Great news! I've always said this; I'm a big fan of the Crytek Engine. I'm really looking forward to seeing it in action on the new consoles... all three of them.
Announce a Metroid game. Even if it will take about 3 years or so, I don't care. I just want to know right now that a Metroid game is eventually coming.
@Karjah @Micropixel Oh I agree. I think the Wii U's audience is no where NEAR being ripe. But that doesn't change the fact that in the eyes of most reviewers that the game is good. And it's totally cool if you don't want to drop $300+ just for one single game. So yeah, I get ya.
But if someone is going to make a big enough deal about how much they want a game for their console, then made that person should just buy the console for it. Just like they own the console that they do for all the games they can't play on the others.
The point I was about to make was everyone buys a specific console brand for games that they like. Not all consoles get the same games though, so most people decide on a brand based on what they're favorites are. Some choose more than one (like me). But the fact is, if you're loyal to only one brand only, then you're going to miss out on something. And if you're going to insist on such a loyalty then you shouldn't complain when something good (such as W-101) passes you up.
Wow, it really amazes me how so many of you don't read the articles and pull conclusions out of thin air based on their titles.
For those of you who don't get it, allow me to shed light on this matter by repeating what's already stated and linked in this very article by GameSpot:
Case at hand is between Seijiro Tomita, a former Sony Inventor, and Nintendo. Sony has NO DIRECT INVOLVEMENT in this case. It is impossible for them to be involved in any way because they: 1) Have no stake/ownership in these patents and 2) Did not/cannot file a complaint (see #1 if you're confused already).
The case went to trial, the jury ruled in favor in Seijiro Tomita and he was awarded $30.2 million dollars.
Personally, I suspect the jury in this case was probably pretty ignorant and had no understanding of how to interpret these patent designs or their inner workings, which is a big disadvantage to Nintendo's defense. However the Court system in this case wasn't so ignorant and here is what followed:
“The jury’s damages award was at least twice as large as the amount a reasonable jury could have awarded based on the evidence presented at trial and thereby must have involved the degree of excessive speculation that shocks the judicial conscience,” U.S. District Judge Jed Rakoff in Manhattan said in a decision yesterday.
And let's not forget, Nintendo is being allowed to appeal the ruling (which I'm certain will probably go through with few problems).
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