John Kershaw
Sunday, April 5th 2009
… or they know fuck all about “words”.
A Quantum:
the smallest discrete quantity of some physical property that a system can possess
So, Fox, when you say the DSi is “A Quantum Leap Forward”, then say in your article that the DSi is “a huge expansion of the DS’s capabilities. It adds a whole new layer of functionality to the DS interface.” And conclude that the “camera software, sound software, SD card slot and downloadable content give it new dimensions of enjoyability the DS Lite will never reach.” Your basically fucking up your headline.*
A headline which I think, counter to this article, most gamers agree with. Still, at least they admit they let a 7 year old write the article, which explains away most of the issues.
My pig-tailed game-testing assistant, age 7, had nothing but praise: “It’s very great. Almost all of my friends want it.”
How cute.
I do admit that was perhaps a little harsh of me. Calling them a bunch of morons based on a single slip-up in word choice, and my own personal hatred of their foul kind. In honesty, I am writing this relatively content-free article just to call them dicks.
To add more than a quantum of content (HAAHAHAHA) to this post, here is a quote relating OnLive. Possibly the best simile I’ve seen in a while, especially considering its context in a video game article.
[The OnLive MicroConsole is] a sleek device that’s about as big as a pack of cigarettes
* Though in the vernacular, Quantum Leap can mean a large jump… if you’re an idiot.
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people buying this are the same people that buy a new iPod every year. You know, without ever needing it or even really knowing the true differences between the older version and the new fad…
This is not DS-2
This is DS and a couple of shitty cameras.
Nintendo is making money like maniacs and the trend seems only in its infancy…
Hope “true gamers” wont get flushed down the drain as the other major gaming companies start (or continue) to copy Nintendo’s new direction (or lack ther of).
I’m sorry, but this article is somewhat pointless. Your * basically defeats any of your commentary on the Fox News article. Yes, the general public has an IQ around 30 and wouldn’t know the actual scientific definition but the slow news day really shows with this article.
But it’s so negative!
Also: you’re
@SP420: As I said in the post, I accept this post hasn’t got any real substance. Misusing the term “quantum” just drives me nuts. It;s like people using the word “infer” wrongly.
Also, I don’t think we can even have a “slow news” day on this blog, lol.
I enjoyed it, Fox news, moar like COCKS News
This term really does bother me. It used to be much more prevelent than it is today, but “quantum leap” is NOT a term to be describing a vast improvement with.
Although, in the case of the DSi, it might be appropriate… the original DS is still my favorite. It had a bulk that was easy to hold, the buttons had a nice click to them, and it very nicely held a GBA game. The Lite kills the first two and butchers the third, to me. The DSi is only going to finish the job of killing what was, in my opinion, a killer handheld. It didn’t need a webcam (let alone 2), and it DID need the GBA slot. Part of the greatness of the DS was its’ ability to let me play Link To The Past on a whim. Why should I get the “latest and greatest” if it won’t allow me to play half the games that I still regularly play on my DS?
I must say, this article is a real quantum leap for the journalism of Negative Gamer.
*rimshot*