Tuesday, September 14, 2010
Thieves don't wear pants!
Any other Vana'dielians out there ever notice that thieves don't ever wear pants? Is it a fashion statement? Does it help them be more stealthy? Maybe they just prefer not to wear them. Maybe there's some sort of brain-wave that can only be found in the mind of a thief tells them not to wear pants. Maybe they use their nakedness as a distraction while they steal your gil. Maybe they don't feel like taking the time to take their pants off when they get home, so they just never put em' on in the first place.
Thursday, September 9, 2010
Nintendo Caused the Economic Crisis
You heard me right, Nintendo is the sole reason the world is in such a terrible economic situation right now. Do you think it mere coincidence that that we entered a recession shortly after Nintendo released the best-selling home video game console of all time? The Wii introduced so many people to the world of gaming who became so engrossed in it and stopped buying other things.
Do you know what Nintendo's plan with the Wii was all along? It was to bring video-gaming to a much broader audience, and they succeeded. To be honest with you I don't know how they did it, but somehow they succeeded in getting people who aren't even interested in video games to buy the Wii. Their marketing scheme musta been some kinda genius because how the Wii sold so many consoles is one of the biggest mysteries of this generation. Seriously, they musta used the hypnotoad or something cause it really doesn't make sense. If you look at the stats, Nintendo console sales have been slowly decreasing since their first console came out, then allofasudden, the Wii sells like hotcakes to a bunch of consumer monsters ready to throw all of their dollars at the thing.
I suppose what it all comes down to is a bunch of parents who don't mind spoiling their kids, Shigeru Miyamoto being a fucking genius, and alsALL GLORY TO THE HYPNOTOAD!
Do you know what Nintendo's plan with the Wii was all along? It was to bring video-gaming to a much broader audience, and they succeeded. To be honest with you I don't know how they did it, but somehow they succeeded in getting people who aren't even interested in video games to buy the Wii. Their marketing scheme musta been some kinda genius because how the Wii sold so many consoles is one of the biggest mysteries of this generation. Seriously, they musta used the hypnotoad or something cause it really doesn't make sense. If you look at the stats, Nintendo console sales have been slowly decreasing since their first console came out, then allofasudden, the Wii sells like hotcakes to a bunch of consumer monsters ready to throw all of their dollars at the thing.
I suppose what it all comes down to is a bunch of parents who don't mind spoiling their kids, Shigeru Miyamoto being a fucking genius, and alsALL GLORY TO THE HYPNOTOAD!
Wednesday, August 25, 2010
Why PlayStation 3 is better than Xbox 360
Back in the PS2/Xbox/GCX days it was all about the games, but since my favorite games have all gone multi-platform the console wars have become a bit more complicated. However, I still go for my favorite gaming console here, lemme lay it down for ya:
Blu-Ray: Some people might argue that you can download HD movies on the 360 but so can the PS3. Blu-ray not only gives you the option to to watch blu-ray discs if you so choose, it also does so much more for the PS3. Since the discs have much more storage, games require less discs than their 360 counterparts. Also, blu-ray is region free, which means you can import games and media and play them straight on your state-side bought PS3. Unless I'm mistaken, PS3 is the only video game console to ever be region free. I remember when you had to have some sort of mod-chip to play games from Japan over here.
Upgradable Harddrive: While the 360 offers HDD's up to 250 gigs, if you want to go any higher than that you have to modify the Xbox, voiding your warranty. The PS3 allows you to replace the HDD without voiding the warranty, allowing you to get a much bigger disk-space at a much cheaper price, as well as letting you choose which kind of HDD you want in there. 500 GB, even Terabyte harddrives are available for cheaper than the 250 GB $130 HDD's offered by Xbox.
Bluetooth: Bluetooth allows you to use a multitude of wireless compenents with the PS3. Not just mics, but keyboards, mice, as well as any other bluetooth devices you can think of.
The controller: PS3 controllers have a nifty internal battery pre-installed, have a decent charge time and last a good-while. 360 rechargable battery packs cost extra money, take all day to charge and don't even last too long. Ok this next point is my own opinion, but the 360 D-pad sucks. I often find that it registers the wrong direction or gives me a diagonal when I don't want it. Who made that thing anyways?
Xbox Live isn't worth it: To play games online on the 360, you gotta pay a monthly fee which, I might add, connects you to the same internet and connects you to player-hosted games, just the same as PS3 games except, PS3 doesn't charge you that pointless fee. Also, Xbox is trying to create some sort of monopoly in online gaming and doesn't want any online games connecting to servers outside of their own. They screwed themselves with this and this is why they're not getting Final Fantasy XIV. Heh, dicks.
