Recent content by Adarael

Ahh, I see now. NPD's numbers for US-only spending are kinda anemic, it's true. On the other hand... Newzoo's report indicates significantly higher numbers in the US, plus tons of money spent in the EU - a total approaching (just in the polled areas) 50 billion USD, which is closer to what I was...

That's a fair complaint. But by the same token, Microsoft is already working on a new console. Extending the life of the 360 was Mattrick's decision after the red ring debacle; everyone was a little gunshy about stepping into the arena again so soon after looking like jerkfaces.

The data I've seen disagrees, at least as of January 2011. I'd like to see your sources, though - trusting any one source is a bad plan, in my opinion. From what I recall, there was a temporary crunch in 2009, but we're definitely aheady of where we were in 2008. The numbers I recall were about...

Really, that's who Kinect was made for. It wasn't designed with the hardcore gamer in mind, at least not right out the gate. It's for families and for early adopters who have disposable income. It's untapped potential, at this point. There's neat stuff that I can forsee Kinect being used for...

I actually disagree completely. Not only because - as others have said - prior E3s have been much more casual-focused, but also because of there are two big things missing from this view: 1) The press events by the big publishers are only a small fraction of what's going on at E3. You're not...

Whoops, submitted that by accident. What I meant to add was: since it seems to fill up so quickly, it might be nice to have another server.

Fairly often, but it seems to fill up pretty quick when there are openings.