freelancer

Couldn't this be illegal? The purchaser has done nothing wrong if they paid good money for the game how are they in any way at fault? For MS to deny them a service that they are likely paying for(live) because they played a game they purchsed legally from a store seems hard to believe.

I think his only valid point in the whole article is that publishers will always follow the money. Nintendo made an underpowered console this generation and to compete changes the focus of some games to appeal to a wider audience. After the Gamecube who could blame them? It was superior to the PS2 in tech but still languished in weak sales and third party support. Casual gamers have always been the largest segment of gamers I think we are just hearing more about them now as Wii Sports is such an easy game to jump right into. They will never spend as much money or be as loyal as hardcore gamers are.
If he says hardcore games will never die out than what really is the point of his rant? Everyone knows the Wii is inferior tech wise to its competition but if he thinks that epic and hardcore games are not possible on the Wii than what was he playing 3 or 4 years ago? While almost anything on the PS3 or 360 can blow the Wii out of the water graphically it is not impossible to create hardcore games for the system. Minigames and the like will run their course especially with cheaper alternatives on the PC it will always be the hardcore gamers who drive the industry forward that's why Zelda is the bestselling game on the Wii. What is stopping more games like that from becoming the norm.

While i agree with the duck hunt dog how the hell does Tom Nook not make this list?

Whether it was his idea or not placing blu-ray into the PS3 caused its lukewarm reception. Its likely 150-200 dollars cheaper without it. If they had launched at $350 think how many would have gott off the fence right now and bought one. He had a good run and he may not be finished in the industry yet but, someone had to take the blame and you may as well start at the top.

Poor Annihilus

If microsft truly wishes to dominate the way Sony has the last 2 generations Japan has yo be a key part of their strategy. There is no way they will be able to seperate themselves from the rest if they are ceding 20-30 millon consoles to Sony (or increasingly Nintendo).