Yopaz said:
Chicago Ted said:
Jim Sterling makes an episode about the Wii U being the best console after months of people giving it shit but now suddenly most people see it as the best console? How am I honestly not shocked by this.
I've been loving the Wii U for quite a while now, the fact that there was an episode of it earlier this week had no impact on me, but go on assume everyone to be a flock of sheep.
Oh, by all means, not everyone is like that. Nintendo has a devoted fan base, and I'd expect a nice portion of people voting for them regardless of the current state because they truly love the product.
However, as time has gone on here, I've become a bit more cynical in nature towards any producer on this site, and the gain of salt that is not often granted to them. I like Jim Sterling a lot, but find once in a while he can go on an entirely wrong tangent. The only thing is, several people here seem to treat his work as scripture which is annoying. A number of times, if the subject of a thread is related to his videos, at least one person will post the video directly, siting it as almost the end of the argument since it's already been covered. Same could be said with Yahtzee and reviews, and how once he says something, the general public opinion seems to change.
Look, I hate being one of those "You're all sheep guys", but over the past few months, I've become a bit more annoyed with some of the attitude towards it. Most recently I feel it was Batman Origins, which before the review by Yahtzee, I was reading a good amount of praise by people all over the site for it, but after that review came out, public opinion of it seemed to take a nose dive. Maybe it's just the luck of the draw in the threads I've been reading, and have only seen stuff like this by coincidence, but after a number of months of a general trend, I feel it's gained a bit more weight. And I know, people's opinions can be changed, especially when shown a convincing argument, I just feel that not everyone is giving enough thought and consideration to the claims made.
So, not so much saying everyone is a flock of sheep, just that the general trend is that people seem to feel more swayed now by the opinion of the content producers of this site than before. It's the impression that I've gotten over the past couple months. Can I back it up completely? No, but it's the impression that I've been given a number of times over the past six or so months. Honestly, now looking at it, the results are looking a bit more like what I'd have honestly expected.
Oh, and going on the point you made about not seeing a big deal for low battery life, it's just annoying is all. When you've got wireless, you're a bit more used to freedom of movement. When you've got to go back to being wired, you lose that. For me, I got a wireless Xbox controller, and a wired one, and the wired one will only reach to one of the couches by my TV, the other is just a bit too far. Not to mention if you forget to charge it, and then come back to it, only to find it dead, it's also very annoying. My phone currently only holds about 24 hours of battery. Normally works since I'm quite often home most nights, or am able to leave it charging right until I leave. On occasion though, I will forget, which will make an hour long bus ride home annoying when you have to conserve the last 7% of life left in it.
