eugeneleyritz: If you can't be a man and stand up to the statement you made previously (which I quoted) and admit YOU WERE WRONG, then so be it. Facts speak for themselves, and so do your childish arguments and taunts for all to see. Since you have a problem understanding that arcade video games are part of the larger coin-op industry, allow me to address your silly argument in simpler terms which you can understand. On page 52 (http://www.playmeter.com/images/0107photos/0107SofIPDFs/0107SofI07.pdf) Dedicated Video Games grossed $1.1B, Video Game Kits grossed $458M, and Deluxe Video Game Simulations grossed $676M. Even with your apparent lack of math skills, this totals 2.2 Billion. 2.2B = Multi-Billion dollar industry = still alive, even when distilling the coin-op industry down to just video games! Now, if the title of this video had been "The decline of arcade video games in America", then it would have at least been accurate. Over-stating the OBVIOUS about how consoles came into being, in a self pretentious manner, by indie american hipsters who aren't even over the age of 25, is little more than I can handle, and I'm obviously not alone in this thinking (thank you Kevin Williams for showing a little authority here!) So excuse me for stating the facts, as well as my opinion about this piece. As for all your other links/myspace/whatever made-up taunts, do us all a favor and keep the childish drama to yourself please.
OMG is this going to epic now that Kevin Williams is on the scene. BTW Kevin: the names and qualifications of the presenters is shown at the beginning of this video, and I think you will get a good laugh out of it.
eugeneleyritz wrote: "Unless you can show me that arcades are still an annual multi-billion industry in the US, I'm going to have to conclude that this show is 100% correct and you are simply some loser who's still bitter about it." ...
For the year ending 2006, the arcade industry, although still in decline, grossed 6 billion dollars.
Would you like some ketchup with that crow you are eating? Thank you admin for not removing his personal attacks against me, it shows his true childness. :-)
LOL, Excuse me for thinking the Internet is a global medium with people other than stupid self-centered Americans making claims about a GLOBAL INDUSTRY. Get you head out of your arses.
Woe, talk about people who don't have a clue. "Play Value" is the name of the group that did this video, yet they have no concept about how arcade games were all about SCORE not story or exploring. There are plenty of arcade games that had incredible depth in scoring mechanics that made the games fun and highly competitive (without being a 2 player fighter). How old were the people in that video anyway? I doubt any actually grew up in the hey-day of arcades to understand this. Its punks like you that turned home gaming into 40 hour death marches on crappy story driven plot lines only to watch some 3D FMV at the end. Give me short bursts of competitive gameplay based on scoring/skill anyday. BTW: arcades are still alive and kicking in Japan, the home land of these console companies. Research and get your facts straight. Posers.
Play Value - The Death of Arcades
eugeneleyritz: If you can't be a man and stand up to the statement you made previously (which I quoted) and admit YOU WERE WRONG, then so be it. Facts speak for themselves, and so do your childish arguments and taunts for all to see. Since you have a problem understanding that arcade video games are part of the larger coin-op industry, allow me to address your silly argument in simpler terms which you can understand. On page 52 (http://www.playmeter.com/images/0107photos/0107SofIPDFs/0107SofI07.pdf) Dedicated Video Games grossed $1.1B, Video Game Kits grossed $458M, and Deluxe Video Game Simulations grossed $676M. Even with your apparent lack of math skills, this totals 2.2 Billion. 2.2B = Multi-Billion dollar industry = still alive, even when distilling the coin-op industry down to just video games! Now, if the title of this video had been "The decline of arcade video games in America", then it would have at least been accurate. Over-stating the OBVIOUS about how consoles came into being, in a self pretentious manner, by indie american hipsters who aren't even over the age of 25, is little more than I can handle, and I'm obviously not alone in this thinking (thank you Kevin Williams for showing a little authority here!) So excuse me for stating the facts, as well as my opinion about this piece. As for all your other links/myspace/whatever made-up taunts, do us all a favor and keep the childish drama to yourself please.Play Value - The Death of Arcades
OMG is this going to epic now that Kevin Williams is on the scene. BTW Kevin: the names and qualifications of the presenters is shown at the beginning of this video, and I think you will get a good laugh out of it.Play Value - The Death of Arcades
eugeneleyritz wrote: "Unless you can show me that arcades are still an annual multi-billion industry in the US, I'm going to have to conclude that this show is 100% correct and you are simply some loser who's still bitter about it." ... For the year ending 2006, the arcade industry, although still in decline, grossed 6 billion dollars. Would you like some ketchup with that crow you are eating? Thank you admin for not removing his personal attacks against me, it shows his true childness. :-)Play Value - The Death of Arcades
LOL, Excuse me for thinking the Internet is a global medium with people other than stupid self-centered Americans making claims about a GLOBAL INDUSTRY. Get you head out of your arses.Play Value - The Death of Arcades
Woe, talk about people who don't have a clue. "Play Value" is the name of the group that did this video, yet they have no concept about how arcade games were all about SCORE not story or exploring. There are plenty of arcade games that had incredible depth in scoring mechanics that made the games fun and highly competitive (without being a 2 player fighter). How old were the people in that video anyway? I doubt any actually grew up in the hey-day of arcades to understand this. Its punks like you that turned home gaming into 40 hour death marches on crappy story driven plot lines only to watch some 3D FMV at the end. Give me short bursts of competitive gameplay based on scoring/skill anyday. BTW: arcades are still alive and kicking in Japan, the home land of these console companies. Research and get your facts straight. Posers.