I guess if you want to point out the obvious then yes. However, the main claim that Nintendo couldn't go 3rd party was because their games were designed around their hardware ideas. If their hardware is the same as everyone else's then there's no reason you can't see splatoon 2 on PS5 or Zelda on XB2. I guess since the libraries of PS4 and XB1 are greater than 95% identical, I can drop one of them instead since I don't need 3 machines that do the same thing.

I'm pretty confident the media or the side with the least palatable message will find a way to claim that both sides are the same.

New systems usually take more than a year to develop a quality software library. There are quite a few games that you could be playing right now while you're waiting for games for this "NX" that we know nothing about.

The Wii U had a lot of un-realized potential. Playing some of the indie games on the eshop that make creative use of the gamepad is proof of that.

I hope the rumors about NX are true. If that's the case, then I see no reason why we can't get a open world Pokemon MMO that works across the portable, mobile and console versions.

No. I have my Sony/Microsoft devices to have my Sony/Microsoft experiences. I own Nintendo devices for non Sony/Microsoft experiences. After the 1st two years, the Wii U moved ahead of my 360 to being my favorite console. With uncharted 4, FF7, Persona 5, KH3 and Tekken 7 being released for PS4, I'm expecting that to change, but they're not released yet.

If a third identical machine gets released to market with the only difference being a Nintendo brand name, then I won't buy it. I already have two machines like that named PS4 and XB1.

@dave123321:

"What goes around comes around" does not matter anymore. The only thing that will change is that an elected Democratic majority will be able to govern like they were elected to do. Because Democrats don't pull this shit to this degree when they're in the minority, I don't expect there to be any changes in how Republicans get their nominees confirmed.

Senator Grassley made the threat of a Scalia clone army if the rules change as if the first Scalia was blocked by filibuster... what a joke.

The U.S. should engage in deficit spending during recessions to jumpstart the economy and to insulate the country from further economic harm like decrease in competitiveness or increases in poverty.

The U.S. should pay down it's debt during good economic times. During the last decade up to now, we've been doing it backwards.

[QUOTE="genfactor"][QUOTE="LazySloth718"]

Obamacare means Americans are forced to purchase health insurance (more expensive than normal) or pay thousands of dollars in fines.

It is not "free healthcare" by any stretch.

And you still get like a $14,000 deductable, meaning if the hospital hands you a $14,000 bill, it's your responsibility to pay it, beyond that, your catastrophic coverage kicks in.

If you don't pay for health insurance or the fine, they take it out of your bank account.

If you don't have enough to pay, they put a lien on your house.

There would be a mass revolt against Obamacare, except most Americans are ignorant about their finances.

LazySloth718

https://www.healthcare.gov/what-if-someone-doesnt-have-health-coverage-in-2014/

1. Everyone must get insurance or pay a "fine" which starts at %1 in 2014 and goes to %2.5 in 2016

2. The "fine" is handled by the IRS (it's a tax)

3. The IRS can loot your bank account for unpaid monies

4. The IRS can put a lien on your house for unpaid monies

5. Everybody, at every income level, will either have to buy something or pay something.

A person earning $10,000 a year will be responsible for paying %2 (about $200) of his income in insurance costs. Previously, this person would have been eligible for Medicaid and would have paid nothing for the coverage.

A person earning $40,000 a year will be responsible for paying %9 (about $3800) of his income in insurance costs. Previously, this person would either get coverage from work, or pay about that same (about $3800 a year) for private coverage.

http://kaiserfamilyfoundation.files.wordpress.com/2013/01/7962-02.pdf