FF7 Writer: Nintendo Era Is Over
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To be fair, I notice a lot of mistakes that aren't just caught by the spell checker, but are actually mistakes. (not talking about this article, but Escapist articles in general)John Funk said:Did you know that "handheld" is listed as a typo? Just because there's a red line under it doesn't mean it's incorrectOANST said:
Thing like "if is" instead of "if this" and other mistakes that really cause you to halt midread, look the sentence over a few times, and then conclude it's a mistake.
It really does do some damage to the integrity of the articles (although to your credit, I don't notice them much on your articles, mostly Goldman to be honest)
I usually post the mistakes, not to be a jerk, but to get them fixed and improve the quality of the articles.
You'll know it's me when I yell some self serving geeky and embarrassing crap like "PROOFREADING MAN STRIKES AGAIN!"
EDIT: After reading the article again carefully, it gets my seal of approval for being error free! *hands a cookie* (though what I said still stands)
I don't see an issue. Nintendo has been in worse spots economically, and with the Wii being some weird machine that prints money, and the DS being the biggest handheld since forever, they stand a good chance of surviving whatever challenge hits them. Nintendo tends to adapt to suit the trends in the market, and I see no sign of that business vehicle stopping for gas.
I'm no fan of Apple or Nintendo. But if it came down to it, i'd rather get a DS than an iPod touch or an iPhone. In fact, I do.
I'm no fan of Apple or Nintendo. But if it came down to it, i'd rather get a DS than an iPod touch or an iPhone. In fact, I do.
I think nintendo doesn't like the situation it's in. A few years ago, in the times of PS1, you could argue (and I would) the first ever casual console was the PS1, with the N64 being the hardcore alternative, then the PS2 came around with the image change. Nintendo Wii is the casual console of this generation (nintendo was kind of indie crowd last time round) and I think nintendo doesn't like this as they want to entertain and gratutious quantities of casual games don't do that. Nintendo are probably looking for some kind of middle ground, judging by the sheer number of 1st party releases they're giving out this year (metroid, zelda, mario galaxy 2 to name a few (also where's f zero and starfox?)).
As for handheld, I doubt the iPad will kill DS. The iPhone won't either. The reason for this is the iPhone/ iPad mucking about potential is limited at that. Mucking about. For every big game (something you play for over 2 hours say) they have, there are about 1000 pissing about things. It's not a bad thing, it's partly why I'm buying an iPad, but it won't make it handheld king any time soon.
As for handheld, I doubt the iPad will kill DS. The iPhone won't either. The reason for this is the iPhone/ iPad mucking about potential is limited at that. Mucking about. For every big game (something you play for over 2 hours say) they have, there are about 1000 pissing about things. It's not a bad thing, it's partly why I'm buying an iPad, but it won't make it handheld king any time soon.
That'll learn me.CrafterMan said:Stop being a c***.OANST said:John Funk said:We do proofread. Sometimes things slip through the cracks. Happens. Thanks for pointing it outOANST said:I'm referring to the replacement of the word "threat" with the word "thread". This is why I chose the words proof read and not the words spell check.John Funk said:Did you know that "handheld" is listed as a typo? Just because there's a red line under it doesn't mean it's incorrectOANST said:
I get that things slip through the cracks. I get that. But at least two thirds of the articles I read on this site have errors that slip through the cracks. You can assume that I'm exaggerating if you want, but I'm not.
Seriously.
OT. Apple don't hold a candle to Nintendo, they will always surpass expectations and come out on top.
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The ironic thing about this claim is that people have said the same thing in the past. When Sega's Game Gear came out, everyone expected it was going to demolish the Game Boy. And when Sony unveiled the PSP, everyone expected that it would trounce the DS and remove Nintendo from the position of handheld king. Guess what happened during both accounts?John Funk said:FF7 Writer: Nintendo Era Is Over
The man who wrote Square-Enix classics Final Fantasy VII and Chrono Trigger thinks that Nintendo's handheld dominance is finally at an end, thanks to a certain company named after a fruit.
In 1989, Nintendo launched the Game Boy. This unassuming gray brick would herald two decades of the Big N's absolute dominance in the handheld arena. Countless challengers sought to usurp the handheld throne from Nintendo - the Sega Game Gear, the NeoGeo Pocket, and the N-Gage, to name a few - and while Sony's PSP has held its own and not knuckled under like the rest, the House of Mario firmly remains the handheld king.
And yet, just a few weeks away from Nintendo's formal unveiling of its next handheld generation, the man behind some of the most beloved JRPGs of all time thinks that its era of control has reached its twilight. Masato Kato, who wrote Final Fantasy VII, Chrono Trigger and Xenogears (among others) said that the age of Nintendo was over - and that the entity that had cast Nintendo from its hill of money was not rival Sony, but newcomer Apple.
"With the iPad going on sale, the epoch of Nintendo is finished," Kato said translated by Kotaku [http://twitter.com/masa0099]. "But with the DS and the Wii, it's been digging its own grave."
It's true that Nintendo's boss-man Satoru Iwata has called Apple the "enemy of the future," [http://www.escapistmagazine.com/news/view/100548-Nintendo-Defeats-Sony-Apple-is-Enemy-of-the-Future] indicating that the hardware giant is aware of the threat imposed by the House of Jobs and the popularity of its iPhone, iPad and iPod platforms. So, in that regard, Kato is absolutely correct that Apple is a danger to the Big N.
But I have to take a bit of umbrage with the second half of that statement. Hey Mr. Kato, have you seen how well Nintendo's hardware has been selling this generation? It's not so much digging its own grave as it is lining its own bed - with hundred-dollar bills.