Wi-Fi: Ok the new 360's are finally coming with wi-fi built-in, but before you had to pay an extra $100 bucks for a USB device that probably wasn't incredibly reliable.
As you can see, the PS3 is all-in-all a much more capable console. Why would you go with anything less?
Blu-Ray: Some people might argue that you can download HD movies on the 360 but so can the PS3. Blu-ray not only gives you the option to to watch blu-ray discs if you so choose, it also does so much more for the PS3. Since the discs have much more storage, games require less discs than their 360 counterparts. Also, blu-ray is region free, which means you can import games and media and play them straight on your state-side bought PS3. Unless I'm mistaken, PS3 is the only video game console to ever be region free. I remember when you had to have some sort of mod-chip to play games from Japan over here.
Upgradable Harddrive: While the 360 offers HDD's up to 250 gigs, if you want to go any higher than that you have to modify the Xbox, voiding your warranty. The PS3 allows you to replace the HDD without voiding the warranty, allowing you to get a much bigger disk-space at a much cheaper price, as well as letting you choose which kind of HDD you want in there. 500 GB, even Terabyte harddrives are available for cheaper than the 250 GB $130 HDD's offered by Xbox.
Bluetooth: Bluetooth allows you to use a multitude of wireless compenents with the PS3. Not just mics, but keyboards, mice, as well as any other bluetooth devices you can think of.
The controller: PS3 controllers have a nifty internal battery pre-installed, have a decent charge time and last a good-while. 360 rechargable battery packs cost extra money, take all day to charge and don't even last too long. Ok this next point is my own opinion, but the 360 D-pad sucks. I often find that it registers the wrong direction or gives me a diagonal when I don't want it. Who made that thing anyways?
Xbox Live isn't worth it: To play games online on the 360, you gotta pay a monthly fee which, I might add, connects you to the same internet and connects you to player-hosted games, just the same as PS3 games except, PS3 doesn't charge you that pointless fee. Also, Xbox is trying to create some sort of monopoly in online gaming and doesn't want any online games connecting to servers outside of their own. They screwed themselves with this and this is why they're not getting Final Fantasy XIV. Heh, dicks.
Wi-Fi: Ok the new 360's are finally coming with wi-fi built-in, but before you had to pay an extra $100 bucks for a USB device that probably wasn't incredibly reliable.
As you can see, the PS3 is all-in-all a much more capable console. Why would you go with anything less?
Sunday, August 22, 2010
Companies that Like to Rip People Off
And on today's episode of Companies that Like to Rip People off we take a look at cell phone companies!
Question: Can cell phone companies make it so their phones can make calls through a Wi-Fi connection, giving people more bars when bars aren't available, saving people minutes, and just down-right making things easier on people?
Answer: Probably, there are already tons of Voice Over IP solutions out there. I don't see why cell phones can't join the bandwagon.
The real question: Will cell phone companies make Wi-Fi calling available on their phones?
The real answer: Probably not. In fact, AT&T has already made a device which connects to an existing network to broadcast cell phone waves to your phone. That means it connects to a faster, more-reliable connection to connect you to a slower, less-reliable connection. Why make things convenient for your customers when you can make a useless device that makes you more money?
Side-notes: Ok ok, I believe there are apps to make wi-fi calls (Skype comes to mind), but I just felt the need to rant about how much I hate cell phone companies and their over-priced services. Why you lookin' at me like that? Huh?!
Question: Can cell phone companies make it so their phones can make calls through a Wi-Fi connection, giving people more bars when bars aren't available, saving people minutes, and just down-right making things easier on people?
Answer: Probably, there are already tons of Voice Over IP solutions out there. I don't see why cell phones can't join the bandwagon.
The real question: Will cell phone companies make Wi-Fi calling available on their phones?
The real answer: Probably not. In fact, AT&T has already made a device which connects to an existing network to broadcast cell phone waves to your phone. That means it connects to a faster, more-reliable connection to connect you to a slower, less-reliable connection. Why make things convenient for your customers when you can make a useless device that makes you more money?
Side-notes: Ok ok, I believe there are apps to make wi-fi calls (Skype comes to mind), but I just felt the need to rant about how much I hate cell phone companies and their over-priced services. Why you lookin' at me like that? Huh?!
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