GameFAQs Contests
Contest Stats and Discussion - Part 435
| Karma Hunter | Posted 1/14/2007 12:56:04 AM | message detail |
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I for one look forward to the oppression of our new Wii overlords! ...yeah... --- *kills self* Commit it to memory. |
| voltch | Posted 1/14/2007 4:33:47 AM | message detail |
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how come GC isn't in the poll but ps2 is? --- Rufus shinra destroyed my bracket in the sc2k6 contest. |
| HaRRicH | Posted 1/14/2007 10:50:53 AM | message detail |
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The PS2 had more than a port and a Harvest Moon game hit its line-up this year. --- The Office > you. |
| transience | Posted 1/14/2007 10:57:24 AM | message detail |
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a lot more. the Wii hasn't had much more than a port, on the other hand! --- yzzyx |
| Shivan Reincarnated | Posted 1/14/2007 11:01:49 AM | message detail |
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Usually I don't care about polls that much but this is really sad. Oh
well. I expect Nintendo to get even stronger this year. I mean, look
what's coming out. --- Let the snow fall deep, the rain drive down, and the wind buffet my cloak. I care not for I've a road worth walking ~ Drizzt Do'Urden |
| Lucid Faia | Posted 1/14/2007 11:03:48 AM | message detail |
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I would say that the Wii has three "great" games right now in Twilight
Princess, Trauma Center: Second Opinion, and Excite Truck. The system
is showing a lot of promise, and I think 2007 will be huge for
Nintendo, but there's no question that it doesn't deserve to win this
poll. --- The Ohio State Buckeyes Record: 12-1. Rank: #2. 2006 Big Ten Champions. |
| Lady Ashe | Posted 1/14/2007 11:06:05 AM | message detail |
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Zelda > Smaus! ~~~ http://www.flowsion.net/blogs/?w=Genesis Yuna. |
| HeroicTronBonne | Posted 1/14/2007 11:07:09 AM | message detail |
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I totally voted for the DS >_> --- Mr. Inverse Absolute Power WWEGSB Hardcore Legend and Board 8er Masa/Hiko |
| FastFalcon05 | Posted 1/15/2007 1:36:25 AM | message detail |
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As did I, actually. Its sales were incredible, and it still hasn't shown any signs of slowing down. In other news, I was looking at ds stuff, and I was surprised to see that pokemon diamond/pearl aren't online. I thought they were going to be the pokemon games to finally break that barrier, is there a confirmed online pokemon in the works? --- Congratulations to Rufus Shinra, winner of the 2k6 Guru Character Battle contest! |
| UltimaterializerX | Posted 1/15/2007 12:21:35 PM | message detail |
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Diamond/Pearl aren't online? ~*ST*~ --- "On a long enough time line, the survival rate for everything drops to zero." Now Playing: Disgaea 2, KH:COM (Sora), Castlevania: PoR |
| TRE Public Account | Posted 1/15/2007 1:24:25 PM | message detail |
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The Japanese version of DP allows for trading and battling over Wi-fi.
