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angry birds sucks
By kleinma on 12/15/2011 10:02:09 AM , Rating: 3
Yeah well if I sold some product that wasn't on consoles I might make statements bashing the competition as well...

What rovio doesn't realize is angry birds is something people do when they are very bored or taking a crap.

People play consoles when they want to play actual fun video games.

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By DEVGRU on 12/15/2011 10:39:50 AM , Rating: 5

Sorry, No. THAT would be a PC.

Consoles are what children play because that's all mommy will buy them.

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PC Forever FTW!

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By jahinoz on 12/22/2011 10:15:05 PM , Rating: 2
Convenience isn't limited to parents. I've got tonnes of friends who have an xbox/ps3 simply because it takes less than a minute to go from doing nothing at all, to lounging in the recliner playing their favourites.

Yes there are games that are better on PC (shooters, RTS, etc), but when you've been at a desk for 8-10 hours, sometimes the last thing you want to do is get back behind a keyboard and mouse. Plus its pretty awkward having a keyboard/mouse in your favourite armchair.

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By augiem on 12/15/2011 12:47:24 PM , Rating: 2
Angry Birds success = the characters and merchandising. The game hardly made them any cash compared to the hurricane of merchandising they brought upon the world. They sell 1 million plush a MONTH at $12-$50 a pop.

This is a strange world where utter trash like Farmville and at least halfway decent stuff like Angry Birds can supplant franchises that have been around for 30 years like Mario in a matter of 1-2 years. I guess gaming has finally moved into the mainstream and there are just SOOOOO many people out there who dabble in games now (the ex-non-gamers of 5 years ago) that the market is so huge that the records of yesterday are bound to be eclipsed on a daily basis by whatever the latest little fad is. It's just a little disconcerting to see the insane level of success so wildly disproportionate to the actual merits of the game itself. Then again, I guess that jives with the rest of pop cultre pretty well.

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By ender707 on 12/15/2011 2:22:26 PM , Rating: 2
It would have made more sense if Rovio said they believed that mobile phone/tablet games would wipe out mobile gaming, like the Nintendo & PSP. Those are at least the actual competitors to cell phone/tablet games.

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A bit overkill...
By jonmcc33 on 12/15/2011 10:33:32 AM , Rating: 2
You can access Netflix, YouTube, etc on most streaming media players ($100 or less). A $300-400 console is not needed for that. On my PS3 I did 99% gaming on it. Found it useless for my other needs.

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Old eyes for a cell phone
By mchentz on 12/15/2011 7:29:36 PM , Rating: 2
Cell phones and most tablets are a PITA to read and game on because of the small screens. Consoles don't offer enough control for gaming. We are considering a XBOX because it can be used on AT&T U-Verse as a DVR and can play DVD's, then the grandchildren can play a game on it I suppose. No gaming on consoles for us though we continue to use our PC's. PC's are way more useful and flexible than consoles for streaming movies or playing games for us older people :).

Very funny
By ultramegastupid on 12/16/2011 4:21:12 AM , Rating: 2
And what this means that Consoles are increasingly being used as non-gaming devices (read video streamers or media devices) rather than purely gaming device!

