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This Generation’s Defining Characters for Each Console

"This generation of game consoles is finally starting to reach the end of its life, with Nintendo already having released their new Wii U console. The expectations are that Microsoft and Sony will at least announce their next generation consoles within the coming months, which means that it is time to start reflecting. "

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prototypeknuckles4138d ago

Nintendo=mario, no duh
Microsoft=masterchief,no duh
Sony=Drake,no duh

personally id rather have

Nintendo=link
Microsoft=?, maybe kameo
Sony=Cole

omi25p4138d ago

What would the PC Have? Steve from MineCraft comes to mind.

Allsystemgamer4138d ago

Maybe the brute from amnesia?
A samurai from shogun?
Steve is a good one kudos but its also on 360
A planet side character?

Blackdeath_6634138d ago

@narked
Gordon Freeman is a good one

guitarded774138d ago (Edited 4138d ago )

The title says "THIS GENERATION". Mario and Master Chief are from gens past. Mario defined the NES, Chief, the XBOX. PC is harder to define, but if you go based on common chip architecture, you'd be better off looking at games like Crysis and Bioshock which while they are both multi-platform games, they got their start on PC and have defining characters. Maybe characters from Warcraft for PC. I think Gordon would probably be from the previous generation... but he would be an obvious pick if we consider him this generation.

PS3 - Sackboy or Nathan Drake
XBOX - Marcus Phoenix
Wii - ? Difficult because the most recognized Wii games have iconc characters from the past as the lead.
PC - ? Difficult, because there is no defined line for a PC generation.

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Y_51504138d ago

Kameo is the reason I almost bought a 360!

Kurt Russell4138d ago (Edited 4138d ago )

Mine was for all the ladies... It has been one in one out since.

pandaboy4138d ago

for playstation is a car from gran turismo smoking pot.

RockmanII74138d ago

I was thinking Kratos for a moment, but I'd have to disagree. Not counting the yet to be released God of War: Ascension there has only been one GoW game on the PS3. Drake has had 3 games with one of them being arguably the best game this generation, he's more deserving.

USMC_POLICE4138d ago

Nintendo link
Xbox Marcus phoenix
Sony Cole or Nathan hale

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b_one4138d ago

it is hard to pick only one face of PS3

ZodTheRipper4138d ago

Yep. Personally, when someone asks me to "name a Playstation character" my first answer is Kratos. Then Drake and then Sackboii. Sony did a good job this gen.

b_one4138d ago

True, Kratos, Drake, Sackboy(ultimate magnet for girls - they love this game)

funny is that i was not a gamer before ps3(Vice City on PC only), just saw GOW3 lets play on YT - instant love, bought ps3, all gow games...

when i saw Uncharted bundle... told myself - wtf is Uncharted never heard of this...same was with Infamous... superb titles.

Cam9774138d ago (Edited 4138d ago )

MS: I've no idea, there aren't many.
Sony: SACKBOY, Nate, Kratos or Ratchet.
Nintendo: Link or MARIO.

omi25p4138d ago (Edited 4138d ago )

Xbox:

Alan wake
Master Chief
Marcus Fenix
Banjo

PS3:

Nathan Drake
Kratos
Cole Macgrath
Sackboy
Ratchet

Nintendo:

Mario
Zelda
Metroid

PC:
Steve from minecraft

Multiplatform:

John Marston
Commander Shepard
Ezio Auditore da Firenze
Big Daddy
Niko Bellic
Gordon Freeman

Summons754138d ago

For me it's

Master Chief for MS
Link/ mario/ pikachu (or some Pokemon) for Nintendo
Ratchet and Clank/ Jak and Daxter (ps2 gen) Nathan Drake/ Sackboy (ps3 gen) for Sony
Big Daddy/ Isaac Clark/ Dante (original) for Multiplatform games

TheFinalEpisode4138d ago

Quote from the article:"The Super Mario Sunshine games on the Wii took the 3D platformer to a new level after Mario Sunshine provided a lot of more of the same on the Gamecube."

Made me lol

TheFirstClassic4138d ago

Not even sure what to make of that statement. I hope this article was google translated, because the grammar is atrocious.

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Game Developers Have Begun Confirming Nintendo Switch 2 Support

Game developers have already started to confirm that they will support the Nintendo Switch 2 with their future titles.

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How Many More Victims, Like Garry's Mod, Will Nintendo's Hurtful Crusade Create?

