I grabbed an Android TV box...
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@irj said in I grabbed an Android TV box...:
@penguinwrangler said in I grabbed an Android TV box...:
@irj said in I grabbed an Android TV box...:
@scottalanmiller said in I grabbed an Android TV box...:
@fredtx said in I grabbed an Android TV box...:
@scottalanmiller Just like the Nintendo Switch. It didn’t even come with a game. Also, for an extra controller it’s like $80 after tax. My daughter’s uncle got it for her for Christmas. I’m betting she’ll play with the Android box more as soon as it comes in.
Oh yeah. Everything since the N64 has been garbage based completely around gimmicks. Wii and WiiU were so awful. The Switch is just the guts of an Nvidia Shield in a lower quality container at double the price.
And the Shield is already quite old.
Nintendo is lucky their name still carries so much weight. If any of those systems were designed by any company other than Nintendo, they'd be another Sega Saturn or jaguar 64.
Nintendo just has so many fanboys and they are quite good with making fun games. Their niche is really software not hardware anymore.
It is always about the software, even for the iPhone, Pixel phones, xbox, Playstation, etc. It is the software that really drives it. You can have the best hardware but if you have crappy software to put on it, the hardware is then perceived to be crappy as well.
Yeah that is true. I meant to say games. Of course nostalgia has a lot to do with their success. I wonder how much the same games would make without Mario branding.
My guess is that they'd make nothing at all. If it wasn't for the branding, Nintendo makes poorly rates $.49 Steam sale games.
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@scottalanmiller said in I grabbed an Android TV box...:
@irj said in I grabbed an Android TV box...:
@penguinwrangler said in I grabbed an Android TV box...:
@irj said in I grabbed an Android TV box...:
@scottalanmiller said in I grabbed an Android TV box...:
@fredtx said in I grabbed an Android TV box...:
@scottalanmiller Just like the Nintendo Switch. It didn’t even come with a game. Also, for an extra controller it’s like $80 after tax. My daughter’s uncle got it for her for Christmas. I’m betting she’ll play with the Android box more as soon as it comes in.
Oh yeah. Everything since the N64 has been garbage based completely around gimmicks. Wii and WiiU were so awful. The Switch is just the guts of an Nvidia Shield in a lower quality container at double the price.
And the Shield is already quite old.
Nintendo is lucky their name still carries so much weight. If any of those systems were designed by any company other than Nintendo, they'd be another Sega Saturn or jaguar 64.
Nintendo just has so many fanboys and they are quite good with making fun games. Their niche is really software not hardware anymore.
It is always about the software, even for the iPhone, Pixel phones, xbox, Playstation, etc. It is the software that really drives it. You can have the best hardware but if you have crappy software to put on it, the hardware is then perceived to be crappy as well.
Yeah that is true. I meant to say games. Of course nostalgia has a lot to do with their success. I wonder how much the same games would make without Mario branding.
My guess is that they'd make nothing at all. If it wasn't for the branding, Nintendo makes poorly rates $.49 Steam sale games.
I think they make some fun newer games, but a lot of them aren't original or have good graphics. The gameplay is fun and can be addictive in some games. There are others like Mario sunshine or Luigi's mansion and just say wtf. Those games are really popular for whatever reason though.
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@irj said in I grabbed an Android TV box...:
@scottalanmiller said in I grabbed an Android TV box...:
@irj said in I grabbed an Android TV box...:
@penguinwrangler said in I grabbed an Android TV box...:
@irj said in I grabbed an Android TV box...:
@scottalanmiller said in I grabbed an Android TV box...:
@fredtx said in I grabbed an Android TV box...:
@scottalanmiller Just like the Nintendo Switch. It didn’t even come with a game. Also, for an extra controller it’s like $80 after tax. My daughter’s uncle got it for her for Christmas. I’m betting she’ll play with the Android box more as soon as it comes in.
Oh yeah. Everything since the N64 has been garbage based completely around gimmicks. Wii and WiiU were so awful. The Switch is just the guts of an Nvidia Shield in a lower quality container at double the price.
