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Family-friendly, party-type games that don't focus on being on the bleeding edge of graphics are the kind of game probably best suited for tablets. As we get into the point in time when everyone in the family has a tablet or smartphone, a centralized console to game together becomes less important.
Spoonless wrote:
Family-friendly, party-type games that don't focus on being on the bleeding edge of graphics are the kind of game probably best suited for tablets. As we get into the point in time when everyone in the family has a tablet or smartphone, a centralized console to game together becomes less important.
My kids and their friends are into all kinds of them recently.
Alma wrote:
I lost my post
I know Catan's been wildly successful. I don't know if any others are. I suspect it's a bit like the Magic: the Gathering boom in the 90's: one really big successful game and two dozen other games wishing they could be the next big thing.
Belkira wrote:
Wow. Regular ol' Joph fan club in here.
Microsoft has plenty of potential in a tablet market. Windows 8, as much as I hate it, would be a step in that direction. There's plenty of opportunity for them to get into that market even if the Xbox 720 isn't really the greatest thing in gaming. There's plenty of opportunity for them to compete with Apple, etc. in the new market.
Sony is the one that strikes me as the one that has the most riding on a new gaming system. In some sense I'm not surprised they're the first to announce one. They're forcing Microsoft and Nintendo to compete or GTFO in a sense. If it was up to the other two part of me wonders if we'd even be seeing a new generation console this soon.
Nevermind...
Edited, Apr 10th 2013 8:56am by someproteinguy
That monster in the mirror, he just might be you. -Grover
I think you're forgetting the WiiU.
George Carlin wrote:
I think it’s the duty of the comedian to find out where the line is drawn and cross it deliberately.
I think so too.
Where's my coffee, it's going to be one of those days...
Edited, Apr 10th 2013 8:54am by someproteinguy
That monster in the mirror, he just might be you. -Grover
in his defense it is pretty forgettable.
I don't know about that. Get a couple people together and same some booze and it's pretty fun.
Guess I'm gonna need some of that coffee as well.
Edited, Apr 10th 2013 12:11pm by lolgaxe
Guess I'm gonna need some of that coffee as well.
Edited, Apr 10th 2013 12:11pm by lolgaxe
George Carlin wrote:
I think it’s the duty of the comedian to find out where the line is drawn and cross it deliberately.
lolgaxe wrote:
I don't know about that. Get a couple people together and same booze and it's pretty fun.
That brings back memories. N64 Mario cart, bottle of cheap liquor, a deck of cards. Those were the days...
That monster in the mirror, he just might be you. -Grover
lolgaxe wrote:
I don't know about that. Get a couple people together and same some booze and [insert any activity here] is pretty fun.
KTurner wrote:
lolgaxe wrote:
I don't know about that. Get a couple people together and same some booze and [insert any activity here] is pretty fun.
I'd like to try Spaceteam drunk, I think.
Part of what nintendo did right with the wii and the 3ds is the price point. It costs less to buy 2 3DSes than to buy 1 vita and a memory card, and they are way cheaper than an ipod touch or any kind of tablet as well. So it is a lot more family friendly in that respect, especially with games like Mario Kart only requiring 1 copy of the game for people to play together.
Olorinus the Ludicrous wrote:
and they are way cheaper than an ipod touch or any kind of tablet as well.
Sure, but if you're displaying it on a TV then you can just use a phone. And while a Wii might be cheaper than a smartphone, the phone is likely a purchase they're going to make anyway (and subsidize via their carrier plan). A brief survey of specs and processors indicates that my Galaxy S2, for example, is more powerful than my Wii.
Belkira wrote:
Wow. Regular ol' Joph fan club in here.
Olorinus the Ludicrous wrote:
and they are way cheaper than any kind of tablet as well.
3dsXL costs 199, a nexus 7 costs 199.
http://www.gamestop.com/nintendo-3ds/consoles/nintendo-3ds-xl-blue/102941
http://www.google.com/nexus/7/
I got my XL after christmas for 150ish, and the regular sized one is around 160ish regular priced.
Elinda wrote:
Spoonless wrote:
Family-friendly, party-type games that don't focus on being on the bleeding edge of graphics are the kind of game probably best suited for tablets. As we get into the point in time when everyone in the family has a tablet or smartphone, a centralized console to game together becomes less important.
My kids and their friends are into all kinds of them recently.
I think so. I do a lot of board game nights with my friends. Catan, Ticket to Ride, Small World, Stone Age, and whatever new ones somebody's picked up.
Olorinus the Ludicrous wrote:
I got my XL after christmas for 150ish, and the regular sized one is around 160ish regular priced.
Regular one was 250 at launch though.
I also had no idea tablets were getting that cheap. But is it any good?
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