IGN: "Handhelds Should Not Have Good 3D Games!" [3DS]

Source: IGN

("Get me back on the 100" TV or I'll blow your brains off!")

SHAME ON YOU, IGN.

Ok, not all editors write in that adolescent manner over at a (mostly) respectable gaming coverage site, but this particular guy:

SAMUEL CLAIBORN

... deserves an article on our blog! Because he wrote:

Handheld systems compromise certain types of gameplay by design -- they controls are cramped, oddly placed and there just isn't the same amount of real estate on the screen for big, 3D action. Though Resident Evil Revelations currently features the best character models and graphics out of any 3DS title on the floor at E3, it's still kind of a downer to play it on a system ill-equipped to simulate big console titles.

Seriously?

Controls are cramped? Just how big are your hands? Why do I not feel a difference between handhelds and console controllers? Aren't they all designed for human hands? Oddly placed? You play with the Circle Pad, not the D-pad, have you even tried it?

And now, who in the world said that "epic" games must be played on a big screen? Yes I do agree that games look more like movies when played on a huge screen, but does that mean people who watch movies on-the-go on their mp4 players should be shot in the head?

My message to IGN editors: READ what your reporters are writing, they're not all that smart, they NEED you to drill sense into their articles. Or some silver bullets. This guy obviously did not try the 3DS and is probably a Sony fanboy or something. Has he even played a single handheld game in the first place?

Apple Vs Orange (PS Vita) and... Nintendo wins

What? A smart phone vs portable gaming device? Are you nuts? Well, apparently Electronista.com thinks that Apple should be worried about competition 'to a slight degree'. But is it a valid argument to start with?

If we look back 3 years ago, some dude mentioned that iPhone is a gaming console. In 2011, Apple rewarded these games with the 2011 Apple Design Award. Then we look at some features of PS Vita shown here (Disclaimer: I didn't watch it because I wasn't interested in Sony). Now compare these two with 3DS and Wii U.

Now, I've mentioned Wii U, even though it wasn't a portable gaming device, because of this article. To clarify, Miyamoto of Nintendo has explained that Wii U is not a tablet. There's no need to zoom in and out of the 6.2" screen because you play with a real TV screen. So if you're bent on zooming, you should consider mobile gaming instead.

That brings back to my point. Is the argument valid? Well, it is if you consider the demographics of people who plays mobile games, console games and portable games are EXACTLY the same.

We all love to play Mario, Pokemon, Silent Hill, Portal, Call of Duty, Angry Birds and Love Plus. All of them.

Then in this case, both Sony and Apple should start worrying about Nintendo then. Not sure why? Well then, here's some videos showing:

Metal Gear Solid: Snake Eater which was on PS2 and will be available on 3DS, PS3 and Xbox 360.

Legend of Zelda tech demo at E3 2011 featuring Wii U's 1080P HD capabilities:

More The Legend of Zelda U Videos

And because I'm a hardcore fan of Legend of Zelda, here's the newest trailer for the series newest installment, Skyward Sword:

Waiting impatiently for the release of Skyward Sword from the Biased blog. Peace out.

Apple Give In; Finally Copies Android. Cheers To All iOS Users! [Apple]

Oh yes. Of course we would stalk WWDC. It's where Apple attempts to awe the world with their magical innovation. Again.

Androidandme.com has written a simple article that summarizes the magic that Apple has gotten from the world of Android-wonderland. It's stuff that Android users have been using for years and iOS users will be able to finally use it after 4 years since the 1st generation of iPhone. Here are the 5 features highlighted that would awe the iOS users:

- Notification center (That doesn't order you to decide what to do immediately.)

- Lock screen that allows you to launch apps from it (Like, Duh.)

- Twitter integration (It's elementary, Watson.)

- Tabbed-browser (Oh wow.)

- PC-freedom (Now your cat and your data will never be at risk. Probably.)

Of course, iOS5 has its perks and advantages as according to this futile argument. Really, Music beta is not the core of Android. It's just another service as with every thing else such as Google docs. While on the other hand, iCloud is like the new iTunes. Whatever you listen to, play with and watch revolves around this core figure. You cannot do without it. And that's definitely not good news for both geeks and casual user. What everyone needs is one less accessory needed to make the damn device work properly.

But still, I'm looking forward to the day where hoards of people rush to buy iPhone4S at an extortion price, flash my Nexus 3 at them and command them to bow, saying "Oh my ancestral big daddy!"

You may rise. *Sniggers*

Imagining my next wonderland from the Biased blog. Peace out.

WhatsApp Is Free! Wow!!! [Apple]

I'm sure that many of you must have realised that WhatsApp for iPhone is now free on the App store!!!

Red signifies unfortunate loyal customers

... Wait, you had to pay 99 cents for it?! My condolences to friends who felt cheated.

Oh, did I mention it's free on the Android Market? From the start.

Reading FB posts sadistically from the Biased blog. Peace out.

O Steve Jobs, Why Do Thou Lie? [Apple]

Source: Every Apple Fansite


Mayora Gori: Yes I'm not dead, I'm merely taking a break (<-not an excuse)

(Oh hey, you look a little short don't you? That's what lying does to people y'know.)

O Steve Jobs, Why? Why do you lie again and again?

At the beginning, we were promised a device that would revolutionise the iPod brand and mobile phones. An idea based on simplicity. You delivered, people loved it. It was a wonderful break from the tedious everyday life, complicated BlackBerry phones and the gazillions of different UI of different phones we had to put up with.

It was a major sell-out, until people discovered obvious flaws that made no sense and had to be fixed, like the landscape keyboard and personal wallpapers. You delivered. It was okay up to this point.

Then you went mad.

You gave people a half-assed multi-tasking, folders to complicate matters and make my phone screen look like an ant-hill in a tank. You approved more and more apps that had notifications I had to activate, and resulted in a mess of notifications that gave me frustration to no end.

Now what are you announcing? I hope the rumours are not real.

The awesome cable-bound syncing gave me a sense of security, and now you're changing it to wireless app syncing? What about my data plan? What about my iTunes on my computer? Wouldn't that mess everything up?

Instead of keeping to your 'simplicity' philosophy, you're messing my home screen even further by adding widgets? People didn't buy iPhones for widgets that provide too much information don't you know that?

Notification system improvement? What do you have in store? Are you going to complicate things even further? I loved the popups to be honest, as annoying as it is. It's simple, intuitive and very iPhone-y.

Cloud music? Music that can only be played if I own the song on iTunes? What about the CDs I bought from the retail stores? You mean I can't play those via the iCloud service?

Just because Google is doing it right?


(In case there are people dense enough not to understand, the points are real but the person above in such desperation is fictional. Maybe. -Mayora Gori)