Comments on: The Faith Has Been Restored https://fort90.com/the-faith-has-been-restored/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-faith-has-been-restored The homebase of Matthew Hawkins Fri, 15 Mar 2024 13:57:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 By: Matt https://fort90.com/the-faith-has-been-restored/#comment-13710 Matt Thu, 18 May 2006 04:55:43 +0000 http://www.fort90.com/journal/?p=368#comment-13710 Well I finally got around to viewing the Nintendo press conference a day or so ago, and despite the fact that much of the news was old by that point, it was still an interesting watch, simply because it was a Nintendo that was running on all cylinders; it was just nice to see Nintendo finally (almost) on-top of their game. And their optimism and enthusiasm was simply infectous. If there's any good in this world, the Wii will find its audience, which has the potential to be VERY big and be a success. As for the Sony conference... <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pJElsNaC6yQ" rel="nofollow">man, you weren't kidding one bit</a>. Well I finally got around to viewing the Nintendo press conference a day or so ago, and despite the fact that much of the news was old by that point, it was still an interesting watch, simply because it was a Nintendo that was running on all cylinders; it was just nice to see Nintendo finally (almost) on-top of their game. And their optimism and enthusiasm was simply infectous. If there’s any good in this world, the Wii will find its audience, which has the potential to be VERY big and be a success.

As for the Sony conference… man, you weren’t kidding one bit.

]]> By: Arluss https://fort90.com/the-faith-has-been-restored/#comment-9946 Arluss Thu, 11 May 2006 20:54:28 +0000 http://www.fort90.com/journal/?p=368#comment-9946 I'd be willing to spend $3000 on a new TV if I somehow had the ability to bleed money. I have to say, Sony's conferences are always boring. I mean, they had a couple things on PS3 that excited me. The way they used Eyetoy was just awesome. Then a couple of the games that didn't have nervous developers demoing them were decent. As much as Phil Harrison and Kaz Hirai wanted to kill it, there was some buildup going on. But, it started to get to a point where it became annoying. Kaz Hirai demoing the emulation of....Riiiiidge Raaacer... on the PSP. That so made me not excited about it. If Nintendo announced their legacy titles to be downloaded from the virtual console onto the DS, that would be exciting. As I can't keep my SNES and 64 plugged in, and have long ago gave up my NES. But, I've held onto my Playstation collection because it can play on the PS2, and will play on the PS3. Then came the acellerometer revelation. At that point I said "mother fuckers!" and was fuming when Phil was standing next to Kutaragi(who I really don't like in general) with his shit-eating grin... It was really transparent how they were mocking Nintendo at that point. Then they had that one developer come up, demo that game I don't really care to remember the name of. It looked like he was fumbling around with it. The kicker was when he he appreciated the innovation... I wanted to gag at that point. The price was the final straw, making me disapointed with the PS3. $500 base price... $600 for the non-retard version. It was like Sony just stabbed me right in the gut somewhere. It's not like I need a PS3. But, it was almost like they were taking advantage of everyone in the audience, including myself, because we bought the previous two Playstations. For $600 I'm not expecting a 60GB HD. I have much more better uses for $600 if someone just handed me a few, legitmate and printed by the mint, Benjamins. Like chopping off almost half my debt to my mom. Or paying for my car insurance for six months so I wouldn't have to worry about that debt. Not to mention it's plus tax... For $600 I could even upgrade this computer for a few new features since it's my real entertainment hub. Nintendo's press conference the next morning was a breath of fresh air though. Although, someone on my MB was disapointed that Miyamoto wasn't demoing the next Mario on stage. But, I was really impressed with how the Wii is turning out and the features that the Wiimote has. I don't see how anyone who was watching it live, and anyone who was watching the stream and talking about it with other people at the same time, could be disapointed and unexcited. Iunno, it just seems that Nintendo has made all the right moves to attract me, as an adult who has more than a few bills to pay and ambitions to go to college in less than a year, than Sony or Microsoft. Heck, Peter Moore and Kaz Hirai still going on about the 18-34 male demographic... Which makes me cringe whenever I hear about it. Mostly because my demographic is just outspoken, and really isn't the voice of the mainstream at all. Here's hoping to a successful Wii launch. Now to try to figure out what is wrong with my 360. I’d be willing to spend $3000 on a new TV if I somehow had the ability to bleed money.

I have to say, Sony’s conferences are always boring. I mean, they had a couple things on PS3 that excited me. The way they used Eyetoy was just awesome. Then a couple of the games that didn’t have nervous developers demoing them were decent. As much as Phil Harrison and Kaz Hirai wanted to kill it, there was some buildup going on.

But, it started to get to a point where it became annoying. Kaz Hirai demoing the emulation of….Riiiiidge Raaacer… on the PSP. That so made me not excited about it. If Nintendo announced their legacy titles to be downloaded from the virtual console onto the DS, that would be exciting. As I can’t keep my SNES and 64 plugged in, and have long ago gave up my NES. But, I’ve held onto my Playstation collection because it can play on the PS2, and will play on the PS3.

Then came the acellerometer revelation. At that point I said “mother fuckers!” and was fuming when Phil was standing next to Kutaragi(who I really don’t like in general) with his shit-eating grin… It was really transparent how they were mocking Nintendo at that point. Then they had that one developer come up, demo that game I don’t really care to remember the name of. It looked like he was fumbling around with it. The kicker was when he he appreciated the innovation… I wanted to gag at that point.

The price was the final straw, making me disapointed with the PS3. $500 base price… $600 for the non-retard version. It was like Sony just stabbed me right in the gut somewhere. It’s not like I need a PS3. But, it was almost like they were taking advantage of everyone in the audience, including myself, because we bought the previous two Playstations. For $600 I’m not expecting a 60GB HD.

I have much more better uses for $600 if someone just handed me a few, legitmate and printed by the mint, Benjamins. Like chopping off almost half my debt to my mom. Or paying for my car insurance for six months so I wouldn’t have to worry about that debt. Not to mention it’s plus tax…

For $600 I could even upgrade this computer for a few new features since it’s my real entertainment hub.

Nintendo’s press conference the next morning was a breath of fresh air though. Although, someone on my MB was disapointed that Miyamoto wasn’t demoing the next Mario on stage. But, I was really impressed with how the Wii is turning out and the features that the Wiimote has. I don’t see how anyone who was watching it live, and anyone who was watching the stream and talking about it with other people at the same time, could be disapointed and unexcited.

Iunno, it just seems that Nintendo has made all the right moves to attract me, as an adult who has more than a few bills to pay and ambitions to go to college in less than a year, than Sony or Microsoft. Heck, Peter Moore and Kaz Hirai still going on about the 18-34 male demographic… Which makes me cringe whenever I hear about it. Mostly because my demographic is just outspoken, and really isn’t the voice of the mainstream at all.

Here’s hoping to a successful Wii launch. Now to try to figure out what is wrong with my 360.

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