Warp Zoned writes:
"Since the beginning of time, mankind has found ways to stretch their brains. Some strive to become smarter, while others thrive on being stupid. History lessons aside, the video gaming industry has found a way to capitalize on this idea, and has fairly successfully encapsulated the trend that is “brain gaming” – gaming that totally makes you “smarter.”"
Phil writes, "Today is National Puzzle Day, and it's a day for celebration of all things that twist, melt, bust, or otherwise perplex your brain puzzle-wise. It seems like a fantastic day to bring back an old favorite article series that hasn't seen much action recently. It's "How Was I Supposed to Know THAT!?", where we take a look at those frustratingly obtuse parts of games, whether for progression purposes or just plain ol' devious puzzles that one would have to be an absolute genius of a specialized field to solve. These following five games each have a particularly perplexing part or puzzle in them that possess some kind of masterful amount of outside information or knowledge to get past or solve them."
Never been a fan of the kind of game design where you need a guide to be able to do it, some might say it's quirky but I think it's dumb.
That's why The Witness is so good, the puzzles are often confusing and very difficult but there's always a logical solution if you think about it enough.
It's actually easier for FF IX now, contrary to what the article says. The speed increase makes the game plays at x3 the speed, but it doesn't actually make the timer go faster, so it makes getting there in 12 hours a lot easier.
sure sure, but it was neeear impossible to actually get the EC2 in-time on the ps1. especially if you had the European version.
Nintendo's 7th generation handheld, the Nintendo DS, turned 15 years old today in North America, and will be turning 15 in Japan on December 2, and in Europe on March 11, 2020. The handheld was on the market from 2004 to 2013.
The name for the Nintendo DS comes from its dual-screens. The handheld features two LCD screens in a clamshell design. There were three redesigns for the DS released during its lifespan: the Nintendo DS Lite, Nintendo DSi, and Nintendo DSi XL.
The Nintendo DS sold 154.02 million units worldwide, according to Nintendo. That makes it the best-selling handheld and the second-bestselling video game platform of all time behind Sony's PlayStation 2.
One of the coolest features I liked about the DS was its ability to download demos from kiosks as well as the wii. Share play is also another good feature. My kids still use that when playing mario kart on trips.
The DS is one of the best consoles/handhelds ever. Some serious memories with that thing
You are not alone. It sold over 150 million lifetime. Only the PS2 has sold better.
Not that this changes anything but have you ever wondered what the actual number of people are that buy into a platform? It's never 1:1 as i can attest to you that I have 5 DS units in my house as well as 5 PS2 systems. We know that some will trade up when a newer version of a platform is released. Especially if it is a special edition. but like i said, it doesnt really change things in terms of units sold overall. I was just curious if anyone else wondered about how many people actually buy into a platform.
360 sold like 85 million units but many were replacements, like the PS2 has also seen its share of replacement units purchased and same goes for PS1 or any system where there could be a problem and the consumer decides to just buy another instead of go through warranty service. It's just a curiosity I've had for a long time.
I dont think people are double dipping on Switch units but some could because they have multiple kids in the house (like i did with the DS) but double, triple and even quadruple dippers are a thing. Especially if someone is into collecting the variants in the hardware. I do but i tend to get them in the second hard market which means they were already added to the initial total.
This week Asif (@Technosucks) from @Shacknews join s Mike (@AssaultSuit), Tiny (@Tiny415) and Aaron (@Ind1fference) to talk about Shacknews, Hobbs and Shaw, video games, edutainment, ESA leak, board games, SAAM Arcade, PopUp GenCon, EVO,Super Mario Maker 2 and more video games.
