[Lynk Former]

and now some more ranting and raving about a different subject... Nintendo

Yes, after many years of being loyal to the gentle giant, Nintendo has finally gone completely mad with old age. With the announcement of their new portable device dubbed the "Nintendo DS" my faith in the company is almost completely gone. Instead of investing money on a brand new kick ass next generation console and reinventing themselves so they're not seen as a 'kiddy gamer' console company they're releasing an all new device to supposedly revolutionise gaming.

I'm sorry but two screens on a glorified game boy isn't gonna make me get all excited like you so hope, Nintendo. You've been so busy TELLING people what they want and haven't realised that Sony AND Microsoft have more support than Nintendo, both from the fans and the industry. People are losing faith in Nintendo, there last ditch effort to save the Game Cube (by lowering the price) worked in a way but Nintendo is still seen as a console for kids.

They have to realise that the kids playing in the old days have grown up and releasing mostly kiddy type games isn't gonna do it. Also this is a downward trend for Nintendo. Many gaming companies don't want to release their games on a Nintendo console believing it would be a waste of money and I don't blame them for thinking that.

Seriously the only thing I'm really waiting for now on the Game Cube is to get Metroid Prime 2. THE ONLY GAME I WANT. I now don't give a toss about the rest of what Nintendo has to offer. They have a powerful console, more powerful than the PS2 and yet they release games with crappier graphics than the PS2 even though supposedly it's easier to make games for the Cube than the PS2.

Sorry big N but I won't be buying your new 'DS' system and the only games I'll be investing money in will be Metroid Prime and Metroid Zero Mission. Unless you release a bloody powerful system that blows the competition away in the next year or two I don't see myself buying any more Nintendo hardware in the future. But that doesn't mean I'll be buying Sony or Microsoft either.... unless some nice anime games are released lol...

Bleah.

Any questions?