Djiego

Can someone please tell me something? What does an Ipad do? No, seriously.
My mom got one this December, and aside from browsing the net, keeping an agenda and playing some time-killer games, I simply cannot find anything that justifies it's ridiculous price tag.

@roshacla

Are you kidding me? They managed to tell a better story in 6 minutes than many series do in full trilogies.

@DjiegoMoz

Ahhrrggh....still waiting for that delete button, Joystiq...

@(Unverified)

You're kidding, right? What makes you so sure it won't be an interesting setting? Yeah, I agree that somewhere in Asia would have been more interesting, but they have a story to think of. Desmond is American, so it's only obvious that we find out how his lineage got there.

Besides, if it's only the setting you're worried about, fret not. AC is Ubisoft's new cash cow. Even after being through with Desmond's story, you can bet your ass they will continue to make spin-offs, probably with different characters in different eras. Hell, they already have a few characters from the comics.

And don't worry about the guns. Weaponry in the American revolution isn't that much different from what we saw in Brotherhood.

@(Unverified)

You're kidding, right? What makes you so sure it won't be an interesting setting? Yeah, I agree that somewhere in Asia would have been more interesting, but they have a story to think of. Desmond is American, so it's only obvious that we find out how his lineage got there.
Besides, if it's only the setting you're worried about, fret not. AC is Ubisoft's new cash cow. Even after being through with Desmond's story, you can bet your ass they will continue to make spin-offs, probably with different characters in different eras. Hell, they already have a few characters from the comics.

And don't worry about the guns. Weaponry in the American revolution isn't that much different from what we saw in Brotherhood (as far as I know).

@TheHyphenator

So just because they decide to include an M-rated game with superficial religious references in their shop, suddenly means it'll hurt they're 'family-friendly' reputation?

I can understand a company trying to protect their image, but to me, as a gamer, this only shows how Nintendo refuses to push video games forward as a medium and forcefully trying to drag the industry back to how it functioned 20 years ago.

It's precisely this sort of thing that gives Nintendo the reputation of 'kiddy game' company.

@A Sandwich

Ahh sorry. I only took UK numbers for the 3DS's count. My bad.

Still, the 3DS underperformed on most fronts during launch, while the Vita has been exceeding expactations.
While that obviously doesn't garantee a victory in the long run, it certainly is something.

@DjiegoMoz

*3DS - 540,000

Still waiting for that edit button, Joystiq..

@drunkingamebar

Let me put it to you this way: the Vita sold roughly 600,000 units in the west since launch. By comparison, the 3DS sold 500,000 units under the same time frame.

Still think it "sounds pretty bad"?

@Nightay

Uncharted 3