And the Shield is already quite old.
Nintendo is lucky their name still carries so much weight. If any of those systems were designed by any company other than Nintendo, they'd be another Sega Saturn or jaguar 64.
Nintendo just has so many fanboys and they are quite good with making fun games. Their niche is really software not hardware anymore.
It is always about the software, even for the iPhone, Pixel phones, xbox, Playstation, etc. It is the software that really drives it. You can have the best hardware but if you have crappy software to put on it, the hardware is then perceived to be crappy as well.
Yeah that is true. I meant to say games. Of course nostalgia has a lot to do with their success. I wonder how much the same games would make without Mario branding.
My guess is that they'd make nothing at all. If it wasn't for the branding, Nintendo makes poorly rates $.49 Steam sale games.
I think they make some fun newer games, but a lot of them aren't original or have good graphics. The gameplay is fun and can be addictive in some games. There are others like Mario sunshine or Luigi's mansion and just say wtf. Those games are really popular for whatever reason though.
Same reason that all those cheezy apps advertise on television. The casual gamer market has exploded. Nintendo is THE system for people who don't like games. They make the kind of stuff that celebrities advertise on annoying push ads. Candy Crush and stuff like that.
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It's a big market, but it's not a gamer market.
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@scottalanmiller said in I grabbed an Android TV box...:
It's terrible IP from a gaming perspective.
I disagree with that, as I like some of their IP.
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@jaredbusch said in I grabbed an Android TV box...:
@scottalanmiller said in I grabbed an Android TV box...:
It's terrible IP from a gaming perspective.
I disagree with that, as I like some of their IP.
This is the, I don't like it so therefore it isn't art, argument. People have individual tastes and while I don't like some of Nintendo's IPs I can understand why people do.
I don't drink beer and think it tastes like vomit, so all beer is trash and breweries shouldn't exist.
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@coliver said in I grabbed an Android TV box...:
@jaredbusch said in I grabbed an Android TV box...:
@scottalanmiller said in I grabbed an Android TV box...:
It's terrible IP from a gaming perspective.
I disagree with that, as I like some of their IP.
This is the, I don't like it so therefore it isn't art, argument. People have individual tastes and while I don't like some of Nintendo's IPs I can understand why people do.
I don't drink beer and think it tastes like vomit, so all beer is trash and breweries shouldn't exist.
Correct, but @scottalanmiller likes to make blanket statements that insinuate what he said is true for everyone.
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@jaredbusch said in I grabbed an Android TV box...:
@coliver said in I grabbed an Android TV box...:
@jaredbusch said in I grabbed an Android TV box...:
@scottalanmiller said in I grabbed an Android TV box...:
It's terrible IP from a gaming perspective.
I disagree with that, as I like some of their IP.
This is the, I don't like it so therefore it isn't art, argument. People have individual tastes and while I don't like some of Nintendo's IPs I can understand why people do.
I don't drink beer and think it tastes like vomit, so all beer is trash and breweries shouldn't exist.
Correct, but @scottalanmiller likes to make blanket statements that insinuate what he said is true for everyone.
You aren't really a candidate for liking the IP, though. Anyone our age likes it from nostalgia (potentially.) Find people who like Nintendo IPI that didn't grow up with it. Find new gamers, remove the marketing and let them just try the games. Will someone like it, probably. But it's not the kind of IP that anyone likes unless they are already invested. My wife likes it too, not because it is good or because she actually likes it or is even willing to play the games, but because it reminds her of being a kid.
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@scottalanmiller said in I grabbed an Android TV box...:
@jaredbusch said in I grabbed an Android TV box...:
@coliver said in I grabbed an Android TV box...:
@jaredbusch said in I grabbed an Android TV box...:
@scottalanmiller said in I grabbed an Android TV box...:
It's terrible IP from a gaming perspective.
I disagree with that, as I like some of their IP.
This is the, I don't like it so therefore it isn't art, argument. People have individual tastes and while I don't like some of Nintendo's IPs I can understand why people do.
