saturn in 1998 and then for the Sony PlayStation in 1999. This game was remade for the PlayStation Portable as Machi: Unmei no Kousaten (Town: Intersection of Fate) and was released on July 30, 2006.

Focusing mostly on storytelling, the game is described by its creators as a "sound novel" that focuses on eight protagonists and their adventures and conflicts in the major metropolitan area of Shibuya. Depending on what decisions the player makes during the course of the game, several different endings, both good and bad, can be reached.

http://www.siliconera.com/2010/10/04/on-the-road-to-recovery-marvelous-entertainment/

Group Manager of Marvelous Entertainment, Tomio Kanazawa: In regards to Muramasa and Little King’s Story, it’s hard to deny that sales have been difficult for us not just in North America and Europe, but as you mentioned, also in Japan. This is probably due in part to the changing target market for the Wii; focusing away from who we may consider to be “traditional” game fans.

With that said, we’ve still been very fortunate to receive praise not just from the worldwide gaming press, but also directly from our players. Even now, we receive requests from players of games like Muramasa and Little King’s Story to continue their stories, and we’re currently working to meet their needs. With this in mind, we feel that the most important element required for building a fanbase is trust, and in order to build trust, we need to continue to put out high-quality titles

[Producer] Hashimoto-san said at an investor meeting that MMV have high hopes for the 3DS in general, and we’ve already seen a listing for a 3DS Harvest Moon game. What do you think the device enables you to do that previous systems couldn’t?

Often-used phrases like “technical progress” and “next-gen” can’t begin to describe just how revolutionary this system is. The 3DS brings with it a new sense of joy, and because of this, we are extremely interested in the platform. As I answer this, we’re working on multiple projects, each taking advantage of the new opportunities the 3DS will provide.

[MMV President] Nakayama-san stated a couple months ago that he was optimistic about the 3DS’ online functionality specifically. How do you think this could potentially benefit a series like Harvest Moon? Are you thinking of adding a stronger multiplayer component or are there other plans?

As online play in games has continued to progress and expand, we’ve been exploring new and different ways to take advantage of it to bring unique experiences and opportunities to the Harvest Moon series.

As you may know, we recently announced a new Harvest Moon for the 3DS, and to this we’ve added new game-changing features that we think you’ll enjoy. Unfortunately, I can’t talk about them just yet, so please wait just a little bit longer!

From the older PSP2 story

One source told us the machine is “fucking powerful,” being based on a four-core Cell CPU. PS3 runs on an eight-core version.

One source would be “amazed” if there was any kind of physical media involved. We’ve been told it “could” be 3G-enabled, as opposed to the WiFi-only PSP go. This bit was sketchy.

Ballmer: Kinect is 'next-gen' Xbox 360

I know this is just marketing speak, but what if it was true?

Let's say PS4 and Wii 2 launch and Microsoft turn around and say "Kinect IS next gen 360", we told you already.

It is an absolutely BEAUTIFUL game so far.

But, also, so far, it is REALLY a God of War clone!

What I also REALLY do not understand is: OK, yeah, a lot of CastleVanias started out fighting a huge (Were)Wolf type creature, so fighting the Wargs and Wolves feels somewhat familiar...  BUT, WHY OH WHY would you have to fight Goblins when Fleamen would work just as well? Why fight a Swamp Troll when a Merman would work there too? There are creatures that are sooo similar to traditional CastleVania creatures in the game so far... Why not just make them the usual creatures?! Gameplay is different enough. Graphics are painfully beautiful. That's new game worthy enough... but No Familiar Creatures=No CastleVania!

It is a great, great game, but so far it is NOT a great, great CASTLEVANIA!

THERE IS A NEW CASTLEVANIA OUT... WHERE THE FUCK IS ASK ? ! ?

phantom_leo said:

Not looking good.

hope whatever it is, it's only temporary and not serious.

ASK, all the best in whatever you're going through bro.  look forward to seeing you on here when things are better!