24th January 2003, 8:46 PM
Quote:Originally posted by A Black Falcon
Anyway, Edenmaster, if you say that internet play doesn't matter much to you you must not play many games online. I probably would have said the same thing in early '97... but then I got into playing games online, andsaw how important that was - to games which its good for. Some games, like Zelda, shouldn't be multiplayer. Stuff like the not too good multiplayer modes stuck into some games (like System Shock 2) prove that... but still, online gaming is HUGE! While not having it won't destroy Nintendo, it will be one thing that will help people to decide to get other consoles instead of Nintendo's... and as time passes and online multiplay console games really enter the mainstream (online multiplay has been mainstream for PC games for years, but on consoles its not there yet...), it'll look more and more like the glaring weakness it is...
You're right, I don't. There were only a few online game I played. Way back when I used to play Outpost 2: Divided Destiny (also when I first coined the name EdenMaster), I loved online gaming. I also played Red Alert 2, Half Life, and other games. Eventually, my 56k restraints made playing online games almost physically painful. Outpost 2s online networks have been shut down entirely, I don't play Half-Life or Red Alert 2 much anymore. So no, online play is not important to me, but good games are. I bought my GameCube for one reason alone, because it had Nintendos name on it. I grew up with Nintendo, as did all of us, and I know they are the hands-down best developer around, and the only place to get some of the best games around right now. Other great games by third party developers are multi-console. My next console will be a Nintendo, and the next, and the next. As long as they keep making them. I'm not a fanboy, I know the benefits of PlayStation, I'm even deliberating on whether or not to buy one (I refuse to acknowledge the existence of the X-Box). Nintendo is the place to turn when you want to play great games, and I don't know why it has fallen from grace as much as it has. Oh yeah, N64...
The disappointing N64 skewed gamers view of Nintendo so much to make them sway to Playstation, and ever since, Nintendo has had a blemish on their reputation. One that will take more than a little bleach to take out.
The Earthworker Race has ended. Everybody wins.