You are mentioning games that are the exceptions rather than the rule. Indie games, etc. Nintendo apologists always bring up graphics vs. fun. Question is, why not both?

While agree with your overall sentiment, I will have to disagree that nintendo is going under because of quality and creativity. Nintendo has been selling us the same games for like 20 years. That's not necessarily a bad thing, we like these games, but I would not say nintendo is a bastion of creativity, quite the…

You're right, graphics aren't important. We're still playing Atari graphics. Graphics will always drive this industry. If not we wouldn't have next gen consoles every 5 to 7 years. Think before you type.

That what was said for when Pikmin was released, and what was said for when 3D World was released, or when Wind Waker HD was released. It still hasn't sold a lot.

What he's calling the "culture of sales" has been going on for at least a hundred years, better known as "consumption society."

I am saying that having sold one does not impede or restrict your ability to sell seven more. The statement that audiences are ultimately finite is true, but only in the academic sense. Wikipedia lists 28 games that have sold more than 15 million copies; it is possible to get sales numbers that could turn a profit no…

The thing is (and this is why sales are so popular and why Steam is doing so good):

If there would be more great games like GTA V, available on all platforms (so no exclusives BS).
Games that you know you'll enjoy, games that you know aren't a waste of your money.
Most people won't want to wait for these titles...

Now consider the average amount of spending money most people have compared to the number…

What's really fucked up about your whole stance is that the very things you're claiming will fix the market are what got us here in the first place. By "letting the market handle it", the result is geographic monopolies, pathetically slow speeds relative to other high tech nations, tiered schedules, and reduced access…

Yes, I'm sure you're quite happy with your toaster. How about your healthcare, with US prices several times more than in other parts of the world specifically because of the free market? How about the for-profit education systems out there, which charge ludicrous tuitions and then kick underperforming students out…

"The Market" is exactly why internet access in America is as bad as it is today.

Baby's First Economic Theory

The market IS handling it. THIS is what the market is bringing. You can't say "well go to another company," because in most places there is NO other company. And if there is, they're probably going to be giving you the same kind of screw up job.

Is that why the cable tv market has always magically worked out in favor of the consumer? ...Oh, wait.

the way "the market" wants to handle it is by capping data, tiering service, and throttling certain sites. there is no market in terms of ISPs, just miniature monopolies.

Booth babes have been a fixture at video games events for as long as I can remember. Some events, like PAX, have banned the use of booth babes, but they remain prominent at events like E3 and the Tokyo Game Show. But here's the interesting thing: apparently booth babes do not work.

I'd believe this, not the lazy part, but that they're not that effective.

So plain here... How about some standard functional buttons like Start/Select... or hopeful ones that are a tad more innovative and less retro. They could have Menu/View for Pause/Steam Overlay.

Fighting games have become more and more of a big deal on PC recently, actually. SF4 launched on PC, MK and Injustice have recently come out for it, and I've been to a couple of PC-centric tournaments.

They ditched the touchscreen in the center, and replaced it with... empty space?