There are a couple series that always sells systems for me, console or PC.
The Battlefield series- No matter the upgrade, I will gladly pay. BF2 has easily entered my top 5 games of all-time list.
The Unreal Tournament series- Ditto as BF2
Castlevania series(2D)- Bought a DS just to play the newest one. Nuff said.
Fighting games in general- I will buy anything with Street Fighter on it. Live play is a huge treat with friends! I will definitely own a PS3 just because Virtua Fighter 5 will be an exclusive on it
The NHL 2K series- Completely DESTROYS EA's shitty offerings this past generation. Again, good online play is going to be the system seller here as well(Microsoft)
Metroid(3D or 2D)- No Metroid games are bad. Even the pinball game did well. Prime was a wonderful game, and I will be buying a Revolution just to be able to aim with the wand. This will seriously open alot up for FPS's on console, IMO.
Good shooters(shmups)- You can keep your gritty urban realism games. I'll take Gradius, R-type , Treasure , whatever shooters I can get my hands on any day.
Racing games- Driving fast NEVER gets old. Give me more of a variety of racing games, not just Grand Turismo. I was big on Colin McCrae Rally racing the past few years. I want a REAL Wipeout game again, not some rushed piece of shit, and I'd like to see more obscure racing types. Downhill Domination was a good start.
Mascot cart games besides Mario can just die. They will never compare.
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