I don't drink beer and think it tastes like vomit, so all beer is trash and breweries shouldn't exist.
Correct, but @scottalanmiller likes to make blanket statements that insinuate what he said is true for everyone.
You aren't really a candidate for liking the IP, though. Anyone our age likes it from nostalgia (potentially.) Find people who like Nintendo IPI that didn't grow up with it.
You're talking about two completely different points in time though. These kids aren't more objective because they didn't grow up with it. They are probably going to say the graphics suck and there are no loot boxes.
You're also wrong about Zelda
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My son wanted a switch so that is what I got him. I am divorced from his mother and the switch allows him to transport his gaming system easier than other systems. Also one of the first games he wanted was Mario Odyessy, so he wasn't going after nostalgia when he bought that game. Also, the Mario Kart games are good fun games to play with the family. The new Zelda game is fun as well.
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@wirestyle22 said in I grabbed an Android TV box...:
@scottalanmiller said in I grabbed an Android TV box...:
@jaredbusch said in I grabbed an Android TV box...:
@coliver said in I grabbed an Android TV box...:
@jaredbusch said in I grabbed an Android TV box...:
@scottalanmiller said in I grabbed an Android TV box...:
It's terrible IP from a gaming perspective.
I disagree with that, as I like some of their IP.
This is the, I don't like it so therefore it isn't art, argument. People have individual tastes and while I don't like some of Nintendo's IPs I can understand why people do.
I don't drink beer and think it tastes like vomit, so all beer is trash and breweries shouldn't exist.
Correct, but @scottalanmiller likes to make blanket statements that insinuate what he said is true for everyone.
You aren't really a candidate for liking the IP, though. Anyone our age likes it from nostalgia (potentially.) Find people who like Nintendo IPI that didn't grow up with it.
You're talking about two completely different points in time though. These kids aren't more objective because they didn't grow up with it. They are probably going to say the graphics suck and there are no loot boxes.
You're also wrong about Zelda
I"m talking about the games right now, today.
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@scottalanmiller said in I grabbed an Android TV box...:
@wirestyle22 said in I grabbed an Android TV box...:
@scottalanmiller said in I grabbed an Android TV box...:
@jaredbusch said in I grabbed an Android TV box...:
@coliver said in I grabbed an Android TV box...:
@jaredbusch said in I grabbed an Android TV box...:
@scottalanmiller said in I grabbed an Android TV box...:
It's terrible IP from a gaming perspective.
I disagree with that, as I like some of their IP.
This is the, I don't like it so therefore it isn't art, argument. People have individual tastes and while I don't like some of Nintendo's IPs I can understand why people do.
I don't drink beer and think it tastes like vomit, so all beer is trash and breweries shouldn't exist.
Correct, but @scottalanmiller likes to make blanket statements that insinuate what he said is true for everyone.
You aren't really a candidate for liking the IP, though. Anyone our age likes it from nostalgia (potentially.) Find people who like Nintendo IPI that didn't grow up with it.
You're talking about two completely different points in time though. These kids aren't more objective because they didn't grow up with it. They are probably going to say the graphics suck and there are no loot boxes.
You're also wrong about Zelda
I"m talking about the games right now, today.
The switch is selling like crazy. Everyone loved the new Zelda. Mario is eternal. Idk man
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@scottalanmiller said in I grabbed an Android TV box...:
@wirestyle22 said in I grabbed an Android TV box...:
@scottalanmiller said in I grabbed an Android TV box...:
@jaredbusch said in I grabbed an Android TV box...:
@coliver said in I grabbed an Android TV box...:
@jaredbusch said in I grabbed an Android TV box...:
@scottalanmiller said in I grabbed an Android TV box...:
It's terrible IP from a gaming perspective.
I disagree with that, as I like some of their IP.
This is the, I don't like it so therefore it isn't art, argument. People have individual tastes and while I don't like some of Nintendo's IPs I can understand why people do.
I don't drink beer and think it tastes like vomit, so all beer is trash and breweries shouldn't exist.
