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[Salsa]

this is a couple weeks old but I love these articles

http://www.mailonsunday.co.uk/home/...Boy-3DS-XL-review-Mario-really-STAND-OUT.html

Someone has finally nailed how 3D should actually work.
But in a bitter irony (that won’t be lost on anyone who wasted thousands on a 3D television) the gadget that has pulled off the feat is a toy for children.

And for parents, the 3DS has several cardinal virtues, including bulletproof parental controls to ensure youngsters don’t blow our savings on magic crystals in Candy Crush ,or wander off into the wilder reaches of the internet.

Nintendo games are still pricey – but family-friendly titles such as The Legend Of Zelda: Majora’s Mask are the sort of thing you can happily leave a child with for hours without peeking over their shoulders to check what’s happening.

I love the random fan sprites too

10/10

 

[BodiesWithoutOrgans]

Hilarious that's a dorky mario sprite

 

[Oregano]

That quote about Majora's Mask is just the best.

 

[Zambayoshi]

I didn't know its official name was the Game Boy 3DS XL...

 

[Broken Joystick]

Most like an editor's mistake.

Monster Hunter 4 Review

This game is not recommended for vegans. From level one, you are hunting dinosaurs, then roasting them over a portable spit timing it so your steaks come out medium rare. For everyone who’s unashamed of their place in the food chain, it’s a hoot, with a distinctly surreal Japanese feel, and a very large number of talking cats.

 

[Crayolan]

The 3DS XL comes at the end of three solid decades in which the Japanese company has ruled the minds of under-12s, like a Far Eastern Pied Piper.

Nintendo's been on top all along, we just never knew it.

 

[BY2K]

Nintendo's been on top all along, we just never knew it.

Well, for the handheld market, they had.

 

[Broken Joystick]

Same guy gave the Xbox One 5 stars after a press event.

 

[Ninja Scooter]

This is the voice of a new generation of game journalist. He's the voice we need.

 

[Crayolan]

Well, for the handheld market, they had.

I think they've lost out to smartphones in recent years.

 

[Kriken]

I'm sorry, I seemed to have clicked on an article from The Onion, can you link me to the real review?

 

[protomouse]

The bootleg spritework puts it over the top.

 

[ChrisD]

I'm sorry, I seemed to have clicked on an article from The Onion, can you link me to the real review?

We sure this is real? lol at all three of the quotes.

 

[hatchx]

How do these people have jobs? Why are they writing articles about things they have no idea about.

 

[ST2K]

but family-friendly titles such as The Legend Of Zelda: Majora’s Mask are the sort of thing you can happily leave a child with for hours without peeking over their shoulders to check what’s happening.

Yup. Nothing potentially troubling here.

 

[Springy]

That he seemingly likes Monster Hunter 4 when I have a hard time believing he could make it to the title screen is incredible. He must have enjoyed how the back of the box read.

 

[protomouse]

We sure this is real? lol at all three of the quotes.

It's a legit newspaper.

 

[styl3s]

Yup. Nothing potentially troubling here.

To be fair it's rated E for everyone and there is a generation that grew up playing OOT and MM, being their first Zelda games at 9,10,11 etc.

 

[Nachos]

Most like an editor's mistake.

Monster Hunter 4 Review

Confirmed for never playing the game; you always want them well-done.

Spoiler

/s

 

[illusionary]

I didn't know its official name was the Game Boy 3DS XL...

Even worse that the article title's based around that!

 

[M3d10n]

Most like an editor's mistake.

Monster Hunter 4 Review

This game is not recommended for vegans. From level one, you are hunting dinosaurs, then roasting them over a portable spit timing it so your steaks come out medium rare. For everyone who’s unashamed of their place in the food chain, it’s a hoot, with a distinctly surreal Japanese feel, and a very large number of talking cats.

That's amazing. Capcom should use that quote on the box.

 

[Infernal Monkey]

I like how they deleted all but one comment on the 'review', then turned them off completely, but refuse to simply fix the title.

 

[matm666]

I think they've lost out to smartphones in recent years.

I don't think people buy smartphones just to play video games.

 

[Coffee Dog]

I don't think people buy smartphones just to play video games.

Nobody buys anything "just to play video games". That's the problem.

Dedicated devices become niche once the all in one can replicate the functionality well enough for most.

 

[bomblord1]

Nobody buys anything "just to play video games". That's the problem.

Dedicated devices become niche once the all in one can replicate the functionality well enough for most.

So why were consoles so big even when PC's could play games + do a million other things just fine?