The Truth about Big Game companies and Game Reviewers.!

Hey Gamers! Its Kwing here, I started writing a little bit on YT channel tonight. It all started with a question about Halo. I simply said it and all FPS games today are "overrated and the same thing over and over. This lead into Big media gaming companies and Reviewing sites. I will now reveal the truth about Journalist game reviews, compaired to mine. The real reason why you guys hear so much praise from IGN,Gamespot, GT etc when it comes to games like Halo, Gears, and any other FPS, third person shooter on the market is.....MONEY! The journalists get a high commission or extra green for lying about the game! Why? To sell the idea to consumers. That's you guys or you're Mommy and Daddy. The Reviewers, are sugar coating the game to make it seem like the best thing since pre silced bagels! And they do it all for the more add revenue.

Now I did that once when I worked for Big business in sales. But I left the company after awhile. It was devouring my soul to lie to people and smile while I did it. Its all about marketing the product. Haven't any of you figured out why FPS and Third person shooters are game of year almost every year? They get more MONEY! An old saying people used on me back in the day was, an Honest salesmen starves! Which isn't true, lying eventually catches up to you. You're Sin will weigh you down man. That's why most people have Guilt. well not so much anymore, since we are Moraless society. Its not just my opinion, lots of my fellow Reviewers and Journalists agree. But They just won't lose their job over it. Commission pays the bills folks. See 360 is pushing the limit its been almost 3 yrs and they only have a little over 30 Million sold! Why is that? Consumers are getting bored.

See the game industry crashed 20 some yrs go with Atari and Intellivision doing the same type of games. Improving the graphics just a little more every 5 yrs and the same old controls. People got bored, it will happen again. Even though people say it won't. If we di not learn from History we are what folks? If you said Smart! WRONG! If you don't learn, you're doomed to repeat it! Over and Over and OVER AGAIN. The NES came out in 85 in here in the states and made a major sales killing Then it trickled down a little during the Genesis and Snes days. Some how in 95 it boomed out of control, thanks to the Playstation. Ps2 nobody could touch them. But the Gamecube, Xbox,360 and PS3 have not done well at all. DS is close to Ps2's record Wii is the best and fastest selling console since the PSX. The price is a big part of it. Its cheap and fun for the whole family. People like that kind of stuff and buy,buy BUY it right of the shelf. This Nov will be 3 yrs of sold out. Thats pretty nuts, for "kids toy".

I remember when they came to us in 04, to the business company I worked with and they were talking about a touch screen system. Everyone laughed at them, no one will play it. Its got N64 graphics, you won't sell 30 Million of these in 4 yrs. Wish i had stock in Nintendo... My point is, people say they don't like change but they do. DS and Wii sales is proof of that. The 360 target audience of FPS and M rated gamers is barley 40 Million worldwide. They can't appeal to everyone, even though they are trying. I would bet they won't sell more then maybe 60 Million in the next 2 yrs if that. But sadly Sony is having the most trouble. Hi price point, lacking 3rd party support, expensive developer kits. Its like they ripped a page out of the N64's play book and they are doing just as well as the N64 did, which is not good.

I don't look at this as Nintendo fanboy. I was born during the back bankruptcy of the video game industry. I saw the NES take over, the world. In cartoons, cereal, clothing, radio programs, comics, toys, merchandise! I even had Zelda bed sheets. I have never seen a company take hold of culture the way the Entertainment system did. Not saying it can't happen again. But the industry needs to stop mocking new idea's and break from the mold. Or in another decade who knows. But people will not be buying in drones. PSX was huge when it came out. PS2 was better and with Ps3 consumers are like ok cool I get a Blue Ray Player, Online play, some exclusive games, ps2 controller and its how much? Case in point. That why the140 Million who bought Ps2, 80 Million of them won't buy a Ps3, including myself. Why do you think that is? Most its the price, Sony thinks they can jack up the price and people will buy. From a marketing point of view that doesn't work and I would know.

Sorry im writing so much, im bored. Plus Kwife is playing Rune Factory... My point is when a product is marked up consumers, don't go for brand they go for practical. 360 is a good buy, even though it breaks down....a lot. Sony is still trying to tell the consumer (us) what is the best and why we need to buy it. Yet they won't lower the price, by affordable means at all. Why? Because the system cost a lot to make. And the developer kits cost thousands of dollars. I think 30 to be exact. Companies this year alone have gone out of business because of PS3 games not selling well. Factor 5 was one of them... When I get going......I can go all night. I got out of sales because they like to run honest guys like me out on a rail. Why? Because I wasn't selling the product to the customer, I was making customers for life, getting them what they really needed. Not what they didn't want. So I feel pretty angry at Sony as a whole when they use sales tactics like that. In the ealry PSX days they where the new guys on the block and good really good. Then they got arrogant like the Nintendo's last President. That guy was jerk! He burned bridges with Square Soft and Konami. He made fun of other developers. Threaten people and acted like an arrogant loser. Much like how Sony has been acting since 2005.

I don't like buying products from people out to make money. I support companies that want to make games for everybody. Sony got swallowed up the way Nintendo did back in the mids 90s. They are full of themselves and are all about money. Even in movies today they show only Sony products in every movie. Its like im getting a sony brand commercial in every movie i see. Like Spider man 3, Iron Man and even Mall Cop! Yeah you heard me Mall COP! I don't buy Sony products for that reason alone. To much in your face crap. ARGH! It just annoys me. When we as a whole only buy name brand, what is happening is we are monopolizing our selves. The people benefiting from that are big Big companies. Then they increase prices. Because we will buy it anyway. Not me.