Correct, but @scottalanmiller likes to make blanket statements that insinuate what he said is true for everyone.
You aren't really a candidate for liking the IP, though. Anyone our age likes it from nostalgia (potentially.) Find people who like Nintendo IPI that didn't grow up with it.
You're talking about two completely different points in time though. These kids aren't more objective because they didn't grow up with it. They are probably going to say the graphics suck and there are no loot boxes.
You're also wrong about Zelda
I"m talking about the games right now, today.
Which are selling like crazy to both new and old gamers alike. I know kid's who's parents don't game that asked for a switch with the new Mario and Zelda for Christmas. Is there marketing involved? Sure but that doesn't mean that these people aren't gamers or hate games.
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Would I buy one? No, I get more bang for the buck with PC games.
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@wirestyle22 said in I grabbed an Android TV box...:
@scottalanmiller said in I grabbed an Android TV box...:
@wirestyle22 said in I grabbed an Android TV box...:
@scottalanmiller said in I grabbed an Android TV box...:
@jaredbusch said in I grabbed an Android TV box...:
@coliver said in I grabbed an Android TV box...:
@jaredbusch said in I grabbed an Android TV box...:
@scottalanmiller said in I grabbed an Android TV box...:
It's terrible IP from a gaming perspective.
I disagree with that, as I like some of their IP.
This is the, I don't like it so therefore it isn't art, argument. People have individual tastes and while I don't like some of Nintendo's IPs I can understand why people do.
I don't drink beer and think it tastes like vomit, so all beer is trash and breweries shouldn't exist.
Correct, but @scottalanmiller likes to make blanket statements that insinuate what he said is true for everyone.
You aren't really a candidate for liking the IP, though. Anyone our age likes it from nostalgia (potentially.) Find people who like Nintendo IPI that didn't grow up with it.
You're talking about two completely different points in time though. These kids aren't more objective because they didn't grow up with it. They are probably going to say the graphics suck and there are no loot boxes.
You're also wrong about Zelda
I"m talking about the games right now, today.
The switch is selling like crazy. Everyone loved the new Zelda. Mario is eternal. Idk man
Are you missing the "except for nostalgia" pieces? You aren't understanding what I'm saying given your responses. It's not that it won't sell, it's that it is selling to people who grew up with it.
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@coliver said in I grabbed an Android TV box...:
@scottalanmiller said in I grabbed an Android TV box...:
@wirestyle22 said in I grabbed an Android TV box...:
@scottalanmiller said in I grabbed an Android TV box...:
@jaredbusch said in I grabbed an Android TV box...:
@coliver said in I grabbed an Android TV box...:
@jaredbusch said in I grabbed an Android TV box...:
@scottalanmiller said in I grabbed an Android TV box...:
It's terrible IP from a gaming perspective.
I disagree with that, as I like some of their IP.
This is the, I don't like it so therefore it isn't art, argument. People have individual tastes and while I don't like some of Nintendo's IPs I can understand why people do.
I don't drink beer and think it tastes like vomit, so all beer is trash and breweries shouldn't exist.
Correct, but @scottalanmiller likes to make blanket statements that insinuate what he said is true for everyone.
You aren't really a candidate for liking the IP, though. Anyone our age likes it from nostalgia (potentially.) Find people who like Nintendo IPI that didn't grow up with it.
You're talking about two completely different points in time though. These kids aren't more objective because they didn't grow up with it. They are probably going to say the graphics suck and there are no loot boxes.
You're also wrong about Zelda
I"m talking about the games right now, today.
Which are selling like crazy to both new and old gamers alike. I know kid's who's parents don't game that asked for a switch with the new Mario and Zelda for Christmas. Is there marketing involved? Sure but that doesn't mean that these people aren't gamers or hate games.
Asking for and liking aren''t the same things. One is driven by marketing alone. Just because they are bombarded with marketing for them can make them buy it. But then they discover what it is. That's when you start to discover things.
If you went by sales, Ponzi schemes are a good deal.
