Now, I love Street Fighter, and I love big-arse TVs, but when my friend calls and is all “LOL, turn on Judge Mathis!” I don’t want to wait eight seconds while the screen shows me a picture of Ryu.
The Nintendo Wii is not a hi-def gaming machine. When Nintendo launched the console in late 2005, the company touted its analogue TV friendly aspect — not everyone has an HDTV, you know!
We already know that over 65% of PS3 and Xbox 360 gamers play on an HDTV. But we didn’t know that 18% of HDTV watchers played Xbox 360 or PS3.
According to the latest Nielson statistics, the PS3 is the king of HD. Why? Statistics show that 71% of PlayStation 3 owners hook their systems to an HDTV (also interesting, 54% of PS3 owners use surround sound). So what’s this mean? Clearly all consoles other than the PS3 suck and are entirely worthless in every way.
But the Wii and Xbox 360 aren’t far behind with 65% and 66% HD penetration, respectively. Component cables are the most popular option (which isn’t all that surprising since the Wii doesn’t offer an HDMI option and the Xbox 360 only jumped on that bandwagon late). Yeah, I’m thinking more and more that my theory that consoles sell HDTVs wasn’t so crazy after all.
Gamers Ripe for High-End A/V Systems, Research Shows [via maxconsole]
I know I want to buy a high-def LCD TV. It’s instinct more than anything else – a warm, tingling sensation that emanates from my giblets and perfuses my being. It’s like lowering yourself slowly into a steaming hot bath.
If instinct alone wasn’t enough to justify such a purchase, I have a tangible reason as well.
Tiny text.
The first game I encountered with a microscopic font was Capcom’s Dead Rising. So there’s me, with my standard definition yet decently-sized CRT television. And then there’s Dead Rising sitting in the DVD tray of my 360, laughing at me like a hyena on crack as I squinted blood from my eyes.