Given how easy it is to find Wi-Fi access these days, I don't really think it would've been a problem, I'd really quite like the chance to play a game like that away from home. Hell, it's not even for when at college or school, but the homes of family members or friends too, I've had a fantastic time playing PS…

Well said. I've never been able to understand why people sell systems within a year, what's the point? We all know that the first year is the slowest, so if you're the impatient kind of person who doesn't want to wait for a more consistent release schedule to develop, don't bother buying a system until it's been out…

Oh, absolutely, but I think you're underestimating the fanaticism of the CoD fanbase. There are millions of CoD fans out there that would've loved to have had a quality CoD experience that they could take with them to school/college/whereverthefucktheywannago. Would it have been as good? No, but it could've been a…

The PSP actually sold just fine in the West, it was the games that didn't sell for shit, it didn't matter if they had names like Final Fantasy or God of War, they just didn't sell well. The only ones that sold well, as far as I remember, were the two GTA Stories games, and the early games like Daxter and Ratchet and…

Man, EA do love their huge, sweeping bans for silly reasons, don't they? I don't have a problem with their games at all, but they certainly have some pretty shitty practices.

Glad to hear you guys are all enjoying Ni No Kuni. I pre-ordered my Wizard's Edition about six months ago but I really wasn't sold by the demo at all, but after reading all the reviews I've decided to stick with it, so I should have it in two weeks or so, thanks to that European delay!

I wouldn't be so sure. It's not going to be a massive seller like Assassin's Creed or Call of Duty or anything, but here in the UK it's getting a great deal of marketing; all of the major online retailers have it plastered on their front pages, GAME have it featured prominently in their stores, and the Wizard's…

Haha, you're not wrong. I'm not sure why Emmet gets the headline slot on this one, Kat's the one that everyone wants. Silly Kotaku.

Eh, it's not just you. Thankfully I learnt my lesson with the Wii, that was my last Nintendo console. My N64, Gamecube and Wii all went entirely unused, whilst their respective PlayStation rivals got used every day (thanks largely to the Final Fantasy games, for that one) and whilst Nintendo still make some great…

The Wii U was never going to sell Wii numbers, ever. The Wii only sold so well because it was the cheapest console on the market, and its revolutionary controller made everyone buy it even if they didn't know why they wanted one. The Wii U? It's the most expensive on the market, everyone already has a tablet so the…

That's a bit of a tricky question really. Square clearly listened to the feedback and complaints about XIII, because they made XIII-2 much more open in terms of narrative progression and exploration, they gave you more choice over who you control in battle, the party leader's death no longer results in a Game Over,…

I certainly believe that there's room for a game like this to co-exist with the main series of games, but I don't really think this is the right time for it at all. The main series is at the lowest it's ever been, having just released two of the worst games under the Final Fantasy name, with a third on the way that…

I've always thought that that kind of thing would make for a fantastic Pokémon game. What really got me excited about such a thing, was, funnily enough, Final Fantasy XIII. Whilst it was the most disappointing (and almost the most boring in general, disappointments aside) game I've ever played, there was one area that…

Jak 2? Seriously. Wow. A few months ago I picked up the HD Collection of the three Jak games, and I was really happy about it. I loved Jak 1 the first time around, and I received Jak 2 as a Christmas present one year but I'd never gotten around to finishing it. Having now finished the HD version, I know why, it's…

Well, those are hardly reassuring words from Square Enix. They were a titan in the last console generation, and yet they're a laughing stock in this one, they really need to take a look at what they've really achieved (and lost) over the last few years and correct any mistakes to try and redeem themselves, otherwise…

Because it's not that simple. Both of those consoles would have to release with some flagship titles available at - or very near - launch, otherwise they'd be almost dead on arrival, and yet both Microsoft and Sony's biggest studios have all just released - or are about to release - some huge games; God of War…

You'd certainly hope that Nintendo have a few announcements in the pipeline. The problem is, that most of their biggest studios have only recently released games; the Zelda team released Skyward Sword late last year so they're out of the game until next year, and Super Mario 3D Land was released last year around the…

Eh, I don't know about that, suddenly Pixar's only output seems to be direct sequels (Toy Story 3, Monsters University, Finding Nemo 2, Cars 2, etc.) or things that can easily fit into the "Disney Princess" idea like Brave. Disney are certainly playing it safe with Pixar's output these days. D:

I strongly doubt they'll be out this year, there's really no chance of that at all. Look at the 3DS, Vita and Wii U, how long after they were first announced were they actually released? Pretty sure it was at least 12-18 months, so there's no way Sony or Microsoft could turn around and spin something out within six…