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by Game_boy
Fri Dec 06, 2013 4:01 pm
Forum: TR Sports
Topic: World Cup 2014 draw
Replies: 25
Views: 11301

Re: World Cup 2014 draw

I'm excited for England's group because we have a great chance of going Loss, Loss, Draw and then some serious reforms of the system happening. Like actually having an intensive training schedule as a team. Like only picking players who will actually work hard. Like an effective youth programme. Lik...
by Game_boy
Thu Dec 05, 2013 10:20 am
Forum: Graphics
Topic: The mother of all 99th %ile FPS per dollar scatter plots?
Replies: 20
Views: 4704

Re: The mother of all 99th %ile FPS per dollar scatter plots

auxy wrote:
along with Notebookcheck.net.


Aren't they at least useful for telling whether your WTForce MX680MX2-M is weaker or stronger than some card you can actually find benches for?
by Game_boy
Sat Nov 30, 2013 7:26 am
Forum: Gaming
Topic: Can a Wii U be installed into Wii peripherals?
Replies: 7
Views: 2466

Re: Can a Wii U be installed into Wii peripherals?

I don't believe you can set up the Wii U without a Gamepad.

What games do they want that are Wii U exclusive?
by Game_boy
Thu Oct 31, 2013 8:00 pm
Forum: Gaming
Topic: Nintendo sells -20k Wii Us in Q2
Replies: 27
Views: 6599

Re: Nintendo sells -20k Wii Us in Q2

I'm just pointing out that Wii Fit isn't really a game, and many Wii Fit buyers didn't buy any games at all for their games console. Of course it's a game. And you don't have any evidence for that. The Wii has a tie ratio (games sold per console) of 8.0 excluding Wii Sports; the PS3 has a tie ratio...
by Game_boy
Thu Oct 31, 2013 1:36 pm
Forum: Gaming
Topic: Nintendo sells -20k Wii Us in Q2
Replies: 27
Views: 6599

Re: Nintendo sells -20k Wii Us in Q2

If you subtract an estimated 26m Wiis that were sold to non-gamers for Wii-fit alone (and likely never bought any other game for the Wii) then you have around 75m sales which puts it below the PS3, XB360 and makes it the worst-selling console of that generation. How about I subtract people who just...
by Game_boy
Thu Oct 31, 2013 7:48 am
Forum: Gaming
Topic: Nintendo sells -20k Wii Us in Q2
Replies: 27
Views: 6599

Re: Nintendo sells -20k Wii Us in Q2

They do have a decent first party lineup coming for Nintendo game likers. I think it will be difficult being only 100 dollars less than the PS4, perhaps in addition to those games it needs another price cut. Compared to the Gamecube, they're missing Zelda, Metroid, Mario Kart, F-Zero, Paper Mario, ...
by Game_boy
Wed Oct 30, 2013 10:17 pm
Forum: Gaming
Topic: Nintendo sells -20k Wii Us in Q2
Replies: 27
Views: 6599

Re: Nintendo sells -20k Wii Us in Q2

What is this? This isn't a source, or data. I can type numbers in a spreadsheet and screenshot it too. They are sourced from the financial reports for each year for the three companies. I'm not out to decieve you. You can check each number yourself if you wish. http://www.nintendo.com/corp/annual_r...
by Game_boy
Wed Oct 30, 2013 7:38 pm
Forum: Gaming
Topic: Nintendo sells -20k Wii Us in Q2
Replies: 27
Views: 6599

Re: Nintendo sells -20k Wii Us in Q2

Either... On your last point: yes I did misunderstand, sorry. You meant "they asked why it was so bad", I thought you meant "he had to tell them it was bad", which would be disingenuous. Apologies. Can you back up THAT statement with data? Last I read they weren't making money o...
by Game_boy
Wed Oct 30, 2013 5:08 pm
Forum: Gaming
Topic: Nintendo sells -20k Wii Us in Q2
Replies: 27
Views: 6599

Re: Nintendo sells -20k Wii Us in Q2

Lack of HD support really hurt them in the long run too Data, please. The 360 and PS3 have yet to be net profitable over their lifetime; doesn't that show HD was a poor business choice? Would HD alone really have sold more Wiis? It would have added at least $150 to the launch price, for a start. es...
by Game_boy
Wed Oct 30, 2013 5:03 pm
Forum: Gaming
Topic: Nintendo sells -20k Wii Us in Q2
Replies: 27
Views: 6599