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This is not to say that Nintendo is immune to failure (Nintendo 64 and Virtual Boy, anyone?). Plus, third time is the charm and Apple is approaching it from a different angle compared to how Sega and Sony tried to do it in the past. But quite frankly, I don't see iPhones and iPods ever being an enormous gaming platform as long as they are bought primarily for....well, reasons other then gaming. Don't get me started on the iPad, which people seem to prefer to use as skateboards [http://www.escapistmagazine.com/news/view/100559-iPad-Gets-Modded-Into-a-High-Tech-Skateboard].
But even if the various i-products do become a major gaming platform, it wouldn't be the first time Nintendo found itself in a bad position. They managed to pull themselves out then, so it's too early to say that they wouldn't be able to do so now (especially since they always had a strong lineup of games).
That's a bit pre-mature.
They might have problems staying relevant in the future if all those non-gamers who bought a wii see it as a fad and all of the usual gamers aren't interested because of the lack of Modern Warfares, Bioshocks, and Fallouts.
But for right now, they're doing pretty well.
They might have problems staying relevant in the future if all those non-gamers who bought a wii see it as a fad and all of the usual gamers aren't interested because of the lack of Modern Warfares, Bioshocks, and Fallouts.
But for right now, they're doing pretty well.
You read the article after he fixed the mistake. That's why.danpascooch said:John Funk said:Did you know that "handheld" is listed as a typo? Just because there's a red line under it doesn't mean it's incorrectOANST said:
EDIT: After reading the article again carefully, it gets my seal of approval for being error free! *hands a cookie* (though what I said still stands)
You can't really be given credit for anything since you didn't post the mistake and how to fix it.OANST said:You read the article after he fixed the mistake. That's why.danpascooch said:John Funk said:Did you know that "handheld" is listed as a typo? Just because there's a red line under it doesn't mean it's incorrectOANST said:
EDIT: After reading the article again carefully, it gets my seal of approval for being error free! *hands a cookie* (though what I said still stands)
If da big 'N wants to outsell da big fruit, then the 3DS better have GameCube graphics, and I don't mean a dumbed down version like the PSP (wich is like a Dreamcast or a dumbed PS2), I mean Resident Evil 4 and Metroid Prime graphics quality... man, I'd love to see those on the 3DS. =)
Actually, I did. Read all of the posts from the first page.danpascooch said:You can't really be given credit for anything since you didn't post the mistake and how to fix it.OANST said:You read the article after he fixed the mistake. That's why.danpascooch said:John Funk said:Did you know that "handheld" is listed as a typo? Just because there's a red line under it doesn't mean it's incorrectOANST said:
EDIT: After reading the article again carefully, it gets my seal of approval for being error free! *hands a cookie* (though what I said still stands)
Masato Kato is a writer I very much look up to, but I do think he's wrong. Somewhat, at least. I do think that Apple will compete with Nintendo, but I'm pretty sure the only people who'd play iPad games more than DS games would be devoted Apple fans. Specifically; devoted Apple fans who aren't exactly hardcore gamers. With Apple fans who're also hardcore gamers, I think they'd probably play both in approximately equal amounts.
I think Apple will probably join the gaming market properly, and thus will have to compete with Nintendo, but I don't think they'll ever surpass Nintendo. For the most part, Nintendo have always known what they're doing, and have never been afraid to try something new (with hardware, at least).
Oh, and he only wrote some parts of Final Fantasy VII. He was also actually one of two main writers for Xenogears.
I think Apple will probably join the gaming market properly, and thus will have to compete with Nintendo, but I don't think they'll ever surpass Nintendo. For the most part, Nintendo have always known what they're doing, and have never been afraid to try something new (with hardware, at least).
Oh, and he only wrote some parts of Final Fantasy VII. He was also actually one of two main writers for Xenogears.
Nintendo is the king of the handhelds? That's like being king of a steaming pile of shit. What does it take to be ahead in a handheld system? Be consistantly two generations behind in technology in a small system. Original gameboy didn't even have COLOR. It had to be upgraded to a system that had worse coloring than 8 bit nintendo. By that time we had already seen handhelds like turbo express portable, which was a 16 bit handheld system.
If you wanna know when the nintendo era ended, look back to the N64 and see exactly when their era as a decent company ended. When they chose not to advance at the speed of technology but instead lag behind and lose their third party support.
Nintendo king? No, you are king by being the best. Best graphics, best sound, best games. It's like if I built you a desktop computer using my laptop as the guide for how powerful all your components will be. I'm sure I could do it for pretty cheap, but you will be pissed in three months when you try to install a game and find you don't meet the minimum specifications. Nintendo is definately a merchant prince, finding the right price system during hard economic times and selling it to the gamers parents instead of the gamers themselves.
If you wanna know when the nintendo era ended, look back to the N64 and see exactly when their era as a decent company ended. When they chose not to advance at the speed of technology but instead lag behind and lose their third party support.
Nintendo king? No, you are king by being the best. Best graphics, best sound, best games. It's like if I built you a desktop computer using my laptop as the guide for how powerful all your components will be. I'm sure I could do it for pretty cheap, but you will be pissed in three months when you try to install a game and find you don't meet the minimum specifications. Nintendo is definately a merchant prince, finding the right price system during hard economic times and selling it to the gamers parents instead of the gamers themselves.
The haven't really been spreading the love with hand held as you say. FF1&2 came out on the PSP years ago. FF 13 isn't a remake, but one of the trifeca of FF13. FF 3 has gone to the DS, FF4 has gone to the DS, FF 5 & 6 are going to the DS. All of the DS remakes have such crappy art styles to with the oversized heads deal. I just want some more FF remake love for the PSP then just 1&2.s69-5 said:
sega said this sony said and now a game developer swaid this wow it's far from over ipad a tablet pc I mean mac not a handheld