Why I Don't Own a Wii, 360, or 3DS

Part of the reason of this is because they think their "average consumer" doesn't require these features, so, why bother? They may be right and most of the market thinks that way, but what a way to lose potential customers...

Having servers for online play only in the northern hemisphere is another reason, and that one is annoying in any game.

Lol Heath you get all that N4G attention; lemme try wii sucks, 360 sucks, 3DS sucks

Yeah, just as a note to the author: I don't care what YOU think--nobody cares what YOU think.

Just tell us what we need to know and don't needlessly fluff your articles by stroking your ego. That's really the difference between a professional author and an annoying one.

Shame new readers don't get the joke heath

So what makes him so praise-worthy, huh? Is it his eloquent use of the English language ('When I see a game I want, I'll buy that sucker')? Or is it his overwhelming use of internet memes?

When did GR become such an exclusive community? Why can't I candidly visit the site and read professional reviews and articles and not be expected to 'get' inside jokes? I think GR needs to re-evaluate what gets put on their front page before people start dismissing this website as childish and immature.

But he goes above and beyond, comparing himself as 'the most interesting man in the word'--that's beyond joking, that's egotistical.

There's a difference between backing an opinion with fact, and backing your opinion with bad memes and self-indulgence.

I love how he stays in character with his reply lol. Whiny tuna whines

If ever there was a whoosh moment this would be it. Anyway, nice article Mr. Nakamura.

But he goes above and beyond, comparing himself as 'the most interesting man in the word'--that's beyond joking, that's egotistical.

There's a difference between backing an opinion with fact, and backing your opinion with bad memes and self-indulgence.

Heath, I enjoy this article and think your Most Interesting Gamer in the World bit is funny. Sure this guy can ***** but the angry and lame are often a vocal minority. I just want to stand up and say keep 'em coming.

Also, in response to your last opinion piece - I also prefer offline co-op.

I wonder if he realizes what GR is capable of?

Hell even if the first 2 are slightly possible there is no way in hell GLaDOs would eat the cake...

Some people's children...

Just so you know, I don't care what YOU think.

Someone has apparently never heard of "editorial content."

It will take one of the larger companies to fall due to an irate consumer base, a slim but possible scenario but even those who hate their methods will still buy their games.

So yeah, congratulations for making me dig out my old GR account, just so I can comment to this.

Passing an email to the chief editor--I've pretty much grouped this article along with another one featuring a giant *****. If he defends these kids of articles being featured on this site, I've lost all respect towards the professionalism of this website.

If you're being paid for this, kudos to you for having a job, because I know a lot of other websites would have you fired for this. If you're not, well, kudos to you for finding a community that praises this kind of work.

So yeah, I jumped on the thumb-down bandwagon and thumb-downed you, now you are 6up-28down, a total score of: -22 thumbs, I think that's a new record, I'll put it in my archives.

I'm not being paid for this, I have another source of income, and I know I would get fired real quick for only rating comments, but hey, at least the community can stand me.

Wait, who are you again?

I don't believe any of my comments were addressed to you.....

My reply to people like tunamelt and Spartan, who are frequent trash-talkers on here is: you criticize opinion-giving in these articles.

Umm... that's your OPINION! Severino was pretty clear: this is more of an EDITORIAL than news.

While I love spirited debate and opining on this website myself, just throwing up posts filled with mud-slinging ("Hindman sucks cuz hes egotistical"), circular reasoning ("It's my opinion that your opinion sucks!") and other logical fallacies win an argument and sometimes, JUST to stir the pot, is really in poor taste.

This was a subjective piece. If that's not fairly obvious or you need clarification on what that means, please stop posting.

Even for an editorial, one that's being featured on a main page, an air of professionalism should be taken.

Go ahead, try quoting any one of these horrid internet memes in a college essay? No? Try the half-dozen he lists off in this 'editorial'. Sure, everyone is entitled to vocalize their own opinion in the great, big ol' internet, myself included, but that doesn't mean everyone should, as I'm sure my account will attest to this with all your hollow, meaningless 'downvotes'.

So, to quote Heath, ('pfuh, pfuh, pfffffft').......

But it's not clear what exactly THE POINT is to all of your comments, tuna.

