I also recently bought one after another friend of mine had and 3-4 of my gf's friends have bought it. I really think the Wii U situation's blown out of proportion for the sake of sensationalism and having something controversial to talk about.

Nintendo's got plenty of bank from the Wii, they can afford this slow time…

You're not one for actual debate, are you?

I love Kamiya! He always seems to know exactly what to say to win my heart. *Swoon* I can't wait for TW101!

Dude, dude, DUDE! That's exactly what happened to me. I was like, shit, FOX Engine's really getting amazing.

It's a bunch of QTE's. You watch the action happening on the screen and react to what the game's telling you to do to progress the event further. The only difference in Heavy Rain is that it has multiple paths to give a player a second chance should they fuck up. About that vile-dropping sequence, we've had better…

I'm sorry, why is this a "game" again? Why are we not calling it an interactive cinematic experience? It has far more to do with movies than it does with actual games.

How can you advance the quality of gaming (specifically the gaming aspect of games) if all you do is ham-fistedly shove poor mechanics into a game that's attempting to tell a hollywood-type story? I can see him advancing narrative in games but not gaming itself.

I'd say I like bold and safe too but I'm tired of looking at things from a business aspect. I want to look at things from a purity of gameplay perspective. Games are becoming tired retreads and impersonations of each other and there aren't a whole lot of studios trying to get past those things. Tomb Raider is a good…

That's a damn good suggestion and reminded me that I used to use it as a snack myself. You've saved me, thanks!

I never really saw it before now but... I guess Turian Cruisers look just like the head of a Turian. Huh...

You can't really be so ignorant as to put all Nintendo consoles under an umbrella and ask what games they have that are equivalent to popular indie titles on PS3, can you? Because I think you'll find the titles you're looking for on the N64, the GC, DS, 3DS, Wii, even the Wii U.

I think what the larger disconnect has…

I'm on your side. After SS, I no longer feel like Ocarina is the best Zelda out there. I think Skyward Sword was a wonderful evolution of the series, did a bunch of fun stuff that was different from what had come before it, had some seriously challenging puzzles, and drop-dead gorgeous visuals.

It wasn't perfect, but…

This is completely unprofessional. This is not a discussion about art, this is not a proper discussion about the objectification of women, this strikes me more as the author allowing his hobbies and interests to define who he is to others and being upset that they can't give him a more "respectable" image to the…

I feel similarly about twin snakes. The only argument I've ever heard for it is First-Person view and better graphics. Nevermind how it leaves out important information and dialogue supplied in the original and puts Snake into cutscenes inspired by Devil May Cry.

Jesus, why did they not just transfer that shit over? It's a gadjillion times better!

I still feel like the original has the better visual style of the two. It's not nostalgia, it just seems to have a bit more personality in the art from what's presented on the SNES, it's doing what it can to present the game in the best way that it can. With the 3DS, it feels like an impersonation rather than an…

So they delayed it to put Legends on other consoles due to the thought there would not enough Wii U owners that would buy the game and now you're not going to buy it...

You know that's not what it looks like... right?

And Sony has the same ads. They were advertising some music and movie stuff. Does that count as gaming-related? What about when they used to coat the entire store in sponsor related logos and colors like they did for Sprint?

Toki Tori 2 is also on sale for $13.49 until 4/19. I highly recommend Wii U owners to pick it up. It's got hours worth of puzzle-platforming to do, very little imposed hand-holding, and the depth is tickling given you can only chirp and stomp. Really worth picking up.

I could give a shit about the Wii U not being as graphically competent as the next gen. Honestly, I feel a bit burnt out by this generation and that's not solely because it's gone on so long. It's really because there's hardly any original content to go around. Everything's multi-plat, and everything's going for the…