Hanzala from eXputer: "As Nintendo takes out 20 years' worth of stuff from Garry's Mod, I watch in shock, thinking why it continues to hurt and discourage its fans."

RiseNShine9d ago (Edited 9d ago )

The irony that some of the most disgusting business practices come from companies like Disney or Nintendo, i can't even begin to understand what terrible damage was Garrys Mod making to Nintendo bottom line, imho they're getting pretty nervous about where they're heading in the future, handhelds are no longer something exclusive to Nintendo, from Steam Deck to many others, now you can play the latest games and pay a fraction of the price on Steam sales, so it's up to their exclusives, which just on their own would make hard to justify purchasing a closed overpriced hardware with outrageous price policies (Super Mario Odyssey is still 60 euro 6 years later!), and as a home console they're always underperforming compared to Sony or Xbox.

gold_drake9d ago (Edited 9d ago )

i cam guarantee you, that their exclusives alone is what drives switch sales. they sell in the 10s of millions of copies.

nintendo created their franchises to be sort of nostalgia driven, exclusive only on nintendo.

people will always buy the pkmn games as they always bring in new younger fans amd is family friendly

mario kart, the same thing, mario games in general.

zelda games are system sellers. animal crossing for the casual gamers.

nintendo doesnt need third vame devs essentially. they made sure with the switch and the limitations that they looked more to pc ps and xbox.

its sad, but nintendo is more than fine with what they're doing. they positioned themselves to appeal to the more casual gamers.

but to your point, im not sure why they're doing this rly.

Inverno9d ago

Look at how they handled Nintendo games being streamed or uploaded on YouTube in the past. They killed Yuzu and Citra even when they had nothing to do with ToTK being leaked, not to mention it was basically unplayable on emulation the week it was leaked. Smash Bros tournament, that was fairly recent. They shut down their online services without any care for purchases made. I bought a switch after skipping their last 2 consoles and handhelds but I don't plan on buying anything Nintendo in the future. They take things to the extremes, they legitimately hate their fans. They're honestly right up there with the likes of Acti, EA, and Ubi, only difference is that they disguise themselves as being family friendly all the while being shady.

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Sony Patents To Prevent You From In-Game Harassment By Reading Your Emotions

A new patent recently published by Sony wants to gather biometric data of gamers to track whether one is being harassed using AI tools.

Profchaos19d ago (Edited 19d ago )

I hope this is one of those patents that never comes to fruition.

I already dislike the fact you can pay a significant amount for a online service buy associated games and content on said service and get banned from that service over potentially a misunderstanding the bans are already handed out for flimsy reasons

I'd rather see money invested in a ban that simply removes the offensive players ability to communicate with unknown players allow them to continue party chats with friends but not with Joe blow on cod.

exputers18d ago

Agreed. Blizzard recently banned a college Overwatch 2 player who's dependent for saying "shit." Pretty harsh.

Profchaos18d ago (Edited 18d ago )

How rediculas really. You can't say a word that's allowed in most PG films and prime time TV but the game is based around killing the enemy team using guns, explosives etc.

It's just backwards.

just_looken18d ago

What your talking about is called block list

In 2006 a spaceship dropped of the playstation 3/xbox 360 i say that that generation was the last great gen with game functions/tech that has yet to comeback

Anyhow the playstation 3 if you block listed a id they could not talk to you in chatroom with either text or voice. But that was pre mind fucked 2018 when people were more human than sheep.

But hey gta 6 is coming out billion dollar budget without a single player custom character creator and without singeplayer coop off/online something saints row 1-3 had on the xbox 360.

z2g18d ago

Take my social security and bank account numbers too! Here’s a picture of my wife and our address.

phoenixwing18d ago

Cmon where's the pictures of your children. Don't hold out on them.

H918d ago

At this rate I feel Sony will eventually sell a room to play games in it where they can monitor your every breath

jambola18d ago

I genuinely get a bit worried sometimes when a friend says something that could be offensive In a party
Because I have no trouble believing some bans would happen when in a private party for saying something wrong

SegaSaturn66918d ago

I want them to censor erotic content by measuring my groin temperature so i dont get too distracted while playing black ops 2.

Popsicle18d ago

Terrible idea. Not only do I not consent to providing my biometric data, the potential for mishandling biometric data is almost a certainty. Positive stress and negative stress can produce similar changes in biometrics. Interpreting the precise emotion a person is feeling is not only invasive but could be easily misconstrued. I hope this never comes to fruition.

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