Is Gamespot Retarded?

Null · 08-02-2005, 05:29 PM

have to say i agree with him. Nintendos name did sell much of the systems. that doesnt mean the DS is good or bad, it just means nintendo has a very strong name in the handheld market.

i dont see whats so fanboy, he didnt go out of his way to bash one system over another, he gave an honest opinion. Why cant people hear others opinions without getting so upset? just makes the person getting upset sound more like a fanboy the the person who gave the opinion in the first place.

Crash · 08-02-2005, 05:40 PM

you're right..... always spoiling my fun with logical thinking

Typhoid · 08-02-2005, 05:48 PM

The only thing that screams fanboy to me, is this thread.

EDIT: For reference, that was a joke.

Jonbo298 · 08-02-2005, 06:33 PM

I could give 2 ****es less what people say. I like the DS for being unique but not overly "weird" to developers. PSP is more of the "jack of all trades, master of none" I guess

It does a mixture of things well.

In the end..who cares. Both companies are going nowhere. It was a well known and documented many times by Nintendo they will lose some of the market. You can only go so high before someone challenges what you do and lose some.

MuGen · 08-03-2005, 01:57 AM

The PSP will only get better considering it's ability to update features via online or a patch. The Emulators are cool, but I'll wait until they find a way around the Firmware issue.

I have to admit now, I use my PSP more for Videos, Music, and Internet access anywhere more then my games. I've played Darkstalkers, and Coded Arms but only sometimes. But then the digital camera peripheral is coming out, then even more firmware updates to add cool new features and codecs will come out. The PSP will become my ultimate portable... whether it be gaming or overall multimedia.

Time willl only tell.

bobcat · 08-03-2005, 06:54 PM

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Originally Posted by Null

have to say i agree with him. Nintendos name did sell much of the systems. that doesnt mean the DS is good or bad, it just means nintendo has a very strong name in the handheld market.

the same thing could be said about any product, or any company for that matter.

Of course the name sells the system.

Jonbo298 · 08-03-2005, 06:57 PM

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Originally Posted by bobcat

the same thing could be said about any product, or any company for that matter.

Of course the name sells the system.

*cough* Playstation

Null · 08-03-2005, 07:29 PM

yes, playstations name weight in consoles right now is very much comparable to nintendos name weight in handhelds. Which is not a bad thing by any means, Companies work hard to have thier name hold that much value, they're proud that people will buy thier stuff just because they make it.

other companies it matters, not always in the same way tho, because for many products its a whole line of such and such brand, like nikes name in shoes, people will prefer nike, however, they have many many nikes to choose from, its not like nike puts out one shoe every 5 years and people will buy it just cuz its nike.

name holds weight, just not in the same exact way. depends on the prduct.

DarrenMcLeod · 08-04-2005, 12:32 AM

Yeah, the Playstation name holds as much (if not more) weight than the Nintendo name right now, so that arguement is full of ****.

Also, any journalist who says "KTHXBYE" loses all credibility at that moment.

Null · 08-04-2005, 10:09 AM

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Originally Posted by DarrenMcLeod

Yeah, the Playstation name holds as much (if not more) weight than the Nintendo name right now, so that arguement is full of ****.

Also, any journalist who says "KTHXBYE" loses all credibility at that moment.

huge difference between the playstation name in consoles and the playstation name in handhelds. nintendos name holds a LOT more weight in handhelds right now.

DarrenMcLeod · 08-04-2005, 09:41 PM

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Originally Posted by Null

huge difference between the playstation name in consoles and the playstation name in handhelds. nintendos name holds a LOT more weight in handhelds right now.

It does, but a lot more people who were never interested in handhelds are now interested in handhelds because their "badass" PS2 is now available in a sexy portable form. Amongst handheld gamers of previous eras, yes, Nintendo's name is one they can trust. However, there are a lot of people who were raised on Playstation and are choosing a PSP, or since they converted from Nintendo to Playstation in the console market, they make the same switch in the handheld department.