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@Enosoma

What does that have to do with anything? The point is, it's just another over priced accessory. It's basically an eye toy with better sales. It's not going to change the 360 from core the casual. It's not going to revolutionize the 360 or the "core" base. It's not going to rival the Wii in any shape or form (Wii sold 1.5 million consoles last WEEK to the 360's 700,00).

In the end, it'll just go down as an eye toy-like add on. It's a novelty, nothing more.

@Mister Darcy

And 2.5 million sold equates to less then 4% install base penetration. Get it? It's nothing but an accessory. It's a functioning Powerglove..nothing more.

Doesn't matter. It'll always be a gimmick and nothing more then a footnote.

@Mrguy you know that guy

Yes, but they're tasty as hell with some A1 sauce.

@TraceurRyuk Prepping for LBP2

What I meant was, look at Nintendo. Look at Microsoft. Look at Sega. There are publishers who actually CARE about the product they publish. Who realize that to create a sound, long term business, you need a sound, long term plan. Activision takes talented developers, crams unrealistic time frames down their throats, pay them unfair wadges and then..to top it all off...annualizes their products to the point of over saturation. Rinse and repeat. They have ZERO respect for the artists that make them their money and ZERO respect for the artistic process by which those artists need to function correctly. They think developers are slaves...to be hired and fired at will.

As an artist myself...this is why I deplore them and why I think most people do as well.

@TraceurRyuk Prepping for LBP2

Exactly...and they operate like a soulless, heartless corporation who's only goal is the bottom line.

See, everyone wants to make money. But there are some developers like Miyamoto's team and Bungie who ALSO care deeply about the artistic side of the industry. They have a passion for creating art and sharing it with the world.

Activision doesn't care about that. They just want to get as rich as they can as fast as they can...and will do so at any cost.

@Adventfire

No, it's stuff like this that make me hate this generation and it's DD obsessive nature.

@Lerkero

Japanese games are a niche is the West? Funny, I didn't know MGS,RE,Megaman,Mario,Zelda,Donkey Kong,Smash bros,Kirby,GT,SOTC were considered "niche".

Hmmm, guess I'm out of touch.

Good. Japanese developers are better anyway. Western developers care far less about originality/uniqueness and more about the bottom line.

I hope the industry goes back to a more Japanese-centric theme going forward.

No...Zone Of The? Then no sale.