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Lizardon said:
Pokemon games are the sole reason I get the newest Nintendo handheld. I still have an old DS since none of the Pokemon games require DSi/3DS.
This.

Except my original DS battery life is so pitiful I upgraded to a DSi XL and I have a 3DS XL because of my love for Kingdom Hearts.
 

TheCrapMaster

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Bought a xbox 360 when fallout 3 came out, just because i was to lazy to order new computer parts, also bought a new tv for it. Since that game i havent realy used it much. But it sure was worth it at the time.
 

Whoracle

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Bought a PSP for FF7:Crisis Core and Kingdom Hearts: BBS.
Upgraded my PC for The Secret World, although the rig had it coming either way.
Will buy a 3DS somewhen for KH:3D.
Will probably buy whatever system KH3 will be on.

Other than that, no.
 

Cpu46

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I kinda want to go out and buy a graphics card for my desktop so I can actually play upcoming games without too much lag. My processor is fine, my RAM is more than I need but I am stuck with a built in Intel chipset at the moment which plays most games pretty well but keeps choking on the newer releases.

EDIT: Kinda didnt answer the op. Oops!

Borderlands 2 is the main reason I want to upgrade my PC. Recently I actually wanted to get a PS2 just so I could play Kingdom Hearts.
 

aether-x3

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Bought a PS2 because I wanted to play Naruto Shippuden Ultimate Ninja 4, Persona 3 and 4
Bought a PSP to play Persona 3 Portable
I'll most likely buy a 3DS for Fire Emblem: Awakening
and I got rid of my crappy laptop and upgraded to a proper custom built gaming PC basically just to play PC games.
 

IndomitableSam

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I'll probably buy a PS3 for The Last of Us and Ni No Kuni. ... Hopefully cheap, though.

Just spent 2k all told on a computer, so I'm quite good there.
 

TehCookie

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Persona 5 is the only game I could do that too. Otherwise I'm too poor to buy a console for a single game. If there was one game I really wanted I'd buy it and go to a friend's house and play it and save $200.
 

Andy Shandy

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Nintendo's franchises (specifically LoZ and Pokemon mostly) for the Nintendo consoles and handhelds. I was considering getting a PS3 just to play Heavy Rain and MGS4 but then my brother decided to buy one, so that solved that problem.
 

Ranylyn

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Exclusives, man. Can't just look at one series. Look at everything UNIQUE to that console.

Let's say you're a shooter person. You don't pick between a 360 or a PS3 because "omg I want COD." NO. That's stupid, since BOTH have it. You'd need to look at what each offers on it's own, like Halo vs Killzone and Resistance. (I'm sorry I don't have more examples for each side, I'm not a shooter person.)

This is why it kind of irks me when people say they love their console because of games X, Y, and Z, and they're ALL multiplatform. I mention it and ask about exclusives and they spaz the hell out on me, like what?

Point being, this is why Nintendo is still strong. They have good first party support.
 

Mr. Omega

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I buy Nintendo consoles for the same reason everyone does: Mario/Zelda/Pokemon and all the other franchises like Pikmin, Metroid, Fire Emblem and such.

I got a PS3 because of the third party titles, and went with it over the 360 because of MGS4, Infamous and LittleBig Planet. Plus, no subscription fee, at least when I got it.
 

Laughing Man

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Well, let's see used to be

Grand Theft Auto
Gran Turismo
Final Fantasy

All of those used to be PS exclusives and all of them would have made me buy the console if I did not have it when the game came out.

Gran Turismo is the only console exclusive but unfortunatly for Sony Polyphony took so long and made such a MASSIVE arse of Gran Turismo 5 that chances of me buying another GT game are next to none.

Grand Theft Auto, well it's multi format Ill buy it for whatever one comes out first and has the best overall game, if that's PC then Ill buy it for PC

Final Fantasy jumped the shark with 13, again the game took too long to appear and was less than brilliant when it did get here.

On the other hand Borderlands 2 has just lead me to buy a new 670GTX so that I can play this awesomeness at max settings.
 

Tuesday Night Fever

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Let's see...

GameBoy: N/A. Christmas present.
GameBoy Pocket: N/A. Bought it cheap at a yardsale just to have one.
GameBoy Color: Pokemon Silver
GameBoy Advance: Advance Wars
NES: The Legend of Zelda
Sega Genesis: Gunstar Heroes
SNES: Earthbound / Donkey Kong Country / UN Squadron
N64: Goldeneye
GameCube: Resident Evil Remake / Resident Evil 0 / Resident Evil 4
X-Box: Halo
X-Box 360: N/A. Christmas present.

1st PC: N/A. Bought it primarily for internet access in my room.
1st Laptop: N/A. Bought it to take notes at university.
2nd Laptop (Alienware M9750): World of WarCraft (1st laptop couldn't handle it while I was away at school)
3rd Laptop: N/A. Christmas present given to me because the 1st laptop died.
2nd PC: N/A. Custom built. Bought it after graduation so I wouldn't have to game on the Alienware laptop anymore.
 

Casual Shinji

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I bought a Gamecube for Resident Evil 4. Best decision of my life.

I bought the PS2 for Silent Hill 2. I was actually gonna buy it anyway, but SH2 prioritized it.

And I bought a PS3 for the inevitable Insomniac, Team Ico, and Naughty Dog titles.
 

kyogen

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PC: The Witcher
PS3: Demon's Souls
DS: Okamiden
PSP: PSOne Classics
PS2: Okami

I play plenty of other games on each system, but these are what clinched the deal to buy them in the first place.
 

babinro

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PS3 - Resident Evil 5 (to bad it didn't live up to expectations).
inFamous 1&2 along with Rock Band made it well worth the purchase in the end.

PC - Diablo 3

Before this I just stuck with Nintendo because of how great the NES was. It wasn't about a game selling the system, it was just that getting the system would lead to great games.
 

shadyh8er

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Pokemon games are the only reason I-


Lizardon said:
Pokemon games are the sole reason I get the newest Nintendo handheld. I still have an old DS since none of the Pokemon games require DSi/3DS.
Oh dammit!
 

Arina Love

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J-RPGs made me abandon PC gaming.
so i bought PS2, PS3, PSP for j-rpgs and will buy PS4 for the same reason.