I suppose that isn't a guarentee that the North American version will
have Wi-fi, but I can't see why they would remove it. --- "Those whose memories fade seek to carve them in their hearts..." "All dreams are but another reality. Never forget..." |
| therealmnm | Posted 1/15/2007 2:43:25 PM | message detail |
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^ Isn't that all people were expecting? I mean, we know Nintendo isn't anywhere near having a Pokemon MMORPG or anything... --- Currently playing: Resident Evil 4, Twilight Princess (GC), Castlevania PoR, Yoshi's Island DS |
| LeonhartForever | Posted 1/15/2007 3:06:03 PM | message detail |
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The second day of the Nomination Rally is under way! http://boards.gamefaqs.com/gfaqs/genmessage.php?board=8&topic=33067963 --- "I'm only here to see how the story plays out. Any self-respecting leading man would do the same." - Balthier |
| swirIdude | Posted 1/15/2007 3:23:22 PM | message detail |
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I was looking at ds stuff, and I was surprised to see that pokemon diamond/pearl aren't online. ..W...W...WTF? Source, now! --- ENTER THE KAIBA CAVE! Rufus Shinra owns me like my Wii. |
| TRE Public Account | Posted 1/15/2007 3:29:43 PM | message detail |
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Probably this one: http://ds.ign.com/articles/751/751830p1.html I've seen a few people come to the Diamond board regarding this article and if the North American version will have online. --- "Those whose memories fade seek to carve them in their hearts..." "All dreams are but another reality. Never forget..." |
| swirIdude | Posted 1/15/2007 4:49:31 PM | message detail |
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Nintendo can't possibly hate America enough to remove internet functions. --- ENTER THE KAIBA CAVE! Rufus Shinra owns me like my Wii. |
| UltimaterializerX | Posted 1/16/2007 9:40:53 AM | message detail |
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From swirIdude Posted 1/15/2007 7:49:31 PM #416 Nintendo can't possibly hate America enough to remove internet functions. It's Nintendo we're talking about. They love to screw up even their good games. ~*ST*~ --- "On a long enough time line, the survival rate for everything drops to zero." Now Playing: Disgaea 2, KH:COM (Sora), Castlevania: PoR |
| LeonhartForever | Posted 1/16/2007 5:09:51 PM | message detail |
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Day 3 of the Nomination Rally Tournament: http://boards.gamefaqs.com/gfaqs/genmessage.php?board=8&topic=33092538 --- "I'm only here to see how the story plays out. Any self-respecting leading man would do the same." - Balthier |
| HaRRicH | Posted 1/17/2007 12:11:44 PM | message detail |
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After today's poll, I still can't fathom how GTA lost to Warcraft in
the Series Contest. We see right now less than 20% of the site plays
WoW, and GTA:VC (probably GTA's weakest console game) stormed WC3's ass
twice in GotY polls for 2002. Throw in that GTA:SA was GotY in 2004,
GTA3 was runner-up only to FFX in 2002, every GTA game was higher in
the Top 100 List than any WC game, and GTA's presence on the PS2, Xbox,
and PSP being bigger here than WC's on the PC here... ...I know the match was close, I feel certain it wouldn't have won without rallying (though it would still be close, no matter how you cut it), and nevermind the fact that match is old news right now...but it just doesn't make sense. Didn't before the match, doesn't after the match...I guess people just don't consider GTA to be a series somehow. --- The Office > you. |
| trannyscience | Posted 1/17/2007 1:12:22 PM | message detail |
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I think it's simply that a lot of people don't like GTA. I wonder if
there were more Warcraft votes or GTA anti-votes/"I don't care" votes. --- xyzzy™ |
| therealmnm | Posted 1/17/2007 1:18:53 PM | message detail |
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I was going to say the same transience... --- Currently playing: Resident Evil 4, Twilight Princess (GC), Castlevania PoR, Yoshi's Island DS |
| metoolfan | Posted 1/17/2007 1:22:02 PM | message detail |
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I always figured that GTA would be consdierably anti-voted. Warcraft
probably got like 15k rallied votes - without those, GTA wins. --- "God, I'm so much ****ing better than Smurf at each and everything I do, and I like it." - Sess *is XIII is cool* |