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@scottalanmiller said in I grabbed an Android TV box...:
@wirestyle22 said in I grabbed an Android TV box...:
@scottalanmiller said in I grabbed an Android TV box...:
@wirestyle22 said in I grabbed an Android TV box...:
@scottalanmiller said in I grabbed an Android TV box...:
@jaredbusch said in I grabbed an Android TV box...:
@coliver said in I grabbed an Android TV box...:
@jaredbusch said in I grabbed an Android TV box...:
@scottalanmiller said in I grabbed an Android TV box...:
It's terrible IP from a gaming perspective.
I disagree with that, as I like some of their IP.
This is the, I don't like it so therefore it isn't art, argument. People have individual tastes and while I don't like some of Nintendo's IPs I can understand why people do.
I don't drink beer and think it tastes like vomit, so all beer is trash and breweries shouldn't exist.
Correct, but @scottalanmiller likes to make blanket statements that insinuate what he said is true for everyone.
You aren't really a candidate for liking the IP, though. Anyone our age likes it from nostalgia (potentially.) Find people who like Nintendo IPI that didn't grow up with it.
You're talking about two completely different points in time though. These kids aren't more objective because they didn't grow up with it. They are probably going to say the graphics suck and there are no loot boxes.
You're also wrong about Zelda
I"m talking about the games right now, today.
The switch is selling like crazy. Everyone loved the new Zelda. Mario is eternal. Idk man
Are you missing the "except for nostalgia" pieces? You aren't understanding what I'm saying given your responses. It's not that it won't sell, it's that it is selling to people who grew up with it.
Where are you getting that information from though?
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Try this as an example...
Find me a vast number of kids who have never played Zelda before, but are serious gamers in general (decent amount of gaming experience in different genres) who come from older systems like PC, PS4 and XBOX One... who then try Zelda and see what they think of it. Experiences, un-exposed, non-nostalgic gamers... that's the opinion that I would like to see.
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@wirestyle22 said in I grabbed an Android TV box...:
@scottalanmiller said in I grabbed an Android TV box...:
@wirestyle22 said in I grabbed an Android TV box...:
@scottalanmiller said in I grabbed an Android TV box...:
@wirestyle22 said in I grabbed an Android TV box...:
@scottalanmiller said in I grabbed an Android TV box...:
@jaredbusch said in I grabbed an Android TV box...:
@coliver said in I grabbed an Android TV box...:
@jaredbusch said in I grabbed an Android TV box...:
@scottalanmiller said in I grabbed an Android TV box...:
It's terrible IP from a gaming perspective.
I disagree with that, as I like some of their IP.
This is the, I don't like it so therefore it isn't art, argument. People have individual tastes and while I don't like some of Nintendo's IPs I can understand why people do.
I don't drink beer and think it tastes like vomit, so all beer is trash and breweries shouldn't exist.
Correct, but @scottalanmiller likes to make blanket statements that insinuate what he said is true for everyone.
You aren't really a candidate for liking the IP, though. Anyone our age likes it from nostalgia (potentially.) Find people who like Nintendo IPI that didn't grow up with it.
You're talking about two completely different points in time though. These kids aren't more objective because they didn't grow up with it. They are probably going to say the graphics suck and there are no loot boxes.
You're also wrong about Zelda
I"m talking about the games right now, today.
The switch is selling like crazy. Everyone loved the new Zelda. Mario is eternal. Idk man
Are you missing the "except for nostalgia" pieces? You aren't understanding what I'm saying given your responses. It's not that it won't sell, it's that it is selling to people who grew up with it.
Where are you getting that information from though?
I didn't mean to say that that was the only people buying it. I'm saying that I believe that that is the driving factor. Your response didn't make any sense given what I was saying - which is that people ARE buying it, but not because it's good gaming.
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Obviously, LOADS of people will buy anything that is advertised. That factor will never change. Advertise anything enough, people will buy it. They might not be happy afterwards (like the Wii and WiiU) but they will sell in huge numbers up front. Kids and adults alike are totally subject to this.
The thing there is that big advertising is crazy expensive, so that alone normally doesn't create profits.
