I thought Zeth's post was hilarious. He said exactly what I was thinking, just in a very blunt, sarcastic way. Though some of you may say NP was only joking, I can't quite agree. Sure, they'll sugarcoat their statements with lighthearted, overexaggerated descriptions (the X-Box controller for octupi?), but the "jokes" lose their appeal and become sad once you realize just how serious they're actually being. Tell ya what, visit N-sider Chat at their official website, sit quietly in the background, and listen to the conversations they have, how they mindlessly and factlessly bash the competition and praise the Gamecube, something that is to be expected but is never quite justified and seems just plain wrong coming from the, how to say, wisened Nintendo. And yes, what will Sony and Microsoft be working on tomorrow? The very bane of Nintendo if they go into the next generation with THAT attitude, that's what. The new sense of aggression is good, but the unsubstantiated cockiness just makes them look immature and foolish, and gives one-ups to the competition, in a way.
Quite frankly, for Nintendo to say that NOT having DVD playback is a plus is for them to shot themselves in the foot. To say that the competition have no good exclusives is just plain stupid, seeing how the industry's hottest franchises are dominant on Sony's system (the Grand Theft Autos, the main Metal Gear Solids, the main Final Fantasies, ect). Can't quite say the same of X-Box, though, they really DO have only one killer exclusive --- Halo. The whole color point is stupid, since platinum isn't what everyone has; in fact, most people to my knowledge have the "dust-collecting" black or the often-called-gay purple (and I DON'T think the purple is stupid, in fact, I own it). Zeth's point of the technically inferior PSX beating the sh*t out of the more powerful N64 is EXCELLENT, and Nintendo, seeing how they want to launch their next system first this time, will probably have the weaker hardware anyways. The list is just... crap. It's a more-or-less effective sales point for the uninformed gamer, it's a "whoopidy do!" for the mindless fanboy, and for the more knowledgable people like those here, it's simply... amusing. Good ol' Nintendo.
The GB Player point is VERY good, though.
Just some simple thoughts. I'm not bashing Nintendo. I'm just giving an honest opinion of how I saw the list. Trust me, I'm less cynical then most of you people ^_^. I actually like the Four Swords, I never had an issue with Wind Waker's cel-shaded look, and I knew Metroid Prime would be grand in FP view. So don't think I'm cynical.
EDIT: For clarity.
Topic: Nintendo Power's Defense of GameCube (Read 11002 times)