| trannyscience | Posted 1/17/2007 1:39:13 PM | message detail |
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to add to that, do you really think KOTOR is that strong? 35% or so on
SSBM 2k4? (don't feel like doing the math.) I think GTA is kind of like
Halo, a core fanbase that will vote it over most anything and an
antifanbase who will vote against it in the same way. The List seems to
agree with this idea (#8 for Halo, #9 for SA) and it helps explain the
GOTY poll. --- xyzzy™ |
| therealmnm | Posted 1/17/2007 1:40:47 PM | message detail |
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Uh looking at how LEGO STAR WARS did in the GotY polls... I think KOTOR is kinda legit... Star Wars is popular on this site. --- Currently playing: Resident Evil 4, Twilight Princess (GC), Castlevania PoR, Yoshi's Island DS |
| therealmnm | Posted 1/17/2007 1:41:58 PM | message detail |
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Oh, I've said the same thing about the similarities between GTA and Halo. I just figured the much larger PS2 fanbase on this site gave GTA strength. I mean it appeared as such against SSBM anyways... --- Currently playing: Resident Evil 4, Twilight Princess (GC), Castlevania PoR, Yoshi's Island DS |
| metoolfan | Posted 1/17/2007 1:42:55 PM | message detail |
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Uh looking at how LEGO STAR WARS did in the GotY polls... I think KOTOR is kinda legit... Star Wars is popular on this site. Yup. Couple that with KotOR being one of the better Xbox titles, and you have a legitimately strong game. Speaking of which, I hope LSW gets into a games contest. I loved it. --- "God, I'm so much ****ing better than Smurf at each and everything I do, and I like it." - Sess *is XIII is cool* |
| trannyscience | Posted 1/17/2007 1:43:37 PM | message detail |
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SSB Melee (2004g) VS Star Wars: KotOR (2004g) SSB Melee has a strength of 41.33. Star Wars: KotOR has a strength of 30.48. SSB Melee wins with 63.13% of the vote! A win of 23,079 with 87,914 total votes cast. I'll give it strength, but not that much strength. and that's the same fourpack, so there's no weirdness going on there. --- xyzzy™ |
| trannyscience | Posted 1/17/2007 1:46:25 PM | message detail |
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Oh, I've said the same thing about the similarities between GTA and
Halo. I just figured the much larger PS2 fanbase on this site gave GTA
strength. I mean it appeared as such against SSBM anyways... yeah, I thought the same. this is all after-the-fact reasoning, searching for an excuse for what happened. but at the same time, Master Chief looks somewhat legit against Crono if you don't have any other data.. lol game contest x-stats, but just for kicks: 21 Metal Gear Solid 28.70% 32-64 4 3 22 Final Fantasy Tactics 28.68% 32-64 5 4 23 Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic 27.71% 128 10 12 24 Super Mario RPG 27.51% 16 8 5 --- xyzzy™ |
| therealmnm | Posted 1/17/2007 1:47:16 PM | message detail |
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I'll give it strength, but not that much strength. and that's the same fourpack, so there's no weirdness going on there. I would. SSBM wasn't THAT strong in 2004. And both GTA:VC and Star Wars have legitimate claims. Both are really popular games (or were at the time). --- Currently playing: Resident Evil 4, Twilight Princess (GC), Castlevania PoR, Yoshi's Island DS |
| therealmnm | Posted 1/17/2007 1:50:42 PM | message detail |
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21 Metal Gear Solid 28.70% 32-64 4 3 22 Final Fantasy Tactics 28.68% 32-64 5 4 23 Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic 27.71% 128 10 12 24 Super Mario RPG 27.51% 16 8 5 Uh, that isn't KOTOR's fault. MGS and FFT should be a lot higher (MGS got destroyed by FFVII). --- Currently playing: Resident Evil 4, Twilight Princess (GC), Castlevania PoR, Yoshi's Island DS |
| Mac Arrowny | Posted 1/17/2007 1:52:07 PM | message detail |
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Star Wars: KotOR (2004g) VS Metal Gear Solid 2 (2004g) Star Wars: KotOR has a strength of 30.48. Metal Gear Solid 2 has a strength of 35.77. Metal Gear Solid 2 wins with 57.39% of the vote! A win of 12,006 with 81,184 total votes cast. KotOR getting 42% of the vote against MGS2 seems more than reasonable. Don't forget that it has some PC strength as well. And those two are in the same fourpack as well, so no funny business there either. --- "I am the Scourge of God, appointed to chastise you! You are wicked, but I am more wicked than you!" |
