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Originally Posted by evilbutterfly
Less aggressive, more actually intelligent arguments, pl0x.
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gim·mick
n.
An innovative stratagem or scheme employed especially to promote a project: an advertising gimmick.
How did Microsoft focus on the X-Box 360? The online play.
How did Sony focus on the PS3? The insane power and graphics. |
OK, now give me the connotation.
I hate when people look up dictionary definitions for terms which are taken pretty much out of context and adapted with a connotation for a certain effect. Most people use gimmick to mean that it's simply a scheme, or a one time thing, to get people to play. In fact, even that doesn't make much sense. It's my assertion that 98% of the people who use this word have no idea what it means.
But obviously they aren't using it with it's denotation, as gimmick is almost always carries a negative connotation when it comes to video games.
I do, which is why i've said "if you're going to call the Revolution controller a gimmick, you must also call every controller a gimmick."
But really, that dictionary definition doesn't fit into anything anyone has said in this thread, which is why I hate when people do it.
EDIT: Basically I'm saying you'll NEVER see someone on a video game forum call online play a gimmick, or graphical prowess a gimmick, when maybe they should, therefore it can be understood that when the word gimmick is used, it's always referring to a connotation, which it seems is almost always undefined.
EDIT 2: So essentially I'm looking for the people who recently called it a gimmick to 1.) tell me what they mean by it, or 2.) explain why exactly the Revolution controller is a gimmick.