I've been out of the loop for a while. How long has FF been real time? That video looked fantastic, but I can't see myself getting too far into before tiring of it. I haven't played a FF since X.
I disagree that mandatory voting is a bad thing. At least then not only those with avid beliefs will decide what direction to take the country in. You'll also see the silent masses' more moderate views reflected in the voting, leading to less extreme results.
What I don't understand is how you can have a country where there are only 2 political parties of any semblance. Over here there are at least 4 parties with enough weight behind them that voting for them is a sane thing to do, and then another 4 or so smaller parties with more extreme views of where society should be headed..
In my experience as a volunteer at voting booths in Au, compulsory voting just forces angry, ill-informed people to be angrier (though not any more or less ill-informed). They always are happy to express how much they fucking hate you, Australia, having to vote and how they will vandalize their ballot paper in order to invalidate their right.
As to the above comments. Regardless of whether or not the Republican party is worse than any party in Australia (which is true), it does not change the fact that the republican and democratic parties are an inseperable clone of each other. Vote for Trump or Sanders, the house always wins. (pun intended - gerrymander joke).
I've been listening to the first hour or so of the GUPodcast. Some thouhts:
if you say you're playing a game on PC, you should also mention if you're using keyboard and mouse, or a controller.
People complain about the Witness being $40 because games are still seen as a commodity, to be charged for according to how much money was spent on making them, as opposed to the amount of pleasure you'll derive from them.
General concensus is that this is a game made by a single guy (where it's a team of 9 and then some) and thus could never be priced only slightly below the price of a game made by 300 people. But most amusing of all, according to this logic and teh assumptions that it'll sell about half a million copies (braid sold 450k), the price is just about right.
Splatoon absolutely deserves those sales. Very happy to see it reach 4 million copies sold. That means 1 million sold in Japan and 3 million world-wide.
aspro said:
As to the above comments. Regardless of whether or not the Republican party is worse than any party in Australia (which is true), it does not change the fact that the republican and democratic parties are an inseperable clone of each other. Vote for Trump or Sanders, the house always wins. (pun intended - gerrymander joke).
This...doesn't prove your point. Also gerrymandering isn't why the house always wins. It is due to voter apathy in the country. Most people lean Democrat, but most voters tend to be Republican.
edgecrusher said:
Neither should Metal Gear or Final Fantasy or any game that came from an era where voice acting wasn't possible.
Not every game needs voice acting. Metal Gear is far better with voice acting because it is a cinematic experience. For Final Fantasy...it depends on the game. A game done in the style of Final Fantasy VI would be bad for voice acting, however the reverse is true for a modern Final Fantasy. Zelda...I don't think should have voice acting as it just doesn't seem to gel well with what the series goes for.
Most people lean Democrat, but most voters tend to be Republican.
Just curious, but is this something that has been proven?
Punk Rebel Ecks said:
Splatoon absolutely deserves those sales. Very happy to see it reach 4 million copies sold. That means 1 million sold in Japan and 3 million world-wide.
Hopefully the inevitable sequel will feature a more fleshed out single player campaign.
I've been listening to the first hour or so of the GUPodcast. Some thouhts:
if you say you're playing a game on PC, you should also mention if you're using keyboard and mouse, or a controller.
People complain about the Witness being $40 because games are still seen as a commodity, to be charged for according to how much money was spent on making them, as opposed to the amount of pleasure you'll derive from them.
What I've gotten out of the first hour of the GUPodcast was that the Witness is packed full of phallic references. I was really uninterested in the game before, but now that I know it's chock full o'cock I'm down to try it.
I'm trying to think of other first party new IP but I'm coming up blank. Sunset Overdrive, Ryse, Bloodborne, even stuff like Quantum Break are not really first party.
If anyone is worried that Sanders or Trump won't get the nomination, don't worry, I have great news. Jesse Ventura is going to run if those two men don't get their parties respective nominations. He feels that they have attracted a large number of people who would not vote for any other candidate because they insist on having an outsider in office. Jesse will be that outsider. So we've got that going for us.
When he used a fire spell and it hit the gasoline and exploded! Amazing!
Zelda shouldn't have any voice acting at all.
One of the site's forefathers.
I hope it's better than Breaking Bad.
I've been out of the loop for a while. How long has FF been real time? That video looked fantastic, but I can't see myself getting too far into before tiring of it. I haven't played a FF since X.
Neither should Metal Gear or Final Fantasy or any game that came from an era where voice acting wasn't possible.
In my experience as a volunteer at voting booths in Au, compulsory voting just forces angry, ill-informed people to be angrier (though not any more or less ill-informed). They always are happy to express how much they fucking hate you, Australia, having to vote and how they will vandalize their ballot paper in order to invalidate their right.
