tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5599691851045140907.post9094853101618724089..comments2023-10-03T06:16:09.885-04:00Comments on Damiens Omens: Op/Ed: Hey Take Two? Try Originality For Better Sales.dl316bhhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14779958088602323101noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5599691851045140907.post-28065150609108070422009-02-12T22:31:00.000-05:002009-02-12T22:31:00.000-05:00Well, the main reason Wii games are cheaper is bec...Well, the main reason Wii games are cheaper is becuse the Wii is basically last gen hardware hot rodded a bit and given motion controls. They really didn't do much more than modify the Gamecube, meaning it's less powerful.<BR/><BR/>You'll notice games are cheaper new for the system yes, but there's also less support. Nobody really seems to want to deal with the system much except for ports. Why comes down to several different reasons that boil down to Nintendo themselves pissing devs off.<BR/><BR/>It's a vicious cycle and I think it's going to bite Nintendo in the ass. They may be stting pretty right now, but the casual market are the ones who don't plan to stick with you. Considering they're even pissing off loyal fans, lower price won't mean shit later down the road; no one will want to touch them.<BR/><BR/>I should do an Op/Ed on the Wii sometime. I've got more than a few things to say about it.<BR/><BR/>On Guitar Hero, yeah, it's gotten very pricey. It's mostly because the series has basically copied Rock Band's MO. All those extra "instruments" really rack up the price. The last one I actually bought with the controller packed in was the second one. I don't have a hundred dollars to blow on frivelous instrument additions I won't even use.<BR/><BR/>Still, it's not quite as bad as Steel Battalion for the X-Box. It came with this huge ass controller with like forty buttons, aimed for giving a realistic feel of being in a mech. It also cost two hundred and fifty dollars.<BR/><BR/>Yikes.dl316bhhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14779958088602323101noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5599691851045140907.post-29679359033143368562009-02-06T21:13:00.000-05:002009-02-06T21:13:00.000-05:00This article makes me think of the Guitar Hero gam...This article makes me think of the Guitar Hero games and... jhohfa'fhoilsgf.<BR/><BR/>I guess I can understand the reason Guitar Hero is a $100 pack -- they've got the guitar and the game and the doodads and what have you. Still, I wouldn't want to pay that much for it, which is why I'll end up getting world tour for the DS instead of the game for the PS2, because the one for the DS is cheaper.<BR/><BR/>I've kind of noticed how the price varies with the price of the console. Wii games seem to be cheaper than XBOX 360 games, which are cheaper than PS3 games (at least this is what I saw in the European market -- I haven't looked at an American GameStop for this trend). I guess for handheld consoles, the DS games are cheaper than PSP games, which is probably why I ultimately chose the DS over the PSP.<BR/><BR/>I dunno, just something I've noticed.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com