Re: Nintendo sells -20k Wii Us in Q2

the Wii came out with almost no software but because there was Wii Sports it sold. And you're saying a variety of software is what sells a console? I'm confused. Does software sell the system or not? Software is the only thing that sells systems. Big software causes a large boost on arrival. And a ...
by Game_boy
Wed Oct 30, 2013 3:12 pm
Forum: Gaming
Topic: Nintendo sells -20k Wii Us in Q2
Replies: 27
Views: 6599

Re: Nintendo sells -20k Wii Us in Q2

Yeah, the Wii was a fun novelty Which is also the 2nd highest selling console of all time for hardware and software, and by FAR the most profitable. I don't understand this narrative that it was a fad. It was a legitimately strong business for five years. And then suddenly nobody wanted one, and al...
by Game_boy
Wed Oct 30, 2013 2:42 pm
Forum: Gaming
Topic: Nintendo sells -20k Wii Us in Q2
Replies: 27
Views: 6599

Re: Nintendo sells -20k Wii Us in Q2

Yeah, the Wii was a fun novelty Which is also the 2nd highest selling console of all time for hardware and software, and by FAR the most profitable. I don't understand this narrative that it was a fad. It was a legitimately strong business for five years. The touchscreen isn't as unique today, with...
by Game_boy
Wed Oct 30, 2013 9:07 am
Forum: Gaming
Topic: Nintendo sells -20k Wii Us in Q2
Replies: 27
Views: 6599

Nintendo sells -20k Wii Us in Q2

http://www.nintendo.co.jp/ir/pdf/2013/131030e.pdf Nintendo's second quarter earnings are out, and there's two highlights. 1. Wii U sold minus 20k units in the Europe/Others region in Q2. This brings the net number of Wii Us sold this year in the region to minus 10k. Sadly that is not a mistake. 2. T...
by Game_boy
Thu Jul 04, 2013 3:03 pm
Forum: Graphics
Topic: Just joined the GeForce
Replies: 30
Views: 7848

Re: Just joined the GeForce

What are the advantages of this GeForce 6200 over the Radeon HD 3450?


hahahahahahahaha
by Game_boy
Thu Jul 04, 2013 7:11 am
Forum: Gaming
Topic: Aerial Combat Games - Dying Breed?
Replies: 11
Views: 2763

Re: Aerial Combat Games - Dieing Breed?

- Publishers don't feel like they can make a game unless it has state of the art graphics - That's now so expensive that they have to sell 5m+ to break even (example: Resident Evil 6 lost money because it sold 5m but publishers planned for 7m) - 5m+ sales can't be achieved by any game that isn't a s...
by Game_boy
Sat May 25, 2013 3:06 pm
Forum: Processors
Topic: AMD Jaguar vs Llano (K10) at same clocks
Replies: 8
Views: 3795

Re: AMD Jaguar vs Llano (K10) at same clocks

The consoles are already $500, do you want them to be $700?
by Game_boy
Sat May 11, 2013 3:32 am
Forum: General Software
Topic: Problems with the twitch.tv Android App
Replies: 0
Views: 1329

Re: Problems with the twitch.tv Android App

Can't you just use twitch.tv via the browser
by Game_boy
Thu May 09, 2013 12:46 am
Forum: Gaming
Topic: Well.........crap
Replies: 31
Views: 8422

Re: Well.........crap

I'd consider it a privilege to still have enough money on hand to make another video game, yes.