Which I will conclude in what makes me different then the rest of the lot. See old Kwing is honest to the degree of having lost jobs, for looking out for the average joes and the soccer Moms. When people can't afford something I don't push them into buying a plasma Tv and opening a credit card to put them into debt. I take that same approach with my Business, therealgamemaster.com! As long as Im in charge of that company I will do honest and tell you the gamers what is worth renting and what is really worth owning. I would happy to except some advertising but not enough to buy my score of the game. Honesty is important and its a dying breed in this world. If you have integrity your not weak, you have something rare others won't understand. Cherish it and walk the straight path. Not only will you become the better person, but you won't be cheating others, in order for you to gain success. Using people in anyway is wrong and needs to stop. Like Big Business, Big Govt and monopolies of all shapes and sizes. Thanks for reading this gamers, God bless and Happy gaming.

- Kwing

E3 Nintendo 2009 Kwing's thoughts

Well another E3 has came and went. Like always Nintendo put out an Ok show. Nothing fancy and the only real new announcement had to with 4 Super Mario Titles and a new mature Metroid Adventure. Which I am stoked for, but learning of the Prime Trilogy for Wii has me all Metroid out recently. Both Zelda and Miyamoto or MIA this year, other then Spirit Tracks...which im not looking forward to btw! Nintendo mentioned the 100 Million DS users, but didn't really play the numbers game. Last I checked they were at 100 Million by April. I found it odd Iwata didn't brag about the 50 Million Wii's sold either. Instead he said he was more possible Gamers, which greatly exceeds the 290 Million gamers around the world. If anyone can do this the Big N can. Other then that the show was boring, but no embarrassments on Nintendo's part. Except they showed more Wii Sports Resort this year was Sky Diving, Archery and Basketball. I will admitt it looks fun, although what Reggie said is worrying me... so if i miss in real life, it is my own fault and not the game? BLAST IT ALL! I was terriable when it came to playing real sports -sigh-

Mario seems to be the man of the hr for Nintendo this year. 4 New titles. I am only excited by 2. New Super Mario Bros and Mario and Luigi 3! Mario Galaxy 2! Pass. I loved the 1st one, the game looks great. But the music is midi? If it is not orchestrated like the last game. That means Nintendo is just trying to pump out a New Mario game and rake in more cash. If that is the case I will pass on it again. New Super Mario Bros looks like the DS game, but with 4 players. Thats not really revolutionary and Nintendo is 2 systems late. Mario and DK for the DSi looks ok, but Ive never really got into the series. Although the create a stage feature is good move. The game I am most excited by is Maro and Luigi 3!

I Love this series and was green with envy when Japan had free roam of this game for some time. I have heard nothing but praise from my friends over in Japan. Which annoys me since I couldn't play it. SInce my Wife plays the DS a lot, I will have to get another DS just to play this and that new cop game. The COP game is good because it uses the GTA formula and lets players take on the roll of an edgy COP! Not a criminal! This game looks like it will be Anime ish and a lot of fun. I may have to get my hands on this title as well, down the road. I know its one thing to play as the bad guys over and over again, Bu t now you are a good guy? SIGN me UP!

Ok so lets talk about Wii fit Plus! In all honesty I haven't used it because like everyone else I lose weight. But since I am MEDICALLY under weight to begin with, Im not a fan of the Wii Balance board. Wii Fit is selling like crazy a year later and people are still paying 7 times a week. Who thought exercising could be this much fun? Well I sure didn't! Wii Fit 2 or Plus as the case would combines to games in one, Im not lying it really does. It takes the Wii Fit game and adds the work out playlist like EA sports Active. Which if EA is reading this, Im still awaiting the game to review it for Gottgame. For the 1st time in Plus "Players will know what its like to walk a mile in Mario's shoes" but how can that work? The Wii balance board says you can't jump on it. So Mario JUMPS! Figure that one out Nintendo. Kwife says that she is looking forward to Wii Fit plus later this year. Don't worry I will have a lot to say about the game, once it releases.

My biggest disappointment came with Reggie saying that Nintendo has been listening to their fans. I would have been happy with anything. Kirby, Starfox or Kid Icraus. What I got was Metroid. Nintendo has put out a bunch of Metroid games in the last 10 yrs. Now big Nintendo stars like Link,Kirby and fox have taken a back seat to Samus? Wow that is a shocker. Granted Golden Sun DS was a major surprise....and I am still foaming at the mouth quite a bit. All the other stuff wasn't new NEW stuff. Being in the industry a s I am now, you catch hints from developers in interviews and rumor's all the time . With that view point in mind, Im no longer really look at Nintendo press coverage from a fan's perspective.

Although did grow up with a Nes and a GB! Nintendo will always be about everyone and I feel this show demonstrated that. Still you can't help but feel, a little let down that Link won't be appearing other then on the DS anytime soon. But Mario can have 4 games and Link gets one? I know its a little juvenile, but how is that fair? The only thing that made me angry this year was the Sony press conference big reveal of their PSP Go (that looks like an over priced DS) and the "NEW" motion controls that vaguely resemble the Wii mote and Nun-chuck. The sincerest form of flattery is when you copy someone. But if Nintendo can get sued by companies for the Wii mote concept, how can Sony get away with this? That just doesn't sit well with me at all. Other then that I enjoyed this years E3 and watched the whole thing with Mrs Kwing.

- Kwing, Game Knights Radio