gamingeek said:

Saw this on Neogaf:


[According to the poll from a year and a half ago, 44% here have PlayStation as their main platform followed by 36% PC and Xbox at 14%. Only 6% here have a Nintendo as their main platform.]


Mildy interesting trivia.

Nintendo has been my main platform for the following gens: SNES, Gamecube, Switch.  In each of those gens they had better tech or in the case of the switch a USP - portability and docking.  In those three gens if a game was multiplat I'd get it on Nintendo's format. Gamecube was markedly better than PS2 graphically. At the same time I did go with Xbox as it was also on par with the gamecube, and in some cases better.

In fairness I was PC/Wii for a long period too, but there were so many third party games on PS3 and 360 that were not on the Wii that waned pretty quick.

aspro said:

Nintendo has been my main platform for the following gens: SNES, Gamecube, Switch.  In each of those gens they had better tech or in the case of the switch a USP - portability and docking.  In those three gens if a game was multiplat I'd get it on Nintendo's format. Gamecube was markedly better than PS2 graphically. At the same time I did go with Xbox as it was also on par with the gamecube, and in some cases better.

In fairness I was PC/Wii for a long period too, but there were so many third party games on PS3 and 360 that were not on the Wii that waned pretty quick.

I had to think about it for myself, and was kinda surprised that I only consider the Wii as my main gaming platform from Nintendo for most of that generation. My main gaming platforms for each gen: Atari 7800, Genesis, Saturn, Xbox (Gamecube was really close, though), Wii, PS3, PS4 and PS5.

SupremeAC said:

gamingeek said:

I thought you already had a series S?

Nope, I own an Xbone X which I barely use.

Yeah, I thought you had a Series S too, lol .

Nintendo was my primary all the way to the Wii. During the Wii U era, the PS4 was my primary console. I guess the Switch was also my main console so every one of Nintendo's consoles except Wii U.

I've officially rounded the 120 hour mark in Tetris99 which I believe makes this my most played game of the generation.  Maybe Splatoon3 tops it, but I doubt it.  I've played 1273 games, which equates to a game lasting me 5 and a half minutes on average and I've won 37 times or 3%.

I've noticed that for some reason competition has been more fierce over the last month or so, with more lines being sent my way in quick succession.  Or it could also just be that I've not been at the top of my game as I've been feeling a bit down in general.

robio said:

I've always wanted to give the Phantasy Star games a go, but I think without the benefit of nostalgia they're just too old for me to enjoy at this point. The few times I've tried I've given up pretty quickly. That said if a new PSO game out, I'd jump on that.

The remakes have quality of life improvements. Do your own research but I've heard good things about them that value your time.

RIP George Wendt
George Wendt, Cheers Actor, Dead at 76

Cheers alum George Wendt, the uncle of Jason Sudeikis, has died at age 76

SupremeAC said:

76.  I can't decide if that's considered a good age to go these days or not.  Seems like people in their 70's are still very active now.

What do you guys feel is a good age to go. At what point does 'he was still in his prime' becomes 'he had a good life'?

I think if you are into your late 80's you get the "he had a good life" territory.  My dear mother died prematurely at 80 of cancer, other than that loathesome disease I would not have been surpised if she made it to 115 as she was as active as I am and healthy.

I've always suspected I'd be lucky to get to 83.

Anything with a 7 in front of it seems "too young" to me.