Your criticize:
**Hindman's writing style
**Hindman's persona (and tagline)
**The subject of the article
**References within the article
**The overall concept of editorial pieces
**The idea of writers writing "eloquently"

Arguments have premises that yield conclusions. What are yours? Are you even making arguments or just, as psychiatrists refer to as, "free association thinking/speaking" with ramblings that never cease?

Seriously, what has made you so upset here, tuna?

"old GR account", "May 12, 2012"

Hmm.

You make it sound like no video game website has blogs. This is not a news article. This is also not a university essay. And I actually don't find this article very interesting because it's just not about something I care about. But I don't insult the author or send letters to the editor demanding action. I move on to an article I find interesting. Because this website was not designed for me. Nor was it for you. So get over yourself. And to sum it up w

ith a meme you hate so much...

WELCOME TO THE INTERNET JACKASS! WHERE NOTHING CATERS TO YOU AND NO ONE CARES WHAT YOU THINK!

Maturity at its best...... *thumbs up*

Why so set against console cracking all of a sudden? You did it with your PS2 and Gamecube, why not the Wii? There's literally a dedicated internet server that, at your request, sends a cracked message to your Wii message board specifically to help you load up the homebrew installer. It's so easy, it's almost unfair. I don't know about the other current gen consoles, because I haven't bothered to mess around with them very much, but at this point the Wii is an open book to the homebrew crowd.

At this point, older systems and games are typically not worth the often bloated prices retailers and second-hand dealers charge them at. The only reason you would ever buy a re-release of a games is for the convenience of having it on your current console. Otherwise, you can emulate most games and consoles on a computer. However, for the life of me, I don't understand why anyone would publically admit to pirating games--it's an accepted evil, but illegal none-the-less.

You're going to have to point out where in this article or comment thread anyone has admitted to pirating games, because I missed it. I've seen folks talk about defeating region locking, but that isn't piracy.

Paragraph two, a reference to a 'slide card', otherwise probably performing a function that was not intended for the device and a common method to play pirated games on a PS2--sure, it's not outright piracy, but I'll bet you my last $5 it's illegal.

["I'll bet you my last $5 it's illegal."]

The "slide card" refers to physically modding the PS2 to be able to change discs without actually ejecting them. Physically modifying an object that you own is not illegal in the slightest. It's yours, so you can do whatever you want with it.

I accept cash and postal money orders.

Fun fact: you own hardware--the chips, the capacitors, the lasers, but you don't own the system software--that's merely licensed to you. So if you're using some sort of device, physical or software, to bypass the security measures implemented in both the hardware and software of the device, it's no different than say using an online crack to bypass the security measures within a game.

By your rationale, it's not different than saying, 'well, I bought this game. It's mine, so I have the right to make copies of it and give it to all my friends.'

Another fun fact: physically modifying an actual object is rather obviously *not* the same as distributing unauthorized copies of software.

Yet another fun fact: there is a rather obvious difference between being able to bypass security measures and actually bypassing them. By your rationale, merely having a PC is the same as piracy, since it's the primary tool for piracy.

So pay up. Since you're trying to weasel out of your bet, I no longer trust you for money orders. Cash only, please.

Oh no, your superior intelligent is no match for me.......

Guess I'll be getting my video game news elsewhere--perhaps Forbes maybe. At least they can write decent editorials.

You are an incredibly childish troll. You didn't have to read this, and you could have been mature in your disagreement. Instead, you willingly clicked on this article, were churlish in your posts, made it clear that you have no understanding of the facts here, and on top of all that, when called on your failings you act like it's everyone else with the problem instead of you.

Go ahead and web surf elsewhere, please. You and your bratty attitude will not be missed.

People who admit to pirating games are just honest. If you want to go do something illegal you may as well own up to it. I do drugs sometimes. Don't like it? Suck my balls!

My total thumbs down count doubled because of this editorial. Someone showed up today just to piss and moan (and I'm not talking about Mr. Nakamura).

The immaturity and playfulness is what sets GR apart from the pack. Take that away, and GR will be no different than IGN. GR should turn off the swear-filter in comments, though!

The ****? What kind of shitty suggestion was that ****? Fuck off, *******. :D