EA's falling out with Nintendo seems oddly reminiscent of a scorned lover

15h ago ... Apparently EA has had a falling out with Nintendo, I can't honestly think of any reason why but how else do you explain EA's decision to no longer develop for the Wii U?. One of the things that really gets on my nerves is people who enjoy spreading misinformation, so for EA's Bob Summerwill to say the Wii U is less powerful than the 360 is one of the most incredibly untrue and ludicrously st...

Wii-U being doomed is the least of our worries, folks

23h ago ... Alright, so EA isn't supporting the Wii-U. Boo hoo. But SEGA is supporting the Wii-U. Fellow N4G blogger ExtremeAzure talks about it here: http://n4g.com/user/blogpost/extremeazure/521832 Okay. Moving on. Instead of comparing sales between Wii-U and other consoles in the same time frame (a boring exercise) or making a huge list of all the neat-o gaming coming to the Wii-U in the next...

My Opinion on EA's Bob Summerwill Tweet-Attack

1d 3h ago ... . . . Adam Orth made history a few months ago, with the infamous "Deal with it" remark he spouted when asked about the supposed always-online functionality that would be in the next-XBOX, a feature that has now been confirmed to be null. Now, yet another high-in-position employee has said something so undeniably stupid, you think they just drank an entire can of "Trollaid" and now they're on fu...

Let's Talk About Piracy

1d 4h ago ... Before I begin this blog, please read up on this article. https://www.electricavenue.net/blog/study-video-game-piracy-farfetched-close/ Done? Good. Now let's clear up another thing. I do not now, nor have I ever, condoned the idea of a person not being compensated for their hard work. If an individual puts time and effort into creating something, they should be compensated for their creat...

My Top 3 Games All Time.

1d 11h ago ... Ever since I can remember, I've been holding a controller. I've had many consoles, and memories with them too, which made me wonder, What are the top 5 games I've ever played? So, I decided to compile a list. This list is my opinion. #1. Sonic The Hedgehog 2. Yep. Sonic 2. Not 1. Why? I hear you screaming at your dogs... Well it's quite simple. Sonic 2 took what had been a revolutionary p...

Getting Creative for a Hollywood-style Home Cinema

1d 12h ago ... As gamers, we have better things to do than to watch trashy TV programs. That’s not to say, however, that we’ve not seen one or two in our time… Cribs is one such a show and as geeks, it’s difficult not to become captivated with the idea of owning such a ludicrously elaborate home cinema system and most of us would not have switched over the HDMI input quite as quickly as we might like to admit...

Nintendo May Have Lost EA - But Now it Has SEGA

1d 14h ago ... About 2 decades ago - this would have been taboo. It was already a shocker to see a Sonic game on a Nintendo console, when "Sonic Adventure 2: Battle" released on the Nintendo GameCube, but what was even more of a shocker was when Sonic & Mario actually appeared in the same game, with the release of "Sonic & Mario: At the Olympic Games" on the Wii. Recently, SEGA announced that it has 7 rele...

Violent Game Tax is a blessing in disguise

2d ago ... In case you hadn't heard, the US Vice President Joe Biden sees no problem with taxing violent video games (IGN's article here: http://www.ign.com/articles/2013/05/15/joe-biden-sees-no-legal-problem-with-taxing-violent-video-games). Before I get into the meat of this discussion, let's establish a few things. Number 1. Joe Biden isn't making a joke. He isn't "playing with the idea"...

Happy, but Concerned with the Gaming Industry

2d ago ... People have a right to complain, or be happy with what games they are buying, i'm both ways really. I love the games that are being made today, storytelling is probably at it's best in gaming history, because of the technological advances of voice acting, facial recognition, and powerful scores. We've come a long way from 8-bit characters with blurry text on the screen, though I have no doubt t...

The Wii U's #1 Problem: The Circle Trap

3d ago ... . . . You may be looking at the title of this article and wondering "What does he mean by the 'circle trap'?" Well, when I use the term "circle trap" I really mean that just like a circle, it keeps going round and round. It has no end to it. You just end up right back in the same spot. That's the situation that the Wii U finds itself in. How? Well ~ It's hardware sales have been slumping...