| Mac Arrowny | Posted 1/17/2007 1:53:02 PM | message detail |
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Uh, that isn't KOTOR's fault. MGS and FFT should be a lot higher (MGS got destroyed by FFVII). Not to mention SMRPG getting SFF'd by CT. Seriously, there aren't many SNES games that would have more overlap than those two. --- "I am the Scourge of God, appointed to chastise you! You are wicked, but I am more wicked than you!" |
| metoolfan | Posted 1/17/2007 1:53:48 PM | message detail |
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I would. SSBM wasn't THAT strong in 2004. And both GTA:VC and Star
Wars have legitimate claims. Both are really popular games (or were at
the time). Precisely. SSBM isn't some uber game. Sure it's strong, but not godly, at least not then. Star Wars' fanbase is evident here. I mean, use this board as a sample - is there anybody on this board that dislikes it? I don't think I've met anybody on the site who does. I know the boards have a minimal impact, but it's useful as a microcosm. All the evidence points to KotOR being legit. What factors would contribute to an overperformance for KotOR/underperformance on SSBM's part, anyway? --- "God, I'm so much ****ing better than Smurf at each and everything I do, and I like it." - Sess *is XIII is cool* |
| Mac Arrowny | Posted 1/17/2007 1:57:10 PM | message detail |
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All the evidence points to KotOR being legit. What factors would
contribute to an overperformance for KotOR/underperformance on SSBM's
part, anyway? GTA anti-votes, of course. Still, I don't think those are particularly numerous. DK didn't look particularly impressive against Vercetti, and nor did Kefka. --- "I am the Scourge of God, appointed to chastise you! You are wicked, but I am more wicked than you!" |
| trannyscience | Posted 1/17/2007 2:00:02 PM | message detail |
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hence why I said SSBM 2k4. I don't think it was nearly as strong then
as it is presumably is now. and I wasn't trying to say anything with
those x-stats, I was just pointing them out because they're pretty
hilarious. KOTOR worth 42% on MGS2? don't agree there. I can be in the minority here, I don't mind. --- xyzzy™ |
| HeroicTronBonne | Posted 1/17/2007 2:02:39 PM | message detail |
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I could see KOTOR pulling out maybe 38% on MGS2 these days... --- Mr. Inverse Absolute Power WWEGSB Hardcore Legend and Board 8er Masa/Hiko |
| therealmnm | Posted 1/17/2007 2:04:50 PM | message detail |
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Not to mention SMRPG getting SFF'd by CT. Seriously, there aren't many SNES games that would have more overlap than those two. Just as long as you don't say it's because both were Square RPGs. SMRPG is a Nintendo game no matter how you want to look at it. A huge part of its popularity is due to being a Mario game. It just happened to de developed by Square. There definitely IS some overlap due to both being popular late era SNES games. And for people that played both games after FFVII (RPGs became much more popular... as did Square), I could see an overlap. But yeah, I agree for the most part. --- Currently playing: Resident Evil 4, Twilight Princess (GC), Castlevania PoR, Yoshi's Island DS |
| PortugalTheMann | Posted 1/17/2007 2:08:20 PM | message detail |
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I still don't really understand Warcraft/GTA... you can call anti-GTA
votes all you want, but I see a whole hell of a lot more WoW hate on
the boards every day. Granted boards =/= general public, but in this
case I don't see why it wouldn't. My only explanation for it is that
the Warcraft RTS games would be able to hold their own in a games
contest, and I severely underestimated them. Granted, if Warcraft/GTA
ever happened again, I'd still take GTA. --- Explicit Content. Cheer Up Emo Kids |
| metoolfan | Posted 1/17/2007 2:08:44 PM | message detail |
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I could see KOTOR pulling out maybe 38% on MGS2 these days... That sounds about right. MGS2 has probably boosted, given how well Snake did. and KotOR has yet to have the "nostalgia" factor - it doesn't qualify as a 'retro' game yet, it's sort of...in limbo. Not sure if that would actually be a factor, but still worth pointing out. --- "God, I'm so much ****ing better than Smurf at each and everything I do, and I like it." - Sess *is XIII is cool* |
| trannyscience | Posted 1/17/2007 2:10:42 PM | message detail |
