Random Thoughts of the Day

Next post is long and hard to work out right. But random thoughts of the day

Here is a rumor that Nintendo is having a hard time even making the Wii-U work. Why they didn't fire half their engineering department after the 3DS is beyond me. But at least it supports my post about the consoles possible failures http://kotaku.com/5838206/nintendo-having-serious-problems-getting-the-wii-u-working

Second is the next Xbox.

It tried to make a post on it, but there's not much there to say. Microsoft seems on an uneven keel right now, especially their gaming division. They've got a lot of smart employees and a lot of money, but not a lot of good leadership. Ballmer is too much of an unimaginative tyrant for creativity and real innovation to flourish under, and the sooner he's replaced the better Microsoft's long term prospects are.

That being said perhaps the next Xbox does not need to be highly original to succeed. A "steady as she goes" type approach might not set the world on fire, but with Nintendo's engineering flubs and Sony being burned by trying too much with the PS3 the competition might not be up to snuff for something really innovative. Of course this leaves the door slightly ajar for a new player to enter, though honestly Samsung might be the only real possibility for this.

Finally

Why are there so many complaints about people complaining about video games recently? As a complainer, quite frankly I just like to complain. So either these people like to complain as well or they just fail to realize that others do.