Sega Needs to Step Back in the Ring

3d ago ... Yeah, I know. We all remember disasters like the 32X, the short-lived Saturn, and the downward spiral that was the Dreamcast. Sega has a long line of frustrated customers and bad publicity when it comes to their console years. I myself was a victim of every one of these fiascoes. But...in the nearly 15 years since Sega became a dedicated software company, the industry has seen a lot of...

The Walking Dead As A Video Game

4d ago ... The Walking Dead's TV debut put it into the upper echelon of zombie fanfare. The result of which, has led to it's success on a grand scale. Of course, one could argue that it was successful as a comic series, but a comic could never do what a TV show could. As a TV show, The Walking Dead was introduced to many people who were unaware of it. Thus, leading to it's now, massive popularity, which h...

Will a Surge in Wii U Sales Result in Third-Party Attention?

4d ago ... You don't have to be a rocket scientist to know that the Wii U's sales are incredibly slow and that many third-parties are either completely dissing it or just outright ignoring it. Some third-parties say the system is too weak, others claims that they don't know how to use it, while others say that it's too big of a risk right now. All-in-all, the Wii U is in a very tight spot. After a rath...

Reinventing the Past: The Guardian Legend.

5d ago ... Everyone has an old game from their childhood that they want to see brought back to life. Everyone has a personal favorite from circa 1989 (ish) through 1995. Mostly Nintendo consoles. Strictly speaking, not for 90's babies. A special place for those that were born in Circa 1980's, and played atari when their parents weren't home, when they played Nintendo at age five. Games have evolved...

To buy a Vita or Not to buy a Vita.....That is the question!

5d ago ... Today, while I was working hard at note taking in school (and by note taking I mean being on N4G, GiantBomb, etc. and taking video games notes :D) I came across something in my PM box! I've used my PM box numerous times to have multiple discussions with friends, fellow-gamers and mods on N4G, outside of commenting on certain articles (which I can't do much of anyways with only 3 bubbles :/), bu...

Nintendo Land Should Have Been Free To Play

6d ago ... This past week, my friends and I had gotten together for another weekly day of game time. We opted to shoot for the remaining stars that we had not yet achieved in Nintendo Land's Co-Op/Competitive attractions. These remaining games were Metroid and Pikmin. After so much time, about three months of these weekly ventures (about twelve days altogether), we had finally succeeding in achieving star...

What I think Call Of Duty: Ghosts needs to do in order to be better

6d ago ... In this article, I will be talking about what I think the next Call of Duty needs to become better than its previous games. I have played all the Call of Duty's to date and I can say with my hand on my heart that it’s became stale, repetitive and boring. The first point in this article that I will be talking about is the maps. They need to be more creative and bigger. The maps over the...

Do The Users Really Control Everything On N4G?

7d ago ... It's me again, making yet another possibly controversial blog about this site. Previously I've made a blog about how the mods of this site don't take as active a role in much of what goes on on N4G as many people think and instead let us, the community, moderate the site ourselves. Now I'm here to ask and answer the question of if that is true of everything. What I'm about to post is not a j...

Virtuix Omni: Wii Fit, Eat Your Heart Out

7d ago ... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qpHWJMytx5I Take a gander at this conceptual device that is meant to simulate "true virtual reality." While the tech is obviously in need some maturation, it shows a great deal of promise for being able to truly move and feel in a game environment. Not all gamers would be interested in a setup like this; some just love the traditional controller and that's f...

EXPOSED: Kotaku's manipulation

7d ago ... It was just about a year ago. I felt a bit unsettled after reading a Kotaku article by Patricia Hernandez, an article that asked the question "is it wrong to say 'I raped you' in a multiplayer game?" I felt a bit unsettled because the article came across as manipulative. Why was Kotaku spending their time on such a topic? "Oh," I thought to myself, brushing off my doubts "It's written by a woma...