Sure, a lot of the mistrust between gamers and non-gamers comes from simple miscommunication, but that doesn’t mean some points aren’t valid. Below are 25 popular (and not so popular) reasons why gamers annoy those who don’t play games.
1. Halo is not a sport. That’s great that you’re really into playing online games, but they’re not a sport. Not anymore than playing Boggle competitively is. Doing something where you get physical exercise rather an avatar is the first step to playing a sport.
2. The controllers are indeed too complicated. Nintendo isn’t crazy. The controllers for the PS3 and Xbox 360 are unwieldy, especially for someone who last played a video game in the Pac-Man or Super Mario Bros. era. Manipulating it is a skill lacked by many, so why be annoyed at them?
As the first generation to not remember a time when Nintendo was a household word, those in college today apparently spend a great time of making Nintendoart of their campus surroundings. Today’s image, for example, covered bricks at the College of New Jersey in chalk to create the above image of Mario and Bowser facing off. Even more fun, additional images showLink, Kirby, Mega Man and Princess Peach. Click on the image for a full sized version.
There aren’t many Mario hacks, or video game hacks in general, that deserve a great deal of attention. Few are done with any real forethought or planning. Super Mario Fusion is different. Think of it as Mushroom Kingdom Hearts (an apparent subtitle). The game has Mario running through levels inspired by everything from Halo to Mega Man to Doom to Tetris.
Not only that, but the levels themselves actually look good, and fairly creative. The game is still in beta format, but you can download and play it. One has to wonder if Nintendo is keeping a watchful eye and thinking of their own Mario escapade through their catalog of games.
While many await news from Capcom of a Mega Man X17: Zero Battle Nexus, the rest of the gaming world will have to make due with the company’s newest legal entanglement. Seems someone finally realized that Capcom’s Dead Rising was a blatant rip-off of George Romero’s Dawn of the Dead, and its less socially conscience remake. Capcom has preemptively filed a claim that “humans battling zombies in a shopping mall” is a “wholly unprotectible idea” by copyright standards.
They may be right. Really, almost any film premise can be translated into game form, and short of using character names and direct situations, be considered fair use. For example, someone could make a game of the last man on earth battling zombies and being held up in his apartment. Would the producers of I Am Legend like to sue? Sure, and they’d probably have a legitimate case in one regard. Still, how does that come off any more a rip off than many low budget films that attempt to capitalize off new theatrical releases? (more…)
Super Smash Bros. Brawl just debuted in Japan, and for the sake of those wanting to remain spoiler free this article does not mention who is, and who is not included within that game. However, one of the known inclusions is of some third-party (non-Nintendo) characters. So the question is, what if Nintendo went further next time?
During all of Smash’s development time there have been rumors circulating about who would, and who would not be included. Who would you like to see? Simon Belmont from the Castlevania series? Mega Man? Master Chief from Halo? Assuming all the video game companies could get together for one super project, who would you like to see? Post your responses in the comments section below
While many await news from 
Super Smash Bros. Brawl just debuted in Japan, and for the sake of those wanting to remain spoiler free this article does not mention who is, and who is not included within that game. However, one of the known inclusions is of some third-party (non-
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