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Podcast Discussion / Re: Episode 361: Slap Happy

« on: December 11, 2013, 04:42:15 PM »

Great episode! Thanks guys.


Regarding the Steambox, it seemed that the panel is missing the point you can actually install the Steam OS in a partition of your current PC. As such, one can enjoy a Steambox experience with his or her current hardware plus a brand new Steam controller.

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TalkBack / Re: Reggie Fils-Aime to Appear at Spike VGX 

« on: December 05, 2013, 10:10:07 PM »

Considering the kind of audience this show will reach, Nintendo should play a brand new Bayonetta 2 trailer, if they not go with the unveil of a new game.

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Nintendo Gaming / Re: Reggie dropping a bomb at VGX Awards, what could it be?

« on: December 01, 2013, 08:54:45 AM »

Nintendo gains very little buying SEGA, although I can see some merit in acquiring CAPCOM.


Regarding Reggie's Bomb, I don't expect anything worth of watching that show.

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TalkBack / Re: Nintendo Not Hosting 'Large-Scale' Presentation at E3 2013

« on: April 25, 2013, 12:51:45 AM »

Considering the media will naturally focus their coverage on the new consoles by Sony and Microsoft, this is not a bad strategy. It will avoid direct competition and can be scheduled in order to maximize the impact, probably a few days before E3.

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Nintendo Gaming / Re: Donkey Kong Country Returns announced for 3DS

« on: February 26, 2013, 07:47:13 AM »

According to VGChartz it sold close to six million copies. It seems to be good enough, even in Nintendo's standards. Even if you don't put much faith in VGChartz numbers, they are good enough to establish that this game was a commercial success.






http://www.vgchartz.com/gamedb/?name=donkey+kong+country+returns

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Nintendo Gaming / Re: Donkey Kong Country Returns announced for 3DS

« on: February 25, 2013, 06:42:44 AM »

I find this to be very awkward. The game is only a couple years old and it was released in a very successful console. I could easily understand if they ported a Gamecube game but a best selling Wii game? It will almost certainly underperform in the sales.

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Nintendo Gaming / Re: Need for Speed Most Wanted U: It's deserves your purchase!

« on: February 24, 2013, 01:26:21 PM »

I enjoyed Paradise City a lot and thus I might get this one, especially knowing they took the time to play the Wii U's strengths. I can only hope other developers will follow this example, although one cannot be too optimistic in cases such as this.

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TalkBack / Re: Roundtable Discussion: PlayStation 4 Unveiling

« on: February 24, 2013, 11:42:42 AM »

I was left underwhelmed by the Sony conference. They are offering a upper midrange gaming PC for, supposedly, a cheap price. So far so good, but the fact is the PS4 offers a barren ecosystem. Very few exclusive games will be initially available and it is pretty clear that near all third party titles will be multi-platform, many of them also playable on the ps3. Considering this, why should anyone upgrade?


Unlike the competitors' products, the PS4 is unable to play games from previous generations and thus its game library will be very limited at least for a year after the release. One may wonder why this is important as most of the old consoles were released in a similar manner. Well, the gaming space have changed a lot in the last few years. In previous generations' transitions there was a huge graphical improvement (or controller alternative in the case of the Wii). As much as the so called graphic whores will love to protest, there isn't a huge leap this time. To a public that is pretty much comfortable playing on the iPad, I suspect the ps3 is good enough.


Finally, many customers may reject the idea of buying a modified PC that can only run a few titles and go for a real PC, especially if Valve actually release the fabled SteamBox for a competitive price.