As to the above comments. Regardless of whether or not the Republican party is worse than any party in Australia (which is true), it does not change the fact that the republican and democratic parties are an inseperable clone of each other. Vote for Trump or Sanders, the house always wins. (pun intended - gerrymander joke).
I've been listening to the first hour or so of the GUPodcast. Some thouhts:
General concensus is that this is a game made by a single guy (where it's a team of 9 and then some) and thus could never be priced only slightly below the price of a game made by 300 people. But most amusing of all, according to this logic and teh assumptions that it'll sell about half a million copies (braid sold 450k), the price is just about right.
Splatoon absolutely deserves those sales. Very happy to see it reach 4 million copies sold. That means 1 million sold in Japan and 3 million world-wide.
This...doesn't prove your point. Also gerrymandering isn't why the house always wins. It is due to voter apathy in the country. Most people lean Democrat, but most voters tend to be Republican.
One of the site's forefathers.
Just curious, but is this something that has been proven?
Hopefully the inevitable sequel will feature a more fleshed out single player campaign.
On Zelda voice acting. Would you prefer an American dub or an English one like Xenoblade Wii?
Wii U million sellers list
Mario Kart 8 - 7.24 million pcs.
New Super Mario Bros. U - 5.08 million pcs.
Nintendo Land - 5.02 million pcs.
Super Mario 3D World - 4.63 million pcs.
Super Smash Bros. for Wii U - 4.61 million pcs.
Splatoon - 4.06 million pcs.
Super Mario Maker - 3.34 million pcs.
New Super Luigi U - 2.42 million pcs.
The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker HD - 1.69 million pcs.
Mario Party 10 - 1.65 million pcs.
Yoshi's Woolly World: 1.31 million pcs.
3DS million sellers list
Pokémon X/Pokémon Y - 14.46 million pcs.
Mario Kart 7 - 13.03 million pcs.
Pokémon Omega Ruby/Pokémon Alpha Sapphire - 11.46 million pcs.
SUPER MARIO 3D LAND - 10.63 million pcs.
New Super Mario Bros. 2 - 10.04 million pcs.
Animal Crossing: New Leaf - 9.86 million pcs.
Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS - 7.92 million pcs.
Tomodachi Life - 4.89 million pcs.
Luigi's Mansion: Dark Moon - 4.75 million pcs.
nintendogs+cats - 3.96 million pcs.
Animal Crossing HHD - 2.93 million pcs.
The Legend of Zelda: Tri Force Heroes 1.08 million pcs.
Various financial info, software sales, amiibo sales
- New Nintendo 3DS and New Nintendo 3DS XL made up the bulk of the 3DS hardware sales
- Animal Crossing: Happy Home Designer, Pokémon Omega Ruby/Pokémon Alpha Sapphire and Super Smash Bros. 3DS all showed steady sales
- Rhythm Tengoku and Fire Emblem Fates: Birthright/Conquest gained popularity in Japan
- some third-party titles sold over a million units as well
- Splatoon and Super Mario Maker vitalized the Wii U
- Yoshi's Woolly World, Mario Kart 8 and Super Smash Bros. Wii U showed steady sales
- traditional amiibo sold 20.50 million units and card amiibo sold 21.50 million units
- sales of additional download content for Nintendo 3DS and Wii U increased & total download sales reached 30.5 billion yen
- net sales were down 3.9% to 425.6 billion yen (of which overseas sales were 308.9 billion yen or 72.6% of the total sales)
- operating income was 42.4 billion yen
- core business is up by 34.4%
- ordinary income was 55.2 billion yen and profit attributable to owners of parent was 40.5 billion yen
- key titles from third-party publishers are scheduled for release for 3DS
- Nintendo strives to maintain the attention level of Splatoon and Super Mario Maker
- Nintendo plans to expand the product lineup for amiibo in order to maintain momentum
- Nintendo will aim to further expand sales by offering new gaming experiences with the use of amiibo
- no revision to the consolidated financial forecast for this fiscal year, announced on May 7, 2015
Japanese Engrish dub.
It has...every time a Republic wins, and then is disproved every time a Democrat wins.
Some screenshots from the Japanese Twitter page.
Amiibo Hits Over 40 Million Sales in Nine Months
Pretty impessive given that they still almost have no practical purpose at all.
What I've gotten out of the first hour of the GUPodcast was that the Witness is packed full of phallic references. I was really uninterested in the game before, but now that I know it's chock full o'cock I'm down to try it.
So apparently Splatoon is the most successful new first party IP this gen. Sold twice as much as Bloodborne too.
It didn't even get that great reviews initially so I guess word of mouth has spread.
Must make Square-Enix a bit sour, with all their mega-budgets and way out there sales estimates.
I'm trying to think of other first party new IP but I'm coming up blank. Sunset Overdrive, Ryse, Bloodborne, even stuff like Quantum Break are not really first party.