Somewhere between being pioneering developer 'Electronic Arts' and being megacorporation 'EA' they forgot that.
by Game_boy
Wed May 08, 2013 7:00 pm
Forum: Gaming
Topic: Well.........crap
Replies: 31
Views: 8422

Re: Well.........crap

The list of good EA games is the ones that made them money.
by Game_boy
Wed May 08, 2013 1:33 pm
Forum: Gaming
Topic: 2013 games...so this is what it has come down to
Replies: 20
Views: 4570

Re: 2013 games...so this is what it has come down to

Companies that make bad games do die or change. While this is true, it's also subjective. Your bad game may be what many other people wanted. Right. And if lots of people continue to want DRM games, EA can continue to exist without me needing to care about them. It's the sentimental love/hate attac...
by Game_boy
Wed May 08, 2013 12:47 pm
Forum: Gaming
Topic: 2013 games...so this is what it has come down to
Replies: 20
Views: 4570

Re: 2013 games...so this is what it has come down to

If nobody buys it the DRM will go away. Unfortunately, it has been proven time and time again that people will buy it regardless. I'm not so sure punishing ourselves ( abstaining from playing a game we will enjoy ) just to punish the publishers is the right way to go about this. I can see how the p...
by Game_boy
Mon May 06, 2013 8:32 pm
Forum: Gaming
Topic: Well.........crap
Replies: 31
Views: 8422

Re: Well.........crap

If they sell, then they're good games. Star Wars succeeded because of the entertainment to the masses, not just niche appeal to a hardcore market segment. Oh and notice the prequels also got $$$ at the box office, they were also a success and millions of people enjoyed them. Just not Star Wars core...
by Game_boy
Mon May 06, 2013 7:58 pm
Forum: Gaming
Topic: Well.........crap
Replies: 31
Views: 8422

Re: Well.........crap

If EA make Star Wars games people want to buy and play -> great! If EA make Star Wars games that suck and people don't buy them -> they go bankrupt I don't see a problem? Unfortunately you forgot the third option: EA makes craptastic abominations of Star Wars (think Jar-Jar on Ice) and still manage...
by Game_boy
Mon May 06, 2013 7:33 pm
Forum: Gaming
Topic: Well.........crap
Replies: 31
Views: 8422

Re: Well.........crap

If EA make Star Wars games people want to buy and play -> great!

If EA make Star Wars games that suck and people don't buy them -> they go bankrupt

I don't see a problem?
by Game_boy
Sat May 04, 2013 7:48 pm
Forum: Gaming
Topic: Illumiroom: headache-inducing gimmick or legit?
Replies: 4
Views: 1461

Re: Illumiroom: headache-inducing gimmick or legit?

People buy consoles for the games. This cannot be said enough, some people think it's about tech or marketing. So if this thing launches with unique, high-quality games that take advantage of the tech to improve the experience, it will sell. Examples: Kinect sold very well because Kinect Adventures,...
by Game_boy
Thu May 02, 2013 5:33 pm
Forum: Gaming
Topic: Strategy Games
Replies: 43
Views: 9147

Re: Strategy Games

I can understand an intellectual dislike of how Blizzard handled WCS (although it is the fuirst one, and seemed a little rushed, so I'm sure that like the game itself it will be 'patched') but...unless you're a pro gamer who was expecting to do well in the WCS, I don't see why that would make you q...
by Game_boy
Thu May 02, 2013 5:21 pm
Forum: Gaming
Topic: Strategy Games
Replies: 43
Views: 9147

Re: Strategy Games

Is he referencing the major patches and balancing, that is what happens in mp games, the good ones atleast. No, I'm referencing the deconstruction and abysmal handling of WCS 2013, that caused the pros from Korea to be split between the US, EU and Korea scenes thus ending true professional competit...
by Game_boy
Thu May 02, 2013 3:44 pm
Forum: Processors
Topic: Why are there no high-power ARM CPUs?
Replies: 51
Views: 12040

Re: Why are there no high-power ARM CPUs?

One major reason is lack of 64-bit support.
by Game_boy
Wed May 01, 2013 4:06 pm
Forum: Gaming
Topic: Strategy Games
Replies: 43
Views: 9147

Re: Strategy Games

Have you tried League of Legends or Dota? They're both free and extremely easy to get into. LoL is the most popular PC game right now.

I would have said Heart of the Swarm but Blizzard killed it, it's dead now, I quit the 'community' on release.
by Game_boy
Mon Apr 22, 2013 12:10 pm
Forum: Graphics
Topic: I found a Gaming Evolved roadmap true or fake?
Replies: 6
Views: 6688

Re: I found a Gaming Evolved roadmap true or fake?

It has nothing surprising on it, which is promising for it being real because fake ones usually have something cool on them

But the font looks generic.
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