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well, the only other explanation for GTA/WC is that GTA completely
fell off the map. I wouldn't rule that out completely, but that's a
huuuuuuuuuuuuuuuge drop. I guess you could say that WC1-3 helped out
here more than we expected, but even then.. --- xyzzy™ |
| therealmnm | Posted 1/17/2007 2:11:03 PM | message detail |
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One thing about the 128-bit division is that during that era, there are
a lot of distinct fanbases. The video game industry has blown up a lot
since the 16-bit days. People were fans of ALL the popular games back
then, while today there is a bit more separation... I could see KOTOR
doing well on MGS2. Remember KOTOR is an Xbox/PC game after all. There
are going to be a bunch of voters for it that Metal Gear's overall
popularity can't pull away from it. --- Currently playing: Resident Evil 4, Twilight Princess (GC), Castlevania PoR, Yoshi's Island DS |
| PortugalTheMann | Posted 1/17/2007 2:12:50 PM | message detail |
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well, the only other explanation for GTA/WC is that GTA completely
fell off the map. I wouldn't rule that out completely, but that's a
huuuuuuuuuuuuuuuge drop. I guess you could say that WC1-3 helped out
here more than we expected, but even then.. I don't think it really fell off the map though.... wasn't that match around the same time the whole "Hot Coffee" scandal was going on? If anything I would think there would be more traffic for GTA for people who thought they might be able to find the mod in FAQs or something. --- Explicit Content. Cheer Up Emo Kids |
| PortugalTheMann | Posted 1/17/2007 2:13:10 PM | message detail |
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...or to at least talk about it on the boards. --- Explicit Content. Cheer Up Emo Kids |
| metoolfan | Posted 1/17/2007 2:14:26 PM | message detail |
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I think Hot Coffee was resolved well before that (as in, late 2005/early 2006), but I could be wrong. --- "God, I'm so much ****ing better than Smurf at each and everything I do, and I like it." - Sess *is XIII is cool* |
| PortugalTheMann | Posted 1/17/2007 2:16:11 PM | message detail |
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Even if it was... and I don't think it was that much earlier, though I
could certainly be wrong, I would never say that GTA had completely
fallen off the map at that point. --- Explicit Content. Cheer Up Emo Kids |
| therealmnm | Posted 1/17/2007 2:17:43 PM | message detail |
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well, the only other explanation for GTA/WC is that GTA completely
fell off the map. I wouldn't rule that out completely, but that's a
huuuuuuuuuuuuuuuge drop. I guess you could say that WC1-3 helped out
here more than we expected, but even then.. Nah, I don't think GTA is that weak where it struggles against Dragon Quest and Silent Hill gives it a run. WC just completely bombed against SMB, whether it's just the ralliers went away or WC supporters drawing a hard line at how much they would support it ("It's friggin' SMB!")... --- Currently playing: Resident Evil 4, Twilight Princess (GC), Castlevania PoR, Yoshi's Island DS |
| trannyscience | Posted 1/17/2007 2:18:19 PM | message detail |
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Confirmed: Sex minigame in PS2 San Andreas Cheat unlocks preexisting code in controversy-rocked Grand Theft Auto game, undermining Rockstar Games' claims of hacker mischief. By Tor Thorsen, GameSpot Posted Jul 15, 2005 4:17 pm PT --- xyzzy™ |
| PortugalTheMann | Posted 1/17/2007 2:19:09 PM | message detail |
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Okay, so I'm wrong, but as I said, GTA wasn't really dead. --- Explicit Content. Cheer Up Emo Kids |
| LeonhartForever | Posted 1/17/2007 2:59:54 PM | message detail |
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Day 4 of the Nomination Rally Tournament is here: http://boards.gamefaqs.com/gfaqs/genmessage.php?board=8&topic=33108832 --- "I'm only here to see how the story plays out. Any self-respecting leading man would do the same." - Balthier |
| HaRRicH | Posted 1/17/2007 4:35:14 PM | message detail |
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I believe GTA had just gotten GTA:LCS to be ported to the PS2 days
before the match though, so it still had a lil' bit of extra traffic
for that...I would imagine, at least. I swear that match makes no sense. --- The Office > you. |
