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Do you even read or do you just like arguing with everyone about anything? The price of games jumped in 2005/6 it had nothing to do with inflation. The Megaman exmaple has nothing to do with 1st party or 3rd party. Yes, one example is not a precedent (it's with an E, by the way, not an A), but that's not what I was saying was the precedent.

Read the last sentence. Also the precedent I mentioned, had nothing to do with independent studios, but with the rising cost of retail games. Agreed with everything I quoted. Except, 3D Dot Game Heroes was about 40 dollars or so when it was released. The reason given was, as you and I both mentioned, the game was cheaper and easier to make.

I don't think if a game has a budget of 4 million dollars, it should be more expensive than the price of a game that was developed for 3 million dollars. But I don't think they can, in good faith, release a game like Kid Icarus, that would have a huge development team, voice actors, 3D graphic artists, years of development, etc etc and then release a sprite based game with SNES graphics, even if it has the same ammount of content, and release it for the same price. That's why, for those types of games, a downloadable 15-20 dollar price tage is much more reasonable. It's not even so much my opinion, as a precedent that's been set. When we moved from PS2 to PS3 games, the price went up 10 dollars, and they told us that was because, typically, development from 6th to the 7th generation games cost more. Same thing happened with the DS to the 3DS, and the PSP to the Vita. Was the development cost really the 10 dollar difference between PS2 to PS3? Who knows, but I am inclined to believe them that the development cost would be at least, a little bit more. At the end of the day, if Nintendo feels they can release a game with SNES graphics in 2012/13 for 40 dollars and still make profit off it, then hey, good for them. They're a business and that's absolutely what they'll do, and what they're allowed to do. But on the other hand, when Capcom released the new Mega Man games, they were downloadable, via the PSN, for the fraction of the price of a retail game.

I disagree. Then a game like Skyrim should cost hundreds of dollars, and a game like Fable 3 should cost less than the 60 dollar price (at new, of course). It wasn't art style I was referring to, it was cost of game development. A sprite based game doesn't cost as much to develop as say, Kid Icarus or Super Mario 3D Land, so it shouldn't cost as much. That's why games like Braid, Limbo, Bastion, were released at 10 or 15 dollars, instead of the full 60.

Because, a 2D, sprite based game does not deserve to be a retail release, unless it's cheaper. Even with 3D models, I still don't think the development cost would be equal to $40 at retail.

I will start with posting this article: http://ds.ign.com/articles/122/1222868p1.html If Miyamoto was indeed quoted correctly, and he is going to create a Zelda in the style of A Link to the Past, that might actually make me play my 3DS again. Honestly, I'm surprised there hasn't been one already, especially after the new success of the Mario sidescrollers. Seems like a logical idea for the DS or WiiWare. But please, Nintendo, keep this downloadable, k thnx.

We have a lot of Zelda topics, about a lot of Zelda games... Both DS games have their own topic, we have a topic for 3D Zelda games and modern Zelda games, even a topic for Zelda continuity.. But we lack a generic, all purpose, everyday Zelda thread. Well that changes now. Use this thread to discuss your favorite Zelda temple, post Link's Awakening music, and talk of the future of Zelda games.

As a budding trophy whore, I can respect that. Kotaku is reporting it. Personally, I don't do any PC gaming because it's dead (jk). But, I've only ever heard bad things about GFWL. And by "only heard bad things" I mean, any time it's mentioned all people do is bitch about it. Personally, I think Steam is a waste of time as well, so what do I know.

Games For Windows Live... lol

DON'T BAN ME! I've got nowhere else to go :'( Maybe the elitists was a bit much, sorry about that (I fixed it!). I just hated the gameplay/combat system in DA:O. It wasn't accessible and it wasn't fun. Changing the gameplay to something more akin to Mass Effect, was the right call IMO.

Ok Bioware, here's some tips to do Dragon Age 3 right. 1) The gameplay of Dragon Age 2, no matter what some computer-RPG elitists fans might say, was much, much better than Dragon Age: Origins. Learning from games where you got gameplay right (Mass Effect) was the right decision. 2) Enviroments. RPG's... especially fantasy RPG's, live and die by the world you create. You did a decent job of this with Dragon Age Origins, but failed miserably with Dragon Age 2. 3) Don't be boring. Both games bordered on dull.

Just saw an episode of Torchwood that tried so hard to be Fight Club it was embarrassing. Currently watching the last episode of season 1. A rocky season, with some really good episodes like "Random Shoes" and some episodes that felt like rejected Doctor Who episodes with some f-bombs thrown in.

Here's a pretty interesting interview: http://kotaku.com/5900812/an-illuminating-conversation-on-games-writing-and-kotakus-secrets Stephen is a hard guy to dislike.

Layoff! It's hard work being a video editor, having to put footage of different things together. To be fair, I pretty much only use long swords and bows, and still find the combat great.

Well, Skyward Sword is the last game I've played on the Wii, besides some Virtual Console here and there. Quality releases have been hard to come by since holiday 2010.

Picked up Xenoblade as well. So far it's pretty good!! It's nice to have something to play on the Wii again.

I do think people will be more taken by the tablet-controller than you guys give it credit for. People love them some tablets these days. But probably not to the level of "omfg motion controls".

That's a good question. The 3DS VC has so obviously screamed "we don't really care anymore". The Wii VC had 3 games a week during it's heyday, we're lucky to get a single game. One black and white game. No Pokemons, no Oracle Zeldas, no Gameboy Colour games to be seen. No GBA games either, unless you got the 10 free. BULLSHIT!

You're right!!! It's like they put ME... in the Wii!!! omfg

My personal feeling, and it seemed to be general consensus from literally EVERYONE who had experience with the device before these anonymous "sources" today, is that it will be underpowered, just like you predict FMW, but still more powerful than a 360/PS3, but not a full generation above. Think Wii to PS2/GCN. I don't think Nintendo is completely happy with the Wii. I think/hope they see a lot of potential with it, sure they had a lot of sales, but a very low attach rate. Trying to get more of a piece from those self proclaimed "hardcore gamers" could net more software sales. Games like Assassin's Creed 3 are a good start These rumours are always bullshit anyways. Remember the 3DS rumours? At one point it was as powerful as a 360. Spork, agreed. The lack of that "WOW" factor could be it's biggest downfall, it will be very interesting how this sells. What they should do is change that fucking name.

I don't really care how "powerful" it is, as long as there's strong 1st party games in the first few years, and some interesting 3rd party support as well. Nintendo will always be "the other" console to Sony/Microsoft, so as long as they do something completely different, like they did with the Wii, I'll be happy to own one. That said, I'd love a trophy system, and my Virtual Console purchases to transfer over. Downloadable GameCube/Wii games in HD would be AWESOME as well.

Only jokes on them, there's no homeless people in Edmonton, they'd freeze to death.

I'll wait to purchase these costume's and see if the DLC add-on expected in May includes Serah + Noel or if they bring in Lightning and/or Snow.