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Let me know when you guys stop allowing your impressions of Mario 64 to be hopelessly warped by nostalgia. It's a fantastic game, sure, and more revolutionary than Galaxy pretty much by default - you can't really beat a transition from 2D to 3D in that department - but Galaxy takes every aspect of 64, plus what was great about Sunshine, and vastly improves on it. Really, you can't ask for much more.

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Um, guys? This is all well and good, but didn't Miyamoto himself say the concept was taken from the Super Mario 128 tech demo? Which was shown two years before the first Ratchet & Clank game was even released?

Sorry, ignore this. It was supposed to go on the first page in response to Matt B.

Way to misquote. Where did I say things never change? What I said was that it's just stupid to believe a console can make complete 180º turnaround smack in the middle of its lifespan.

Way to misquote. Where did I say things never change? What I said was that it's just stupid to believe a console can make complete 180º turnaround smack in the middle of its lifespan.

Matt B, don't kid yourself. Sony's milking the 10-year argument because they have nothing going for them at this point in time but want to sustain the illusion that they'll somehow become wildly successful in the future. In reality, a console's sales is the most important factor in its lifespan, and that means that as of now the Wii is the 10-year product and the PS3 the 2-3 year one. Not saying that will happen, mind you, just that it's much more likely than the scenario you're suggesting.

Sure, you can go Sony's route and believe they'll make a miraculous turnaround... just make sure you realize that it would go completely against all reason (consoles with low installed bases attract fewer developers, meaning fewer games, meaning continued low installed base, etc.) and all precedents in videogame history (no console has ever come back to prominence from this far behind).

Yeah, because mentioning on the permission slip that the game is rated M is SUCH a burden on your rights... wait, what? You've got to be kidding. If I were you I'd limit your ranting to more significant issues unless your goal is to look like a paranoid buffoon.