TNL's Favorite Publishers

[kingoffighters]

Now that I have some time to think this over, here are my list (which includes all titles, not just current ones).

Sega (Rez, Virtua Fighter, Space Harrier, Rez, Outrun, Afterburner, Phantasy Star, Rez, Herzog Zwei, Streets of Rages, Daytona USA, Panzer Dragoon Saga, Rez, NFL 2K5...)

Atlus (Shin Megami Tensei series, Tactics Ogre, Double Dragon Advance, Super Robot Taisen 1/2, Ogre Battle, Disgaea)

SNK (Mark of the Wolves, Last Blade 1/2, Samurai Shodown, Pulstar, Twinkle Star Sprites, King of Fighters, Metal Slug, Card Fighters,... if you like 2D fighters, SNK is automatic)

Capcom (Resident Evil 4, Street Fighter 2 and on, Viewtiful Joe, God Hand, Marvel Vs Capcom 2, Darkstalkers, Mega Men, 194x, Final Fight, Forgotten Worlds, Mars Matrix, DMC, Steel Battalion)

Microprose/Firaxix (they deserve a mention just for Civilization, but I remember fondly of many of the Microprose games like Railroad Tycoon, X-Com UFO Defense, Gunship 2000, Formula 1 Grand Prix, Master of Orion)

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That rounds out my top 5. Honorable mentions include Nintendo, Konami, Working Designs (I didn't mind the humor and Dragon Force/Iron Storm/Lunars are my favorite games in the 32bit era), Interplay (Planescape Torment, Freespace 2 and Baldur's Gate) and Electronic Arts.

[Drewbacca]

I like Blizzard and Valve. Ubisoft has been pretty solid for the past 2 or 3 years, too.

[MarkRyan]

Ubisoft has been pretty solid for the past 2 or 3 years, too.

Ughhhhhhhhhhhhh, you guys kill me.

[Granderoho]

Means that you think the 360 and the PS3 are aimed at the same market as the DC, but not the same market as the Xbox and PS2?

You don't think the Xbox and the Xbox 360 are aimed at literally the exact same fucking people?

I believe that Sony and Microsoft could careless if they sell a crapton of consoles, they want to open up to a new user base. Sony wants to grab kids that will one day buy there TV's, and Microsoft wants to assert there dominance over any other OS software manufacture out there. They do this by making powerful consoles as a dick measuring contest. They know that they aren't going to sell enough consoles to make a good profit, there doing it as an ego boost.

[Opaque]

I believe that Sony and Microsoft could careless if they sell a crapton of consoles.

Sony wants to grab kids that will one day buy there TV's, and Microsoft wants to assert there dominance over any other OS software manufacture out there. They do this by making powerful consoles as a dick measuring contest. They know that they aren't going to sell enough consoles to make a good profit, there doing it as an ego boost.

Wow. Just, wow.

[Granderoho]

It's like Winston cigarettes advertising to little kids by making commercials of the Flintstones and Jetsons lighting up, or the supsidairy of Camel cigarettes making cigarette gum.

Microsoft and Sony see a bunch of grown men with cash to burn on shit they don't need, so they making gaming consoles to trap the comsumer into making further purchases with them.

[Rhydant]

I believe that Sony and Microsoft could careless if they sell a crapton of consoles, they want to open up to a new user base. Sony wants to grab kids that will one day buy there TV's, and Microsoft wants to assert there dominance over any other OS software manufacture out there. They do this by making powerful consoles as a dick measuring contest. They know that they aren't going to sell enough consoles to make a good profit, there doing it as an ego boost.

Huh.

Yes. Sony and Microsoft dont sell consoles to make money. They do it to show off their respective cocks. And to sell televisions. And assert dominace over Apple. Respectively, of course.

Next you're going to say that Mitsubishi and Honda only make AUTOMOBILES so that people will buy televisions and fucking robots.

I call shenanigans. Joke account. Must Be.

[Rhydant]

It's like Winston cigarettes advertising to little kids by making commercials of the Flintstones and Jetsons lighting up, or the supsidairy of Camel cigarettes making cigarette gum.

Microsoft and Sony see a bunch of grown men with cash to burn on shit they don't need, so they making gaming consoles to trap the comsumer into making further purchases with them.

Those two examples have absolutely no correlation to one another. Holy living fuck.

[bbobb]

I believe that Sony and Microsoft could careless if they sell a crapton of consoles,

So they really do care if they sell a crapton of consoles you're saying?

[Granderoho]

Those two examples have absolutely no correlation to one another. Holy living fuck.

How so?

It's companies using marketing campaigns to open there user base, all the 360 and PS3 are, are really really expensive advertisements.